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04 February 2006

Swann – at 01:40

Mississippian in the house!

20 March 2006

Tall in MS – at 19:44

Swann - I remember that you’re in Meridian. (Know some real fine folks there.) Columbia here.

Swann – at 20:49

Hi Tall! I’m glad you joined us here! I don’t feel nearly as alone in these parts anymore! I hope you are not on the road tonight, in this awful weather.

21 March 2006

Tall in MS – at 12:32

I made it home Friday night to stay for a week. Gosh, I HAD to come home to unload all of the prep’s I’d picked up along the way.

We’re Hudson’s Salvage fanatics. You’ve got one of the better stores there (usually). While I don’t get much in the way of foodstuffs there, Hudson’s bargains on nutritional supplements and outdoor supplies (1 lb. propane bottles, 5 gal. water jugs, etc.) have helped reduce my prepping costs.

Torange – at 12:44

Richton, MS

Swann – at 14:52

Hi Torange! Gee, I’m happy for the company! I have family in Brookhaven, but haven’t been down there in years.

Hi Tall! You’re right about Hudson’s. I need to check out availability of some things there, too. We also have some very good dollar stores and a nice Big Lots in the College Park area. If I see some good deals I will post here.

Y’all take care!

anonymous – at 16:28

Well, I’m not from Mississippi anymore, but lived in Hinds and Rankin Counties for 15 years and still have family in Neshoba County. We moved to NW Arkansas last year - was a redneck, now I find that I’m a hillbilly.

-bob

Swann – at 22:57

We’re probably all long-lost cousins! I bet you miss the Magnolia State, don’t you, Bob?

Beth – at 23:47

Another Mississippi girl here! We are from North Mississippi…Tupelo/Pontotoc area. We moved to the Delta about a year ago. It’s good to see so many others from beautiful Mississippi.

Oh, and GO REBS!!!

22 March 2006

Swann – at 01:12

Hi Beth! Ditto, Go Rebs! Are your local officials making any noise about preparation, at all? One of the headlines in my local paper this past Sunday said that state officials are “not too worried” about mad cow/bird flu scares. The head of our Red Cross agency is trying to come on board, but I don’t think she really has a grasp of what the situation will probably be like. Mississippians are so good about helping others in times of crisis but, we’ve never had to make life and death choices in the face of deadly contagion. I wish I could find some indication that community level preparations were at least being discussed, if not implemented.

MS – at 10:13

Swann, there are plans at the state level and much talk at Dept. of Health. I talked to one of our hospital administrators recently. He said that they were being inundated with information. The local governmental units are pretty much out of the loop at this point. One of our local Homeland Security managers recently told me that the only thing he knew about bird flu was that you can’t get it from birds. Good job!

LROD – at 14:41

HEY EVERYONE IN MS. REPORTING FROM GREENVILLE. TALKED WITH OUR LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT LAST WEEK —WHEN I ASKED WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING AS A COMMUNITY AND WHETHER ANY LEADERS IN THE COMMUNITY HAD SCHEDULED ANY MEETINGS TO GET PREPARED, I WAS TOLD THAT NO ONE HAD AS YET CONTACTED THEM LOCALLY AND THEY HAD NOT HEARD ANYTHING FROM THE STATE DEPT. OF HEALTH EITHER. THERE WAS A DEAD BIRD LYING ON OUR BACK PORCH AND I CALLED THE HEALTH DEPT. TO SEE IF THEY WERE COLLECTING, COUNTING, ETC. THEY WERE NOT DOING ANYTHING BUT WAITING ON DIRECTION FROM THE STATE OFFICE. I KEEP FEELING LIKE I SHOULD BE GETTING OTHERS ENERGIZED INTO PLANNING, BUT WHAT EXACTLY I DONT KNOW.

anonymous – at 22:06

LROD, you are doing the right thing. Everyone is still a little preoccupied with the Katrina aftermath right now. The state is gearing up.

23 March 2006

MS – at 11:11

I think anonymous is right but the locals will be the last to move. Recently, Mississippi Public Radio ran a small segement on the bird flu. That created a little buzz. I have had quite a few people asking my opinion if it.

MS – at 15:17

Tall in MS, we must be neighbors. My home is in Walthall Co.

anonymous – at 16:29
LROD – at 17:15

Does anyone know if regular birds, such as robins, bluejays,etc. can get bird flu?

anonymous – at 19:23

I am not certain, but I would think that if they were exposed, they would get it. We have seen a few dead birds around the house lately.

Tall in MS – at 19:25

LROD - I’m not sure about that. But my concern really isn’t catching the flu from song birds. For now, I’ve still got my bird feeders out. (And saw my first hummingbird of the season yesterday, so the hummingbird feeders are going out, too.)

I’m mostly concerned about human to human transmission (H2H).

That said, if we see bird flu in the lower 48, I’ll probably stop feeding the birds.

BTW: Welcome to all the new MS preppers!

Melanie – at 19:27

Tall,

Is that early for the hummers this year? We usually get them right around the middle of April. Do I need to be ready early this year?

Tall in MS – at 19:45

Melanie - I was surprised to see this one hitting the flowers on the Camellia bush…but DW and I saw it during lunch in our breakfast nook. I haven’t identified the exact type yet…was very dark colored all over. Maybe this one was just a scout for those that follow.

Swann – at 21:41

Hi everyone! It’s good to hear from so many of you! I saw a finch last week (only one) and can’t believe it’s time for the hummingbirds again. I haven’t had the heart to stop feeding yet; watching the news very closely, though.

You’ve all seen the Mississippi pandemic plan (left sidebar, Influenza Plans and Surveillance)?

Tall in MS – at 22:26

Hmmm. Somehow I’m not getting a warm and fuzzy feeling after reading the state’s plan. It seems very limited in scope.

Swann – at 23:52

Looks like someone “updated” the old plan by inserting “avian influenza” in all the right spots. I can visualize the pages spread all over a desk, with yellow post-its waving in the air.

24 March 2006

Torange – at 12:52

They are having (had?) a meeting in Jacksaon soon with people from all over the state. Don’t know the details.

anonymous – at 22:41

Certain agencies started having BF meetings right after Katrina. They are ongoing.

25 March 2006

Swann – at 15:24

Looking for Tall! Hudson’s is full of men this afternoon who are snapping up deals on golf shoes, gloves, balls, clubs, bags, etc. Also polo shirts, hiking boots, pants with zip-off legs, hiking socks. Going like hotcakes!

Tall in MS – at 18:23

Thanks for the heads up, Swann. After the Hattiesburg Arts Festival today we visited the Hattiesburg Hudson’s Salvage, one of the largest. It’s just reopened after repairing Katrina damage. Nice store! But, we walked away with only hand soap and a book.

26 March 2006

Swann – at 15:42

Hello all! Hope you are enjoying this gorgeous weekend!

Interesting article in the Clarion Ledger today:

“Mississippi got great news midweek with the announcement that it is in the running for locating a $500 million federal “biodefense center” in Jackson…..the facility proposed for Mississippi could be considered “an animal CDC”.

http://tinyurl.com/pwj6z

27 April 2006

Swann – at 02:19

Hi y’all! Hope you are all well. Just wanted to post a reminder that the Mississippi summit with Sec. Leavitt and various other experts and state leadership officials is scheduled for Monday, May 1, in Jackson. If you happen to have a friendly contact, you might be able to snag an invitation. Please post your comments if you do get lucky!

http://tinyurl.com/hu6l8

NS1 – at 16:15

Tall in MS – at 19:45-

Do you grow Green Tea trees (Camellia sinensis)?

Tall in MS – at 23:22

NS1 – at 16:15

Our camellias are ornamental shrubs. Our bushes have flowers that are either red, white, or a mix that we refer to as ‘peppermint’. There are many varieties in the area. I don’t find them listed in my nature reference books which leads me to believe they’re non-native. They are quite common here, however. Perhaps they are related to Green Tea trees, but I’ve not heard of anyone making tea with these leaves.

The only tea-making material that I know of in the area is Sassafras (Sassafras albidum). I’ve been known to dig up roots from some of the younger wild-growing trees for sassafras tea (homemade root beer). Hundreds of years ago Sassafras was considered a ‘cure-all’.

28 April 2006

NS1 – at 18:29

Tall-

I use Sassafras regularly in our work. No such thing as a cure-all, but practically all plants in their proper usage and proper forms are useful to generate optimal health.

Sassafras is traditionally recognized for joints, skin, intestinal lining and eyes, so I suppose it does run the gamut. Smells good too and combines well in extracts.

Would be a wonderful plant to have available during PF51 as it is an alterative and the leaves seem to be an excellent demulcent.

02 May 2006

Tall in MS – at 00:38

Swann – at 02:19

Anyone go to the MS flu summit that was supposed to be held today?

Tall in MS – at 00:44

Governor Haley Barbour says Mississippi needs to be ready if there’s ever an outbreak of Asian pandemic flu. http://tinyurl.com/fezvs

Gee! Really? I hope we get a little more than this from Jackson.

Tall in MS – at 00:50

Mississippi has been conducting exercises across the state, demonstrating how various agencies are expected to interact with each if there’s an outbreak, said state Health Officer Dr. Brian Amy.

Amy said the state has been working on preparedness for more than a year, using $1.2 million in federal funds. He said getting information to the public is one of his agency’s priority.

The message for average citizens is one of personal responsibility, officials said. If you’re sick, don’t breathe or cough on anyone. Wash your hands and avoid contact with others.

http://tinyurl.com/gfa9o

IF YOU’RE SICK, don’t cough on anyone? Dang! We got a plan, ain’t we?

Swann – at 01:29

Hi Tall: No, I wish I could have heard the conference speakers…and seen who was in attendance. I read that a press conference was to be held after the meeting at about 4:00 p.m., too late for the Clarion-Ledger or Meridian Star to get anything in today’s papers. Hopefully tomorrow we’ll get a bit more of what was discussed. My local news channel quoted Gov. Barbour saying he “…doesn’t predict a pandemic, but we have no choice but to understand the virus and understand what we have to do to be ready”.

Mstrbubbie – at 18:50

jackson county reporting for duty…Hi yall

BioTeacherat 19:11

where abouts in Jackson County Mstrbubbie, I am from Franklin Creek but live in Baton Rouge now. My family all still live in Moss point and Pascagoula. Tim

Tall in MS – at 20:14

Welcome aboard Mstrbubbie!

Caught your posts on another thread. I’m guessing that we might have a higher proportion of preppers in S. MS because of our Katrina experiences. A visit to your area a few months ago awed me…hope y’all are seeing some semblence of normalcy there.

Mstrbubbie – at 21:30

Boi-teach I’m just a little west of you.in jimee buffete ville

Mstrbubbie – at 22:04

Why Thank you Tall.we as a family did very well and so did our little network of neighbors.yes sir along the beach areas and 4 or 5 blocks inland looks like it was all bulldozed or a large bomb went off.It didn’t hit me as hard as it hit my wife she grew up on the coast I’m just here 6 years.she cried alot.I still can’t beleive there wasn’t over 10,000 dead here.these mississippians are a very tough breed.and they nicest people in the world.I visited alot of places in this big old land of ours.I choose to make my home here because of the people.of course they bust my chops every chance they get.me being a yankee and all.born and raised in phila pa.came down here on a visit and went back sold everything to live on the gulf coast of mississippi.I wouldn’t trade it for the world…….and yes I am now a card carrying redneck……if there is anything we can do for you fine folks from down here you just give us a yell………hang tough people we will get thruu this…Tom

Swann – at 22:21

Welcome! It’s good to hear from you. Did you see the telethon Mississippi Rising, the fundraiser which was held post-Katrina? I’ll always remember what Samuel L. Jackson said about enduring a disaster…”Please, God, let me be in Mississippi”. Truer words were never spoken!

03 May 2006

Mstrbubbie – at 12:00

Swann..like I said I wouldn’t trade it for the world.Did you all know That most state capital buildings in the US.have an eagle on top of their domes.And that they all face Washington DC.All but 1 Mississippi’s eagle faces south with her back to washinhton,South for her Proud southern heritage.yeah got to love this place….Ye Huh we take crap from no one!

Swann – at 16:48

American by birth, Southern by the grace of God.

Mstrbubbie – at 19:53

Swann My Father in law Had a stickermade up.that say just that very thing covering the back window of his pickup truck.

25 May 2006

Swann – at 00:55

Hello friends! I am pleased to report that the Red Cross in Meridian is publicizing recommendations for citizens to prepare for 6 to 8 weeks of SIP.

http://tinyurl.com/ry8zx

Mstrbubbie – at 20:04

Swann, I showed that link to some cop friends of mine down here on the coast.They didn’t seem impressed at all.They said no one at work or in there depts.have mentioned anything to them about the bird flu.So i told them that they need to start prepping.they just laughed and said why? will just come over and take yours…..I don’t think they were very funny.

Swann – at 20:12

Yikes! It isn’t funny at all. All we can hope is that you have planted a seed in their minds…the next time they hear something about pandemic flu, perhaps they’ll listen a little more. I particularly worry about y’all on the Coast; I have some beloved family members in Pass Christian. I suspect supplies will be hard to come by in a panic situation. All we can do is continue to reach out.

Tall in MS – at 20:59

Swann,

I would guess that the local chapter went out on a limb to say to prep for that period of time. I hope they don’t get their wrists slapped by higher RC officials.

But, Good for them!!!

Swann – at 21:35

Amen. I wrote a thank-you email to the News Director at the TV station and asked him to point viewers to www.pandemicflu.gov in all future newscasts. Hope it helps.

Mstrbubbie – at 22:02

Hi again I jusy came back from walmart down here.they had everything I neededI grabbed some more lamp oil lanturns I got some old disney movies for the kids for the shutin.the store had everything you could want.I was the only one with 300.oo worth of can goods I sort of stick out.The clerk aksed mehy all the can goods i said harricane season and the bird flu.I nicely told her to keep an eye on the news about it.Thats all I can do.And if my buddies the cops knock on my door wanting hand outs my answer will be. ( Can you say Mossberg or maybe Mr browning can help you )

26 May 2006

MaMaat 01:39

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Swann – at 23:40

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28 May 2006

Swann – at 01:13

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29 May 2006

Swann – at 13:59

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Tall in MS – at 19:41

Swann -

I passed through your hometown Friday afternoon. Your Hudsons has the wind-up Grundig AM, FM, SW radios with a light priced at about $25…a really good price if you don’t already have one.

I counted over 50 of them sitting on shelves about in the middle of the store…aisle end cap.

Melanie – at 19:47

That’s a great price. I’ve seen them as high as $60 around here.

Mstrbubbie – at 20:57

Hi evryone,How did everyones weekend go? I’m still trying to get the house ready for harricane season.just a few more things to go.and we will be ready for the next round of storms.We have a whole lot of preps in the house now but still not nearly enough.I think we have all our emergency lighting taken care of.Still working on a gas supply for the gene.I’m thinking about trying to setup some kind of inverter battery setup just in case we can’t get gas.my wife is trying to get me to not count on the deep freeze or fridge.we have an ice machine and she is trying to convince me to just keep things cold in our coolers.It is still up in the air on what i intend to do.My neighbor claims he runs his gene about hours a day and everything stays nice and cold.Theres just not enough hours in the day to figure all this stuff out…….well I hope you all had a great weekend…..Later Y’all

Tall in MS – at 21:35

Mstrbubbie – at 20:57

It is tough to figure out where to draw the line when prepping for power. Post-Katrina I ran a 5250w generator around the clock for a couple of days and went through 20 gallons of gasoline. I didn’t have enough gasoline stored to go very long at that rate.

If we get hit again, I’ll probably just run the gennie during meal time. I’m hopefull that that’ll be enough to to keep the refrigerators and freezer cold. That should make 20 gallons last about 2 weeks. (I’ve got a LOT more than 20 gallons stabilized for the long run.)

The generator has enough capacity to also charge my deep cycle battery which, with an inverter, will power a small fan beside the bed to ease the summer-time heat. If we feel that power outages will be short, we may use an old 1250w generator to power a small window air conditioner at night.

I have store extra propane bottles for the BBQ grill and camp stoves. A dual fuel camp stove is the emergency back-up.

Candles and lanterns made me worry about fire post-Katrina. I’ve bought a big box of solar sidewalk lights to use inside at night after charging outside during the day.

Melanie – at 19:47 - Hudson’s is a chain of salvage stores - the largest chain in the country, I’ve read. One can’t plan a shopping list to use there, but I frequently stumble across great deals. I actually found my Grundig for $20 there a few months ago. Today may be a good day for electronics, next week it may be a discount store stock, or furniture, or whatever you can imagine…everything from adult diapers to personal watercraft. Swann’s store has beautiful saddles and tack right now, at half price, I think. It’s a scavenger’s paradise. Don’t go there on Sunday. They say, “The day is holier than the dollar.”

Swann – at 22:26

Hello all! Thanks for the heads up about the radios, Tall. I am planning a trip to Hudson’s this week and will check them out. We have an emergency radio/tv/light setup, but it requires lots of batteries. I have been researching solar battery chargers and inverters; I know absolutely nothing about them and wonder if they would be a wise use of limited prepping funds. We have a generator which I am counting on to keep frozen foods safe and run a fan or two.

Meridian will have a second Super Walmart soon and I heard today that we will be getting a Costco, too!

Tall in MS – at 23:12

Swann – at 22:26 - I have been researching solar battery chargers and inverters

Me, too. My solar sidewalk lights (18 for $100 at Sams) each charge a pair of NiCd AA’s that can power some small stuff. But bigger solar stuff would be nice for a long run. It looks like a 45W solar system (panels, mounting hardware, controller, inverter, and deep cycle battery) would run at least $400.

That much money could buy generator fuel that could last months when prudently used. And if TS doesn’t HTF, it can go into the gas guzzler 4WD.

A 45W system could power a few nice gadgets almost endlessly with limited addtional investment.

I guess that, for me, I’ll have to make my call on what my crystal ball says about “how bad” and “how long” my worst case scenario will be. If Hudson’s gets solar gear and puts it at half price or less, I’ll probably dive into sun power.

30 May 2006

Swann – at 00:53

I’ll watch for any Hudson’s commercials that mention solar; they do advertise on local channels frequently…and will post for you folks ASAP.

Mstrbubbie – at 03:00

Hi again,I didn’t even think of useing solar lights as small battery chargers,I though the batteries in those lights were soldered in and didn’t know they could be changed out.I have one of those tv.radio,flashlight,weather radio.setups to.I got mine on a road trip at a pilot feul store on Rt-I-10 or I-65 in alabama I paid $39 or $49.oo for it.They have all kinds of 12 volt stuff for the truckers.I got a 3 into 1 12 volt power plug from them on sale like $9.oo.Pilot has a website and they run weekly specials.I saw once they had on sale a small microwave and an 700 watt inverter for like $89.oo check them out for any 12 volt things you might need 12 volt fans and such.as far as the inverter thing for me I already have the batteries from my boat I have a killowatt meter.I could run everything I need on a 2,000 watt inverter with room to spare.$149.oo at harbour freight I just don’t know if i should spend the money on that or more food and things.Man my kids can eat ……………I have to say good night for now.talk to you all soon……Be good and stay safe Tom

Mstrbubbie – at 16:33

Hello all,Does anybody have any ideas on how to keep the kids out of the preps. Thanks Later Y’all

Tall in MS – at 17:47

Mstrbubbie – at 16:33

I solved that one 21 years ago. Just snip the vas deferens.

LROD – at 18:24

Haven’t posted since March and I had to laugh at the crazy comments posted by ya’ll in the past two months. Even though I am originally from Kansas, I consider myself a die-hard Mississippian after living here almost 20 years. I wouldn’t want to live in any other state. Ya’ll hit it on the head when you said it was the people, yes, the people of this state are wonderful.

Mstrbubbie – at 22:46

Hi Y’all just checking in.What has been going on?I just read the transcrypt.form the ophera show.I wonder if anyone will pay attention.Well boys and girls 2 more days untill harricane season.I still have some flashing to replace.I’m going to try and pick it up sometime this week.Other then that I will keep on preping.I looked at my food stocks not nearly enough.I have a 60 lb. little girl that eats about 40lbs of food a day and shes only seven.All I know is who ever marries her better have a real good paying job…Y’all be good and stay safe Talk to you all soon…….Tom

31 May 2006

Mstrbubbie – at 03:12

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Swann – at 03:28

Mstrbubbie: Hi! You sound just like my Dad 40+ years ago. He had 4 girls and one large boy to feed (and though my Mom was a great cook, he worked shifts and was usually the first one home in the evening, so he got to play Mr. Mom for us. You should try what he did with us….He assigned each child a night of the week to cook (and he chose what he wanted us to perfect) and do follow-on kitchen cleanup. My night was on Mondays and my specialty was fried chicken. I HATED Mondays! No diswasher or microwave in those days. His plan worked, but he sure had to listen to a lot of bellyaching! He declared that none of his girls were leaving home to get married, not knowing how to cook (I guess Mom suffered from a slow learning curve when she first married him!) It’s a fond memory now, but I really hated cooking chicken for 7 people (8 if I count my kid brother twice!)

01 June 2006

Swann – at 00:58

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Mstrbubbie – at 03:19

Harricane season is upon us y’all.and the northern gulf is already in the 80′s man that sucks.Just thought I would check in and see what’s going on….keep in touch

02 June 2006

Mstrbubbie – at 16:53

Hi Everyone,I watched the weather last night the northern gulf is up to 88 degrees the fish ain’t even biting.If the water temp gets up into the 90′s again this year and it looks like it will sooner then it did last year.We are going to have one hell of a ride again this season.The weather service says Texas might get them this year or maybe the east coast.I’m still waiting on the flashing I need to finish my roof off.wish me luck on getting it in time for the first storm.I can’t help thinking about all those people in those fema trailers having to get out during the storm.If we get a tropical storm they will be told to get out.I fear this is going to be a very messy year.Mna I pray that I am wrong.We are getting popcorn showers down here right now.lots of wind and lots of lightening……..Thats it for now Later Y’all

Tall in MS – at 17:21

Tom,

You can get the water temps here: http://tinyurl.com/hs2jc

It looks like the water temps SSE of Biloxi are running around 83 to 85 degrees F. Dang hot!

To find a water temp at 88 degrees I had to look at bouys around the Florida Keys.

You are right. The Gulf is hot and that’s not good at all.

Good luck on your repair projects. I need to get off of my duff and finish fixing trim and gutters that got knocked down.

03 June 2006

Mstrbubbie – at 00:51

Tall, thanks for that link the bouy closes to me in gautier showed 85 dauphine island shows 83.WLOX-TV is where I got that numberof 87 or 88.They might be pulling there temps on the back bay where the water is warmer.Still 82 ,83,85 degrees it’s way to early to be seeing those kinds of temps.We went fishing last week we saw tons of redfish.They wouldn’t hit on anything during the day.Fishing at night seems to be the ticket this year just like last year.My only problem is No matter how bad it gets or is going to get my wife refuses to leave this house.Last year when in the middle of the night when katrina had hit sustained winds of 175 I asked her to get packed she fought me on it and told me to take the kids and go.(yeah like the kids were going to let me leave her behind)She can be bullheaded she says I worked all my life to get this house and I’ll be dammed if I’m going to let some storm take it away from me.So i spend all year renforceing things and making sure the house won’t cave in on us and hurt anybody.Man I have a hole regement i go thru to get ready for storms my neighbors use to laugh at some of the things I do to keep this house standing in high winds.So far we have won all the battles.If something gets loose during the storm my wife grabs a hammer and out into the storm she goes and nails it or ties it down.With all kinds of stuff blowing around in the wind.During the height of Katrina she went out front to try and catch one of our trash cans that broke loose the next thing I see is my wife on her ass with the trash can mind you. slideing across the front lawn at about 70 mph.I turned to the kids and said.”man I sure hope mommy lets go of that trash can and grabs one of our trees out front or we are going to have to run down to the woods at the end of our street and go find her”.Well anyway a few seconds later she knocks on the door and I let her in.I told her at that point I had enough if she headed out the door again before the storm was over It was devorce time.She was covered with mud head to toe and looked like a dround rat and lucky to be alive I might add.AND WHAT DOES SHE SAY???OH MAN WHAT A RIDE THAT WAS.I just shook my head and handed her a dry towel…….Well thanks agagin for the link…Time for me to head on back to the barn…..I am outta here ……….Be good and stay safe…Tom

04 June 2006

Swann – at 02:04

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05 June 2006

Mstrbubbie – at 23:50

Hi everyone just stopping in to see what has been going on. Talk to you later

Mstrbubbie – at 23:58

OH! I forgot I had some caujin style Boiled peanuts I’m thinkin HOTT!Caujin boiled peanuts and BB’s red wine bird flu killer.And there ain’t no flu bug going to touch me.Them things could drop a rino 2 miles away…….These boys were HOTTTT!.I wonder if niman knows about theses things ????? Later It’s Hott tub time for me

06 June 2006

Swann – at 00:08

LOL!

Worried in the City – at 03:26

I am from Tennesse but I contacted TVA to get info on pandemic planning and thought y’all might be interested. TVA services Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky, Georgia, North Carolina, and Virginia. For a map, please see their website at http://www.tva.com/sites/sites_ie2.htm.

I looked up TVA and learned the following from their web site:

They get 30% of their power from nuclear power plants they own. They have some hydro power plants. Most of their electricity comes from 11 coal burning plants. One plant uses burns about 14,000 tons of coal a day, an amount that would fill 140 railroad cars.

There is an article on the TVA site that refers to a problem in “purchased power costs.” While this is not explained, it appears to me that TVA is purchasing power from other power companies. Remember, power generated can not be stored for long and must be used almost immediately. My worry is this may be from the fragile grid system we have spoken about in other threads.

I contacted TVA by e-mail and asked I live in Memphis and my local utility informs me they get all their power from TVA. 1. How many days supply of coal does TVA keep at it’s power plants in case of an interuption in coal supplies/delivery due to a pandemic? 2.What percentage of employees must work in order for a plant to keep functioning in case of a pandemic? 3.Does TVA have a pandemic plan? 4.When TVA refers to “purchased power costs” does tht mean form time to time TVA purchases power from other places/plants? If so, where does the purchased power come from usually and how frequently on average does TVA purchase power?

I got this response:

TVA is committed to ensuring the safety of the public and our employees and to providing a safe and reliable supply of electric power. TVA maintains a Continuity of Operations Plan to address various emergencies. In addition, like many other government agencies and private companies, TVA has established a team that is updating our emergency operations plan to address the possibility of a flu epidemic. The team is developing an agency-wide plan to enable TVA to continue to operate during and after a possible pandemic. This includes identifying critical functions, employees, and suppliers necessary to maintain business operations.

The TVA region covers an 80,000-square-mile area that includes Tennessee and parts of six adjoining states — Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky, Georgia, North Carolina, and Virginia. For a map, please see our website at http://www.tva.com/sites/sites_ie2.htm

In response to your question about purchased power costs, TVA does buy some electrical power from other power suppliers. That’s because buying power is sometimes more economical than generating electricity, and sometimes additional power is needed to meet customers’ high demands for power. The power we would buy usually comes from areas within or adjacent to the TVA region. The cost of the power varies greatly with market conditions — supply and demand. Prices are influenced by several factors, including the cost of fuel, such as natural gas, the time of year, and even the time of day. For example, a very hot summer afternoon would increase the need for electricity to power air-conditioning and meet other needs, thus driving up the price for potential buyers. TVA purchased about 9 percent of our power needs in Fiscal Year 2005.

We hope you find this information helpful. If you would like more information on TVA, we invite you to visit our Web site at www.tva.com. Thank you.

Swann – at 14:35

Thanks, Worried! They managed to send you a polite reply, with no answers, didn’t they? Well, at least they know somebody’s watching.

Tall In MS – at 21:34

Thanks WIC! We were in the in-laws neck of the woods (N. MS) a short while back and inquired about the source of power at a rural subdivision about an hour and a half from Memphis. We were told that power came from a small municipal electrical system about 15 miles away. That municipal system purchases power from TVA.

So even if you don’t buy your power from TVA, your power may come from TVA.

A large portion of South MS gets its power from Mississippi Power, a part of the Southern Company. Post-Katrina we learned that its power was routed primarily from the gulf coast area where they have a large coal-fired plant.

While I don’t know of their pandemic plans, MS Power’s response to total devastation of their system was a model of great crisis management. Power was back up system-wide in less than two weeks.

Mstrbubbie – at 23:58 - You just gave me a cajun boiled peanut craving…and I’m working out of state now. Maybe I’ll have to substitute my Amish Tobasco spiced dried green pea snack.

07 June 2006

Mstrbubbie – at 12:53

Tall sorry man.But these things are killer.My nose is running ny eyes are watering YEAH BUDDY!!!!!I’m dieing here but i can’t put them down.You will have to come down this way and get some of these puppy’s.We get them from this little store up the road.The best I ever had.About the power thing Yes you are right they got the power up very fast.BUT and it’s a big one.We had electric crews from all over the US.helping us.Phila,New York,Nevada,Fla,Ohio,Mich,Cali,Texas I could go on.And my hat goes off to each and everyone of them.Those power crews saved some many lives and they don’t even know it.They were a God send.Man do you remember that heat write after the storm.Those boys and woman never missed a stroke they just kept hammering away at it.This time they may be taking care of the power needs in there own area and won’t be able to help others I’m thinkin.We have a giant coal burning plant 10 miles form me.they keep about a 2 week supply on hand.and they are write on a magor rail line for the whole southern coast.Water is my maen concern our water is bad on good days.We have brown water days, green water days,gray water days,And to much damn clorine days.to where if you flush the john you have to open the windows from the smell of clorine.But i wouldn’t trade it for the world.Ihope they get all this power stuff worked out before hand or it is going to be a mess,Once people start to loose hundreds of dollars of meat in them deep freezers they tend to get a little testy.Something the goverment didn’t get during katrina.If they would have given out dry ice along with the regular ice things would have went alot easier on a lot of folks…………Ok Ok I’m gabbin agaian……….Hey you all be good and say safe……Talk at cha later

10 June 2006

Swann – at 02:39

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13 June 2006

Swann – at 01:47

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Tall in MS – at 09:02

Swann - Those wind-up Grundig radios at your Hudsons are now one-half of $39.99!!! I’ve got ten of them now. My Christmas shopping is almost done. :)

Swann – at 23:22

Hey Tall! Thanks for the heads up on the radios. I am now the proud owner of six of them…Ho Ho Ho!

16 June 2006

Swann – at 01:50

bump

17 June 2006

Swann – at 01:56

bumped Hi Tall!

20 June 2006

MaMaat 00:40

bump for visibility

Still Open - Tall in MS – at 01:12

Bump in a thread closing session (Hi Swann!)

23 June 2006

Swann – at 01:15

Bump

laura in pa – at 01:39

bumping for bill

26 June 2006

Mstrbubbie – at 03:42

Hi Y’all just checking in.I hope everyones doing fine…..Talk to you all soon………Tom

Mstrbubbie – at 03:59

Laura in Pa, I think you are up around my old stumpimg grounds.I lived right outside cherry hill nj.And grew up in Philly.Man could I use one of them cheese steaks rite about now.The boys down here haven’t got the knack on how to make them yet.But I’m working on them.I just saw the owner of geno’s on tv Talking about odering in english or something to that effect.Ya got to live it.I miss my hockey to.We have the seawolves down here.But Katrina made short work of there season.Next year they said they would be back.They ain’t the broad street bullies.but they’ll do………..I am outa here people night night…..Tom

30 June 2006

Swann – at 01:05

just bumpin’

Bumped – at 01:36

03 July 2006

Hurricane Alley RN – at 01:25

bump

09 July 2006

Mstrbubbie – at 01:00

bump

11 July 2006

CAMikeat 00:42

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Hurricane Alley RN – at 02:02

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15 July 2006

Swann – at 02:45

Hey y’all. Just checking in with you; sorry, I haven’t seen anything local to bring to your attention. I’m actually feeling discouraged these days…I really hoped that local leadership would begin to respond to national news and start laying groundwork for educating our public. Hope all is going well for all of you! Stay in touch, please. It’s lonely without my wiki-buddies.

Tall in MS – at 15:00

Howdy, again! We just returned from a couple of weeks of being mostly out-of-pocket: a dessert southwest vacation and stomping through some lakeside woods in north MS that we just purchased for building a retirement home some years down the road.

I lugged a laptop along so as to not be caught with my proverbial britches down should the S start hitting TF while we were away. ‘Twas quite busy and have had little time for posting, particularly while trying to keep up with the mideast madness and stock market plummetting. (Glad I got 90% out of the market in mid-May!)

I came home to read that our little town, Columbia, has purchased a couple of large generators to keep water and sewer systems going in the event of another power failure. This purchase was in the name of ‘hurricane preparedness’, but may be handy in a pandemic situation as well. City officials were quoted as saying that they got a good deal on the generators by waiting for lightly used units to show up on the market. I agree with their thinking and have been keeping my eyes open (pawn shops and classified ads) for a small, fuel efficient generator to supplement my large, fuel-thirsty system.

I thought of Mstrbubbie when I read an editorial piece by our newspaper publisher praising the ‘can do’ attitude of folks on the coast who are slowly but surely overcoming the overwhelming devastation of Katrina. Life here is almost back to normal. My heart goes out to those facing another hurricane season while still living in tents and other temporary quarters.

…hoping all is well with y’all, too.

05 August 2006

Hide in the Hills and wait – at 21:19

Hey neighbors. Saying hello from your east in Alabama. Hope your preps are going well, and most of all, I hope you never need them for their intended reason. Take care!!

Swann – at 21:55

Hey! I’ve been lurking in your Alabama thread…lots of info being shared there, thanks! I’m in Meridian.

06 August 2006

Tall in MS – at 23:19

Howdy HITHAW! When I read your name, memories flooded back from months spent working in the hills of NW AL. And it sounds like I need to mosey over to y’all’s thread. And since I’m in Houston (TX) tonight, maybe I need to check that one out, too.

I haven’t seen a post from Mstrbubbie lately. Hope thangs are okay down yonder on the coast.

17 August 2006

Tall in MS – at 07:52

Mississippi health officials and groups of emergency responders held mock bird flu pandemic emergency exercises Wednesday in Starkville, Southaven, Greenwood and Hattiesburg to gauge how prepared the state is at staging and distributing medication.

The evaluators observed MDH’s ability to set up points of distribution and how officials respond to loss of staff because of illness. “There has not been a flu pandemic in many years, but we want to be ready, because we expect something like this in this century,” James said.

http://tinyurl.com/j958q

26 August 2006

I’m-workin’-on-it – at 11:02

bumping for my neighbors

21 November 2006

Tall in MS – at 00:28

I was just reading from the ‘Mass Evacuation to Rural Communities’ thread to DW. She commented that we can now appreciate the comment of Rep. Charles Rangel of New York, “…who the hell wants to live in Mississippi?” Perhaps he has inspired other city slickers to think similarly.

Swann – at 04:13

Amen, Brother Tall! Glad to hear from you, BTW; I wasn’t sure how close you folks are to where that nasty tornado landed last week. Hope all is well with you and yours.

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