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Re: Uncle Harvey
« Reply #20 on: August 28, 2017, 07:47:46 pm »
Wandering Man, so glad to hear you and 3reds are doing well.  We understand that it isn't over yet.  On the national news they were talking about the Brazos River but you are watching the Guadalupe.  I see standing water behind your hive.  Stay high and dry.   :photos:

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Re: Uncle Harvey
« Reply #21 on: August 28, 2017, 08:45:59 pm »
So glad to hear that you and 3reds are okay. Your home looks like it held up well. When I saw the images of all the flooding I became very concerned. The rains not over by a long shot but Harvey is bound to run out of fight, hopefully very soon. Stay dry brother!
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Re: Uncle Harvey
« Reply #22 on: August 28, 2017, 08:55:00 pm »
We still have rain forecast through Labor Day. But we should be permanently on the dry side of Harvey. Houston is now his target, and I feel sorry for them. Houston floods every Spring with some kind of storm, even back in the 1970's when 3Reds and I lived there.

I can't imagine the devestation we'll see when Harvey finally leaves.
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« Reply #23 on: August 29, 2017, 11:07:01 am »
Glad to see you have survived this phase of Harvey.  Hopefully, you will not get the degree of flooding that is occurring in Houston.  My heart aches for those families as I watch them being rescued from their homes. We had Irene and Sandy hit this area a few years back and we were fortunate to be unscathed, although the mountain towns were completely flooded.  Stay safe.

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Re: Uncle Harvey
« Reply #24 on: August 29, 2017, 01:08:00 pm »
Harvey the destructor will not take out Wandering Man and 3Reds, I just won't have it!

So far so good Wman, hang in there ~Hugs~

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Re: Uncle Harvey
« Reply #25 on: August 29, 2017, 01:59:27 pm »
Harvey the destructor will not take out Wandering Man and 3Reds, I just won't have it!

So far so good Wman, hang in there ~Hugs~


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Re: Uncle Harvey
« Reply #26 on: August 29, 2017, 02:00:06 pm »
Good news. We have electric power!
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Re: Uncle Harvey
« Reply #27 on: August 29, 2017, 02:46:17 pm »
Love A Woman With Gumption! And Wman? is that you beside her taking the tally?
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Re: Uncle Harvey
« Reply #28 on: August 29, 2017, 02:55:30 pm »
WM,
Our thoughts and prayer's for everyone in Tx.
We've had hurricanes here with 20 days without power (with generators)  but it's a blessing to get power back .
But it's still water, ice ,food and gas. That's the problem if you're not prepared.  I just feel for Houston .
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Re: Uncle Harvey
« Reply #29 on: August 29, 2017, 04:06:13 pm »
Love A Woman With Gumption! And Wman? is that you beside her taking the tally?

Nope.  This is Wandering Man:



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Re: Uncle Harvey
« Reply #30 on: August 29, 2017, 04:13:01 pm »
WM,
Our thoughts and prayer's for everyone in Tx.
We've had hurricanes here with 20 days without power (with generators)  but it's a blessing to get power back .
But it's still water, ice ,food and gas. That's the problem if you're not prepared.  I just feel for Houston .

Mikey,

It is a blessing to get electricity back.  And now the water.  Apparently our water plant was able to keep a positive flow going, thanks to his generator.  So no "boil water notice."  Victoria is still under a boil water noitce, but should get back soon.

More gas stations are opening everyday. Today, we are blessed to have sunshine, and just a mild wind.  I've been out helping a neighbor cut up a tree.  Got my antenna back up, and discovered the reason it wasn't working was my own stupidity.

The cable runs from the antenna to our TiVo, not the television.  Once I turned on the TiVo and set the input from antenna to reciever, all was fine!   :eusa_wall: :eusa_wall: :eusa_wall:

Now it is catch-up time for my work and around the house.

The bees likely have nothing to forage, so I've put a couple frame feeders filled with sugar syrup in a nuc and set it off to the side.  I hope I can feed all three hives (yes, and the neighbor's hives) without setting off a robbing frenzy.

A neighbor said his hive was full of yellow jackets.  Robbing screens go on tonight or before sunrise.

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Re: Uncle Harvey
« Reply #31 on: August 29, 2017, 04:21:57 pm »
Well aren't you two just cuter than ever!  ;) 8)

So glad to hear that things are looking up over your way. Whew! sometimes mother nature... Geez
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Re: Uncle Harvey
« Reply #32 on: August 29, 2017, 05:59:31 pm »
I knew their was a reason I like 3Red & WM.  That's me at a TWAW 22 shoot! 
Glad to hear you are back with light and water.  I know the bees will appreciate the syrup.


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Re: Uncle Harvey
« Reply #33 on: August 29, 2017, 11:22:42 pm »
Mikey,

Do your bees need to be fed after a hurricane?  I'm just assuming that most blossoms are gone, but I have seed a few flowers.  I think Goldenrod is supposed to be the next flow.  But I'm not sure what impact Harvey may have had on those plants. 

Wasps seem to be a big problem right now.  3Reds and I will try to strap on robber screens in the morning.

I made a failed attempt this evening.  Went out with my string and screen, but couldn't get the screen to sit on the porch while tying the screen in place.  Bees got upset with me, and one girl followed me into the house.  She must have been exhausted from a long day's work, however.  She's now sleeping peacefully on the ceiling in the hallway.

I hope to escort her back outside in the morning.

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Re: Uncle Harvey
« Reply #34 on: August 30, 2017, 12:14:12 am »
"She must have been exhausted from a long day's work, however.  She's now sleeping peacefully on the ceiling in the hallway.
I hope to escort her back outside in the morning."

Wman, that's the nicest thing I've heard or a while now ~Hugs~

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