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Len, thank you. What was weird was, my neighbors and I were OK without the power, but it was the lack of cellphone service where you couldn't reach anyone that had us all stressed. For us, it didn't hurt that the days were sunny and we didn't get much rain with the storm. We are thankful for all the little blessings and pray for those who were so devastated by it all.

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Joan, I'm so glad to hear your OK. I'm sorry for the devastation around you.

We had a great surprise - our power came back on around 7 tonight. I was really sure that it wasn't going to happen so quickly. And, that will free up the workers to go help in some of the places that have really been devastated

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I bought a small can of tuna, a ripe avocado, lettuce, triscuits, some Kerrygold cheddar(a splurge) a couple of chocolate bars on sale and 2 bags of ice for my freezer. The freezer is empty - I'm now going to use it as a cooler and the fridge is nearly empty.
Does anyone know how long after the power goes off you can keep fresh eggs. What about things like relish and mustard?

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I gather that Valdosta was hit as badly as the awful pictures you've been seeing of places like Tallahassee - she might not even have cell service.

At least I can text and call - I'm surprised I was able to get online right now - I haven't been able to see any news or weather - I heard there are 3 more hurricanes brewing in the Atlantic now. I get a better chance at 6:00 before everyone wakes up and starts using their phones. It's now possible we won't have power until Tuesday morning. We're all hoping it might be sooner

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Baker Aunt, this is why I jury rigged my latest crockpot to use my chef alarm for my timer. Chicken breasts (boneless) cook in approximately 3 ½ - 4 hours on low. You can imagine the first time I used it and hammered the chicken. Mine has a manual option, so I can set the temperature where I want it with no timer. There are handles that snap in place for transporting it. I put the chef alarm in the largest chicken breasts, clamp the handles down on the cord (the lid won't seal if I don't) and set the alarm to 163. I can only use it when I'm home for the day -

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Has anyone heard from Joan? I heard that Valdosta was hit very hard and I'm worried.

You all probably know a lot more about the devastation everywhere than I do. We were hit much harder than anticipated, but nothing like what happened west of us. We lost cell and power Friday am around 1:30 and got our cell service back around 6:00 last night. This is my first time accessing the internet - in an hour I probably won't be able to as people wake up. Most of the island has power, but we're not expected to get it until 10 tomorrow night.

We had mostly wind damage - there appear to have been mini tornadoes and lots of big trees done - many uprooted because of the saturated ground we have from our rainy September. In our complex alone there are 10 trees down, 3 damaging roofs of 4 condos, but no one hurt. We are all very grateful that we were spared worse.
I pray for all those people in the direct line of this storm - the devastation is enormous - with whole towns being lost. I hope that all your friends and family are safe

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Will grilled chicken tenders last night and flew off to NYC this morning. He wanted to make sure I had plenty of protein while he was away. So I'll have a couple of dinners and then make some chicken salad. He'll be back on Monday in time to take me for my second cataract surgery on Wednesday.

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I have two of Claire Saffitz's books and I really enjoy them. Will and I have made several of her recipes. We like her foccacia, but haven't quite nailed down the rise.

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Happy Birthday, Mike🥳 It sounds like a lovely dinner!

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I think the heat gets to the chickens as much as it does to us

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I made sheet pan fajitas tonight with an avocado sauce (leftover avocado, chopped tomatoes, lemon juice, s&p and some garlic powder) it was too loose to be considered guacamole, but it worked. We still had some of Will's whole wheat tortillas in the freezer. It was a nice dinner.

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Very pretty, Joan

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It's still so hot that i brought home a couple of blackened chicken breasts from work, picked up some salad mix and tomatoes so Will could make a salad for dinner - he also toasted croutons.

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Dinner here was tuna salad with "super" spinach, one of our favorite mixes from the market. We had sourdough crackers on the side. Not homemade but a really good GA brand.

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I made Asian Peanut Sauce for pasta from my no-cook pasta sauce book. I cooked green beans with the spaghetti which i then added to the sauce. Will grilled chicken to go with it. It was a nice light dinner.

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