The Coffee House

vintagesnaps · Mar 3, 2018

Oh Leo I hadn't realized you'd be in the worst of that storm. You did the best thing for the girls even if it wasn't exactly the most pleasant night for them. Hope you get power back soon, maybe if it gets into the 40s that will help get it melted.

Some years ago we had hurricane force winds get clear this far north and it took out so many trees and branches it took 4-5 days to get power there were so many lines down. It was in September so luckily that was a nice time of year to not need heat or AC.

Hope you're doing OK, and Jon too, has he been on today? And Sharon... all of you on the east coast take care and keep us posted.

Gary A. · Mar 3, 2018

vintagesnaps said:
How in the world many performances did you photograph Gary? And people think digital is easier! lol you could've had the film back by now (with prints) and been done. I dunno, those fotomat kiosks were pretty damn handy when we were kids! lol Or for me, stopping in the camera store was fun and they did all the processing... no muss no fuss, drop it off, pick 'em up.

LOL ... digital is pretty forgiving. (Gary needs a lot of forgiving.)

davidharmier60 · Mar 3, 2018

She looks somewhere between pissed and scared.

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smoke665 · Mar 3, 2018

@Gary A. that 1st one is pretty awesome!!!!!!!!!

otherprof · Mar 3, 2018

Gary A. said:
vintagesnaps said:

How in the world many performances did you photograph Gary? And people think digital is easier! lol you could've had the film back by now (with prints) and been done. I dunno, those fotomat kiosks were pretty damn handy when we were kids! lol Or for me, stopping in the camera store was fun and they did all the processing... no muss no fuss, drop it off, pick 'em up.

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LOL ... digital is pretty forgiving. (Gary needs a lot of forgiving.)

The first one is one singular sensation!

RowdyRay · Mar 3, 2018

snowbear said:
Last week, one of the sisters-in-law gave me a camera that her old boss wanted me to have.

Nice. I just saw one of these at the thrift store a week ago. Mint, like it had never been used, with the leather case. Had it behind the counter with a 39.99 price tag. Way too much. Can't give them away on Ebay.

Gary A. · Mar 3, 2018

snowbear said:
Last week, one of the sisters-in-law gave me a camera that her old boss wanted me to have.

And it comes with some pre-exposed film. A time and energy saver.

Gary A. · Mar 3, 2018

Back from watching The Darkest Hour. Excellent movie, not as good as The Shape of Water, but the equal of the Phantom Thread. Gary thinks he and Mary Lou are now ready for the Oscars.

limr · Mar 3, 2018

Hey hosers.

Power is still out. Power company website is still showing "Assessing" rather than an estimated restoration time. My guess is that we will be lucky to get it back by tomorrow night. Might be Monday. Reported the tree so they can come to make sure it didn't damage wires but they haven't shown up yet.

Good times.

snowbear · Mar 3, 2018

Gary A. said:
And it come with some pre-exposed film.

That's called "practice"

smoke665 · Mar 3, 2018

limr said:
Hey hosers.

Power is still out. Power company website is still showing "Assessing" rather than an estimated restoration time. My guess is that we will be lucky to get it back by tomorrow night. Might be Monday. Reported the tree so they can come to make sure it didn't damage wires but they haven't shown up yet.

Good times.

Bummer, you don't realize how dependent you've become on electricity until it goes out. In 93 we had a major blizzard that took down pine trees on power lines all over the state. We were without power at the house for 8 days. Alabama Power really got slammed for that, because up till then they hadn't done a very good job of maintaining their right of ways. Not so now, and if we do loose power it's only a few hours at the most.

Gary A. · Mar 3, 2018

Mary Lou and Gary are evjoying a quiet evening, watching the sun set, sipping a Thornton Vermentino and snacking while stretching out on the recliners.

JonA_CT · Mar 3, 2018

We ended up being without power for about five hours. We were really fortunate.

My parents are onto their second multiple day stint without power in the last 4 months. They lost power for 10 days for Irene, Sandy, and Nemo. It's crazy. But it's also why they bought their propane whole-house generator.

We did some storm clean-up today, although it was still quite windy. We also have water in our basement again. It's going to be one of those springs I expect.

limr · Mar 3, 2018

They have just updated the website to show an estimate of Monday night, 11:45 pm.

There was a winter a few years back that knocked our power out several times for longer than a day. Since then it has been much better. This storm was really bad, though, and it was just lunacy last night. There is a lot of work to do, so I don't blame them for taking a few days.

Next house I am in, though, I am totally having a generator.

JonA_CT · Mar 3, 2018

limr said:
They have just updated the website to show an estimate of Monday night, 11:45 pm.

There was a winter a few years back that knocked our power out several times for longer than a day. Since then it has been much better. This storm was really bad, though, and it was just lunacy last night. There is a lot of work to do, so I don't blame them for taking a few days.

Next house I am in, though, I am totally having a generator.

I hope you're staying warm -- that's the hardest part about losing power this time of year.