Well, we just had the closest call I have had in many many years. Lord have mercy on us all. It was super intense. My son and I ended up going downstairs to hide in the neighbor’s closet because we live upstairs.
A tornado went right over us, followed by hail and and thunder and lightning bolts striking right at our apartment complex with pouring rain and howling wind.
Moved all the plants to a safer spot. I was just in the middle of sorting out all the bills when the tornado drill began to sound.
We held hands and said the Lord’s prayer as we kept track on our phones. The drill went off four times!
Whew. Everybody in town is on FB, all letting each other know we are safe. Crazy Oklahoma weather !
This woman has had enough excitement for today. Now it’s time for fish and salad followed by watching Mocking Jay part 2, something I have been looking forward to for some time. I read all the books and enjoyed them a lot.
Have a good Friday, my friends. Feeling so thankful right now.
Om namaha shivaya.
Relieved you are safe. Oh that must have been really scary. Enjoy Mocking Jay 2! I enjoyed all the books too. Be blessed!
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Thank you so much! The adrenaline is beginning to fade now and the sun is shining. Wow.
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I have seen The Wizard of Oz and am thinking you were in that sort of whirlpool, dead scary! finally you can relax now.
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Whew. About to climb into the bath now. So relieved because that was scary.
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I loved the movie so much. My son and I both wept at the end.
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I have a daughter that is my movie partner and it’s great to bond over a movie.
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I’m happy you’re safe.
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Thank you. xxxx I’m so relieved that my family is safe too, and all my friends here in Norman. They don’t usually ever head straight towards us. Instead they head toward Moore, which has been wiped out three times since I moved back.
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And that would make me want to move away from Moore!
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Yes, I am not sure why people still live there.
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Norman, on the other hand, is quite a wonderful town. Since we have the University of Oklahoma here, there is a lot of diversity and a great deal of culture. We are known as the City of Festivals.
And it has never been flattened by the tornadoes, but on occasion they have touched down here and there, stripping shingles off roofs and branches off trees, kind of a tease compared to total devastation.
What about where you live? Do you guys have plenty of shelters?
We do not have one where I live.
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No, tornadoes here aren’t quite as common. Unless someone has a basement or an old fashioned storm cellar, we have to go to an interior room at the bottom floor of whatever building we are in. Trailer parks sometimes have designated shelters. If we start having more powerful tornadoes then they might consider different building codes and shelters. I think the issue with that is if we have a powerful tornado, it’ll be a little late.
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I do hope that there won’t be more powerful tornadoes there.
The small ones are kind of exciting, as long as nobody gets hurt.
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Yes I agree. Though I think we have had some powerful ones hit farmland, which lowered their rating. So it is possible. 😐
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Our wretched governor denied a bill proposed for storm shelters for our schools, even after the disaster three years ago claimed the lives of six school children. So backwards.
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Wow! That’s not right.
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OMG how terrifying !!! I’m glad you and your family are ok . The weather is crazy be safe and enjoy the movie ❤️
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Thank you so much. xxxxxx
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So glad to hear you are safe!
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Thank you so much! Feeling so very thankful right now. Sure had a moment of reckoning there earlier.
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That would be terrifying! Hopefully the storms have dissipated and moved out and you have a peaceful weekend. ❤️ Alexis
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It was so scary, but tonight was delightful. I just got back from a little private concert held in a lovely back yard, absolutely perfect.
Thanks so much for caring, I do appreciate that. xxxxx
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Thank the Goddess your ok ❤ x
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Yes, thank the Goddess! Om shanti. Thnx luv. I love you!
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