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Well, no wonder

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169479) • United States 6 Aug 23

I was awake, needed to go to the bathroom. Looked at my clock, and it said 5:15 a.m. So I got up. Around 5 is a good time for me to get started on my day. I was asleep by 9:30. As I looked at the battery powered analog clocks in...

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Something that helped

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169479) • United States 16 Feb 21

While they were worrying about the extra strain on the power grid something that helped was the large metro areas reducing lights in their public areas. This could be why they did not have to proceed with the rolling outages. The...

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Rolling outages

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169479) • United States 15 Feb 21

Energy companies through out the area are ready to begin rolling outages to try to conserve energy and so there is enough energy to prevent unplanned outages. They have asked us to turn our thermostats down a bit and to not use...

conserve energy

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Get in quickly

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169479) • United States 24 Jan 21

My internet has been in and out all afternoon. I came here, wrote a nice response to one discussion and BOOM it was gone. So, I am not really missing in action. I want to be online. I refreshed my equipment remotely, the first...

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2020, The Year Education Went Up in the Air

Michelle Renee Kidwell @Michellekidwell (29953) • Sonora, California 26 Oct 20

Since the kids went back to school Mid-September for Little Misses School, and Early October, and what do you know, power goes down in September and October, nearly three days in September with no classes in our area, due to no...

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Saturday Afternoon Greetings

Michelle Renee Kidwell @Michellekidwell (29953) • Sonora, California 2 Nov 19

I went into old town today to get a few things including a little something for myself, a cute cowgirl purse that’s lighter wait than mine with my neck hurting the way it does from my fall last Sunday, ugh I got to get myself...

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Some Kids Lack Manners

Michelle Renee Kidwell @Michellekidwell (29953) • Sonora, California 26 Oct 19

We all went to the store including Little Miss, when these smart Alec kids made some rude comments because my friend is in a wheelchair, these kids had to be a few years older than Little Miss when she says loud enough for them to...

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Happy Saturday

Michelle Renee Kidwell @Michellekidwell (29953) • Sonora, California 26 Oct 19

Just getting ready for the power outage! I am waiting for our friend to bring the Solar Lights and a few other things before we do loose power, and sadly they are saying we may loose it again Tuesday after having it turned back...

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Broken Beginnings and Book Reviews

Michelle Renee Kidwell @Michellekidwell (29953) • Sonora, California 16 May 19

I’m now at 82,244 words and 280 pages on Broken Beginnings, some unexpected but not bad things are unfolding in the plotline making me think that this may end up being more than one book! The story is complex so it would make...

broken beginnings

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bad weather,bad roku..

scarlet_woman @scarlet_woman (23463) • United States 22 Mar 19

i don't know what it is with our local cable provider..even the smallest storm will make the net and wifi act up.so tonight i've been having the constant fun of buffering problems.so much for movie watching. i suppose i should be...

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Wierd and easy day

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169479) • United States 25 Jan 18

We knew one student would be gone all day. We thought another one would be in after a doctor's appointment. Instead his mom kept him home. He needed it. So we worked on changing the schedules some, as well as the activities. We...

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Sorry for the Abrubt Departure

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169479) • United States 16 Jun 17

I believe I was in the middle of a response to someone, when BAM, the internet went out. Not long after, all the power went out. My nice cool little rain turned into a major thunder storm with high winds. We gave up and went to...

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POWER LESS

Kandase @Kandae11 (57231) 23 Apr 17

How would you occupy your time if you are left without power for as long as eight hours? -no internet, no television or radio and possibly a phone which isn't charged ?.I suppose I could read or do some art work - but...

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First World Problems

TheRealDawn @dawnald (85137) • Shingle Springs, California 15 May 13

Yesterday, I left the house and there were cones in the middle of the road, and I said "oh good, they're going to pave it". Tony gets here for lunch and says "they're paving the road". The he tells me that TV and internet are...

first world problems

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