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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

Sounds like some big-city, big-company missive, right? Nah, just a lead-in 
to what's happening and not happening at Heartwood these first days back. 
Memorable.

Was wrestling with getting dial-up established and then getting Eudora 
fixed so I could send to you lovelies. Seems to now be in order. I 
responded to one from Rob in Washington and he suggested sending it to the 
list for amusement purposes. Here it is:

You ought to send this to the homestead list!
At 9/14/2005 06:49 PM, you wrote:
Life in the hills has been a challenge for the last five days. Busted water 
system, no propane, no Internet connection, three-foot-high weeds 
everywhere, chigger bites you wouldn't believe, and now, a major case of 
poison ivy rash. Just got a new water heater installed and am about to take 
my first proper shower in a week. Of course with the poison ivy rash I have 
to make it only a cool one. I will write more when I get this place back in 
hand.
At 05:30 PM 9/14/2005 -0700, you wrote:
I'm guessing you're back!
How's life back in the hills?
Rob
At 9/14/2005 07:55 AM, you wrote:
Well, I think I might have my e-mail fixed. Let's see if this goes: