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To all Brits ,,,, ARE YOU SAFE ???
"Shillelagh" wrote in message ... "Not Likely" notinthislifetime@yougottabejoking wrote in message ... Wow... stay away from the news and computer news for a couple of days and look what I missed. I am so sorry to hear of the horrible flooding going on, and glad that our rcty British friends are safe. Last Friday night, a small town 30 minutes straight south of where I live was torn apart by an F4 tornado. Thankfully, no one was killed. A local mill was damaged and 19 people are out of work for now. Article and picture links below: http://tinyurl.com/2cywz9 http://tinyurl.com/2ys55y Yes, there are far worse weather conditions in other parts of the world than what's happening in Britain right now. And there are things happening in Britain which we don't know about, a son who's a volunteer in one of the emergency services told me yesterday that an area in our city, about three miles away, was flooded and houses were being evacuated. But it wasn't as dramatic as the potential damburst so it's ignored by the media. York will have been flooded, it alsays is when there's even modest rain, but that hasn't been reported either, it's too well known to be sensational! This was just a little too close for comfort for me. I live in a mobile home and would have to run if I knew a tornado was coming. On Saturday night there was a terrible storm in cottage country and 1500 cottages and cabins were damaged. http://tinyurl.com/2gzdst I feel for you. Since we get severe weather here every summer I'm not going to hop on the climate change bandwagon yet. Well, I'm old enough to have seen changes and don't want to contribute to any more so I'm being very careful with our carbon footprint - but that's another story. Mary |
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To all Brits ,,,, ARE YOU SAFE ???
"Shillelagh" wrote in message
... Last Friday night, a small town 30 minutes straight south of where I live was torn apart by an F4 tornado. Thankfully, no one was killed. A local mill was damaged and 19 people are out of work for now. Article and picture links below: http://tinyurl.com/2cywz9 http://tinyurl.com/2ys55y This was just a little too close for comfort for me. I live in a mobile home and would have to run if I knew a tornado was coming. On Saturday night there was a terrible storm in cottage country and 1500 cottages and cabins were damaged. http://tinyurl.com/2gzdst Since we get severe weather here every summer I'm not going to hop on the climate change bandwagon yet. Shelagh Yikes! I actually did hear about the horrible weather out your way. I didn't realize how close it was to you though. I'm glad it missed you! Stay safe! Something else I didn't know, and only just heard about yesterday at the barbecue/Canada Day celebration we went to... apparently a tornado touched down a few miles south of where we live, and a funnel cloud had been seen out over the lake to the west of us by a few miles. All that happened during that wild storm we had last week. I really am going to have to at least start checking out our local news more often to keep up on what's going on. But then... ignorance is bliss, so they say! ;o) *hugs* Gem |
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To all Brits ,,,, ARE YOU SAFE ???
"Not Likely" notinthislifetime@yougottabejoking wrote in message ... ... apparently a tornado touched down a few miles south of where we live, and a funnel cloud had been seen out over the lake to the west of us by a few miles. All that happened during that wild storm we had last week. I really am going to have to at least start checking out our local news more often to keep up on what's going on. But then... ignorance is bliss, so they say! ;o) Yes - you're not going to be able to stop it just because you know about it :-) Mary *hugs* Gem |
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To all Brits ,,,, ARE YOU SAFE ???
"Mary Fisher" wrote in message . net... "Not Likely" notinthislifetime@yougottabejoking wrote in message ... I really am going to have to at least start checking out our local news more often to keep up on what's going on. But then... ignorance is bliss, so they say! ;o) Yes - you're not going to be able to stop it just because you know about it :-) Mary No, you can't stop it, but you can help yourself be safer! Shelagh |
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To all Brits ,,,, ARE YOU SAFE ???
"Shillelagh" wrote in message
... "Mary Fisher" wrote in message . net... "Not Likely" notinthislifetime@yougottabejoking wrote in message ... I really am going to have to at least start checking out our local news more often to keep up on what's going on. But then... ignorance is bliss, so they say! ;o) Yes - you're not going to be able to stop it just because you know about it :-) Mary No, you can't stop it, but you can help yourself be safer! Shelagh Thankfully our town has always been by-passed by tornadoes. Yes, we do get the extremely heavy winds that have uprooted trees or snapped them in half... but any tornadoes that pass by here have a trail from the south-west, across the highway a few miles south of our town and on to the east of us before dying out. When I was very little there had been one that tore a house away about 5 miles to the east of us, leaving only the bathtub (are you ready?) with a lady in it taking a bath. When Matthew was very little there was one that did some major devastation to a tiny community about 12 miles to the south-west of us. Other than that we have had trees uprooted in the cemetery at the north east edge of town (although the *experts* sau ot wasn't, I'm almost positive that a tornado had to have touched down there), trees snapped in half on some streets around town and hydro/telephone poles snapped in half on occasion too; all to go along with some pretty wild storms consisting of thunder, lightning, torrential downpours that flood down the streets in waves like on a river, and very VERY strong winds. Most times I like to sit on the sofa (used to like to sit in the foyer before it started leaking like a basket) with the curtains open and watch the show the storm puts on. Mind you, while watching, I keep a close eye on the sky and clouds... especially any that come in from the south-west. If need be, we can head to the rec-room and huddle in the south-east corner like I have always heard is the safest area to be if a tornado hits. Of course, having never been through one, I have no idea if that is true or not... but it sounds logical to me... if that's the direction it is coming from, then it *should* blow things away from you. Stay safe everyone! *hugs* Gemini |
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To all Brits ,,,, ARE YOU SAFE ???
"Not Likely" notinthislifetime@yougottabejoking wrote in message ... ... When I was very little there had been one that tore a house away about 5 miles to the east of us, leaving only the bathtub (are you ready?) with a lady in it taking a bath. Almost every time I'm in the bath I have the image of the house wall falling down and leaving me exposed to the world. Well, our street. Serves 'em right - they shouldn't be looking :-) Mary |
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To all Brits ,,,, ARE YOU SAFE ???
"Mary Fisher" wrote in message
. net... "Not Likely" notinthislifetime@yougottabejoking wrote in message ... ... When I was very little there had been one that tore a house away about 5 miles to the east of us, leaving only the bathtub (are you ready?) with a lady in it taking a bath. Almost every time I'm in the bath I have the image of the house wall falling down and leaving me exposed to the world. Well, our street. Serves 'em right - they shouldn't be looking :-) Mary LOL I forgot to mention that the lady was in an upstairs bathtub and had to be helped out of it by firemen on their truck ladder. I would just die of embarrassment.... LEAVE ME ALONE AND MY HUSBAND CAN GET ME OUT OF HERE!!! hehehe It's good to laugh. ;o) *hugs* Gemini |
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To all Brits ,,,, ARE YOU SAFE ???
"Not Likely" notinthislifetime@yougottabejoking wrote in message ... "Mary Fisher" wrote in message . net... "Not Likely" notinthislifetime@yougottabejoking wrote in message ... ... When I was very little there had been one that tore a house away about 5 miles to the east of us, leaving only the bathtub (are you ready?) with a lady in it taking a bath. Almost every time I'm in the bath I have the image of the house wall falling down and leaving me exposed to the world. Well, our street. Serves 'em right - they shouldn't be looking :-) Mary LOL I forgot to mention that the lady was in an upstairs bathtub and had to be helped out of it by firemen on their truck ladder. Oh that could be nice - as you get older fewer men want to take you in their arms ;-) I would just die of embarrassment.... LEAVE ME ALONE AND MY HUSBAND CAN GET ME OUT OF HERE!!! hehehe And embarrassment and modesty also go with age, what used to be my naughty bits have been peered at by so many medics that I don't give a damn. My only concern is that I'm not good at heights :-) It's good to laugh. ;o) I'll drink to that! Mary |
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