Flooding and Snow and Cold

Well, our weather has been interesting, we are in a State of Emergency for our area, the mighty Black River, the Deer River, Grasse River and Oswegatchie aound here are above flood stage. 
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This camper did end up in the river but didn't go anywhere as it was chained to the big tree beside it y Fire Rescue,  the house next to it water came up half way up the door, 3 feet!!!
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above is New York State Route # 3, a main feeder, closed from Herrings to Carthage, places had 3 foot of water over it.
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.above is the fire department doing a rescue, they are directly over South Main Street in the Village of West Carthage.
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. to the left is the Black River at flood stage of 13 feet, there is railroad tracks under the water on the left.
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DON'T FORGET OUR VETERANS, PAST AND PRESENT.
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. This shows the ice flow and chunks of ice piling up out on Lake Ontario.
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Carthage, West Carthage, Herrings, Deferiet and Watertown are still having water problems but flood stage has peaked.

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I am fighting a lung Infection and Sinus Infection, I think I picked it up at one of the places we played.
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. If you look you will see me in the back having a Coughing Spell after trying to sing!!!

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Fort Drum lost a Soldier in Afghanistan, killed by small arm fire this week,   last month(March) there were no fatalaties for the 10th mountain division (Ft. Hood).
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We still have lots of *Snow Banks and the high for today is 51.
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Sunday Sunrise Service will be coats, mittens and scarves.   Wishing all a Great Easter,  and make sure Sunday you shout "HE IS RISEN"!!!!!!!
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Memories

Well, not much going on here, I had a Heart Monitor on after the ole ticker started missing a few beats and Anna Mae was in the Hospital with this Bug going around, had to call 911 at 3am after she passed out in bathroom, severe dehydration.  Anna Mae spent a few days in hospital and I had a Nuclear Stress Test on the heart.   We are a good match for each other.  We are still around and kicking!!!
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The rug rat in the above picture in the circle is me, I went to the Pond Settlement Public School, this group is grades 1 thru 6.  I remember going outside to the "Out-House" in the winter and going thru several feet of snow, doing your business as quick as possible and making a b line back into the one room school house to stand near the bug round oak wood stove in the center of the school room.
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I can still name just about everyone in the picture.
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The above picture I found is me as a senior in high school, the dog is "Laddie", a nice collie.  Good dog but got shot by neighbor for chasing deer during hunting season.
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The above picture is me with my very first Guitar ever!! I was in the 9th grade in the above photo.
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The above picture is of me and one of my Grade school friends Mike, I was in the hospital up here in New York and Mikey lives in Georgia, I was in real bad shape, Mike came up to see me as he thought I might not make it, he stayed with me till after surgery and he knew I was gonna be OK,  we have called each other for years, always only a phone call away, not much either one of us would not do for the other,  well, Mike has the big "C" !!!   Mike has Cancer and a short time left............Mike is only 66, his birthday is April 15 but he does not think he will make it!!!!
we went thru school togeather, graduated, mike went in Air Force, spent most of his time as a Radio Repairman in Bilouxi, Miss. then worked and retired from the Telephone company several years ago. I went Navy, we kept close for over 55 years, Man says no Chemo, no radiation as cancer is too far along!!!    So, So Sad!!!
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Me and Mikey,  "Memories of better days!!!!!!!
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