tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6538104263023802022.post3545837703777058748..comments2024-02-19T08:50:26.221-08:00Comments on Terlingua Dreams: A day without electricityMsBelindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09035993834877022676noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6538104263023802022.post-49839922207119307202015-06-27T13:55:26.452-07:002015-06-27T13:55:26.452-07:00I too thought of how rough the early pioneers must...I too thought of how rough the early pioneers must of had it without all the things you mention and which we now think of as "necessities".MsBelindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09035993834877022676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6538104263023802022.post-80049867532278061232015-06-24T03:47:33.616-07:002015-06-24T03:47:33.616-07:00Whenever the power goes out (which these days is m...Whenever the power goes out (which these days is more rare than when we first moved out to Natalia), I ponder how life must have been for the people in wagons making their way West. No A/C, no microwave, no DirecTV. Back fifty years ago, sleeping on the porch or in the yard was a normal thing for a lot of folks.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04752379587655151211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6538104263023802022.post-58369240231916130002015-06-24T00:01:56.403-07:002015-06-24T00:01:56.403-07:00No doubt about it Gypsy :)No doubt about it Gypsy :)MsBelindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09035993834877022676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6538104263023802022.post-46510581204412601012015-06-23T23:45:18.410-07:002015-06-23T23:45:18.410-07:00Yep, tree cutting is quite expensive...that is the...Yep, tree cutting is quite expensive...that is the reason why we have not chopped down those darn mesquite trees!<br /><br />BTW...No, I do not miss summers in Houston but this year the humidity has been just as bad in Del Rio.MsBelindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09035993834877022676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6538104263023802022.post-69404982651315725202015-06-23T17:53:31.196-07:002015-06-23T17:53:31.196-07:00Having done a lot of backpacking and living in a t...Having done a lot of backpacking and living in a tent for several months I feel the same way - I believe I could survive for a long time in most situations.Gypsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052445200220681513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6538104263023802022.post-67287316817259116722015-06-23T12:09:13.267-07:002015-06-23T12:09:13.267-07:00I was outside most of the morning because a man ca...I was outside most of the morning because a man came to give us an estimate on removing that big oak tree that fell blocking my driveway (the one my son cut down and it fell the wrong way), and a few other trees that could cause problems if they came down. Wow!! I was in the wrong business, tree cutting pays more than engineering. . . Anyway, it was so humid that if I tried to catch a mosquito, I would just grab a handful of water (grin). Don't you miss Houston in the summer time??Dizzy-Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.com