Hi, all, As the Quakers say, I'm holding community garden friends in New York, Toronto and other affected cities in the light through the blackout.
Well, one bright spot, community gardens can show their worth as a source of food - and as a place where people can link up in a crisis. I fondly remember the last huge blackout in New York, back in '77, when I was a kid from California backpacking around. My girlfriend, a fellow traveler from Denmark, and I put the darkness to very good use. You never know what good can come from a crisis... I did hear that the Iraqis are sympathetic if not overly worried, since this is a mild dose of what they have been living with over the summer, only Baghdad temps are 20 Farenheit degrees _hotter_ than NYC, if you can imagine, in the 120 range! (pushing 50 C). On NPR, a reporter passed along some of their helpful hints, like wrapping up in wet sheets and sleeping on the roof. And forget living in tall buildings... Hang in there. I'd ask our local power company, Duke Power, to send some help, but we all remember what happened when they 'helped' California a couple years back. We're still enjoying the fallout from that. What's that Arnie says, 'Have a nice day...'? Don Boekelheide (sympathetic in) Charlotte, NC PS do check out Mars, it is amazing. In the southeastern sky about 9-10 PM. Should be a great view without the city lights. ______________________________________________________ The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of ACGA's services to community gardeners. To learn more about the ACGA and to find out how to join, please go to http://www.communitygarden.org To post an e-mail to the list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription: https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/community_garden
