OOoo. GRR!!

[Rammy]

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[Mattemma]

Prayers fpr all those affected by the tornados. I was suprised to hear your state had one.I did not think it was common in your state at all. Dh (as an OTR driver) has been in many of the places that were hit this spring/summer,and thankfully missed the actual hits by a few miles.

It is unfortunate that some people are either completely helpless after weather related issues(or anything for that matter),or they simply take advantage of the situation by *crying* for donations. I guess I would say I am the panic type,but am getting a bit better with age and having to deal with difficulties as they occur.

Good for you for telling your friend to suck it up.She should feel embarrassed by her behavior.Once she has been helped remind her to do the same for those who have more serious needs that her.

 

[WickedNerd]

Kristy and I were without power for only 4 days. I think we both got it back sometime Sunday anyway. Honestly, I'm immensely grateful that's the worst either of us had to deal with, and I don't think either of us were that bothered by it to tell the truth. With her hobby farm, she has more than enough stuff to keep her busy and since I do relief work at a domestic violence shelter with a nonprofit agency, I was pretty much on call that whole week. Usually I was so tired by 9 o'clock I'd collapse on my bed with my shoes still on.

It could have been so much worse. We actually had a tornado that was on a collision course with our town right before the power went out. This tornado was on a track that covered about 1/3 of AL. I have never been more grateful for living in the foothills of northern Alabama. I honestly think that it was one of the many small mountains around here that allowed the tornado to circumvent us.

Driving and getting gas weren't picnics during the day, but law enforcement and the people were great around this time. Looting was minimal and people followed the curfews that were put in place. From what I could see through where I work, people were really making an effort to help one another. I especially saw this where I worked. Two of my coworkers lost their homes; one of them simultaneously having to cope with her mother's death out of state. One of my coworkers had to bury her sister's family. We all pulled together to try and make it easier for them: accepting extra shifts to cover for them, providing places to crash for a few days, cooking...They're coping better now, but we still have some shaky moments.

On a lighter note, I am immensely grateful that all I had to deal with was some food loss, having to become creative in our cooking methods, and

actually having to interact with my family for entertainment. I gotta tell you, Monopoly, Uno, and Scrabble by candlelight is an epic battle of wits and wills in my house.

 

[KristyHall]

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being without power was sort of fun.

it was peaceful too.

 

[KristyHall]

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we are ok,thank goodness, with minimal damage.

thanks for the hugs.

sorry you have to go through that right now

 

[EweSheep]

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being without power was sort of fun.

it was peaceful too.

You would be surprised how much fun it is to do without any electronics LOL!

I would have

that lady for being pretty petty and selfish! Those who has been lost, displaced or gone, are the strongest and they had to deal with it in such a magnitude that it is unfathomable. I have lost a farmhouse we rented to a lightening fire but with a tornado, home and possessions being gone....my experience and losses were minimal compared with theirs!

 

[mulewagon]

When someone asks how you did during the tornadoes, we reply, "We were lucky." So does every civilized person who didn't lose much!

And we were very, very lucky. The tornadoes that were headed for us turned aside. And got somebody else

So it's not a matter for either whining or rejoicing. We were lucky - this time...

 

[KenK]

We were unbelievably luck last month. Several homes were destroyed less than a half mile away. The only reason the storm even woke us up is because we have a battery backup on the computer that starts chirping when the power goes out. Go up to turn that off and went back to bed. Power was back on the next morning. Drove to work and saw that the Red Cross had set up shelters.

If you saw the damage in this county you would find it hard to believe nobody here was killed.

 

[ranchhand]

Back in the old movies, some craggy cowboy would have slapped her to stop the hysterics. Not recommended any more.

A verbal slap would be good, but if anything, it would have her wailing that you were being mean to her. Ignore it and walk away would be my advice, right after you post the verbal jab and block her feed. You don't need that kind of nonsense.

Congratulations on being a level headed survivor, and many blessings for those who lost so much.

 

[ranchhand]

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Red, I was in a tizzy, that's why Gritty called you.

She was going to anyway, but I kept bugging her to call NOW.