:) With a few of the places we had to spend the night in our cars, I'm actually suprised we didn't get shot at... :) ...I'm trying to think of a good English colloquialism for "avoided catastrophe" ie. "dodged a bullet," but can't think of one off-hand...do the Brits have an expression for "barely avoided disaster?"
**************************************************** "But if you tame me, then we shall need each other. To me, you will be unique in all the world. To you, I shall be unique in all the world; You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed..." --Antoine de Saint-Exupéry "If you talk to the animals they will talk with you and you will know each other. If you do not talk to them you will not know them, and what you do not know you will fear. What one fears one destroys." -- Chief Dan George ----- Original Message ----- From: Kerry MacKenzie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sunday, October 2, 2005 11:55 am Subject: Re: Jen > Welcome back Jen---what an ordeal you guys have been through. It's > great to > know you're all safe and sound, and that your home is in one piece > too.Hope little Ewok is doing okay. > Good to have you back! > Kerry PS: d'you literally mean you dodged a bullet or is that a > "dumb Brit" > Q?! > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> > Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 11:46 AM > Subject: Re: Jen > > > Hi Guys! > > We're back! Physically, anyway, mentally, I'm still having a hard > time"recovering" from the nightmare of the evacuation! :( > > It took us over 55 hours to get from Houston to Little Rock!! Our > evacuation route was bumper to bumper for about 50 of those hours...we > spent a couple of nights on the side of the road and, I'm not sure > if it > made the local news in areas other than Texas, but we were one of > thosethousands of people stranded on the side of the road because > we ran out > of gas! Thanks to a good samaritan, we were able to make our way to > Little Rock on Saturday staying just ahead of the hurricane the entire > way! We literally could only sleep for an hour or so Friday night (we > were still in Texas at this point with no room at any hotel or shelter > until we got into Arkansas) because as the hurricane approached, it > brought tornados. But we finally made it to Arkansas early Saturday > with animals in tow...Everyone did great despite having to be confined > to a car for two days! Little Rock was wonderful, everyone was very > kind and helpful...we even managed to make it to the river front area > the day before we returned to Texas for a much needed beer (or > two) at > an English pub called "The Underground." :) > > Anyhoo, unfortunately, I had to take Ewok to his oncologist > appointmentthis morning...more car trauma!! The poor guy, just > got out of the damn > car and here I am sticking him back in it for a half-hour car ride to > his doctor's appointment! We're all very much looking forward to this > weekend! We dodged a bullet and only lost a few tree limbs in the > storm(only 1/4" of rain!!)...it's sad to think that we would have > been safer > staying in our own home during the storm!! > > Hope this all makes sense! My brain is still all over the place (I'm > absolutely exhausted)...thank you all for your positive thoughts...I > have yet to read though the list email, but I know there have been a > couple of losses (Julie and Nina??)...I believe I saw something about > Grace... :( > > Take care, all... > > Jen > > **************************************************** > "But if you tame me, then we shall need each other. To me, you > will be > unique in all the world. To you, I shall be unique in all the > world; You > become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed..." --Antoine de > Saint-Exupéry > > "If you talk to the animals they will talk with you and you will know > each other. If you do not talk to them you will not know them, > and what > you do not know you will fear. What one fears one destroys." -- > Chief Dan > George > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: catatonya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thursday, September 29, 2005 8:52 pm > Subject: Jen > > > Has anyone heard from Jen since the evacuation?? > > > > tonya > > > > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > So that msg forwarded from Jen was an out-of-date msg? > > > > > > Gloria > > > > > > At 10:13 AM 9/28/2005, you wrote: > > > >Hi Gloria > > > > Yes..These were in Tenn. Now in Vermont and doing very > well...> > >They have put on plenty of weight and grown beautiful > coats...> > >A big change from when they were taken from AW... > > > >Interesting..The 2 FeLV+ mentioned below for euthanasia have > turned> > >out to be the most active of the 6 and I think just the > initial> > visit to > > > >the vet...Just goes to show..Don't give up on these guys.... > > > >Tad > > > > > > > ><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > >>Is this in Tennessee? Just wondering about location - > > > >> > > > >>Gloria > > > >> > > > >>At 10:48 AM 7/2/2005, you wrote: > > > >>>The "white" cat in danger of being put down due today to nasty > > > ears, > > > >>>sores, and etc, has now been discovered to be a very light BUFF > > > cat, NOT > > > >>>white, as first suspected. She is FEMALE. > > > >>>I have to go to work, if she is anyone's cat, and you want to > > save> her, > > > >>>email Kara at <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >>>(please do NOT bombard Kara with emails that I could > answer, as > > > she is > > > >>>already very overwhelmed! ONLY email her if one of these > cats may > > > be > > > >>>yours! I can't do anything from work though, and don't want > > > anyone's cat > > > >>>to die just because I am not at home to relay messages!) > > > >>> > > > >>>I will have pictures TODAY when I get home from work, 10PM > > eastern> time. > > > >>>Stay up late if interested! > > > >>> > > > >>>I will answer all other emails tonight if time allows, > including> > your > > > >>>questions Tad. Yes, I THINK I can get sponsors! > > > >>> > > > >>>Jenn > > > >>><http://ucat.us>http://ucat.us > > > > > > >>><http://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html>http://ucat.us/domesticcatlink s.htm > l > > > >>> > > > > > > >>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ > ~~~~~~ > > > > > > >>> > > > >>>Dilute calico DMH, ~4 years - female > > > >>>Eyes - sunken, 3rd eyelid up > > > >>>Ear mites > > > >>>Fleas 4+ > > > >>>Mouth - peridontal/missing teeth > > > >>>Dehydrated > > > >>>Notes: very thin, dehydrated, Recommend euthanasia > > > >>> > > > >>>Buff DSH, ~4 years - female > > > >>>Eyes - conjunctivitis > > > >>>Ears - mites > > > >>>Skin - dermatitis, hair loss, self trauma > > > >>>Abdomen - hernia over incision > > > >>>Mouth - missing teeth, periodontal, gingivitis > > > >>>Legs/feet - pressure sores > > > >>>Notes: ear flaps ulcerated necrotic, conjuct, nasal discharge, > > > missing > > > >>>teeth, periodontal, gingivitis, pressure sores on hocks, fleas > > > >>>Needs Euthanized > > > >>> > > > >>>Black DSH, >6 years - Female > > > >>>Ears - mites > > > >>>Skin/coat - fleas ++, severe (??) dermatitis > > > >>>Abdominal - thin > > > >>>Mouth - moderate tarter > > > >>>Notes: none > > > >>> > > > >>>Then I have two bad FIVs: > > > >>> > > > >>>White with gray DSH, 5 years - male - this has been there > > for at > > > least > > > >>>5 years - Nicky > > > >>>Eyes - sunken > > > >>>Ears - mites > > > >>>Skin - fleas, thin hair > > > >>>Mouth - see below > > > >>>Dehydrated > > > >>>Notes - mouth ulcer tongue, severe tarter, periodontal, > > > gingivitis, URI > > > >>>Body condition, 1.5 > > > >>>Vet recommends euthanasia > > > >>> > > > >>>Buff DSH, 4 years - male > > > >>>Eyes - sunken > > > >>>Ears - mites > > > >>>Skin - fleas, self trauma to skin, wounds on right rear leg, > > > pressure > > > >>>sores, possible mange > > > >>>Mouth - severe gingivitis, periodontal disease, acne > > > >>>Dehydrated > > > >>>Notes - recommends euthanasia > > > >>>No virus found in this outgoing message. > > > >>>Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > > >>>Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.8/37 - Release Date: > > > 7/1/2005 > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
