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Post by rockyraccoon on Apr 7, 2006 18:28:08 GMT -5
that is the most unnerving sound on the t.v. when you know tornados are expected. i rushed up town to get light bulbs thinking i could beat the storms and the girl in front of me couldn't get her debit card to work and said her car wasn't far and she'd go get her checkbook. her total was $6.95 i think and i was so unnerved i told the man to let me pay for hers and please ring me up so i could go. just as he got mine in the bag it hit. instead of heading for home i was trying to get to my mom's which is closer and it started blowing my suv into the center lane. i told my child to pray and she said started praying for our dogs  . i was a wreck - ok i'm still a wreck because it isn't through. we are getting a break right now. my husband said he was getting baseball sized hail where he was and izzy called and said it blew the screen off his porch and the roof off one of his buildings. they are saying it is going to gain more energy later. would someone please pass me a valium! kim |
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Post by joe on Apr 7, 2006 18:36:02 GMT -5
Dang Kim, I wish I could help. I hope you all are OK and that you stay that way. And I thought it was windy here...
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Post by rockyraccoon on Apr 7, 2006 18:41:15 GMT -5
it just blew me offline joe and now my clock is wrong. sands and hubby are in the workshop having coffee. the break was short lived. it says this one is 10 miles west of us. i thought it was already here. this will be a long night........send prayers.
kim
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Post by stoner on Apr 7, 2006 18:41:53 GMT -5
Stay safe Kim. I'm glad you are okay. Is John ready to bail out of there yet?
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Post by inflight22 on Apr 7, 2006 18:46:05 GMT -5
Oh my, I forgot where you live, otherwise I could keep on eye on the news channels. I am more scared by wind-related disasters than any other. Keep us posted, so we don't get too worried about you.
jj
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Post by rockyraccoon on Apr 7, 2006 19:41:50 GMT -5
that one got by but another is on the way. sands has run out to see if his camper is leaking. they had said it would be over by midnight but they've extended that now. at least i was able to get them inside. i did get my tumblers recharged before it hit!
kim
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Post by sandsman1 on Apr 7, 2006 20:14:16 GMT -5
im in the shop i fig ill go with the rocks if god wants my sorry butt that bad hahaha
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Post by sandsman1 on Apr 7, 2006 20:16:27 GMT -5
hey kim im glad i went to check for leaks all is well but when i walked in i smelled something burning and it was my tumbler when the elec went off it came back on and the motor aint strong enuff to restart with two full barrels on it so it was sittin there heatin up its ok i took off one barrel and it started right up so i just unpluged it for the nite
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Post by stoner on Apr 7, 2006 20:49:35 GMT -5
I can just hear you explaining that to your insurance agent John. "The power went out and that stopped the tumbler and when it tried to start back up when the power came back on, well, that's when the fire started." Stay safe and protect them rocks.
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Post by Cher on Apr 7, 2006 21:13:48 GMT -5
Kim, my thoughts and prayers are with you guys tonight, hopefully as things cool off it'll settle down some. Be careful you guys, please be careful.
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Post by joe on Apr 7, 2006 22:06:09 GMT -5
Kim, it must be 11 pm in your area, you OK? Hope it has calmed down. I'll send you some of my meds. Don't take 'em, just throw them up in the air. They're potent enough to calm anything! Hang in there.
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Post by deb193 on Apr 7, 2006 22:26:13 GMT -5
Oh Kim - I just saw this thread. I hope all is well.
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Post by sandsman1 on Apr 7, 2006 23:02:56 GMT -5
its all quiet here right now but who knows we just sat in the house wile one went by us but far enuff away we just got some wind and rain so far all is well i hope the worst has past im back in the shop havin coffee so ill be up for awile hahaha
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Post by rockyraccoon on Apr 7, 2006 23:38:50 GMT -5
we are so glad it is quiet right now. we are under the watch now until 4 a.m. this is the 1st bleeping break we've had in 5 hrs. they are saying someone in the family needs to stay awake for alerts. i don't know if i can make it until 4. it is suppose to be nice tomorrow. i'll be so glad when this is past us.
kim
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Post by thehawke on Apr 7, 2006 23:51:26 GMT -5
holy crap Kim!!!!! Tornadoes scare the snot out of me. Don't do anything foolish. I'll be pulling for ya!
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Post by stoner on Apr 7, 2006 23:52:40 GMT -5
Fire up that Genie and make cabs til 4am. Good luck.
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Post by gaetzchamp on Apr 7, 2006 23:57:26 GMT -5
Kimi-
Did you guys build a shelter in that workshop of yours??? Sorry to hear of the scary weather. Those twisters can be ugly.
When I was at school in Wisconsin, we had a siren come on and instead of heading to the basement of the house I lived, I jumped on my bike and headed to the store to get some Eskimo Pie ice creams. Not too smart, but I didn't like the girls that lived downstairs from me. I thought if I was gonna die, I'd rather it be w/ a nice Eskimo Pie than w/ 2 girls I didn't like.....LOL.
Keep your head low and make sure Sands' got your back.
Gaeter
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Post by parfive on Apr 7, 2006 23:59:56 GMT -5
Let me get this straight, Kim. The tornado alert sounds, and you go . . . . . shopping?
Glad everyone's ok. And remember, no donut runs at 2am.
Rich
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Post by rockyraccoon on Apr 8, 2006 0:16:47 GMT -5
lol rich i had lights blown in almost every room and i didn't want to start out with flashlights even if we ended up with them. i'm almost calm again. i hate when i have to drag my sleeping child out of bed but believe me i will do it!
kim
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Post by Tweetiepy on Apr 8, 2006 7:52:05 GMT -5
Kim I hope you're all okay! Are you guys in Texas in what I've heard called "Tornado Alley"? didn't you guys just get one not too long ago?
We had a funny colored sky, winds & hail last summer & I told the kids to head for the basement when we said, no hesitation, they didn't understand why, but hubby did quite quickly. We were okay, but tornadoes terrify me.... my thoughts are with you guys
That's a lot of large rocks flying around your place huh?
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. i was a wreck - ok i'm still a wreck because it isn't through. we are getting a break right now. my husband said he was getting baseball sized hail where he was and izzy called and said it blew the screen off his porch and the roof off one of his buildings. they are saying it is going to gain more energy later. would someone please pass me a valium!
