Sunday, July 3, 2011

I blinked.

I stared a supercell/wind sheer thunderstorm in the eye on Friday evening at 8:30 pm and I blinked.  We were standing on the screened in porch, and I had to run in the house.  I was just too scared.  The wind took down 3 live trees.  Why those and not the 9 dead ones that we still need to work on, I don't know!  The radio kept saying supercell thunderstorm, rotating activity, take cover.  We lost power about 7:30 pm when it wasn't raining or windy so I knew it was bad - knocking out power as the storm came our way.  The next morning as we surveyed the damage we saw a softball-sized hole and another hole still with the branch in it - in the garage roof.  No damage inside the garage.  Insurance adjuster coming this week and the contractor shortly after.

There is levity in all situations.  When the storm was approaching, I heard one of the visiting teenagers next door yell, "Auntie Em! Auntie Em!"

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