I have lived in Oklahoma all of my life and have never seen
a tornado. Yesterday, they were firing up all around us and
we spent the afternoon glued to the television set. A mile
wide tornado hop scotched across Oklahoma City, Edmond,
and rural areas while another came from the south and
attacked Blanchard, parts of Norman and did it's worst
damage in Shawnee where it devastated a trailer park. At one time there were two tornadoes in Shawnee.


We prepare as best we can and sleep with a weather radio.
We round up water, blankets, canned food and important papers
and put it all in the safest room with the most walls. We
dress in clean day clothing for bed with our shoes and
motorcycle helmets ready to grab. It might not help us but
at least we know we have done all that is possible and it
comforts us.

All the public shelters have been closed. Back in the days
of compassion and good will, church basements and other
public shelters were available. Liability and petty theft
are the reasons that they are no longer open.

We have two more days of these highly unstable conditions.
When mother nature is on a rampage, it gets very scary.

Oklahoman's are risk takers. Every house should have a
safe room or a basement. Maybe next spring.....we will
get around to it.