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New Home Address for Keith Pladson
Posting from Keith Pladson (66): Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gary,
Alice and I have been in the process of relocating. Our new address (for anyone interested) is 202 Lake Pointe Drive, Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870 (our email address remains the same as before). Because of all that is involved with relocating (especially after several years in the same place) I have gotten behind in reading your daily blog.. Anyway, just finished reading number 1204 so am slowly catching up. In response to Brenda Hoffman’s input in number 1204 I would just like to commend her on sharing a wonderful and touching family story. Thank you. Minot Flooding
Report from Ele Dietrich Slyter (69): Dunseith, ND
Texas Drought
Report from Bob Lykins (Teacher): Hutto, TX
Gary, All the reports of wet weather from up North is somewhat disconcerting for those of us living in Texas as we are in the midst of an extreme drought. I sure wish they could send some water our way. Drought brings it’s own problems other than crop and livestock loss. The ground around our houses are so dry it is shrinking. As it does it undercuts the support of the slabs on which our houses are built. This results in the slabs cracking and the walls of the houses well. The concrete slabs making up our driveways are beginning to look like waves pitching and rolling as the slabs drop on one side and rise up on the other. My neighbor has a driveway slab that has dropped at least 4 inches from the one next to it. The city of Llano, Texas, near where I live, draws it’s water solely from the Llano River. A good size river, it is now but a trickle and they are predicting that they will need to begin trucking in water in about 30 days. Since hurricane season is upon us we are looking forward to some relief from that. However, hurricanes get their energy from warm water and the warmer the water, the more powerful the storm. The Gulf is very warm for this time of year and there is some concern that the hurricanes will cause more damage because of the strength of the storms both in terms of wind and heavy rains causing flooding.
Good to see Dennis Dubois finally woke up. Dennis was in my General Business class and being a first year teacher, and teaching a class I did not exactly love, I fear I put Dennis into a deep sleep each class period. Then again, maybe he did get something out of the experience as he did end up a very successful business man. However, I wish not to make any claims as Dennis was one of our brighter students and his own man. He would have succeeded no matter what. I enjoyed talking with him and many of my former scholars at the reunion a few years ago.
Take care and keep up the good work. Great seeing photos of the PI and your friends. It brings back good memories of my time there.
Bob Lykins
Minot Flooding
Comments from Sybil Johnson: Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
Thank you, Neola, for the clip. I knew it was bad in Minot, but, had no idea it was getting that bad. In living in Minot, myself; I remember when the dykes were built, I think
it was in 1976. I lived on Valley Street at that time. That was a hectic time, so I can imagine what it is now. We have been having rain, also, here in Chippewa Falls, but nothing like what is hitting North Dakota. Its even snowing in the upper levels of Wyoming. This weather is surely crazy. I wish everyone to be safe in the Minot area and throughout North Dakota. Sybil Johnson     Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Minot & Bottineau, ND
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