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on 12/15/06 5:46 PM, Grossmann, Gary at GaryG@DOR.WA.GOV wrote:<BR>
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<FONT COLOR="#000098">> Hi Folks!<BR>
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> Well, here I am in the Pacific Northwest with no power at home. Could be<BR>
> that way for a few days or so. Of course there would be power at work, but<BR>
> at least that lets me e-mail you folks. Any other Groopies up this way with<BR>
> no power at home, but maybe Internet Access through some other means? <BR>
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> It's a very Grooish situation at Grossmann Central. I tried to get the<BR>
> generator that we bought 7 years ago (and have never used) going, but of<BR>
> course such things are beyond me. In keeping with my relationship with<BR>
> mechanical devices, I followed the instructions to the letter and the !@#$%^<BR>
> thing still would not work. (The tool I am the most skilled with is a<BR>
> sledge hammer.) <BR>
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> But it's really no big deal. I have lots and lots of firewood and a big<BR>
> fireplace and like our hero I can at least start a fire. In fact, like our<BR>
> hero, I am very good at starting fires. If you ever need a fire started,<BR>
> just give me a call. I'll be right over. <BR>
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> So right now the Long Suffering Mrs. G. and her Mom and the dogs are nice<BR>
> and toasty in front of the fireplace. Later we'll heat up some leftover<BR>
> casserole in the fireplace and augment it with things that are most likely<BR>
> to spoil first out of the refrigerator and then top it all off by roasting<BR>
> marsmallows and making schmores. <BR>
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> Tommorow will be interesting. I'm going to help my son move out of his<BR>
> apartment, which also has no power, so he can dump his stuff at our house,<BR>
> stay for a few days, and then join his wife in Providence RI, which<BR>
> presumable has power. And sometime this weekend, I'll be bringing my<BR>
> daughter home from college, where they also do not have power (today she<BR>
> took a final by candle light). She's an RA and must stay there until all<BR>
> the girls in her dorm have left and many of them are stuck because their<BR>
> flights were cancelled because the airport had no power.<BR>
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> So probably right after everything has settled down and all the<BR>
> complications from the power being out have been taken care of or muddled<BR>
> through, the power will come back on. As Groo said in his very first<BR>
> official appearance, "Oh, well...<BR>
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> Take care all,<BR>
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> Gary "Pyro" Grossmann<BR>
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