I'm so damn miserable!!!! My home made the update. The office was already listed.

[CatWoman]

These storms are getting more and more vicious.

Several homes were hit by lightning, and were burned to the ground.

I NEED A SHOWER!!!!!

DeKalb residents must boil water up to 2 days
Storm knocked out power to water plant

A boil water advisory that has been in effect for much of DeKalb County since Tuesday night will continue for one to two days, DeKalb officials said.

The water advisory was announced after one of the county's water plants lost power during Tuesday night's storms.

The DeKalb County Health Department is asking residents in Avondale, Chamblee, Decatur and Doraville to boil water for at least three minutes before drinking, bathing, washing or cooking.

The power loss occurred at the Scott Candler Water Plant around 6:50 p.m., said DeKalb health department spokeswoman Vickie Elisa. A loss of pressure leaves the plant's supply vulnerable to disease-causing bacteria. Elisa said that probably did not occur Tuesday night, as full power was restored soon after the outage.

"This is merely a precautionary measure," she said.

The following zip codes fall under the advisory: 30319, 30030, 30340, 30341, 30345, 30033, 30329, 30084, 30087, 30083, 30333, 30002, 30307, 30306, 30079, 30021, 30032 and 30088.

For more information or updates, please visit www.yourdekalb.com or www.dekalbwatershed.com.

http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/dekalb/stories/2008/07/22/boil_water.html?cxntlid=homepage_tab_newstab

[NMDemDist2]

1. ..

:hug:

[CatWoman]

2. ....

:hi:

[bluerum]

3. Ooo. I used to live in DeKalb. Many years ago. Stay safe.

[GreenPartyVoter]

4. Stay safe. That reminds me. I gotta go fill some jugs of water before this storm here gets any worse

:hug:

[Catherine Vincent]

5. Oh geeze. America has become a nation of Whiners.

:evilgrin:

Stay safe, CatWoman! :hi:

[orleans]

6. are there storms there tonight? i'm listening to malloy and i know

he broadcasts from georgia -- not sure where exactly (around atlanta?) and the stream keeps cutting out.

[CatWoman]

9. the storms were last night

you should have seen all the carnage!!!!

downed trees everywhere.

when I drove to work this morning, several traffic lights were still out.

[Warpy]

7. You can probably shower in it

unless you've got deep cuts. Those need to be covered.

Keep a container of boiled and cooled water in the bathroom for brushing your teeth, though. You're not going to want to use potentially buggy water for that.

Intact skin provides an adequate barrier for most nasties. What you don't want to do is drink any of them until you boil them to death.

[galledgoblin]

14. be VERY careful washing your face

my older brother does a lot of overseas business travel, and yes, he can shower in places where the water isn't very clean, but he needs to be very careful not to inadvertently let any water break the skin.

[spanone]

8. damn.....

:spray:

[CatWoman]

12. is that water for me????

:)

:hi:

thank god I have beer

:)

[spanone]

22. beer shampoo maybe?

[fascisthunter]

10. Funnel Clouds Spotted Barrington, RI Today

We have crazy thunder and lighting storms, small, fast and very destructive. They don't last long, but they pack a real whollup.



Had tornado warnings in parts of Massachusetts. Weather is crazy in New England this summer... I think it's been crazy everywhere.

[Muttocracy]

16. that is not right for New England; upstate NY has been stormy

Thunderstorms nearly every day, which I know is not normal for here.

[fascisthunter]

24. State of emergency as storms slam N.H.

In Epsom, N.H., where a tornado warning was issued over the lunch hour, powerful winds damaged 50 to 100 homes and knocked down power lines and trees, said Mary Frambach, a volunteer at the Epsom Fire Department. A shelter has been set up at a town elementary school.

http://news.bostonherald.com/news/national/northeast/view/2008_07_24_Severe_storms_collapse_house_in_NH/srvc=home&position=also

[supernova]

11. Oh man, sorry you're having to rough it CW

:hug:

Keep safe.

We have T-storms until 11pm here. :scared:

[CatWoman]

13. the weatherman said we may get some tonight

however so far, so good :hi:

[annabanana]

15. Aw Jeez.. that sucks.

You deserve a break.

[jody]

17. RE "I NEED A SHOWER!!!!!" Strip and dance in the rain with a bar of soap.

:hi: jody

[CatWoman]

19. hahahahaha

my neighbors would probably call the police!!!!

:hi:

[RubyDuby in GA]

18. You can come take a shower at our house.

Carter would love for Auntie CatWoman to come for a visit!

Ted, on the other hand, would run from you - stranger danger donchaknow.

[CatWoman]

20. now that looks like trouble!!!

cat+tinsel :)

:hi:

[RubyDuby in GA]

21. Trouble? Maybe... "Special" in every way - you bet!

Sorry you've had so many storms lately. :hug: It rained about 5 minutes at our house last night and that's been it for days.

[GreenPartyVoter]

23. Well, our storm has ended. Wish you were doing as well. :^(

:hug:

[malaise]

25. Stay safe

:grouphug: