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

Thu Aug 27 09:54:27 PDT 2020

Great to hear that you have a home to return to.

Take care!

Den tors 27 aug. 2020 18:49Bo Hinch <bohinch at gmail.com> skrev:

> It's pretty bad in my area so much so that trees and power lines are
> across the roads with so much debris you can't walk let alone drive  .
>
> On Thu, Aug 27, 2020, 11:28 AM ustonThomas Mehrkam <tmehrkam at sbcglobal.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Just watched a news report on hurricane damage.  They were in Sulfur LA.
>> Lots of trees and power lines down.  Some buildings blown apart.
>>
>> Lot of cleanup and reconstruction going to be needed. Hope there is not
>> too much damage to Bo's place.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thursday, August 27, 2020, 10:44:21 AM CDT, szabelski at wildblue.net <
>> szabelski at wildblue.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Hopefully there are a lot more who are as fortunate as you. Hate to see
>> anybody lose everything or wind up with major damage to their possessions.
>> I can’t imagine what going through insurance and federal assistance must be
>> when an entire area gets hit, has to be a major headache.
>>
>> Take care and stay safe.
>>
>> Carl
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Bo Hinch <bohinch at gmail.com>
>> To: Antique Tractor Email Discussion Group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Sent: Thu, 27 Aug 2020 09:29:20 -0400 (EDT)
>> Subject: Re: [AT] Catching up, Bo Hinch and Hurricane Laura and the
>> antique tractor community in general
>>
>> 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> 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
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: charlie hill <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
>> > To: Antique Tractor Email Discussion Group <
>> at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> > Sent: Wed, 26 Aug 2020 19:42:51 -0400 (EDT)
>> > 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>
>> 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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