~Unemployed Friends Letter for the 99ers & All Exhaustees~ Updates and suggestions ~

First topic message reminder :

#99ers #HR589 Two years is long enough, we need jobs, we need benefits not drug tests. Pass HR589 for the #99ers

We, the Unemployed-Friends are writing today to ask you to please hear us.
Many of us are without benefits since March 2010. Most of us are without jobs since the 1st quarter of 2008. We need your help.

We are an organization that has kept each other strong, lobbied for extensions and most importantly lobbied for jobs. For the best part of 2-1/2 years we have applied, emailed, faxed and pounded pavements looking for work. We have joined organizations, registered with temporary and permanent employment agencies, registered with on line job searches as well as the states unemployment-jobs agencies. We have not stopped actively searching for work as we hear on an almost constant basis. Our resumes, applications and phone calls for all intents and purposes have disappeared into thin air. The reason for that is companies large and small are not hiring. You can and will draw your own conclusions, however, we are looking actively, we have no choice. Sadly, so many jobs have gone overseas. Why?

Many of you have indicated you need our support to get legislation passed to extend benefits to what we now know as the "99ers". You have also indicated that you need our help to get the Small Business Bill passed. Well ladies and gentlemen, we are here and reporting for duty. What is it you need us to do. We are ready, willing and able to do it.

Let me explain a little about us all in a general fashion. We met on the Unemployed-Friends forum. We have shared employment histories, interview results, resume writing techniques, "how to survive" stories and ways to shop and save on unemployment. We have lobbied for benefits extensions and bills for jobs. We are from every state no matter what the unemployment rate. We range in age from 18 to over 63. We are receptionists, secretaries, lawyers, teachers, real estate agents, financial managers, mechanics, machinists, contractors, carpenters, electricians and plumbers. We are a true representation from all classes. What we have in common is the desire to be gainfully employed again and enjoy raising our families. Not one of us here is looking to make a fast buck on the back of someone else. We are a "family" of people who have never personally met, but are closer than most blood relatives. We have worked together, supported one another in our every day lives. If someone needs a car fixed, a ride, prescriptions filled, resume advice, interview advice, help with homelessness and sadly suicide, we have been there for each other. It used to be the American Way. Most importantly, we are together and not leaving until we get the help we are entitled to. I realize entitled is a dirty word, however, we did our jobs and did our parts for over 30 years. We are not asking for a lifetime of income, but for a lifeline until an effective jobs program is created and we are all working again.

We are a talented bunch. We write, sing, play instruments and as I mentioned above have many enviable job skills. We have a fantastic work ethic, if we didn't this forum would have died three weeks after it started. Take advantage of our talents. What do we need to do to prove to all of you we need jobs and we need benefits as well?
Who do you want us to contact?

Those of us who exhausted our benefits worked tirelessly to get H.R. 4213 passed knowing it would not benefit us. Those that benefitted from 4213 are still working with the 99ers to get this bill passed.

Most importantly, we need jobs created. Real jobs. It is very disheartening to hear many of you give your dailly sound bite telling us that jobs are available. I am here to tell you, they are not. Certainly, there are a few. I am registered on 11 different agencies and internet sites. I have had three interviews out of 1241 applications sent. Bloomberg reports this morning that Walmart and Home Depot are keeping ahead for two reasons: they don't bonus out their managers at any level and they are keeping their current work force of full time and part time employees. No additional hiring this year as well as last. Minimum wage jobs are not readily available, as some have said and a minimum wage part time job will help, however, for most families it continues them on TANF, Food Stamps and Medicaid. How does that help cut spending?

We have suffered through most of the summerof 2010 without incomes and benefits while you have taken two vacations with no help to those who need it. Now you are gearing up for the fall campaigns. Do you not think advertising $22 million dollars for ad buys is a slap in the face to people who have no income. Do you think we won't remember?

Tonight brings us to the State of the Union 2011. For the 99ers the State of the Union sadly brings us a new year with no help. Not one of us is asking for anymore than the Banks, the Auto Industry and the Mortgage Industry has asked for, far less actually. We need your help until jobs open up at a greater rate than they are currently. We all wait every single day for phone calls and emails that never come. Over 14 million people are not lazy, untalented, untrained individuals who couldn't hold down a job. Many of us were employed for over 30 years. What we need is your help and for the truth to be told about just how many unemployed Americans there are. On a weekly basis, the 99er numbers grow and the unemployment numbers decline. Mainly these numbers decline due to the number of people who are no longer counted among the unemployed because they have in fact exhausted all benefits, not because we have become disinterested in seeking employment. We cannot afford to do that.

This morning at 9:45 AM Rep. Lee and Rep. Scott held a Press Conference to introduce the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act. This would give a much needed 14 weeks of benefits to the 99ers who have exhausted all benefits. Today is February 9, 2011, some members will "celebrate" their one year anniversary next month with NO benefits. H.R. 589 is a lifeline and hope for exhaustees and should not be ignored. Your support for this legislation is very important and the moral thing to do. As of today, we see very slow job creation. Although any job creation is a great thing, we need massive efforts to get ALL the unemployed back to work in jobs that will pay a living wage and afford people the ability to obtain healthcare, shelter and food; a wage that would enable them to be removed from all programs the Federal Government and the States Government funds.

If American companies want to hire dedicated workers who will give it their all, retrain for positions out of their field, keep open minds and remain loyal to companies, they have to look no further than the 99ers of the United States. Through the worst of times that can be described only by those who are living it, we have stayed together and kept each other going with nothing more than posted words, but two and one-half years in, we are still together doing just that.

Living in a country such as ours, for all of us it is unthinkable that we would not help countries like Haiti who are so in need. How is it that you can forget people who until 2008 helped our country help others and yet, not even kind words are lent to the American 99ers. We now need your help and have needed it for well over eight months.

We are all here now waiting for you to tell us what help you need. The ball is in your court. I think at this time you are aware that there are more unemployed than the numbers truly reflect. That is a great deal of votes. We are asking you now to help us secure employment.

You asked for our help, we are here waiting for your response. What do you need us to do? You cannot keep telling us NO!!! We need a plan of action and we need it now. Winter is too cold to have families without heat and food and benefits and the 99ers are families not just individuals.

Here we sit in June 2011, still searching for that job that will get us the financial help we need for ourselves and our families, while bills sit in committee and our lives hang in the balance. We aren't disappearing, our numbers are growing. You can't ignore us forever.

Today, July 6, 2011 well over a year with no benefits for most 99ers, the President held a twitter town hall. Not one mention of the unemployed directly or the 99ers. We are invisible, not counted. Can you afford to lose the votes of the unemployed and 99ers for ignoring us? We are part of this country, a major part of the unemployment picture and our missing tax dollars do add up. Our deficit grows daily, revenues don't. Can you afford to continue ignoring us?

Tell us, what will you do, a jobs bill, a real one this time, in the meantime, benefits are necessary. What help can we give you? We are willing, but now it's time for you to act responsibly. Actions not words are needed.

This weekend, Labor Day Weekend 2011, the second summer ends for most of us who are living with no benefits and no job prospects. Thursday, a really poor jobs report and a Congress who is more interested in sound bites, a Republican Debate, fourteen months before an election and a squabble with the President over dates to hold a joint session of Congress. You set a wonderful example for children who will study this in the future. You behavior is horrible and quite frankly in poor taste. You have American Citizens, Voters who are starving and desperate and you worry about budgets. Should you, of course, but not at the expense of human lives. We need your help, we have needed it for two years and now it's time for all of you to roll up your sleeves, get to work and make something happen for us. We are more than willing to help, but you MUST help us. We can't sit by and patiently request your help any longer, you MUST HELP US.

Now we find ourselves in October of 2011. We have Presidential Candidates, OccupyWallStreet, Debates and still no Jobs Plan. Are you starting to see what we mean now. This letter will get longer and longer and yet still no real plan of action. There will be a test vote tonight on the Senate Floor. Will you vote to bring the American Jobs Act to the people who elected you and really need this legislation, if not, will be present a similar plan of action that will help the PEOPLE? I think you know by now, we are NOT going away. Why can't we all work together on this? Let us help, start by listening, then tell us what you need for us to do. We can't wait much longer. If things don't change soon, you all may be part of our group. We have nothing left to lose, you still have much to lose. Please, hear the messages, work together, get a plan of action.

Here we sit Monday, November 21, 2011, three days before Thanksgiving. Many families have NOTHING to be thankful for. The Super Committee has proven to be a failure and with a downgrade, a shakey economy and no Jobs Bill, those without benefits for almost two years are hopeless. Just how long do you think people can depend on the kindness of friends and families before their money gives out. A thought that apparently doesn't occur to most of you. If you don't want class warfare, don't continue to add to it. People need your help and they need to believe in the people who they elected. What will it take? We have many times offered our help and very few have responded, so again we ask, what do you need us to do? We are waiting.

In addition, do you truly not believe that November 2012 is an election year not only for the President, but for many of you as well. Right now, it's not Democrat or Republican, it's about cleaning house. Party will not matter to many, they will vote for whoever will help them, many will vote just to clean house. The people are waiting for leadership, help and a government that works for the Country, not for your particular needs and wants, they will vote for theirs.

It's the end of January 2012, we are still here. You have collectively done nothing to help us. For many this is the start of their fourth year. Another election campaign is upon us. It would be wise to start working on issues that people care about. It's a disgrace that after this long, many, many reports, many, many months, nothing, NOTHING has been done. Please remember, we VOTE.

~~~May 29, 2012 Update~~~

Okay, so apparently the game of chicken is scaring both parties. Please remember, you are playing chicken with the lives of millions of American Voters. We may not be able to find suitable employment, we may be down but we will never give up this fight. You can continue to ignore us and things will get worse until, once again it blows up. Europe is close. We refuse to give up, help us so we can help get this country back to where we should be. Help us to get jobs so we can contribute to taxes, benefits, social security. Help us so we can pay bills, buy goods, get proper medical attention. Stop playing chicken with peoples lives. We remember and we vote.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

Mary Kay C - Sewell, NJ
Jason D. - Pittsburgh, PA
Janet S. from California
Jim S.-Latrobe, PA
Ron M CT.
Brenda H. Springfield, Mo.
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White House, The VP, The Leader, The Speaker, Minority Leader and Ways and Means. Thank you note and the letter sent to CBC and one to Rep. Lee. Phone calls this afternoon. Hoping you are all well. Miserable and raining here and supposedly will be for the next week.

Anyone have any ideas on where else this should go, let me know.

Interesting afternoon on the phones. Many aides are all aware of the HR589, Senate is voting to free up funds, like oil subsidies. Nothing concrete, nothing definite, however, all were very aware and indicated they are hearing from many people on the issue of the 99ers and on the state repealing unemployment insurance altogether.

Tomorrow is another day. Will keep fighting until we all get benefits.

We would love to have signatures from all our new members. Will be starting the emails at around 8:30-9:00. Working the phones in the afternoon. Please continue helping to get our voices (all of them) heard. Our numbers are growing.

Starting the emails now. Spent the morning on the phones. Had some great conversations with PA, DE and NJ senators aides as well as Rep Brady and Fattah in Phila. They are not forgetting about the 99ers or the unemployed in general. They are working right now to free up money and make budget cuts to do it. Also, not letting go of the oil companies tax benefits. They intend to bring it up again and keep getting the votes, they do have some Republican support on this. The big thing that came out of these conversations was that they do not intend to wait until August to try and get the debt ceiling under control, they are quite frankly about losing hundreds of thousands of jobs if they do.

Please keep contacting your reps as well as any other help you can give. Keep contacting the White House and Ways and Means.

On Monday, the Reps. will be back in Wash, DC. I am going to start the emails bright and early. If any new members would like to be included on the signature pages, please just post your name, city and state and I will add to the list. We need to keep this front and center and we need to be constantly on them. Please, fax, tweet, email or call. Keep your voices heard. When I am tweeting, I am sending the message, Please pass #HR589, 1+years a #99er,#Where are the Jobs.

All members, please we need your help. One of our members PamelaJo has a great quote:

"
It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate,
tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds."
~Samuel Adams~

It's up to us to keep the brush fires in the minds of our elected officials and not let them forget us.

Thanks PamelaJo and thanks to all our members who keep up the fight! Please don't stop now.

If anyone has any suggestions on who they want this letter sent to, please let me know or copy and paste and send it to them.

If you have any friends or family who would like to lend their support, please ask them to add their names as well. We need everyone's help.

Hope everyone rests up this weekend. We need a big push next week when Congress returns. We are six months in and not one piece of legislation has come to the floor for a vote for the 99ers or for Job Creation. Let's tell them how we feel about this.

#99ers need help, please pass #HR589, #JOBS, JOBS, JOBS, NOW!

Thanks getthem. Counting on you.

Tweeing this link is a great way to promote the site and get the message out

It sure is. Thanks again, getthem.

Happy Sunday everyone. May I say I am so happy we all made it through the end of the world and are here together to fight another day.

I will be starting early tomorrow. If you or anyone you know would like to add their signature, just post your name, city and state and I will add and include with tomorrows emails.

Please all join us in one more day of tweeting, emailing, faxing and calling. We need everyone to help.

Count me in!

Heather Couture, Minneapolis, MN

Kelly Schultz. Oshkosh, Wisconsin

K. McKinney Orlando, Fl.

Thanks to all three of you. I am adding you now. Will post the complete letter in a minute.

I am sending this letter along with the American 99ers Union letter to the President, Vice President, Ways and Means, CBC, Boehner,Cantor and Pelosi first, then the Reps. individually.

I am also tweeting them #HR589, #Stop Cutting Benefits,#Jobs,Jobs,Jobs.

We really do need everyone to help on this, anyway you can. A fax, a few emails, tweets, some phone calls. Anything anyone of us does is a big help!!!

Thanks and happy advocating. Will keep checking in, if anyone else wants to sign, I'll keep adding names until the President signs the bill.

We, the Unemployed-Friends are writing today to ask you to please hear us.
Many of us are without benefits since March 2010. Most of us are without jobs since the 1st quarter of 2008. We need your help.

We are an organization that has kept each other strong, lobbied for extensions and most importantly lobbied for jobs. For the best part of 2-1/2 years we have applied, emailed, faxed and pounded pavements looking for work. We have joined organizations, registered with temporary and permanent employment agencies, registered with on line job searches as well as the states unemployment-jobs agencies. We have not stopped actively searching for work as we hear on an almost constant basis. Our resumes, applications and phone calls for all intents and purposes have disappeared into thin air. The reason for that is companies large and small are not hiring. You can and will draw your own conclusions, however, we are looking actively, we have no choice. Sadly, so many jobs have gone overseas. Why?

Many of you have indicated you need our support to get legislation passed to extend benefits to what we now know as the "99ers". You have also indicated that you need our help to get the Small Business Bill passed. Well ladies and gentlemen, we are here and reporting for duty. What is it you need us to do. We are ready, willing and able to do it.

Let me explain a little about us all in a general fashion. We met on the Unemployed-Friends forum. We have shared employment histories, interview results, resume writing techniques, "how to survive" stories and ways to shop and save on unemployment. We have lobbied for benefits extensions and bills for jobs. We are from every state no matter what the unemployment rate. We range in age from 18 to 63. We are receptionists, secretaries, lawyers, teachers, real estate agents, financial managers, mechanics, machinists, contractors, carpenters, electricians and plumbers. We are a true representation from all classes. What we have in common is the desire to be gainfully employed again and enjoy raising our families. Not one of us here is looking to make a fast buck on the back of someone else. We are a "family" of people who have never personally met, but are closer than most blood relatives. We have worked together, supported one another in our every day lives. If someone needs a car fixed, a ride, prescriptions filled, resume advice, interview advice, help with homelessness and sadly suicide, we have been there for each other. It used to be the American Way. Most importantly, we are together and not leaving until we get the help we are entitled to. I realize entitled is a dirty word, however, we did our jobs and did our parts for over 30 years. We are not asking for a lifetime of income, but for a lifeline until an effective jobs program is created and we are all working again.

We are a talented bunch. We write, sing, play instruments and as I mentioned above have many enviable job skills. We have a fantastic work ethic, if we didn't this forum would have died three weeks after it started. Take advantage of our talents. What do we need to do to prove to all of you we need jobs and we need benefits as well?
Who do you want us to contact?

Those of us who exhausted our benefits worked tirelessly to get H.R. 4213 passed knowing it would not benefit us. Those that benefitted from 4213 are still working with the 99ers to get this bill passed.

Most importantly, we need jobs created. Real jobs. It is very disheartening to hear many of you give your dailly sound bite telling us that jobs are available. I am here to tell you, they are not. Certainly, there are a few. I am registered on 11 different agencies and internet sites. I have had three interviews out of 1241 applications sent. Bloomberg reports this morning that Walmart and Home Depot are keeping ahead for two reasons: they don't bonus out their managers at any level and they are keeping their current work force of full time and part time employees. No additional hiring this year as well as last. Minimum wage jobs are not readily available, as some have said and a minimum wage part time job will help, however, for most families it continues them on TANF, Food Stamps and Medicaid. How does that help cut spending?

We have suffered through most of the summer without incomes and benefits while you have taken two vacations with no help to those who need it. Now you are gearing up for the fall campaigns. Do you not think advertising $22 million dollars for ad buys is a slap in the face to people who have no income. Do you think we won't remember?

Tonight brings us to the State of the Union 2011. For the 99ers the State of the Union sadly brings us a new year with no help. Not one of us is asking for anymore than the Banks, the Auto Industry and the Mortgage Industry has asked for, far less actually. We need your help until jobs open up at a greater rate than they are currently. We all wait every single day for phone calls and emails that never come. Over 14 million people are not lazy, untalented, untrained individuals who couldn't hold down a job. Many of us were employed for over 30 years. What we need is your help and for the truth to be told about just how many unemployed Americans there are. On a weekly basis, the 99er numbers grow and the unemployment numbers decline. Mainly these numbers decline due to the number of people who are no longer counted among the unemployed because they have in fact exhausted all benefits, not because we have become disinterested in seeking employment. We cannot afford to do that.

This morning at 9:45 AM Rep. Lee and Rep. Scott held a Press Conference to introduce the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act. This would give a much needed 14 weeks of benefits to the 99ers who have exhausted all benefits. Today is February 9, 2011, some members will "celebrate" their one year anniversary next month with NO benefits. H.R. 589 is a lifeline and hope for exhaustees and should not be ignored. Your support for this legislation is very important and the moral thing to do. As of today, we see very slow job creation. Although any job creation is a great thing, we need massive efforts to get ALL the unemployed back to work in jobs that will pay a living wage and afford people the ability to obtain healthcare, shelter and food; a wage that would enable them to be removed from all programs the Federal Government and the States Government funds.

If American companies want to hire dedicated workers who will give it their all, retrain for positions out of their field, keep open minds and remain loyal to companies, they have to look no further than the 99ers of the United States. Through the worst of times that can be described only by those who are living it, we have stayed together and kept each other going with nothing more than posted words, but two and one-half years in, we are still together doing just that.

Living in a country such as ours, for all of us it is unthinkable that we would not help countries like Haiti who are so in need. How is it that you can forget people who until 2008 helped our country help others and yet, not even kind words are lent to the American 99ers. We now need your help and have needed it for well over eight months.

We are all here now waiting for you to tell us what help you need. The ball is in your court. I think at this time you are aware that there are more unemployed than the numbers truly reflect. That is a great deal of votes. We are asking you now to help us secure employment.

You asked for our help, we are here waiting for your response. What do you need us to do. You cannot keep telling us NO!!! We need a plan of action and we need it now. Winter is too cold to have families without heat and food and benefits and the 99ers are families not just individuals.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

Mary Kay C - Sewell, NJ
Jason D. - Pittsburgh, PA
Janet S. from California
Jim S.-Latrobe, PA
Ron M CT.
Brenda H. Springfield, Mo.
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Randy M- Latrobe PA
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Alice T, Kansas City, MO
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Ellen T., New Port Richey, FL
Joe P - Chicago, IL
Mary Ann P - Savannnah, GA
T.J.P - Perry, OH
Mark P - Glen Ellen, IL
Cindy J - Wheaton, IL
Michelle C - Glen Ellyn, IL
Mary Jane P - Madison OH
JoeP - Madison OH
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Michelle C - Ct.
Sharon M. - AL
W. Van Emmerik, Portland, Oregon
Sj M, California
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Sarah Jenkins, Oklahoma City, OK
R. Taylor, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Chester L., Oklahoma City, OK
D.M. Page, Somerset, MA
Sherri S. - Temecula, CA.
M. O'Neil, St. Louis, MO.
Teresa Morales Mableton
Valerie W -TN
Mark W - TN
Haven C- TN
Betty B -TN
Eddie B -TN
Frank Mead Acworth Ga..
Maxwell F - Philadelphia, PA
George F - Churchville, PA
Robert F - Doylestown, PA
C.L. Ott- Davenport, Iowa.
M. Donovan, Elsmere, KY
S. Drahman, Elsmere, KY.
Randall Mobley, Brandenburg, Ky.
B.Day, Redlands CA.
Rose B. - Kearny, NJ
Wilma H. Pine Ridge,Ky..
D, Brooklyn, N. Y..
Chris W, Alaska
Kelly O., New Jersey
Jeff G., New Jersey
Kelly G. - Michigan
Laurie F. - Tennessee
Michael
Quakertown PA.
Bruce T., California
E King -Dallas,TX
S. Black - Dallas, TX
J. Black - Dallas, TX
E. Black - Irving, TX
S. Fuller - Dallas, TX
S. Hood - Lewisville, TX
A. Hawkins - Irving, TX
J. Lewis - Dallas, TX.
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Julia Lowen-Pittsburgh,P.A
Shirley King-Pittsburgh,P.A
Timmy Grogan-Pittsburgh,P.A
Shannon Dosdor-Pittsburgh,P.A
Shannon Schuster-Butler,P.A
Brandon Schuster-York,P.A.
Justin Morter-Butler,P.A
John DeBolt - IL
Judy N Sherman Oaks, CA.
Brian T.
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Theresa M. - Elkhart, Indiana
Heather Couture, Minneapolis, MN
Kelly Schultz. Oshkosh, Wisconsin
K. McKinney Orlando, Fl.

This includes everyone. Thank you all. Proud to have your names. Now I say we show them who we are. Let's have a great day and please all, report back any information you receive from your efforts as will I and the rest of the members.
Just an fyi, I put this letter together last year when Sen. Stabenow introduced S3706 with Ed Schultz. It had received many updates through the last nine months. It's sort of a chronology of how many times the carrott has been dangled in front of us and then pulled away. It's our story, certainly not all the sadness and hurt we have had to endure, but a timeline of how events unfolded. A few people thought it should be updated, but I am leaving it as is, because this is how we have lived for over a year and I think people should see it, they way we had to live it.

Let's pray for good things to finally come our way. And if you will indulge me, a prayer for Desperate In RI, Jobless In Mass, sick&tired for taking the time to give us a new home, for the American 99ers Union, and for all the unemployed who we have met and who have touched our lives on old sites, new sites along our journey. We have to admit, had it not been for one another, whether we all agree on a subject or not, it could have had a much different outcome for many of us.

Be well, stay dry (is this rain stopping every) and don't take no for an answer today. We are going to make this happen!!!!!

CBC and Ways and Means mailbox finally went through. Hoping this means they are full and getting lots of correspondence.

Went through about five minutes ago.

Back to the emails. Calls starting around two. How is everyone making out?

Hope everyone had a successful day today. I did= well. Will be starting again early tomorrow. My plan is to really email alot. Since I am at my sister's and she has a personal and office computer, I can email and still check in on the forum.

Please continue to help. Fax, Call Email or Tweet.

I am starting early. Working the emails on another computer. Will be checking back in and of course, I will report anything I find out.

Ways and Means, White House, CBC. Finished.

Everyone, please check Varney & Co. today at 9 est. Gregg is on for the Unemployed and 99ers.

Please all email, fax, write, call and tweet!!!!

Back to the emails and calls. Will report in later. Keep up the good work. Hope everyone stays dry. Not predicted to be a very good day here, heavy thunderstorms (again, but these will have high winds).

Stay safe and stay active.

So sorry for the interruption. Internet and cable out after yet another thunder and heavy rain storm yesterday. Back as of late last night. Should be a good day today for a change. So, before I start the emailing and requests for help let's all take a minute to say a special prayer for all those being ripped apart by these horrible storms. More are forecasted for today. God bless you all, we are all praying for you and your families.

Since we know how it feels to receive no help at all, let's not forget about them and the families, neighbors and friends.

I was able to bring up the other computer, will email from that one and post from this one. Have to babysit and dog sit tomorrow, so I won't be on until the afternoon.

Please all, we need everyone to tweet, fax, email and call. We have about a day and a half, then they are off for the holiday.