Well it wasn't a twister but there was a twister warning. We spent a couple of hours in the hallway Wednesday evening because there was a tornado warning in our area. That's the only area of the house without at least one window.
We locked the doors so little fingers wouldn't "accidentally" open them, gathered pillows and a couple toys and had ourselves a little floor party. I made sure the boys didn't get concerned while Lovely Wife watched the newscast.
Some funnels were seen in neighboring counties but nothing near us. Still, it was good to go through a practice run. It made Lovely Wife fell better to do it and it was a learning experience for the boys. Plus it would seriously have sucked if a twister did hit and we had ignored the warning.
Some thoughts on our (not) nearly death defying encounter with a (non-existent) twister:
- It's really weird when the Doppler radar shows the darkest red evil violence right over your house and you look outside where it is as calm as a graveyard.
- Explaining a tornado to kids aged 2, 3, and 4 is not easy.
- Explaining a tornado warning is even harder.
- The hallway gets hot really quickly when all of us are in it.
- I left the scotch on top of the fridge. What was I thinking?
- It really sucks that our wireless isn't working yet. Damn you Comcast!
- It's odd what can lead to rekindling your love of Legos.
- No matter how big she is a chocolate lab will still get underneath the bed when she needs to.
Glad you are all ok.
Thanks RP. We weren't in any danger. It just doesn't hurt to be a little cautious.
Now a little twister could actually have been beneficial. It would have netted me a new outbuilding and dog house at the least. ;-)
Yeah, but the insurance co. would have disclaimed, I bet.
I've spent a few hours in the bathtub, yup. That reminds me, did you see the awesome pictures of a Kansas twister Rob at CrabAppleLane linked? Hold on, I'll get the url:
http://www.livejournal.com/community/wichitalife/51336.html?thread=325000#t325000
I'll never figure out what kind of person chases twisters. It ain't gonna be me, I can tell you that.
RP - With my luck it would have caused $900 in damage and me with a grand deductible. Heh.
Ilyka- Wow! I sincerely hope I never see that in real life.
I too have sat through a few tornadoes, often in closests in my house.
That's what I got for living in Kansas and Texas for parts of my life.
I like to think it makes me "adventurous".
It's one of my constant sources of amazement that you guys get these things. As I'm sure Helen can testify the weather in the UK is about as bland as cooking! The idea that you can get weather that WILL destroy your house (or part of it) and wreak devastation across your neighbourhood is something I've never been able to get a handle on.
Glad you're all ok though. I wonder how Simon's doing?
Jeepers. I get a Typhoon and you've gotta go and get yourself a twister just to keep up?
This competitiveness is becoming a real issue, Jim.
I'm alive - the typhoon was actually a bit of a fizzer...as they always seem to be. But it meant I had Friday afternoon off, and it's important to find the silver lining.
I am here to testify on Rob's behalf that England's weather is as bland as my grandma's cooking.
Simon, can you send that typhoon our way?
Blandness....well,its gotta go somewhere!
Georgia is kind of bland,too.Its ALWAYS SUNNY!ALWAYS!After living in Buffalo with 360 days of grayness,I WISH for at least a WEEK!!
The tornados here never happen...unless you live in Pickens county.The locals know what I mean...