tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361848895302797101.post218572349025966909..comments2024-03-18T01:17:19.050-06:00Comments on The Little Things: Finally corroboration !Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07462491427406618145noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361848895302797101.post-31814760480407177572008-05-21T07:28:00.000-06:002008-05-21T07:28:00.000-06:00Heck! After you've been through a few of these, a...Heck! After you've been through a few of these, and then you finally move away from Texas (sad!), you'll look back with fond memories on those Texas storms. Storms anywhere else will seem like wooses...Aunt JannJannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07018760059703456919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361848895302797101.post-34293997059781555552008-05-20T15:41:00.000-06:002008-05-20T15:41:00.000-06:00HA HA. I don't know what's worse. The thought of...HA HA. I don't know what's worse. The thought of an earthquake or a tornado. I can't really stand the thought of any, and I am a HUGE woss when it comes to the earthquake thing. YIKES. I think I'd rather live in Texas!!!! ( I have lived through Tropical Storms in Florida, and I'll take those any day compared to an earthquake!)Melissa Ashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04207130392275410902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361848895302797101.post-55172871502998680012008-05-20T11:16:00.000-06:002008-05-20T11:16:00.000-06:00It's great to be in Utah. All we have to worry abo...It's great to be in Utah. All we have to worry about here is an Apocalyptic earthquake that will demolish everything but the temple and the state capitol. <BR/>Good Luck with the weather.Joe(y) Speredonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14373249242942420349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361848895302797101.post-76024667260883174342008-05-19T19:46:00.000-06:002008-05-19T19:46:00.000-06:00Helmets! What a genius idea! I'm a big woss like y...Helmets! What a genius idea! I'm a big woss like you Fids. I'm afraid I would make Parker wear full on football pads or something. How scary.Jill Bowcutthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14931106269166859189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361848895302797101.post-56205243906977552142008-05-19T16:15:00.000-06:002008-05-19T16:15:00.000-06:00How big is this closet? I don't think I have one ...How big is this closet? I don't think I have one closet in my house (that has doors on it) that our whole family would fit into. And, my husband would think I was NUTS if I told him to get into any closet! We had a warning in VA, and he thought I was nuts for not wanting to go out to dinner that night. We ended up going anyway. At least Blaine goes along with the whole closet routine!! Good for him! And good for you to be so prepared!Melissa Ashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04207130392275410902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361848895302797101.post-88025760568988496832008-05-18T21:35:00.000-06:002008-05-18T21:35:00.000-06:00Actually, I have to say I was amazed how brave Kri...Actually, I have to say I was amazed how brave Kristi was for this big storm. She really has gotten tons better since we moved here over a year ago now. To answer my mom's questions, I did go outside a couple times (never too far--Kris wouldn't allow that--but I did open the door and look out to try to see the hail. It was loud but not big enough to see in the dark grass so I figured it wasn't baseball sized or anything...) And no I don't wear a helmet but Gwen is a pretty good sport to put hers on when Kris asks. Really we were only in there for an hour tops, and that was with getting in and out a lot. Anyway, Kris still gets nervous but she really has gotten tons braver, a fact I don't know if she's really noticed.Blainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13373959049191954472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361848895302797101.post-52082201486629528452008-05-18T20:08:00.000-06:002008-05-18T20:08:00.000-06:00Umm, now I'm afraid for our house there. Was ther...Umm, now I'm afraid for our house there. Was there a lot of roof damage? Shoot! There were like 7 tornadoes the day we brought Spencer home from the hospital as a newborn (after he spent 2 weeks in the ICU). We'd been in Texas all of a month and a half. They moved all the beds of the newborns on the ICU floor into a room with no windows. When they released us we went to another office so they could do an ultrasound on Spencer's spine. While we were there, we were watching the news as the tornadoes were touching down nearby. The power went out, and they had us all move into a center room with no windows and had us sit on the floor with blankets and pillows. They downgraded the warning to a watch and we hopped in our car in the torrential rain and headed home, just in time to get stuck on I-35 in bumper to bumper traffic as they put all the watches back to warnings. I was panicking. My newborn was in the car, it was pouring rain, Annie was at home with my mom, and there were tornadoes moving up and down the I-35 corridor. We finally made it home, but it was nerve wracking. We never ventured out in a big storm again. Tornadoes are scary...I'm with you.Shaunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00191486194005872255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361848895302797101.post-80170682561578037032008-05-18T16:02:00.000-06:002008-05-18T16:02:00.000-06:00Wow - Interesting experience. Of course my mind i...Wow - Interesting experience. Of course my mind is now swimming with questions. How long were you in the closet? Did you answer the door when your neighbor came? Did you hear the hail and were you tempted to go peek out the windows and see what was going on? Did everyone (okay, Blaine) stay in the closet the whole time? And wear their helmets? (I couldn't get him to buckle his seatbelt sometimes!) Also, how did you baracade the closet with the couches? It seems like you would have to be outside of the closet to do that. Perhaps I'm thinking too hard! I think I should save these for a phone conversation!!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13536332400888122423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361848895302797101.post-77239565619028972312008-05-17T16:28:00.000-06:002008-05-17T16:28:00.000-06:00Man, we're totally chumps. We never watch TV and ...Man, we're totally chumps. We never watch TV and we'd been working in the yard so no internet. We didn't know there had been a tornado warning until the next morning. When the storm and it's hail hit as we were getting the kids ready for bed, I got suspicious, but about that time our power went out and it was out until 5am. So with no battery powered weather radio (now on our shopping list), I eventually called my parents in CA to check for warnings me. By that time the bulk of the storm had passed and it had been downgraded to a "watch" and no indication that it had been a "warning." Hence our surprise the next morning! At least M didn't go into work like he had been planning! Apparently people who don't watch TV are doomed to die unless they get a NOAA radio :)Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15603677261111811688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361848895302797101.post-4112186154382295702008-05-17T15:53:00.000-06:002008-05-17T15:53:00.000-06:00Wow! I don't think I could handle living there. ...Wow! I don't think I could handle living there. TORNADOES? No way man. Good luck.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05164563176676436691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361848895302797101.post-16571438693342086202008-05-17T15:04:00.000-06:002008-05-17T15:04:00.000-06:00You are in good company Kristi.However, being from...You are in good company Kristi.<BR/><BR/>However, being from Texas I can tell you that the storm we just had was about as bad as it has been for me (personally) in years, meaning like the last 5 or even 10. At my house we only get in the closet when there is a warning and the storm (tornado) is headed our way. Honestly I can count on one hand the amount of times we had to do that from birth until now, so if its any consolation perhaps we won't have that many more warnings in our future. I have seen alot of "watches" in my day, but nothing has ever come from those, alone...unless it turns into a warning, that is. <BR/><BR/>I hope that makes you feel a little better friend :) You're right though, that is about as bad as its going to get, besides an actual tornado that is. <BR/><BR/>Good for you for being sooo prepared...we should all follow your example. I'm on the road to a fully functional storm shelter (i.e. stairwell closet) myself.Holly and Bradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04351114519132421740noreply@blogger.com