We are having a dark, stormy, windy night here in Portland, Oregon. I could use a West Coast hug.

Radio_Lady

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Fri Jan-04-08 10:59 PM
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We are having a dark, stormy, windy night here in Portland, Oregon. I could use a West Coast hug.

Edited on Fri Jan-04-08 11:05 PM by Radio_Lady

All of the wind chimes are singing like crazy.

The wind is squealing past the chimney pipe. It may be raining, too. I just looked outside... it IS raining.

The big Douglas firs are swaying in the greenway. One of them might fall on our house. We lost our tall eucalyptus tree in the last storm. This is the second big storm of the season.

It's really scary -- Halloween and black witch scary. Winter is finally here.

Temp: 47�F
Feels Like: 39�F
Humidity: 68%
Cloudy and Windy

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cemaphonic

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Sat Jan-05-08 12:21 AM
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1. Hugs from Seattle

I've got tons of in-laws in and around Portland, and I remember well the nasty wind storm we got up here last year. At least the temp is high enough that you aren't getting any of that horrible black ice that Portland gets.

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Radio_Lady

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Sat Jan-05-08 12:29 AM
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3. You're right! No ice tonight, at least. Grateful for small favors from Nature!

I don't like to call it "Mother" Nature because it really has no gender.

Thanks, Cemaphonic.

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Bennyboy

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Sat Jan-05-08 12:26 AM
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2. And a big NORCAL hug for you too!!!!!!!!

We got your weather from yesterday right now....

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Radio_Lady

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Sat Jan-05-08 12:31 AM
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5. I know you folks are having it bad, too. My author guest was from Contra Costa, CA

this morning. I had to contact him on another telephone to do the interview because the electricity was out at his home.

Thanks for the notice, Bennyboy!

In peace,

Radio Lady in Oregon

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bridgit

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Sat Jan-05-08 12:30 AM
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4. It's calm right now, but come see some of what we went through here...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=7315308&mesg_id=7316776 x( I'm still at this hour liaison with the woman who's car is under the last pic, she reported it at 8am, and myself a couple times this afternoon & evening...they're just putting up the signs now as the tree is blocking a lane and a half still

the next cell will come through in a few hours

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Tuesday Afternoon

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Sat Jan-05-08 12:51 AM
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6. best I can do is a virtual hug via the tubes =)

:hug:

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Quantess

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Sat Jan-05-08 01:02 AM
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7. Hi Radio Lady

I have embarrassed myself posting while intoxicated, too. :hi:

The storm is supposedly worse in California and to the south of us in the PNW. It has definitely not hit the south puget sound, yet...

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Quantess

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Sat Jan-05-08 01:02 AM
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8. duplicate -no text

Edited on Sat Jan-05-08 01:03 AM by quantessd

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mzteris

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Sat Jan-05-08 01:03 AM
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9. Where's Snoopy?

:rofl:

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ChoralScholar

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Sat Jan-05-08 01:05 AM
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10. Love from Snoopy:

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mzteris

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Sat Jan-05-08 01:11 AM
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11. I love that!

Thanks for posting it.

:hi:

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grasswire

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Sat Jan-05-08 01:36 AM
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12. my sister in Beaverton is sleeping in the basement tonight

Too many big fir trees in her yard for comfort.

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