glassgrl
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posted on September 16, 2004 01:37:54 PM new
They finally opened the roads and the next door neighbor has a generator and 3 of our trees in his front yard 
Whew. It was sporty!
they said the tornado was an catagory F2, whatever that is. I hadn't planned on getting up close and intimate with a tornado! The wind and rain of the hurricane didn't bother me - but the tornado was something else.
I was sitting on the back porch when - as you know how they always say the sky looks funny? And something said uh oh. So I climed up on the chair to look over the fence at the horizon and I saw one big black cloud. I then ran upstairs to look out the window and I saw one funnel cloud and a smaller one. Terry was asleep so I woke him up and said, hey, have you ever seen a funnel cloud? I thought it was a waterspout.
He ran to the window and it was just a cloud again...and then it sucked up into the funnel again and started heading our way! When it started blowing out the transformers on the way that was awesome but scared the 2 Buck Chuck out of me! And it KEPT coming! About that time I figured out it might not be a waterspout and said lets get to the downstairs bathroom. I ran downstairs and he stayed up there and watched it.
That was weird. I woke up about 1 and have been up since then. It was pretty windy! We are fine, our house is fine all but for the 3 pine trees in the neighbors driveway. They didn't hit anything but his pine tree.
Thanks for the prayers. I'm like the people that went through Andrew now. Never again.
Stupid hurricane.
Thanks
oh I forgot to add the weather guy said he lost count of how many tornados they spotted. He acted like he was about to pee in his pants. There were 5 & 6 of them at a time...he couldnt' talk fast enough.
[ edited by glassgrl on Sep 16, 2004 01:43 PM ]
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sparkz
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posted on September 16, 2004 01:49:22 PM new
Welcome back! Glad to hear you're safe. We can all breathe again. I kept updating the Tallahassee map last night and the tornado warnings kept appearing and disapearing in your county and the adjacent counties like blinking Christmas tree lights. Next time, have a fast car, full of gas, and have it parked heading north.
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
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neglus
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posted on September 16, 2004 01:50:29 PM new
I suppose you didn't remind him that his prediction was a "tad" off
So glad you made it through ok..everyone was pulling for you! Welcome back!
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AintRichYet
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posted on September 16, 2004 03:21:25 PM new
HIP HIP HOOOOORAYYY FOR YOU!!!!!! ... THANK YOU FOR BEING "BAAAACCCCKKKK" ... we were all praying you got through the storms okay ... i can't believe Terry stayed upstairs to WATCH?!!??!! ... yikes!
your power didn't go out in your neighborhood? or you are on generator? ...
Lord ... make these whirlwinds STOP comin'!
We NEED glassgrl HERE!!!!!!!
xxxooo
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cherishedclutter
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posted on September 16, 2004 05:47:08 PM new
Thanks for taking the time to check in. Glad you're ok.
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mcjane
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posted on September 16, 2004 06:11:03 PM new
How about that, your back safe & sound, Terry too. You two gave us some anxious moments.
How nice it was to see your post, now I can stop holding my breath.
Welcome Home LB, it's so good to see ya.
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HelgaGPataki
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posted on September 16, 2004 06:17:28 PM new
Glad you are safe and sound glassgrl. They showed 2 of the tornados on the news I was watching today. Wonder if one of them was yours...
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ltray
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posted on September 16, 2004 06:20:06 PM new
Yes, did you see the one taken thru a weathercam that had blue flashes as the transformers popped and then you hear the weather man freaking out as the tornado headed over the station, then you hear him saying he had to take a break. What he didn't say on the air was that he was going to go change his pants, lol. You could tell it scared him silly.
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neroter12
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posted on September 16, 2004 06:21:24 PM new
glad to see you made it through glassgrl and maggie.
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Go'wan and row yer boat. And try to do it merrily, merrily, cause this life IS but a dream...
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glassgrl
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posted on September 16, 2004 06:32:44 PM new
yep, that was "my" tornado!
No power yet 
But the generator is a great help. We tried to start ours day before yesterday and it wouldn't crank.
LOL the neighbor bought his generator off of - (drumroll please) EBAY!!!!
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glassgrl
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posted on September 16, 2004 06:39:27 PM new
Cool! We have POWER!!!!!!!!!!!! Yaaaay!
Are we a spoiled generation or what?
Had coffee on the grill this morning and spaghetti tonight
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sparkz
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posted on September 16, 2004 06:39:48 PM new
I hope your neighbor left positive feedback for that seller
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
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Kevinatgrannys
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posted on September 16, 2004 06:57:26 PM new
Welcome back to the Electric Age!
Kevin
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mcjane
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posted on September 16, 2004 08:13:32 PM new
And, more power to ya.
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