We ended up with loads of rain but no thunderstorms...thankfully. Not that I mind them but with this warmer than normal weather we've been having, it could mean tornadoes. Tornadoes=bad!
The Beast and I went through a tornado years ago. We had gone to bed early so we had no warning. He was working a weird shift at 3M company back then and had to be up at 3am to go to work. So, when the tornado ripped the roof off over our head, we were in bed.
Since we had only been married a little over a year, we were both naked. Funny how you never consider that when something like that happens. He DID stop to pull on a pair of shorts but I was trying to open the sliding doors out to the porch area since the rest of the room was blocked by the ceiling, which had fallen down. I was scraping out plaster that was blocking the tracks of the door when the Beast threw a comforter over me just before we ran outside to try to get down to the basement. The Beast hollered out our friends name, since she was going to be alone with her kids we knew. Her hubby was a long distance truck driver and he was supposed to be on a run that night.
So we went to run across the parking lot between our apartment buildings, the comforter billowing like a cape behind me, and I almost ran into a section of roof from one of the other buildings that was kind of floating through the air. Just as we got to Bonnie's apartment, she came outside with both her kids AND her hubby. He had stayed home when he heard about the tornadoes in our area. So we all ran down into the basement of their building to wait for an *all clear* or for the police or fire department to show up.
I was cold as hell and we were standing in ankle deep water from the storm. I realized that I had actually been outside the building when I ran down to close the car windows just before the roof got yanked off from over us. I had even told the Beast that the rain was really strange. It was like solid water pouring down...no rain drops at all, even in the light on the end of the building. That REALLY shook me up. A few minutes later and who knows what would have happened to me?
When the firemen showed up and came down to tell us the storm had passed and we were no longer in danger, I was still wrapped in the comforter but shivering like I was standing on an iceberg. The neighbors all came up with clothes for me to put on, which I did in Bonnie's apartment. It didn't have as much damage as ours did.
The firemen helped the Beast get our dog out from under our bed. He was a six month old German Shepherd/Collie mix. Poor dog was really traumatized. They then helped the Beast lift a section of roofing from another of the buildings (we lived in an apartment complex that had 8 buildings) off our car. We were then able to leave and headed for the Beast's parent's house in another suburb. The lightning show was incredible. It looked like the lightning was tracing veins in a body. It would strike and then just ...grow. Very scary.
We ended up losing just about everything we owned. All we were able to salvage were two rocking chairs and a few towels. The tornado had hit us twice. The second time, it literally vacuumed out every single piece of clothing we owned. Oh, and my poor Hope Chest survived with just a bit of damage. I later gave it to my baby sister before she got married quite a few years later. It actually never gave me the same feeling after the tornado. It just reminded me of how terrified I was.
It's why, if I had known that this area was prone to tornadoes, I would never, ever, have consented to moving into this house. We considered moving into the rental house we bought but I hated the driveway. It also didn't have a big enough yard area for Baron. Since Tara had actually chosen the house when we were out looking, it seemed fitting that we later sold it to her on contract. She's made some amazing changes to it and has turned it into a very nice home for her family. I'm so glad it was her that got the house.
But, enough about that. I do like thunderstorms but not the ones that carry tornadoes. If I hear the word *supercell* from the weatherman, I am awake until the storm passes.....just in case we have to make a run for Dennis' safe room in his house. We have been told we are welcome there and even Baron. It's a nice big room and even has beds built into it. They knew about the tornadoes since we had kept them informed while they were traveling the U.S. and Canada in their RV. So, when they built their home, they added it....just in case.
The chickens are really just about full grown, I believe. They've been eyeing the larger, higher perch that the Beast built for them but they will have to use their wings more to get up there. It won't be long, I don't believe. He's even prepared the nesting boxes with the material inside it for making a comfortable place for them to lay their eggs when the time comes. It will be a couple more months, I believe.
Time to get this posted. Love you all and please be careful. Driving can be hazardous with this weird weather. ***Hugs***
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