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

[Mike M]

Hi Bo,
Sounds like you came through it as well as can be expected. Hope all is
OK when you return home.

Regards,
Mike M

On 8/27/2020 9:29 AM, Bo Hinch 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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>     From: charlie hill <charliehill at embarqmail.com
>     <mailto:charliehill at embarqmail.com>>
>     To: Antique Tractor Email Discussion Group
>     <at at lists.antique-tractor.com <mailto: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
>     <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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