She has done an outstanding job of representing my district and I am sad to see her leave. However, I realize that she needs more time to concentrate on healing. She still has a long way to go. Please remember her in your prayers.

If one has a five-gal. gas can (or two) they'll run a generator for a long time. Some years ago when an ice storm knocked out power over an area over a hundred miles long, I borrowed a generator and took it down into that area (calling the owner on my arrival leaving a contact number in case he needed the generator), going house to house to hook up to freezers for a half hour or an hour each, then going to another house. Could run the freezers and a fridge ... but in most cases the furnace is hooked directly into a service box, so was afraid to hook it up, even with the breaker thrown. I've said for some time that building codes should allow for a push and twist connector to be built into the furnace connection, so that it could be unhooked to hook into a line from a generator. It makes sense for half a dozen families to buy a generator together, for they can haul it from house to house, operating for a couple of hours (or less) at a time, through 24 hours per day, if necessary. In such emergency situations, at least some of the members of those families will not be at work, so could move the generator from house to house at indicated. As for the gas stations, if they arrange their electrical service entrance in a certain way, like farmers do, they could arrange a main breaker to swing one way to hook into the grid, and another way to unhook from the grid and hook into a generator. In many areas, a number of farmers have generators on a trailer that they can tow behind their tractor, powered by the tractor engine, that they could take to a gas station with the right breaker system, to provide power to run the pumps. In many cases, the generator is strong enough to operate a substantial portion of the gas station's needs - that would need to be arranged beforehand, so that the connections were compatible and the station be ready to shut down the portions of the station's needs to stay within the capacity that the generator could handle. If there are local farmers with such generators, as is frequently the case, all that would be needed is for the electrical service entrance at the service station to be revised in order to accomodate hooking up the generator. ole joyful

Yes. On December 8th. Seven: One girl and six boys. She had them in the house but during the remodel she got aggressive with the carpenters so I moved them to the barn. Don't worry, they are in a hay hut with two heating pads, Ern's old coat and some horse blankets. They are so fat you can't get your hands around them and they bark and growl when you speak to them. All are going to be very very hairy. I WILL post pictures soon. I promise! Holly was in heat the same time as Gabby. She spent a romantic evening in the tack room with a male corgi named Quido. Quido was only seven months and apparently didn't have the right stuff because there are no Holly puppies. Thanks for asking! Lori

I have a new upholstered sofa and swivel chairs from Gabby. On both the upholstery is coming apart only after a couple months of normal use. I plan to call them to report/discuss, but wondering if anyone has had experiences (both positive or negative) in working w/ them. I love the furniture, but this is pretty disheartening and I hope they will stand by the product.