Sunday, August 26, 2007
♥ Holy Tornado!
Don't know if you all have heard about the storms that hit the Chicagoland area, not just Thursday, but Friday, too (we are the chosen ones). My oldest piglet (11) was home alone & terrified, but he did have a basement. My younger (8), should have been walking home from the bus stop at this time to be home alone for 15 minutes, but he was sick that day and J hadn't gone to work, thank God!
At work, I noticed the clouds rolling in so I went outside to roll up my car windows. When I felt the first drop, I noticed huge branches flying thru the air, so I ran as fast as my fat ass could go, which amazingly went faster once the tornado sirens started blaring. A funnel cloud touched down a few miles from my work, but aside from some lights flickering, we were ok. I couldn't believe the damage, though, trees down, flooding, electricity out for days. When I got home our electric was out for about six hours, let me tell you, it was hell in the testosterone factory! No TV, no internet, no lights! We had to talk to each other!!!! After our meal of macaroni and cheese with canned green beans (couldn't use microwave or electric oven), we went J's dad's to get the lantern and flashlights out of the camping gear. Upon our return, of course, the electricity was restored.
I survived the evening, and got lost on the five-mile drive to work the next morning. Had to accidentally detour in the opposite direction because there were so many lights out and streets closed to downed trees and live wires. The storms to return on Friday were supposed to be just as bad, or worse, but they were a bit south of us so it wasn't too bad.
Click here for the SCARIEST STORM PHOTOS EVER! Well, you might not think so, but, being so close to home, they scared the shit out of me!
At work, I noticed the clouds rolling in so I went outside to roll up my car windows. When I felt the first drop, I noticed huge branches flying thru the air, so I ran as fast as my fat ass could go, which amazingly went faster once the tornado sirens started blaring. A funnel cloud touched down a few miles from my work, but aside from some lights flickering, we were ok. I couldn't believe the damage, though, trees down, flooding, electricity out for days. When I got home our electric was out for about six hours, let me tell you, it was hell in the testosterone factory! No TV, no internet, no lights! We had to talk to each other!!!! After our meal of macaroni and cheese with canned green beans (couldn't use microwave or electric oven), we went J's dad's to get the lantern and flashlights out of the camping gear. Upon our return, of course, the electricity was restored.
I survived the evening, and got lost on the five-mile drive to work the next morning. Had to accidentally detour in the opposite direction because there were so many lights out and streets closed to downed trees and live wires. The storms to return on Friday were supposed to be just as bad, or worse, but they were a bit south of us so it wasn't too bad.
Click here for the SCARIEST STORM PHOTOS EVER! Well, you might not think so, but, being so close to home, they scared the shit out of me!
Bipolar Princess
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