tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post5132191143745581903..comments2024-03-18T04:40:38.214-05:00Comments on Murderous Musings: Blogging A Storm: Knock It Off, Zeus!Chester Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07155257451021065218noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-22229790410229767322009-02-16T16:58:00.000-06:002009-02-16T16:58:00.000-06:00Good thinking, Mark,and you are lucky that you hav...Good thinking, Mark,and you are lucky that you have time to prepare.<BR/><BR/>I read that installing shelters in already-existing homes is a big business in Oklahoma. And rather expensive,too!<BR/><BR/>PatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-33007203511371926532009-02-16T14:17:00.000-06:002009-02-16T14:17:00.000-06:00You made me laugh, Pat. I can relate, having live...You made me laugh, Pat. I can relate, having lived in Texas so many years, guarding the kids while golfball sized hail hammered the roof and came through the skylight. To prevent that from happening again, I boarded over the skylight when the roof was replaced. That proved wise, for the following year we had softball sized hail! Ah yes, I remember it well, and when we move back to Texas, you can be sure we will build a safe room into the house.Mark W. Danielsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05127689413680147200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-38188447417099729242009-02-14T21:11:00.000-06:002009-02-14T21:11:00.000-06:00Jean, Beth, Vivian, Ben --The little town near Ard...Jean, Beth, Vivian, Ben --<BR/><BR/>The little town near Ardmore was just about demolished. Pictures and stories have been sad.<BR/><BR/>Vivian, I must confess -- I miss Central California weather. The fog could be scary, but it was never as bad as being iced-in here a couple of weeks ago. For a solid week I didn't even walk up to my mailbox.<BR/><BR/>Earthquakes -- I always said, only half-jokingly -- that Hanford was the only town in California not sitting on the San Andreas Fault.<BR/><BR/>Jean, were you living in Hanford at the time of the Coalinga earthquake? I felt the earth move that time. Did lots of damage, but Coalinga is what -- 40 miles from Hanford? I remember exactly where I was and what I was doing when that earthquake hit.'<BR/><BR/>Beth, I remember that San Francisco earthquake, too. Pretty scary for the people who were there.<BR/><BR/>Ben, those desert dust storms sure have a bad rep. I ran into one in New Mexico years ago and was too dumb to do anything but keep driving. Fortunately I drove right out of it. The flash floods, I hear, are terrible.<BR/><BR/>Our planet is a scary place. Amazing, when you think about it. Earth isn't scary enough for us, we have to launch ourselves into space as well. <BR/><BR/>PatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-44567524472580328672009-02-14T19:24:00.000-06:002009-02-14T19:24:00.000-06:00Pat,I've been through tornadoes and blizzards, and...Pat,<BR/><BR/>I've been through tornadoes and blizzards, and much prefer the blizzards. It's especially scary when you see the tornado coming. Once, one just missed me, and we had baseball sized hail, which broke a few windows. I walked outside just after the tornado passed, and was able to see the back side of it extending up 50,000 feet or more. Amazing view. Wish I'd had a camera with me. It was one of those one in a million shots. Once, I was at Denver's Stapleton airport when I heard on CNN that tornadoes were at Stapleton Airport. I looked out the windows, and sure enough, there were two or three. Aircraft continued taking off, however, and as my plane took off, we were about a mile away from one on my side of the aircraft. Talk about weird!<BR/><BR/>Even more, however, the dust storms of the desert are really scary. They come up and if you're on the highway, there's no visibility at all. Where to go? There's the fear that you'll pile into someone, or someone will pile into you. Scary stuff.<BR/><BR/>I'm so glad you weren't hit during this recent round. Oklahoma really got pounded.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01368973223808495975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-22207466431772505312009-02-14T19:15:00.000-06:002009-02-14T19:15:00.000-06:00One thing about tornadoes, we have plenty of warni...One thing about tornadoes, we have plenty of warning. I've been in blizzards, too, and don't like being without electricity for weeks and weeks. That gets very cold.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, tornadoes hit every state in the nation, just depends on the weather conditions. At least what earthquakes shake us occasionally don't do much damage -- and there's no notice when they hit.<BR/><BR/>I think I'll stay here.<BR/><BR/>Everywhere has disaster potential. Ish.<BR/><BR/>The tornadoes came within a couple of miles west of us before setting down five miles north. God watched out for us again.Vivian Zabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06129178812565073972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-84309966794103642482009-02-14T11:37:00.000-06:002009-02-14T11:37:00.000-06:00Bless you, Pat. I'm glad you weathered the storms....Bless you, Pat. I'm glad you weathered the storms.<BR/><BR/>Jean, I think I could handle a blizzard, as long as I could get inside, but you may have my helping of earthquakes. Mike and I were in that big one in San Francisco 1989. It was our 3rd anniversary. I told him, "Okay, you've made the earth move. Never do it again!"Jaden Terrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11113218513166921429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-5733487231940781452009-02-14T10:19:00.000-06:002009-02-14T10:19:00.000-06:00Doesn't sound like much fun, Pat. I prefer Califor...Doesn't sound like much fun, Pat. I prefer California earthquakes or Rocky Mountain blizzards. But I'm glad you were safe in your closet.<BR/><BR/>By the way, Happy Valentine's Day!<BR/><BR/>Jean<BR/>http://mysteriouspeople.blogspot.com/Jean Henry Meadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146960738692672013noreply@blogger.com