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<DIV><FONT size=2>I worked for the state (Salem) in the Labor and
Industries Building. We like dummies stood at the windows and watched the
trees blow down in Wilson Park. Then they decided we should all go home in
the height of the storm -- some decision. I couldn;'t stand up in the open
-- women were crawling on their hands and knees to get to their cars. When
I got to the intersection of Center and Summer -- I put my arms around the
street light standard and guess what the lights came down all
around. Luck would have it my husband came along with out BIG pontiac star
chief and I got in. It took us 2 hours to get to where our children were
on Brown Road and Sunnyview Avenue. We drove across live wires and had a
large brick hit our car, trees fell in front of us and we had to keep
backtracking, down D street past the hospital, etc.. But all in all we got
to our kids where we stayed until the next day. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>When we went to our house on Silverton Road -- the large 2
story barn was gone --not even a sliver of wood left or foundation, but the old
plastic covered greenhouse stook without a mark.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>All in all it was an experience not to be repeated.
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Hope I haven't bored you with my tale.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>I love the experiences people share .</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Dolores in Colorado</FONT></DIV>
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