I was a little afraid to look out my window this morning. Thought the water would still be out there and deeper but it had all seeped into the ground and it only sprinkled a bit in the morning. The sun actually came out in the afternoon. Maybe we will have a few dry days ahead. I sure hope so.
All the schools around here were closed due to flooding though. Lots of streets still flooded. I think that is the first time I've ever heard of the schools closing because of water. That will take away one of their snow days this year. The college was open and my daughter had to go so she had to take the girls to their grandfather's I guess. That is what Salena told me tonight.
I feel bad for the people down in Binghamton, NY. That river hasn't crested yet and when it does it just might be the worst flood they've ever had there in history. Real scary.
I've got some pains in my back today. I wasn't doing anything different. This isn't my usual pain. This is on the left side. I have also been having some pain in my left breast. That breast has been having pain for lots of years though so I don't pay too much attention to it. It's just worse now that I've gotten so big.. Same one they told me in 2004 that I might have cancer in but I refused a biopsy. Sure am not going to have anything checked now. Too late for any of that stuff. I'm sure this cancer will spread everywhere before I'm through. But for now I feel pretty much okay so I am not going to worry about it. I'm not in a lot of pain and that is a good thing.
I might go out tomorrow to Walmart if I feel up to it. To get a few groceries. I'm running low on Olive Oil and I don't have any more candy. Yikes! Ha!
Haven't heard from anyone so nothing to report at this time.
Take care everyone.
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Wednesday, September 7, 2011-More Rain
It has been raining steady all day long. We must have gotten about 4 or 5 inches so far. Everything is flooded again in all the counties. It will continue all night and into tomorrow evening. Lots of roads are closed again. All this flooding within a three day period. It seems nothing will ever dry up again. Those poor people in the flood areas. I feel so bad for them.
My apartment is getting worse with the mildew smell. I closed my bedroom door today because I didn't want my bird going in. When I opened it the smell was so overwhelming. I never realize how bad it is till I close the door. And I'm sleeping in that every night. I'm surprised I'm not real sick from it. Maybe I am and just don't know it. I do have trouble breathing at times. I really shouldn't be here in this apartment but I don't want to move.
The maintenance man was here today to put a different heater motor in the ceiling of the bathroom. The other one was starting to make awful noises. So I'm glad that is done. I was talking to him about the conditions outside and why the landlord can't put some gravel or something along the building so the water doesn't keep building up along it. He says every time he mentions it they put him off or change the subject. If I wasn't so tired I'd start a law suit against him but it takes too much time and I don't have the energy any more to fight him.
I guess Vanessa and Sarah had a good time this past weekend down on the shore at their Grandparent's place in VA. My daughter was put up in a motel while the girls took the boys to the beach and kayaking etc. But Ginny would not let all the boys go. One always had to stay behind with her. She said she didn't want to be alone but that isn't really why. That way she always had control if one stayed. But that wasn't fair for the boys.
Sarah has gone back to Nebraska. She will be going to Afghanistan in October. Poor kid. Sure wish she didn't have to go there.
Jeanne's (my sister) cat, Snowball died . He was 12 years old. She buried him over at Jessica's (her daughter) house near the garden.
My sister, Jane, was going to drive down to NY to buy a new vehicle but I'm not sure if she did or not. Haven't heard. Hope she wasn't going in this mess. She'd be running into floods for sure.
Not much else going on. The kids all started school. So now they will be busy with sports all the time. My sister, Pam's little Grandson, Nathan started this year. She had some pics on Facebook. He's so cute. He was all excited to be going to school.
Take care everyone. Hope no one gets flooded out. Stay safe.
My apartment is getting worse with the mildew smell. I closed my bedroom door today because I didn't want my bird going in. When I opened it the smell was so overwhelming. I never realize how bad it is till I close the door. And I'm sleeping in that every night. I'm surprised I'm not real sick from it. Maybe I am and just don't know it. I do have trouble breathing at times. I really shouldn't be here in this apartment but I don't want to move.
The maintenance man was here today to put a different heater motor in the ceiling of the bathroom. The other one was starting to make awful noises. So I'm glad that is done. I was talking to him about the conditions outside and why the landlord can't put some gravel or something along the building so the water doesn't keep building up along it. He says every time he mentions it they put him off or change the subject. If I wasn't so tired I'd start a law suit against him but it takes too much time and I don't have the energy any more to fight him.
I guess Vanessa and Sarah had a good time this past weekend down on the shore at their Grandparent's place in VA. My daughter was put up in a motel while the girls took the boys to the beach and kayaking etc. But Ginny would not let all the boys go. One always had to stay behind with her. She said she didn't want to be alone but that isn't really why. That way she always had control if one stayed. But that wasn't fair for the boys.
Sarah has gone back to Nebraska. She will be going to Afghanistan in October. Poor kid. Sure wish she didn't have to go there.
Jeanne's (my sister) cat, Snowball died . He was 12 years old. She buried him over at Jessica's (her daughter) house near the garden.
My sister, Jane, was going to drive down to NY to buy a new vehicle but I'm not sure if she did or not. Haven't heard. Hope she wasn't going in this mess. She'd be running into floods for sure.
Not much else going on. The kids all started school. So now they will be busy with sports all the time. My sister, Pam's little Grandson, Nathan started this year. She had some pics on Facebook. He's so cute. He was all excited to be going to school.
Take care everyone. Hope no one gets flooded out. Stay safe.
Monday, September 5, 2011
Monday, September 5, 2011-Wild Sunday!
We had a wicked thunder and lightening storm here yesterday (Sunday) around 6 pm. The lightening was real close and the rain came down in buckets. Much worse than last weekend during the tropical storm from Hurricane Irene. The electric only went out for a minute though. The wind was terrible for a few minutes. A lot of trees got hit by lightening around here and lots of branches broke off from the wind. Out back of this building there was a huge tree hit by lightening. Across the street a 20 foot section of an old Pine Tree got knocked off by lightening. The lady next door lost a lot of tree branches and an apple tree.
The ditch out front was over flowing. That has never happened before that I know of.
I went out to Walmart and Agway around 8:45 in the morning. Just got inside Walmart and a big downpour came. It sounded real loud on the roof and I was glad I was inside. By the time I left it was just raining lightly and by the time I got back home at 9:50 am it had stopped. The sun even was out for a bit yesterday in the early afternoon. But when it started getting darker and darker later I knew we were in for something. It was like all hell broke loose for a while. This video shows how it looked from my window when it first started and then later all the water out there.
The mildew and mold are growing fast under this building and in the walls. I am almost choking every morning now. It's worse in the living room area because that is where all the water sits and flows under the building.
That girl that got the raw video of the tornado crossing the thruway was lucky that it wasn't coming her way. But Amsterdam, NY got hit by it. Quite a bit of damage down there. The girl that got that video loves storms if she is the same one that is on Youtube. She even has tattoos of tornados on her. So that is quite a coincidence that she should see one. If you search for Mohawk Tornado you will see the video as she was sitting in her car at a rest stop on the Thruway. That was awesome!!
So we all had a pretty wild day around these parts. And it's raining again today and will be for the next few days.
The ditch out front was over flowing. That has never happened before that I know of.
I went out to Walmart and Agway around 8:45 in the morning. Just got inside Walmart and a big downpour came. It sounded real loud on the roof and I was glad I was inside. By the time I left it was just raining lightly and by the time I got back home at 9:50 am it had stopped. The sun even was out for a bit yesterday in the early afternoon. But when it started getting darker and darker later I knew we were in for something. It was like all hell broke loose for a while. This video shows how it looked from my window when it first started and then later all the water out there.
The mildew and mold are growing fast under this building and in the walls. I am almost choking every morning now. It's worse in the living room area because that is where all the water sits and flows under the building.
That girl that got the raw video of the tornado crossing the thruway was lucky that it wasn't coming her way. But Amsterdam, NY got hit by it. Quite a bit of damage down there. The girl that got that video loves storms if she is the same one that is on Youtube. She even has tattoos of tornados on her. So that is quite a coincidence that she should see one. If you search for Mohawk Tornado you will see the video as she was sitting in her car at a rest stop on the Thruway. That was awesome!!
So we all had a pretty wild day around these parts. And it's raining again today and will be for the next few days.
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Saturday, September 3, 2011-Very Humid Today
I can't stand this humidity. It was in the low 80's today and tomorrow will be the same. It didn't rain at all today but it looked like it was going to at times. The sun came out later this afternoon. I know people hate to see summer go but I am looking forward to the fall season. I love the cooler weather. Labor day might be a rainy one around here. Too bad for the ones that are camping or having picnics. I'll be camping right here in my apartment as always..Ha!
I didn't do much today. Later in the early evening I did a couple loads of laundry.
That vibration under my floor or in the walls or wherever the damn thing is coming from is bugging me more these past few days because I can hear it louder. I turn my air off now so I hear it more. But it's always vibrating. Sometimes I think it's coming from inside this building. I sure wish I could find the source. I pity the next person that lives in this apartment. They will have to deal with mold and mildew and that noise all the time. It is so weird that when I walk out of my apartment I can't hear it hardly at all but as soon as I come back in it's real bad. When everything is off at night I will sometimes get up and go near the living room and the door to see if I can tell where it's coming from the loudest. It's loudest when i walk near the hallway by my bathroom and in the bedroom. Right now I'm sitting here and can feel the vibration through my feet. As soon as I get into bed I'll feel it through the mattress. And the noise will bug me till I fall to sleep. It still sounds like a steady pump or motor. It used to pulsate but lately it's a steady humming noise.
I even asked Frank Spatto if he knew of anything around the area but he says there isn't. And he says it's not the water tower. All I know it's only been doing this since new people moved into this building after the new year. But why would anyone have a motor running every minute of the day and night. It has to be strong for me to feel it. I sure don't think a motor in a vibrating chair would do it. It's going to drive me even more nuts when it gets cooler and I won't have the fans on to drown out the noise. My air conditioner fan is on right now but I can hear that other noise anyway. Oh well. Doesn't do me any good to complain.
I have to go out in the morning. I'll go around 9 am while it's still a bit cooler. Hope it's not raining.
Take care everyone. I'm going to bed and will turn the radio on and hopefully I will fall to sleep.
I didn't do much today. Later in the early evening I did a couple loads of laundry.
That vibration under my floor or in the walls or wherever the damn thing is coming from is bugging me more these past few days because I can hear it louder. I turn my air off now so I hear it more. But it's always vibrating. Sometimes I think it's coming from inside this building. I sure wish I could find the source. I pity the next person that lives in this apartment. They will have to deal with mold and mildew and that noise all the time. It is so weird that when I walk out of my apartment I can't hear it hardly at all but as soon as I come back in it's real bad. When everything is off at night I will sometimes get up and go near the living room and the door to see if I can tell where it's coming from the loudest. It's loudest when i walk near the hallway by my bathroom and in the bedroom. Right now I'm sitting here and can feel the vibration through my feet. As soon as I get into bed I'll feel it through the mattress. And the noise will bug me till I fall to sleep. It still sounds like a steady pump or motor. It used to pulsate but lately it's a steady humming noise.
I even asked Frank Spatto if he knew of anything around the area but he says there isn't. And he says it's not the water tower. All I know it's only been doing this since new people moved into this building after the new year. But why would anyone have a motor running every minute of the day and night. It has to be strong for me to feel it. I sure don't think a motor in a vibrating chair would do it. It's going to drive me even more nuts when it gets cooler and I won't have the fans on to drown out the noise. My air conditioner fan is on right now but I can hear that other noise anyway. Oh well. Doesn't do me any good to complain.
I have to go out in the morning. I'll go around 9 am while it's still a bit cooler. Hope it's not raining.
Take care everyone. I'm going to bed and will turn the radio on and hopefully I will fall to sleep.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
September 1, 2011-Gloomy, Damp Day
I got out of the apartment early this morning. had to get more critter food at Agway. The air was nice and fresh and the sun was out. But a couple hours later it turned cloudy and we ended up having rain today. This place never gets a chance to dry out. But I shouldn't complain seeing all the flooding all over the place and the way people have lost everything. I've seen a few videos on Youtube from Prattsville, NY. It's terrible down there. So much devastation. I feel so sorry for all those people.
I felt a little better today. My knee was killing me all day yesterday so I didn't do too much.
I haven't heard anything from Vanessa so I don't know how she's doing with Ginny and the boys. I sent her a note on Facebook but she never writes back. I did get an e-mail from her Grandmother though. Sarah is flying in down there for the weekend and going to take the boys to the beach. I wonder how Ginny will like having to stay behind? Hope she don't fight with the girls over it. She should take the time to just relax while they are all gone. Maybe Fran will let me know how things went after the weekend is over.
I hope you all have a nice Labor Day weekend. Take care everyone.
I felt a little better today. My knee was killing me all day yesterday so I didn't do too much.
I haven't heard anything from Vanessa so I don't know how she's doing with Ginny and the boys. I sent her a note on Facebook but she never writes back. I did get an e-mail from her Grandmother though. Sarah is flying in down there for the weekend and going to take the boys to the beach. I wonder how Ginny will like having to stay behind? Hope she don't fight with the girls over it. She should take the time to just relax while they are all gone. Maybe Fran will let me know how things went after the weekend is over.
I hope you all have a nice Labor Day weekend. Take care everyone.
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