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[aluminmug]

4:30 this morning Ralph called the police. There were 2 trucks in front of our driveway and 4 guys standing around. Looked like they were stuck. What were they doing out there at 4:30 a.m. on an unplowed road? We have had a lot of theft around the farms lately. People are taking the copper from the irrigation systems. There is one of those systems just about where these cars were. Around 5:00 the police called to say they could not get here because of the roads. By that time the trucks were gone anyway. Also the other night we had a snazzy looking red car "creeping" down the road and it literally stopped in front of this system. We pulled up next to them to see if they needed help and they refused to talk to us. They sped up and went down the road to the next driveway and turned around and came back. They then turned around again and slowly came down the road again, looking suspicious. We just sat in our car and watched instead of pulling into our driveway. When he saw we would not move, he left. Very strange.

Spoke to our friend, Marilyn, this morning. She is housebound, too. But she has not had power since Friday night and lives in an all-electric house. I feel bad that we cannot get over to help her. She is okay, but cold.

Guess we'll try to do some digging out this afternoon, but don't want to push it. We have heat and food so the necessities are taken care of. Just concerned if we need to have emergency equipment for any reason it might be difficult for them. Yes, the worry genes have kicked in:)

Stay safe and warm everyone.