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asiliveandbreathe

(8,203 posts)
1. This is when light from cellphone comes in handy...flashlight handy?? We lose power frequently
Fri Aug 12, 2022, 12:42 AM
Aug 2022

Flashlightsssss at the ready....be careful...

elleng

(136,365 posts)
3. REMINDS me to keep darn little flashlight beside me! I know where it is,
Fri Aug 12, 2022, 12:48 AM
Aug 2022

but can't get to it.

I have a small, old cell phone, so it's usefulness is limited. Now I have residual power in computer, and will spend time with it.

asiliveandbreathe

(8,203 posts)
6. Good morning..well, morning in a welcomed cloudy day in AZ..
Fri Aug 12, 2022, 11:32 AM
Aug 2022

Do you have power?..second, DO YOU HAVE YOUR FLASHLIGHTS (plural) AT THE READY..within reach where you spend most of your time...????

Have a great day..be careful and be well...

elleng

(136,365 posts)
7. Power didn't return until around 8 a.m,
Fri Aug 12, 2022, 12:14 PM
Aug 2022

by which time I'd been able to go upstairs and into bed! Getting flashlights positioned NOW!

SUNNY, 82 degrees

asiliveandbreathe

(8,203 posts)
8. GOOD!!!..I was going to say, don't make me come ovah theah..
Fri Aug 12, 2022, 12:26 PM
Aug 2022

Oh, wait, yes..East coast gal would love a reason to go cross country ..there was a time I wouldn't hesitate to jump in the truck..an' head on out....

Just a side, I did visit Harpers Ferry once..and a factory building in the area turned into small shops..loved the crashing of the Chesapeake meeting another (don't remember the name of that waterway) waterway..Patomac maybe?? We had friends in Winchester VA who showed us around..

Anyway..you have a great day..I'm sure I will see you around later..stay cool..

elleng

(136,365 posts)
9. Potomac or PATUXENT, the 2d of which is MY river! Come OVAH heah ANY TIME!
Fri Aug 12, 2022, 12:31 PM
Aug 2022

My daughter just said I should have called HER! (She lives 7 miles away, and had power; did message my son in law, who's a deputy sheriff so I contact him for 'emergencies!')

About to go 'out' for 'breakfast!

wyn borkins

(1,111 posts)
2. Might It Be Time For Some
Fri Aug 12, 2022, 12:47 AM
Aug 2022

(1) Moonlight and the Osprey?

(2) Osprey by Candlelight?

(3) Osprey in the Dark?

(4) Osprey by Braille?

(5) The Dark Osprey?

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