[AT] Catching up, Bo Hinch and Hurricane Laura and the antique tractor community in general

Thu Aug 27 07:19:09 PDT 2020

Bo,

Glad you and your place made it through. Assume you will stay put for a few days and let the utility crews get a chance to clean up a bit and get power restored.

Looks like storm surge was less than predicted. My son did not have any flooding from Galveston bay.

Thanks
Dennis

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On Aug 27, 2020, at 8:29 AM, Bo Hinch <bohinch at gmail.com> wrote:

Just a quick update on Sulphur Louisiana from Slidell Louisiana which is 230 miles away  . My brother said my house and shop is still intact with minimum damage as for the best that he can see  . There is so much debris that  he cannot walk around in the yard  . Light poles and wires and limbs makes it impossible to walk anywhere  . It seems like I am doing better than most within miles of where I live  . I will post more when possible  .I LOVE THE ANTIQUE TRACTOR GUYS and what they mean to me .

On Wed, Aug 26, 2020, 9:36 PM <szabelski at wildblue.net<mailto:szabelski at wildblue.net>> wrote:
Charlie,

To minimize the eye strain from your monitor, try looking away every 15 - 20 minutes and stare at something 20 - 25 feet away, like something in the next room, for about 5 minutes. Even watching TV for a minute or two helps due to the movement on the screen. I used to get up a take a walk and BS with the other engineers every now and then, also helped with thinking about what I was working on. Another thing to try is to sit farther away from the monitor. You can also try adjusting the brightness and contrast, darker is supposed to be better.

Some of the disciplinary aides (secretaries) I used to work with would use a screen filter to cut down the glare from the monitor. Some people say that wearing a good pair of polarized lenses helps.

The reason you don’t have as big an issue with you phone is because of the screen size and the lower amount of emitted light.

Carl

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Subject: Re: [AT] Catching up, Bo Hinch and Hurricane Laura and the antique tractor community in general

Thanks Mattias.  Yes I just saw that message.
It’s good to hear from all of you but looking at this computer screen gives
me terrible headaches so I don’t.  I can do stuff on my smart phone pretty well
but the computer hurts.

Charlie

From: Mattias Kessén
Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2020 5:32 PM
To: Antique Tractor Email Discussion Group
Subject: Re: [AT] Catching up, Bo Hinch and Hurricane Laura and the antique tractor community in general

Hi!

Good to hear from you Charlie.
No earlier said that they were evacuating, so I believe they're safe but worried over their property and belongings.

Den ons 26 aug. 2020 23:29charlie hill <charliehill at embarqmail.com<mailto:charliehill at embarqmail.com>> skrev:

  Hi gang.

  I hope everyone is well.  I’m doing fine but looking at computer screens bothers my eyes enough
  that it’s no fun to be online.  I can drive and function ok.  There are just some things that bother
  me enough to discourage doing them.  E-mail is one of those.

  I’m worried about Bo Hinch.  Has anyone heard from him?  Some of you probably know
  he lives very near Lake Charles  (Sulphur), LA which, under some forecast models is possibly ground
  zero for hurricane Laura.  I think the elevation of his whole town is about 16’ above sea level
  and it’s only a few miles inland from a bay that empties into the gulf.
  I haven’t been able to get up with him.  I hope he and anyone else in this family who is in the
  path of this storm has their antique tractors put away and is headed for high ground.

  If I don’t see your reply John Hall and Al Jones know how to reach me.

  Charlie

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