Today after the protest, we moved our tenant's furniture back on the deck. We needed to pick up a half dozen things from the store. Then we headed home. Tim was tired so he undressed and went to bed. He took a long nap, and he needed it too.
We studied the sky through the sliding glass doors, and the wind was wild. The big white pine was thrashing around. The thunder boomed. Strangely, I did not see any lightning. The clouds were that thick.
Tim said, "The clouds are moving in a circle! I haven't seen that before...." My phone rang. It was my youngest daughter. "Hey," I said, "can I call you back in say 10 or 15 minutes? We need to keep track of the weather, here."
Tim decided it was prudent to go get pants on at about the same time it began to pour. The wind had the rain falling just about any way but down.
And dang...all hell broke loose.
Storm damage on top of the stolen car. It has been quite a brutal week.
LATE EDIT: JUST TO BE CLEAR, THIS WAS MEANT TO BE A JOKE. IT WAS A BAD ONE, I GUESS. WHILE OTHER AREAS DID SUFFER DAMAGE, THE TORNADO DID NOT TOUCH DOWN HERE. THE ONLY DAMAGE WE SUFFERED WAS AN OVERTURNED BENCH. MY APOLOGIES.
I'm certain Locusts are next! Damn, you guys need a break, enough already.
ReplyDeleteseconding that x
DeleteOh gosh, I do hope there won't be a third thing . . . Hoping that not too much storm damage was done.
ReplyDeleteJeez! One thing after another! I hope your damage wasn't too severe.
ReplyDeleteOh no, hope the damage wasn't too bad and you still have electric.
ReplyDeleteLet's think the tenant issue was the second thing, and this is the third, so you will be ok for a while now.
ReplyDeleteWell spotted Andrew. At least the roof is not leaking.
ReplyDeleteI hope all the people are safe. You've had more than enough to cope with. I've been in a tornado or two, scary forces of nature.
ReplyDeleteIt never rains but it pours.
ReplyDeleteYou all are now entitled to a spate of great good fortune, surely?
ReplyDeleteCeci
Good thing he got his pants on:) I'm glad you two are safe but scary stuff.
ReplyDeleteWas your melodious wind chime in on the action? I imagined it was giving you warning as well! Glad you are safe.
ReplyDeleteBonnie in Minneapolis
We get so used to those weather alerts it's not always easy to take them seriously but when the clouds are moving in a circle- yeah. It's serious.
ReplyDeletewhew, I held my breath until the end of your post...so glad no more damage than the bench being blown down for you... though others probably suffered more. Hopes that's the end of your traumas for a good long while!
ReplyDeleteThose tornado warnings during a storm are always scary!! Glad the photo was a joke. You do not need ONE MORE THING on your plate!
ReplyDeleteI just read that stolen cars were apprehended near our town. One man was captured; two fled on foot. Probably not yours. They said from the Toronto area, and I think you were in Niagara.
ReplyDeleteWe once had a hailstorm here that was so loud Farmbeau hollered at me to get to the basement, which I did and he joined me till it was over, and I was near tears with fright because loud noise terrifies me. I'm glad you were joking, missy. A tornado came through this yard once before we bought the place. I wonder if "lightning" strikes twice in the same spot. I think it might! -Kate
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