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Safe and Sound

Last night was filled with one tornado after another. The
city has an automated phone call to warn people and I assume
they get the numbers to call from the water bills. We got
a warning phone call. Then long before the tornado got
here, they kept blowing the warning siren and continued to
blow it after the storm was gone.

I got in the closet with the essentials that I had packed
up with blankets, a change of clothing, a motorcycle helmet
and a utility bill and insurance
papers. Rex and Ted chose not to join me. Ted trusts his
Native American weather instincts to guide him far more
than the weather people. His trust was vindicated. The
meterologists were in a state of hysteria and caused some
needless anxiety. They stated that there was a fearsome
tornado in Chickasha. I have a sister and a cousin living
there and there was only a very slight bit of property
damage and some of the phone service was knocked out. My
cousin and my sister were both fine. I guess the people
who do the weather look forward to the excitement and I
agree that over warning is better than none at all.

I am looking forward to a sunny, non-threatening normal
Wed. I am sure Jeremy and Jenny are ok since they only
live a mile away.

posted on May 25, 2011 6:21 AM ()

Comments:

All this bad bad weather has inspired me to get an emergency strategy in gear and I need to get a bike helmet. So glad you guys are okay.
comment by marta on May 29, 2011 5:04 AM ()
I would have been in the closet right beside you!
comment by dragonflyby on May 26, 2011 4:58 PM ()
Thanks for the good thoughts. We were very lucky. Thank Ed for me.
comment by elderjane on May 26, 2011 6:37 AM ()
I got weary of the TV "hysteria", but there WERE tornadoes in the state, so I suppose it's better to be safe than sorry. I like your helmet idea!
comment by solitaire on May 26, 2011 6:03 AM ()
We are advised to wear helmets, take blankets and pillows and important
papers when we go to our shelters and to wear sneakers. Head injuries and
bleeding feet can be avoided.
reply by elderjane on May 26, 2011 6:35 AM ()
So happy your area wasn't devastated. Ed asked me to call you (really) but I said I didn't have your no. So I went on line to check you out, and you seemed really cool, so I told him not to worry. When we had Charley, reports were dire that we would have an 18 ft. storm surge. That is 9 ft. higher than our house. Ed said we'd go in the attic. I said, are you nuts, I'm swimming down the avenue and will take my chances with the phone wires.
comment by tealstar on May 25, 2011 7:03 PM ()
I goofed and your reply is above.
reply by elderjane on May 26, 2011 6:38 AM ()
They live that close to you? How cool is that? Have you met up?
I am VERY happy you are all fine and dandy...
comment by kristilyn3 on May 25, 2011 11:54 AM ()
Yes, we have met Jeremy and Jennifer and they are a very nice young couple.
Jennifer is pretty and Jeremy is good looking and they both have good out-going personalities.
reply by elderjane on May 26, 2011 6:40 AM ()
wow!great that you are safe there.Kept thinking about you on this matter.
A good idea on the warning.Need to be safe.
comment by fredo on May 25, 2011 11:15 AM ()
It is a lot better to take refuge from the storm and I am glad they have
a warning system in place.
reply by elderjane on May 26, 2011 6:42 AM ()
We're Great! Thanks. Glad you're safe. I was listening to the minute by minute coverage on KTOK. You're right, they overdid it, but as you say, over warning is better than under warning when it comes to tornadoes.
comment by jerms on May 25, 2011 10:47 AM ()
Yes, I am grateful that only a few places were hit. The two hospitals that were destroyed in Joplin made that an even worse disaster.
reply by elderjane on May 26, 2011 6:45 AM ()

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