That's tough luck - are you going to file a claim?

 

Scary stuff...we had some funnel clouds around the DC area, but no actual tornados. Lots of damage, though, in certain areas of western and southern VA. Glad y'all are OK.

 

We're under a tornado watch until 8PM tonight. I'm a bit concerned about my daughter who is working and will be coming here tonight. She's working at Broadway on the Beach and they do not close until the last customer leaves, so she could be heading home in the wee hours. The sky is dicey looking and the water is wild and crazy. However, so far so good. Glad you dodged the bullet, Mike . . . I mean Chet. Sorry for all those folks who were not so fortunate.

 

Scary weather you've got.

 

Thanks for all the well wishes guys.

As I feared the Power Board hasn't even made it out our way yet. They're still working on the south side of Chattanooga and St. Elmo. Those areas are upline from us so they'll have to be restored before they get to us. There are still trees hanging on the transmission lines on our road and the fiber optic lines are completely fuxored.

 

Because of the intensity of the events and their speed, tornadoes and (heads up, Kyras) earthquakes seem to me to be far more scary than hurricanes. I think, though, that hurricanes kill more people over the long run (mostly due to the storm surge).

The other two biggies, both with plenty of lead time, generally, are floods (not flash, but the slow kind) and blizzards. Wildfires come into play, too.

Mama Earth just isn't the warm and fuzzy caretaker that many folks want her to be.

Be careful out there. HPH

 

DrCloud, I wasn't going to post that I'd rather risk earthquakes than tornadoes and/or hurricanes, but since you mentioned it, I will. I've lived in southern California all of my 53 years and ridden out some earthquakes. Haven't had any damage though, other than dishes and such from falling off of shelves. Wild fires are another threat that worry me just about every summer and fall. Been lucky there, too. I guess it's all what you're used to, as far as what's the scariest to you.

You're right, Mother Earth can be pissy.

 

I agree. Plus, with the steady and seemingly endless stream of mindless chatter about hurricanes by the talking (and mostly empty) heads on the news, I find hurricanes to be more of an annoyance than fear inducing. Here in Florida they're sort of the royal weddings of weather, I think.

 

Glad to hear you guys survived o.k. They reported on the news that we had more tornados in a day across the country than we usually have in a month.

 

We're staying there tonight so I'll give you a heads up regarding the amenities.

I am not cut out for life in the 19th century. No wonder they only bathed once a week. I did figure out how to brew coffee on the grill this morning so things are looking up.

We're definitely better off than some folks around here.