My sister lives near Kort (and my mom even closer).She was told that they won't have electricity till at least November 8th!!!I can't even imagine that!AND they are being told to boil their water because it will be tainted.How are they supposed to do that if they only have electric stoves?I'm personally very worried for my elderly mom.She's alone and handicapped.It never occurred to me they could be without power for sooooo long!
They also told people not to use`candles,(my mom said they were told they could asphyxiate themselves...personally I think they were afraid of all the potential fires.)So all she has is flashlights and an old radio for company.How long will those batteries last?Think she'll be able to find any when they run out?I doubt it.What a disaster!I can imagine the massive chaos on the roads alone with no traffic lights,etc.
Actually I really CAN'T imagine any of this.I go nuts when we lose power for a few hours!
Thank goodness for cell phones and old-fashioned corded phones or I'd have no idea how they were. :(
My heart goes out to all of them....

Message edited on: 10/26/2005 18:04

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