Re: Late birthday greetings for Groucho

Dana Schwartz <[email protected]> wrote in 
news:[email protected]:

> Pretty sure that at least David and Jack will see this at some point.
> Dana here with late Groucho birthday greetings.  
> 
> Forgive me for being late, but we were getting our heads out of the
> water (almost literally) here in Asheville at the beginning of
> October!  Not a terrible amount of damage to our neighborhood and none
> to our home, but the power was out for ten days (we are lucky - have a
> whole house generator) and the water is finally back on but not
> potable yet.  There was no internet (not even via the cell system) for
> around ten days.  Dug up an old AM/FM radio to get ANY info or news
> about the local situation.  We will survive this, but many were and
> still are far worse off.  
> 
> Add to all this that one of our three senior kitties passed away from
> lymphoma yesterday.  And, my husband is experiencing high liver enzyme
> readings and unexplained weight loss (more tests and imaging to come
> this week).  It's been a rough autumn here in the western North
> Carolina mountains, to say the least!
> 
> Send good luck and good wishes our way if you see this.  We could use
> it down our way!
> 
> Dana Schwartz

Hi Dana and Groucho Fans,

I'm glad that you made it through the storms.  We did as well.  The last 
one came directly over my town and neighborhood.  Aside from roofing tiles 
and lots of trees destroyed the big issue for most is flooding.  Most of 
the areas are able to clean up now.

Lost power after the last storm when our power was given to other 
neighborhoods and the transformer eventually blew.  That was about a week.  
There was power about a mile from here so you could travel if you needed 
to.  There was no gas or stores open for about a week.

We're in Bradenton, FL.  Governor DeSantis and his team did a wonderful job  
making sure many could get out before the storms and repair our area after 
the storms.

A big thank you to all the first responders from everywhere that helped 
communities affected by the storms.

God watched over our family this last year.  I was in and out of the 
hospital several times due to issues unrelated to the storms.  The worst 
was a fall while walking the dog that fractured four bones in my foot.  
That led to a long recovery.  My wife and I are doing well now.

I watched a few Groucho routines on youtube.  I hope that youtube and 
others keep the Marx Brothers alive for many gnerations to come.

Thank you Dana.