<div dir="auto">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 .</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Aug 27, 2020, 11:28 AM ustonThomas Mehrkam <<a href="mailto:tmehrkam@sbcglobal.net">tmehrkam@sbcglobal.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div></div>
<div dir="ltr">Just watched a news report on hurricane damage. They were in Sulfur LA. Lots of trees and power lines down. Some buildings blown apart. <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Lot of cleanup and reconstruction going to be needed. Hope there is not too much damage to Bo's place.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div><br></div>
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On Thursday, August 27, 2020, 10:44:21 AM CDT, <a href="mailto:szabelski@wildblue.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">szabelski@wildblue.net</a> <<a href="mailto:szabelski@wildblue.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">szabelski@wildblue.net</a>> wrote:
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<div><div dir="ltr">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.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Take care and stay safe.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Carl<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><div id="m_2822370055045549734ydp13f87feyqtfd26528"><br clear="none">----- Original Message -----<br clear="none">From: Bo Hinch <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:bohinch@gmail.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer" target="_blank">bohinch@gmail.com</a>><br clear="none">To: Antique Tractor Email Discussion Group <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:at@lists.antique-tractor.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer" target="_blank">at@lists.antique-tractor.com</a>><br clear="none">Sent: Thu, 27 Aug 2020 09:29:20 -0400 (EDT)<br clear="none">Subject: Re: [AT] Catching up, Bo Hinch and Hurricane Laura and the antique tractor community in general<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Just a quick update on Sulphur Louisiana from Slidell Louisiana which is<br clear="none">230 miles away . My brother said my house and shop is still intact with<br clear="none">minimum damage as for the best that he can see . There is so much debris<br clear="none">that he cannot walk around in the yard . Light poles and wires and limbs<br clear="none">makes it impossible to walk anywhere . It seems like I am doing better<br clear="none">than most within miles of where I live . I will post more when possible<br clear="none">.I LOVE THE ANTIQUE TRACTOR GUYS and what they mean to me .<br clear="none"><br clear="none">On Wed, Aug 26, 2020, 9:36 PM <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:szabelski@wildblue.net" rel="nofollow noreferrer" target="_blank">szabelski@wildblue.net</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"><br clear="none">> Charlie,<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> To minimize the eye strain from your monitor, try looking away every 15 -<br clear="none">> 20 minutes and stare at something 20 - 25 feet away, like something in the<br clear="none">> next room, for about 5 minutes. Even watching TV for a minute or two helps<br clear="none">> due to the movement on the screen. I used to get up a take a walk and BS<br clear="none">> with the other engineers every now and then, also helped with thinking<br clear="none">> about what I was working on. Another thing to try is to sit farther away<br clear="none">> from the monitor. You can also try adjusting the brightness and contrast,<br clear="none">> darker is supposed to be better.<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> Some of the disciplinary aides (secretaries) I used to work with would use<br clear="none">> a screen filter to cut down the glare from the monitor. Some people say<br clear="none">> that wearing a good pair of polarized lenses helps.<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> The reason you don’t have as big an issue with you phone is because of the<br clear="none">> screen size and the lower amount of emitted light.<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> Carl<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> ----- Original Message -----<br clear="none">> From: charlie hill <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:charliehill@embarqmail.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer" target="_blank">charliehill@embarqmail.com</a>><br clear="none">> To: Antique Tractor Email Discussion Group <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:at@lists.antique-tractor.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer" target="_blank">at@lists.antique-tractor.com</a>><br clear="none">> Sent: Wed, 26 Aug 2020 19:42:51 -0400 (EDT)<br clear="none">> Subject: Re: [AT] Catching up, Bo Hinch and Hurricane Laura and the<br clear="none">> antique tractor community in general<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> Thanks Mattias. Yes I just saw that message.<br clear="none">> It’s good to hear from all of you but looking at this computer screen gives<br clear="none">> me terrible headaches so I don’t. I can do stuff on my smart phone pretty<br clear="none">> well<br clear="none">> but the computer hurts.<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> Charlie<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> From: Mattias Kessén<br clear="none">> Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2020 5:32 PM<br clear="none">> To: Antique Tractor Email Discussion Group<br clear="none">> Subject: Re: [AT] Catching up, Bo Hinch and Hurricane Laura and the<br clear="none">> antique tractor community in general<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> Hi!<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> Good to hear from you Charlie.<br clear="none">> No earlier said that they were evacuating, so I believe they're safe but<br clear="none">> worried over their property and belongings.<br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">> Den ons 26 aug. 2020 23:29charlie hill <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:charliehill@embarqmail.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer" target="_blank">charliehill@embarqmail.com</a>> skrev:<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> Hi gang.<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> I hope everyone is well. I’m doing fine but looking at computer screens<br clear="none">> bothers my eyes enough<br clear="none">> that it’s no fun to be online. I can drive and function ok. There are<br clear="none">> just some things that bother<br clear="none">> me enough to discourage doing them. E-mail is one of those.<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> I’m worried about Bo Hinch. Has anyone heard from him? Some of you<br clear="none">> probably know<br clear="none">> he lives very near Lake Charles (Sulphur), LA which, under some<br clear="none">> forecast models is possibly ground<br clear="none">> zero for hurricane Laura. I think the elevation of his whole town is<br clear="none">> about 16’ above sea level<br clear="none">> and it’s only a few miles inland from a bay that empties into the gulf.<br clear="none">> I haven’t been able to get up with him. I hope he and anyone else in<br clear="none">> this family who is in the<br clear="none">> path of this storm has their antique tractors put away and is headed for<br clear="none">> high ground.<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> If I don’t see your reply John Hall and Al Jones know how to reach me.<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> Charlie<br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">> _______________________________________________<br clear="none">> AT mailing list<br clear="none">> <a shape="rect" href="mailto:AT@lists.antique-tractor.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer" target="_blank">AT@lists.antique-tractor.com</a><br clear="none">> <a shape="rect" href="http://lists.antique-tractor.com/listinfo.cgi/at-antique-tractor.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer" target="_blank">http://lists.antique-tractor.com/listinfo.cgi/at-antique-tractor.com</a><br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br clear="none">> _______________________________________________<br clear="none">> AT mailing list<br clear="none">> <a shape="rect" href="mailto:AT@lists.antique-tractor.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer" target="_blank">AT@lists.antique-tractor.com</a><br clear="none">> <a shape="rect" href="http://lists.antique-tractor.com/listinfo.cgi/at-antique-tractor.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer" target="_blank">http://lists.antique-tractor.com/listinfo.cgi/at-antique-tractor.com</a><br clear="none">><br clear="none">> _______________________________________________<br clear="none">> AT mailing list<br clear="none">> <a shape="rect" href="mailto:AT@lists.antique-tractor.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer" target="_blank">AT@lists.antique-tractor.com</a><br clear="none">> <a shape="rect" href="http://lists.antique-tractor.com/listinfo.cgi/at-antique-tractor.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer" target="_blank">http://lists.antique-tractor.com/listinfo.cgi/at-antique-tractor.com</a><br clear="none">><br clear="none"><br clear="none">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">AT mailing list<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="mailto:AT@lists.antique-tractor.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer" target="_blank">AT@lists.antique-tractor.com</a><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="http://lists.antique-tractor.com/listinfo.cgi/at-antique-tractor.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer" target="_blank">http://lists.antique-tractor.com/listinfo.cgi/at-antique-tractor.com</a><br clear="none"></div></div></div>
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