Marion County: No Electricity, No Water for Many Rural Areas

I feel awlful about the lack of water and power. I will keep u in my prayers. For my blog friends in that area let me know when u r alright.

I'm ok, just got back from Newport, Ar. 100 miles to the SE of Yellville with my mom in law, 2 inches of ice tree fell on her gas line, no elec, no heat for 16 hours. I had to walk a 1/4 mile to Her home. Brought Her back to TN until power comes on again. When I go back I have alot of cleaning up to do. Entergy told us this morning that it might be a week before it is restored. Trucks and more trucks with poles to be replaced 2000 in Jackson Co., Craigshead needs 3000 poles replaced. It looks like a war zone with ice. thx for the prayers.

Ty for letting me know u r ok. This is a terrible thing to happen to people. I hope this time the power companies will make plans to bury the lines. The new neighborhoods all the lines r underground. I shall keep all the families in my prayers.

I have talked to relatives in Baxter cty.Some power and phone service is slowly coming back there.Thank god for warmer weather.My relatives are a few of the lucky ones.

I am glad your family is ok wisconsin. People worry about the cost of burying the line but what if our temps were below zero. More people would have died. I shall continue to keep all of u in my prayers and thoughts.

Our power just got hooked back up. We were without
it for 7 days. We were lucky......no house or vehicle damage. We used kerosene lanterns and a
kerosene cook stove to get by. Had the wood stove for heat. Went into town a couple of times to get water. We couldn't even get to the main road for 4 days.

The night after the ice storm we laid in bed and
we could hear the trees snapping like rifle shots.

omg hereforgood. I am so glad u r ok. I am proud of u to for surviving. Did u loose the phone to?

mary summers wrote:

omg hereforgood. I am so glad u r ok. I am proud of u to for surviving. Did u loose the phone to?

We have a regular phone that worked. Our cordless
didn't work. So at least we could call out.

I'm so glad to have my electric back!

I am just now hearing about those that died in this ice storm. I guess I will be tilting at a new windmill.....the electric lines need to go underground. We cant accept their excuses anymore. A new crusade begins.

mary summers wrote:

I am just now hearing about those that died in this ice storm. I guess I will be tilting at a new windmill.....the electric lines need to go underground. We cant accept their excuses anymore. A new crusade begins.

I'd be more than shocked if they put the lines
underground. They don't want to pay for it.
This area still is way behind a lot of more modern
things anyway. It's like living the Andy Griffith
show.

Back from Newport again. Worked for 4 days near and on Mom's place. Entertained thoughts of going to Bull Shoals to help with clean up but I am dog tired and also had to go back home to care for my animals here at the farm. Power poles here are snapped like matchsticks, some still w/o power.
Convoys of Entergy trucks on the roads and even National Guard vehicles loaded on trains shipping them to SE Missouri and Ky. Very surreal.

hereforgood wrote:

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I'd be more than shocked if they put the lines
underground. They don't want to pay for it.
This area still is way behind a lot of more modern
things anyway. It's like living the Andy Griffith
show.

then i guess your name is ottis cambell after all. rotflmao

thunderbird wrote:

<quoted text>then i guess your name is ottis cambell after all. rotflmao

That's spelled OTIS CAMPBELL......go back to work, Barney.

hey andy

predsjack wrote:

hey andy

HEY.......

hereforgood wrote:

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That's spelled OTIS CAMPBELL......go back to work, Barney.

at least i work and am not like all the yankee scum that come's down here to do there drug's and steal of the people of the south YANKEE GO HOME

hey thunderbird i don't know what scum you have meet but not all yankees do drugs and over the 25 years i have been in and out of arkansas i have met my share of good ol' boys that do drugs and steal i think the good ol' boys club is looking for someone to blame for their screw ups. i guess i am trying to figure out what your comments have to do with the lost of electric and water do to the storm. and i do work i have the toughest job of them all i am an at home mom. any one can have a child and put that kid in daycare all day to go to work.

Here we go again! Mayberry will never be the same again.

thunderbird wrote:

<quoted text>at least i work and am not like all the yankee scum that come's down here to do there drug's and steal of the people of the south YANKEE GO HOME

Hey Hillbilly, whassup? Did your still run dry?

thunderbird wrote:

<quoted text>at least i work and am not like all the yankee scum that come's down here to do there drug's and steal of the people of the south YANKEE GO HOME

I'm sure it IS hard work dealing drugs. Be careful
there, Barney.