Subj : Re: I'm back!
To   : Barry Martin
From : Nancy Backus
Date : Tue Aug 18 2020 17:46:06

-=> Quoting Barry Martin to All on 15-Aug-2020 19:44 <=-

 BM> Had a bit of 'fun' here: derecho storm through the entire state of
 BM> Iowa Monday ==> winds locally 96 MPH and IIRC Cedar Rapids 107 MPH. 
 BM> Did good until the neighbour's pine tree (about 45' tall) snapped about
 BM> 12' from the base: snagged a power line and broke it.  There goes the
 BM> power! 

Glad you are back.... I wondered if the derecho had made you lose power
when you didn't answer when I expected...  Meanwhile I'm just slogging
along, as far behind as ever if not more so.... But I figured I'd at
least answer this one out of sequence but more timely... ;)  I'd heard
on the radio about Cedar Rapids....

 BM> Oddly even though 100 MPH winds no damage to the house: did blow off a
 BM> couple of strips of vinyl siding which landed intact on the lawn and
 BM> so just need to be re-hung.  Surprisingly the flowers are pretty much
 BM> undamaged: would think if a tree snapped they would have been
 BM> flattened: nope -- look almost as if nothing happened; a couple of
 BM> minor casualties like broken stems.  Have a couple of plants which are
 BM> relatively delicate -- have broken leaves off when watering and they
 BM> are unscathed.

A lot of plants are designed to be resilient... the wind might blow them
flat, but when it stops they can bounce back just fine.... :)

ttyl        neb

.... To write with a broken pencil is pointless.

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