[Dianne Danielson]

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Hi Ladies,
Well it’s another soggy Sunday out here in the NW. Perfect for hibernating!! I hope you’re all doing fine this weekend. Sorry to hear about the Cubbies!!
I was soooo hoping they’d win it all!! Maybe if I didn’t watch it would help.

Are you all ready for the trick or treaters tomorrow?? Normally I don’t get any since I live on the 12th floor. But I signed up this yr. It’ll be interesting to see
if any kids from the bldg. next door make it up here. It’s gonna be wet so I may not get that many.

They keep saying this month could go in the record book as the wettest Oct. on record. Last week it was in the 3rd spot, but with this weekend it could put it on the top. We’re not getting battered like we did a few weeks ago. The creeks & rivers are still in their banks so there’s no danger of flooding at this
point. With the leaves tho there could be street flooding around the corners. We did have a beautiful day Friday & part of yesterday, so that helped.

My former neighbor who was evicted, all but destroyed that apt. My friend Critt is moving in & he was telling me what all they had to do to repair it. the former tenant cut the cords on the stove & refrigerator so they had to replace both. They had to treat the apt for bugs 4(!!!) times. they had to bomb it that many times there was soo infested with the creepy crawlers!!! That’s where mine came from!! I think most of my neighbors had to be treated for them as well. I don’t know why people do things like that. He’ll never be able to live in low income housing again. People like that make it bad for the rest of us. What’s wrong with people???
I’m including some pics, but the only one I can take credit for is the one of Jewell watching the crows as they fly around the bldg.
Have a Happy Halloween!!!
dd

[Dianne Danielson]

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Hi Ladies,
How is everybody? I hope you’re all fine. It’s raining, still!! We’re headed for the wettest Oct. on record. It’s usually the foggiest month, but not so this
yr. Nov. is normally the wettest month. If this is any indicator we could be in for a soggy winter. So far the creeks, & rivers are within their banks.
We did have a bit of a break in the clouds this afternoon, but the liquid sunshine has returned. It’s not a steady heavy rain, just showers.

They still haven’t figured out what caused the big explosion last week. I haven’t heard anything on the news. It could take awhile since there were 3
explosions. Then today, there was another incident on the same street, just on the opposite side of town. Another contractor clipped a gas line. The fire dept. evacuated everyone, but there was no explosion this time.
My arthritis has been kicking in this week. I had a bad fall 5 yrs ago, causing my elbow to pop out of its socket. I had to go to the ER & they knocked me out before the put it back.. I had to have surgery on it to staple the tendons, etc back on the bone. When I do something I don’t mess around do I??
anyway, it starts letting me know it’s still there. I’m not able to straighten it completely out. There’s a bone spur or something that keeps me from it.
Jewell’s resting on the sofa arm right now. She sends her purrs.
So, how about those Cubs??!! GO CUBS!!!! The closest baseball team out here is the Seattle Mariners, as is the Seattle Sea Hawks the closest football
team. We do have the Portland Trail Blazers as our NBA team.
Did any of you see the Valerie Parr Hill shows this week? She was on with Mary Beth this morning. There were soooooooooo many things I wanted!!! I loved loved loved the red & white berry garland & wreath!!! Other than her shows, they still haven’t had anything on worth getting.

Well, I guess that’s all for now.
take care
dd

[Dianne Danielson]

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Hi Ladies,
CONGRATS to the CUBBIES!!!! It’s Looooooooooooong overdue!!!! Not much going on which is fine with me.
Have a great week ladies.
dd

[Dianne Danielson]

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Hi Ladies,
It was a beautiful day today. Got out & enjoyed it. I went for a walk & went to see the damage done by the explosion. There were a lot of people walking around so that was a good sign. the businesses need the people to be out & about spending their $$ up there. the folks along the coast that got
battered by the tornado & storms last weekend are wanting folks to come back.
I took some pics of the damage & of the trees along the way there. I hope I can send em.

Colleen, I’m sorry they couldn’t find out what’s going on. Have they checked out your spleen & pancreas? I’ll pray they find out what’s going on, & that it
isn’t serious.
The Q had a Bethlehem Lights Christmas tree TSV today. I wish I could get one, but it’s not in my budget. I’d love to have a prelit tree. The one I have is an old white one I got at KMart several yrs ago. It’s turning brown in spots & I don’t know how to get it back to white. I tried getting a Santa’s Best last yr, but when I put it together, you could see the pole. I loved the lights & all the different things you could do. But it was a big disappointment so I sent it back. So when do you ladies start decorating for Christmas? I usually wait till after Thanksgiving, but if I get into the mood, I might start earlier, since it
takes me longer these days to get things set up the way I want them. Not before Halloween tho!!
It won’t be long before we turn the clocks back, then it’ll be dark at 4. I hate that!!!!
That’s all for tonight.
Hopefully I’ll be able to send the pics I took today. wish me luck
dd

[Dianne Danielson]

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Hi Adele,
I was getting worried when you didn’t post for a few days. I know your hubby was having issues & was concerned something went wrong. I’m glad to hear that wasn’t the case.
As for the explosion, there was construction in that area. A subcontractor clipped a gas line, they called 911 immediately. The first responders got people out of the bldg. just in the nick of time. There were 8 people injured, but NO fatalities!! Miracle of miracles!!! It destroyed a bagel place & a tattoo parlor. It’s now toothpicks or kindling for the fireplace!! One of the firefighters was blown 20 ft & ended up with both legs broken. He’s still in the hospital but doing fine they say on the news. Everyone else was treated & released that day. I was sitting here when I heard a loud BOOM, & this bldg. shook. I also heard & felt the other 2 explosions, 3 altogether. Then I heard a lot of sirens so I looked out but couldn’t see anything, so I went & looked down the hallway & I saw some people looking out the windows down the hall. I went to see what was going on & there was a HUGE plumb of smoke just up the street from us. It was like 4 blocks away. Needless to say, it took over the TV stations all day.
Between the storms of last weekend, & now this I don’t think Portland’s been on the national news this much.
It’s a cooking day all day Sunday. Should be good.
Well, that’s all for now.
take care.
dd

[Dianne Danielson]

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Hi Ladies,
I don’t know if Portland made national news tonight, but we had a huge gas explosion here. It was just 4 blocks away from me. I heard the explosion
& felt the bldg. shake. There were 3 explosions altogether, & I felt each one. Of course the local news was on all day. There were some injuries, but no fatalities. I guess we did make the national news. It’s on right now. It destroyed 2 business, leveling both bldgs.
I’m fine. No damage here, that I know of. It sounded like a bomb went off. Some of the residents thought it was a bomb that went off.

I hope everyone’s okay. I haven’t seen posts from a few of you, so I’m hoping all is well. I hope the hubbies are doing well. Saying prayers for all.
We had a lovely day today. the sun was out & there was no wind so it was nice, & NO rain!!
Well, I guess that’s all for tonight.
dd

[Dianne Danielson]

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Hi Ladies,
I received my QF pants today & they STINK! I mean literally stink! Have any of you received clothes from QF that smell awful? This is a first
for me. I’ve gotten stuff from them before & they didn’t smell. The pants I ordered from Denim & co didn’t smell bad when I opened the pkg. I haven’t
received the Christmas kitty top yet. I hope it doesn’t stink. I found when I tried them on I need to order the shorter inseam, I guess. The length on
em were like 3-4 inches too long. I’m too lazy to hem em up. I don’t have a sewing machine anymore.

The really strong storms are gone. Now we’re just getting showers. We had quite a thunderstorm on the East side of town yesterday, but it didn’t last
long. They’re getting snow in the higher elevations now. That’s good news for the ski resorts. We depend on the snow pack in the mts for our
water supply during the summer, so the earlier it starts the better.

Well, I guess that’s all for now.
take care.
dd

[Dianne Danielson]

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I have no clue how the # 13 got in front of Hi Ladies. I guess I better do a better job of proof reading, lol

[Dianne Danielson]

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13Hi Ladies,
I guess i’m not getting notifications either. If I hadn’t got on the site I wouldn’t know you guys had posted. At first I thought you guys were busy
& didn’t have time to post anything. I hope everything goes well for you & your hubbies.
We’re still having stormy weather, but nothing like Friday. No tornadoes, or remnants of typhoons. It’s turning out to be the wettest Oct’s on record.
Making up for lack of the rain in yrs past. No snow pack yet in the mts. The temps have to come down abit more before that happens. Thank you
for your prayers & concern. The prayers were answered. You wouldn’t believe there were some people who were actually upset at the weather
people for “hyping” it up!!!! I guess cause they didn’t lose power or lose their home or business it was all hype. And if it had been worse than expected
they’d be saying why the weather people warn us so we could prepare.

I always get a slight fever when I get my yearly flu shot. They tell ya to expect to feel off for a day or so after the shot. Even when Jewell gets her
shot she is out of sorts for a day or so. It’s nothing unusual. Unless there’s a really bad reaction, then I’d be getting to the Dr. asap.

Happy Birthday, Gail. Go out & celebrate, & have fun!!
The pics of the bridge is in North Portland. It’s called the St. John’s bridge. Portland has 13 bridges. Portland is also called “bridge city”, along
with City of Roses.
That’s all for now.
talk to ya tomorrow.
dd

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