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Cyber Party - 2nd Annual!
Welcome to Cyber Party Cysters!
All are welcome! I understand there has been stress in this wonderful neighborhood. Just think of it as growing pains. The forum format changed but we are the same with new neighbors everyday. Cyber Party is when we relax and get to know each other around a virtual potluck and your choice of virtual beverage! I could use another "bartender"! The hot tub is at a perfect 102 and we will have a virtual soak later.
So, icebreaker tonight is, "your most harrowing storm story! I hope our Cysters in Ohio will join us as this storm has pummeled them! Mine was several years ago when I commuted 30 miles to work. There was an impending blizzard (MN, who'd of thought it!) but the idiot who was playing director of the Tech school I worked at would not cancel the night classes, even after I consulted my Meteorologist Bro who warned we would be hit within an hour of class time at 5PM. My brother was right, the idiot was wrong. He shut us down a holf hour after class started. We all had to journey home through conditions that were getting worse by the minute. I made it to within a mile of my house when a semi trunk forced about 10 cars off the road, mine being one of them. I was at a 30 degree angle in the ditch so getting the car out was not possible. I was just changing into my emergency cold weather cloths and just as I was pulling on my slacks, wouldn't you know it, I had a knock at the car window. Scared the heck out of me! It was a snowmobiler and his friends offering those of us stranded in the ditch rides! I did the last mile on the back of a snowmobile through the blizzard. Thanks unknown rider! Sometimes the kindness of strangers astounds me!
Tell us your story or just tell us where you live, kids, job, whatever! That's Cyber Party, Drop by! MV
All are welcome! I understand there has been stress in this wonderful neighborhood. Just think of it as growing pains. The forum format changed but we are the same with new neighbors everyday. Cyber Party is when we relax and get to know each other around a virtual potluck and your choice of virtual beverage! I could use another "bartender"! The hot tub is at a perfect 102 and we will have a virtual soak later.
So, icebreaker tonight is, "your most harrowing storm story! I hope our Cysters in Ohio will join us as this storm has pummeled them! Mine was several years ago when I commuted 30 miles to work. There was an impending blizzard (MN, who'd of thought it!) but the idiot who was playing director of the Tech school I worked at would not cancel the night classes, even after I consulted my Meteorologist Bro who warned we would be hit within an hour of class time at 5PM. My brother was right, the idiot was wrong. He shut us down a holf hour after class started. We all had to journey home through conditions that were getting worse by the minute. I made it to within a mile of my house when a semi trunk forced about 10 cars off the road, mine being one of them. I was at a 30 degree angle in the ditch so getting the car out was not possible. I was just changing into my emergency cold weather cloths and just as I was pulling on my slacks, wouldn't you know it, I had a knock at the car window. Scared the heck out of me! It was a snowmobiler and his friends offering those of us stranded in the ditch rides! I did the last mile on the back of a snowmobile through the blizzard. Thanks unknown rider! Sometimes the kindness of strangers astounds me!
Tell us your story or just tell us where you live, kids, job, whatever! That's Cyber Party, Drop by! MV
Hi PurrCat,
Great shrooms! Things are sometimes AMTAP, As Much Trouble As Possible! I cannot imagine getting caught in an earthquake in the John! That would suck canal water! I lived in CA for a couple of years in the early 80s. Only one tremor and no real quakes like you experienced! MV
Great shrooms! Things are sometimes AMTAP, As Much Trouble As Possible! I cannot imagine getting caught in an earthquake in the John! That would suck canal water! I lived in CA for a couple of years in the early 80s. Only one tremor and no real quakes like you experienced! MV
Hello Ladies,
I'm a native coastal Californian and have never left. This explains why I'm probably the MOST unfashionably late person here (Pacific time excuse) AND why I don't have a harrowing storm story. So, I'll tell an earthquake story instead, if that's ok.
Santa Cruz, California, October 17, 1989. It's just a smidgen after 5:PM. I've just gotten home from work, and am seated, yes, on The Throne. I'm just sort of sitting there, leisurely; I was in my early 20's and had housemates, none of whom were home. Anyway, I'm just sitting there quietly taking care of business when suddenly I hear this loud rumble. I mean REALLY loud--like an airplane landing in your front yard. My first thought was nuclear explosion (the Cold War wasn't too far over at that point), but I quickly realized that I would have seen a flash had it been a bomb. As the rumbling got louder, I felt the floor move ever so slightly. At that moment, I realized what it was and was like "OH SH*T! This is a REALLY bad one!!" I immediately jumped up, pants still down around ankles and hobbled to the doorway where I braced myself. If anyone had seen me, they would have laughed their a$s off!! I held on for what felt like forever as the house shook like a giant had picked it up and dropped it 20 times. I saw things flying off the walls and the floor waving like water. When the really bad shaking finally stopped, after like 30 seconds, I walked around the house assessing the damage. The shaking STILL continued on lightly for about 10 minutes. Everything had spilled out of the fridge. The house looked like a tornado had gone through it.
At some point I pulled up my pants (though I have no memory of doing so) and went outside. There was smoke rising up from down the hill, and everyone was running around like crazy screeming stuff like "The Bay Bridge collapsed!"
I won't go into the local casualties (don't want to trivialize them but don't want to take up too much space), but my other big memory of that period was that there was no electricity for a long time, and we ate string cheese, peanut butter salami and bread for like a week. Not too bad.
Simplystar, the Amish fruit wine is excellent. I think I'll have a second glass. Also, I present to you all my world-famous vegan stuffed mushrooms (no, I'm not a vegan, but I think you'll agree that these 'shrooms could make a convert out of anyone!).
I'm a native coastal Californian and have never left. This explains why I'm probably the MOST unfashionably late person here (Pacific time excuse) AND why I don't have a harrowing storm story. So, I'll tell an earthquake story instead, if that's ok.
Santa Cruz, California, October 17, 1989. It's just a smidgen after 5:PM. I've just gotten home from work, and am seated, yes, on The Throne. I'm just sort of sitting there, leisurely; I was in my early 20's and had housemates, none of whom were home. Anyway, I'm just sitting there quietly taking care of business when suddenly I hear this loud rumble. I mean REALLY loud--like an airplane landing in your front yard. My first thought was nuclear explosion (the Cold War wasn't too far over at that point), but I quickly realized that I would have seen a flash had it been a bomb. As the rumbling got louder, I felt the floor move ever so slightly. At that moment, I realized what it was and was like "OH SH*T! This is a REALLY bad one!!" I immediately jumped up, pants still down around ankles and hobbled to the doorway where I braced myself. If anyone had seen me, they would have laughed their a$s off!! I held on for what felt like forever as the house shook like a giant had picked it up and dropped it 20 times. I saw things flying off the walls and the floor waving like water. When the really bad shaking finally stopped, after like 30 seconds, I walked around the house assessing the damage. The shaking STILL continued on lightly for about 10 minutes. Everything had spilled out of the fridge. The house looked like a tornado had gone through it.
At some point I pulled up my pants (though I have no memory of doing so) and went outside. There was smoke rising up from down the hill, and everyone was running around like crazy screeming stuff like "The Bay Bridge collapsed!"
I won't go into the local casualties (don't want to trivialize them but don't want to take up too much space), but my other big memory of that period was that there was no electricity for a long time, and we ate string cheese, peanut butter salami and bread for like a week. Not too bad.
Simplystar, the Amish fruit wine is excellent. I think I'll have a second glass. Also, I present to you all my world-famous vegan stuffed mushrooms (no, I'm not a vegan, but I think you'll agree that these 'shrooms could make a convert out of anyone!).
Hey Fran and Jan,
Glad you are from Ohio Jan, was worried about our Cysters there! So you spent the day frolicing! I can't blame you as we do that in MN too. There is something irresistable about fresh snow! I think we appreciate all four seasons more when we have them all.
So Fran, Hanauma Bay! You are so fortunate to have experienced it before regulation. I agree! Best snorkiling ever! I had a buddy burn his bald spot snorling there in 98! However, I also say, "if you want to drink the ocean, snorkle. If you want to see the ocean, scuba! Just my preference and gives this old Minnesota Gal a chance to go south in Feb when we are all indeed sick of winter! So far, just windy in Arlington DC. Wondering what that second line will bring? The same stormline that colobbered Ohio today! MV
Glad you are from Ohio Jan, was worried about our Cysters there! So you spent the day frolicing! I can't blame you as we do that in MN too. There is something irresistable about fresh snow! I think we appreciate all four seasons more when we have them all.
So Fran, Hanauma Bay! You are so fortunate to have experienced it before regulation. I agree! Best snorkiling ever! I had a buddy burn his bald spot snorling there in 98! However, I also say, "if you want to drink the ocean, snorkle. If you want to see the ocean, scuba! Just my preference and gives this old Minnesota Gal a chance to go south in Feb when we are all indeed sick of winter! So far, just windy in Arlington DC. Wondering what that second line will bring? The same stormline that colobbered Ohio today! MV
Hi guys!
This getting ready to go out of town is a real pain...not sure what to pack. Freezing now and yet it is to warm up quite a bit. So, I have to run out for a bit and will party later tonight.
Love to all,
Mary
This getting ready to go out of town is a real pain...not sure what to pack. Freezing now and yet it is to warm up quite a bit. So, I have to run out for a bit and will party later tonight.
Love to all,
Mary
Oh Mary, I don't envy you living in that climate. I guess you have to wait a long time for summer and it is pretty short when it does come. I am in Nashville, so not to far south but far enough that we will be having a lot of nice days from here on out. We will still have our weird days, but mostly it will be getting warmer from now on. My daffodils are in full bloom and they look great with the pansies. We have the oddest weather. We can have a temperature change from one day to the next of 60 degrees or more and that happens often in the winter/spring & fall/winter. I am glad you enjoyed the spring preview.
I grew up on the ocean. My dad had been UDT and was a lot of classified things having to do with the ocean and nuclear weapons so I have been diving ever since my dad threw me in the Chesapeake Bay to teach me to swim. I guess babies have a sink or swim instinct and I swam. LOL That's how he taught all of us to swim and he had us in wetsuits and snorkels by age 3. I lived in Hawaii for 3 years and I have been a lot of places since, but Hanauma Bay is still the most spectacular snorkeling in the world. It is too rocky to dive, but the variety of fish and wildlife is just staggering. Now I wouldn't want to go because they have turned it into a "nature preserve" and charge an entrance fee and I can't even imagine going there now that it is a tourist spot. When I used to go there would only be 3 or 4 people there. Oh well.
I grew up on the ocean. My dad had been UDT and was a lot of classified things having to do with the ocean and nuclear weapons so I have been diving ever since my dad threw me in the Chesapeake Bay to teach me to swim. I guess babies have a sink or swim instinct and I swam. LOL That's how he taught all of us to swim and he had us in wetsuits and snorkels by age 3. I lived in Hawaii for 3 years and I have been a lot of places since, but Hanauma Bay is still the most spectacular snorkeling in the world. It is too rocky to dive, but the variety of fish and wildlife is just staggering. Now I wouldn't want to go because they have turned it into a "nature preserve" and charge an entrance fee and I can't even imagine going there now that it is a tourist spot. When I used to go there would only be 3 or 4 people there. Oh well.
Hello ladies!! :)
I got my wish -- a foot of snow!! :) My car is encased in a fort in the parking lot -- I dug it out -- it looks kind of cute sitting in "a box." Snow comes up level with the roof! (This coming from SW Ohio where we usually get a couple inches at most!) No snowmen today -- dry snow on top won't form (sadly)! So I spent the afternoon shoveling away and loving every minute of it. Now I'm keeping warm with a nice cup of hot cocoa!!
Jan, I remember we had a blizzard in '93 -- I wrote a "report" on it in 4th grade :)! I haven't been through too many crazy storms -- just some snow, here and there.
Well, I think I need to refill my cup of hot cocoa! I just talked to a friend in South Carolina -- azaleas/daffodils are blooming away -- as I sit and watch the snow fall!
Did go for a walk today with my roommate -- it was a beautiful sunset since the sun came out. We walked on the road in the tracks of the cars -- pretended we were walking through the sand on the beach, watching the sun set over the ocean. The snow drifts reminded us of sand dunes and the cold air biting our cheeks was the salty ocean breeze hitting our faces. It was so quiet -- not a soul on the roads. Just a beautiful evening! :) ~ Fran
I got my wish -- a foot of snow!! :) My car is encased in a fort in the parking lot -- I dug it out -- it looks kind of cute sitting in "a box." Snow comes up level with the roof! (This coming from SW Ohio where we usually get a couple inches at most!) No snowmen today -- dry snow on top won't form (sadly)! So I spent the afternoon shoveling away and loving every minute of it. Now I'm keeping warm with a nice cup of hot cocoa!!
Jan, I remember we had a blizzard in '93 -- I wrote a "report" on it in 4th grade :)! I haven't been through too many crazy storms -- just some snow, here and there.
Well, I think I need to refill my cup of hot cocoa! I just talked to a friend in South Carolina -- azaleas/daffodils are blooming away -- as I sit and watch the snow fall!
Did go for a walk today with my roommate -- it was a beautiful sunset since the sun came out. We walked on the road in the tracks of the cars -- pretended we were walking through the sand on the beach, watching the sun set over the ocean. The snow drifts reminded us of sand dunes and the cold air biting our cheeks was the salty ocean breeze hitting our faces. It was so quiet -- not a soul on the roads. Just a beautiful evening! :) ~ Fran
OMG Jan,
I was in Mexico week before last and their daffodils already are in the early shoot stage. Can't be far behind for you. Where in the south are you? They can't be far behind for you! Those of us who love to garden have to wait a couple of months after you. I appreciated the preview in Mexico, when I sufaced that is. Frank and spend a good deal of time scuba diving. Best part of Cozumel is under water, as I always say! MV
I was in Mexico week before last and their daffodils already are in the early shoot stage. Can't be far behind for you. Where in the south are you? They can't be far behind for you! Those of us who love to garden have to wait a couple of months after you. I appreciated the preview in Mexico, when I sufaced that is. Frank and spend a good deal of time scuba diving. Best part of Cozumel is under water, as I always say! MV
Tonight is Spring Ahead time for most of us, only AZ holds out on that pleasure. Guess they do this to Jump Start Spring, Iowa farmers fought this time change in the mid 60's because they work by the sun , not the clock. This year the times for start and finish have been set for environmental reasons. Oh well lose an hour, gain an hour, guess it all works out in the long run. I am getting too old to fight the system any more. Guess I will just get up in the morning and say, Thanks God for letting me see another beautiful day.
Sorry to be so unfashionably late! I brought some shrimp dip. I got this recipe years ago and everyone loves it, even people that don't like shrimp. I hope you enjoy.
Nice to see you all here. You really know how to have a great party Mary!!
Oh my, I live in the south so we don't get a lot of snow down here, but the big blizzard (for us) was in 1993. The town was shut down for a whole week days. It got so cold a belt on my car froze and snapped and AAA told me I was lucky it was in my driveway and it would probably take 5 days to get it towed out to the shop. They were that backlogged with cars broken down on the interstates and wrecks and cars all over the place. I was lucky it wasn't a fan belt. Our power was out for 4 days and it was in the teens to below zero. My girls were in 10 & 7. We couldn't get out and no one could get to us. I woke up at 2 AM just freezing, and when I looked at the thermostat, after realizing we had no power, the needle was as far left as it would go. It was literally freezing in the house. I had gone shopping the day before and I took everything out of the freezer and put it in coolers on the back patio and shoved them down in the snow drifts. We had no fireplace and no heater. (I won't have a house without a fireplace ever again). We used sofa, chair and loveseat cushions from the den and living room to build a "fort" and put tons of blankets down and over us. We actually had a nice lean to that was a good size. We hung heavy quilts on every window behind the curtains. Rolled blankets and towels under doors and window sills. I had a ton of candles and I put them on tops of tables in front of mirrors that I leaned up against the walls. It gave the illusion of more light and warmth. Occasionally, the lights would flicker on so I put soup in four pans and left the burners on hoping it would warm up enough for the girls to have something warm in them. Finally, i got the grill out into a sheltered corner and fired it up and had a real dinner. The girls wanted to be around the grill cause it was almost warmer than being inside, but it was so windy. Every once in a while we would go sit in the car and get warmed up and I would have them wash up and brush their teeth in the car. We wore every piece of clothing we had it seems. We finally got dug out of it and it started to melt but it usually doesn't last that long here, which is why it is always surprising on the rare occasion that it stays so cold that it doesn't melt.
We had 2" last night and it was gone by noon this morning. Shoot, it had been 75 for two days before that so the ground was really warm. The storm we had in 95 was great because it shut the town down for a week, but we didn't lose power so we played in the snow and had hot chocolate and hearty stews like you are supposed to. I know most of you are tired of snow, but I hope we get one more. Just not after my garden starts to seriously bloom. That happened last year. It got warm for a while very early and things started blooming and than we had a prolonged hard freeze and everyone but me lost so many plants. I always sheet mine, but I still lost some early flowers. The yard looks like a salute to little girls sheets when that happens. The girls had a ton of brightly colored sheets in pinks, yellows, purples, blues and some rainbow ones so it looks very colorful and completely tacky, but my stuff lives.
Well, I hope everyone is having fun and Mary, thank you so much. It is a lovely party and I am having a wonderful time.
Nice to see you all here. You really know how to have a great party Mary!!
Oh my, I live in the south so we don't get a lot of snow down here, but the big blizzard (for us) was in 1993. The town was shut down for a whole week days. It got so cold a belt on my car froze and snapped and AAA told me I was lucky it was in my driveway and it would probably take 5 days to get it towed out to the shop. They were that backlogged with cars broken down on the interstates and wrecks and cars all over the place. I was lucky it wasn't a fan belt. Our power was out for 4 days and it was in the teens to below zero. My girls were in 10 & 7. We couldn't get out and no one could get to us. I woke up at 2 AM just freezing, and when I looked at the thermostat, after realizing we had no power, the needle was as far left as it would go. It was literally freezing in the house. I had gone shopping the day before and I took everything out of the freezer and put it in coolers on the back patio and shoved them down in the snow drifts. We had no fireplace and no heater. (I won't have a house without a fireplace ever again). We used sofa, chair and loveseat cushions from the den and living room to build a "fort" and put tons of blankets down and over us. We actually had a nice lean to that was a good size. We hung heavy quilts on every window behind the curtains. Rolled blankets and towels under doors and window sills. I had a ton of candles and I put them on tops of tables in front of mirrors that I leaned up against the walls. It gave the illusion of more light and warmth. Occasionally, the lights would flicker on so I put soup in four pans and left the burners on hoping it would warm up enough for the girls to have something warm in them. Finally, i got the grill out into a sheltered corner and fired it up and had a real dinner. The girls wanted to be around the grill cause it was almost warmer than being inside, but it was so windy. Every once in a while we would go sit in the car and get warmed up and I would have them wash up and brush their teeth in the car. We wore every piece of clothing we had it seems. We finally got dug out of it and it started to melt but it usually doesn't last that long here, which is why it is always surprising on the rare occasion that it stays so cold that it doesn't melt.
We had 2" last night and it was gone by noon this morning. Shoot, it had been 75 for two days before that so the ground was really warm. The storm we had in 95 was great because it shut the town down for a week, but we didn't lose power so we played in the snow and had hot chocolate and hearty stews like you are supposed to. I know most of you are tired of snow, but I hope we get one more. Just not after my garden starts to seriously bloom. That happened last year. It got warm for a while very early and things started blooming and than we had a prolonged hard freeze and everyone but me lost so many plants. I always sheet mine, but I still lost some early flowers. The yard looks like a salute to little girls sheets when that happens. The girls had a ton of brightly colored sheets in pinks, yellows, purples, blues and some rainbow ones so it looks very colorful and completely tacky, but my stuff lives.
Well, I hope everyone is having fun and Mary, thank you so much. It is a lovely party and I am having a wonderful time.
Hi All! Dawn, I also forgot to bring something so don't feel bad! How about a double chocolate pudding cake? It'll cure any chocolate craving you may have. Goes with a great cab or merlot, too. I'll leave it for you all to enjoy...I'm beat and need to go to bed.
Raven, thank you for hosting this great party. You all have a wonderful soak in the virtual tub.
Nighty Night
Lori
Raven, thank you for hosting this great party. You all have a wonderful soak in the virtual tub.
Nighty Night
Lori
You can tell I am new forgot to say what I was bringing for potluck....lol....I think I will bring Hanky Panky's great appetizer and then maybe Texas Sheet Cake. And Raven Lady I think I would like a Merlot this evening. Or maybe one of Marty's amish wines they sound great.....
I think it is still snowing.....
Dawn.........
I think it is still snowing.....
Dawn.........
Have fun! My daughter needs a ride and I have to leave the party much earlier than expected. Marie
Hi everyone! This is Marie from Peoria, IL. That is not where my storm story took place. 15 years ago we bought a lot in Pagosa Springs, CO. We put a moblie home on the lot to live in until we built a small cabin.
Shortly after we settled in one of the locals told us our lot was in the 100 year flood plane. They said not to worry, it only flooded once in every 100 years. Well, not known for having the best of luck, it flooded. BAD! The snow up in the San Juans was melting fast and it poured rain.
We were supposed to leave the area, but of course I chose to stay. Half out of stupidity and half out of a sense of adventure. The Blanco River stopped just short of coming in our front door. It was scary but fun. The water was rushing fast. I was able to take a few pictures.
I am dropping off a tray from the deli. I am too lazy to cook. Sorry, but there is cheese ball, crackers, and sandwich fixin's.
Shortly after we settled in one of the locals told us our lot was in the 100 year flood plane. They said not to worry, it only flooded once in every 100 years. Well, not known for having the best of luck, it flooded. BAD! The snow up in the San Juans was melting fast and it poured rain.
We were supposed to leave the area, but of course I chose to stay. Half out of stupidity and half out of a sense of adventure. The Blanco River stopped just short of coming in our front door. It was scary but fun. The water was rushing fast. I was able to take a few pictures.
I am dropping off a tray from the deli. I am too lazy to cook. Sorry, but there is cheese ball, crackers, and sandwich fixin's.
Welcome Marty,
That is a harrowing story! It is somehow worse when you have kids at stake! I was five months pregnant with Cait when I ducked into an apartment house basement wet and bedraggled when the sirens went off on my drive home. Those folks looked at my odd presentation but were soon distracted by the train-like sound of the tornado that touched down a block over from us! I repspect Mother Nature too and agree with your HRT advisory to her! MV
That is a harrowing story! It is somehow worse when you have kids at stake! I was five months pregnant with Cait when I ducked into an apartment house basement wet and bedraggled when the sirens went off on my drive home. Those folks looked at my odd presentation but were soon distracted by the train-like sound of the tornado that touched down a block over from us! I repspect Mother Nature too and agree with your HRT advisory to her! MV
Welcome Dawn,
Will that be a cabernet or merlot? We also have a nice Shiraz. I have two grown children, Frank and I are empty nesters since our daughter, Caitlin, went to her freshman year of college with her older brother Chad. That was last year and in quest to figure out what she wanted to do, she decided to enlist in the Navy lear ning Nuclear Power Plant. That's a long school and she had to enlist for 6 years to get it on top of the additional testing. She leaves for basic in May and you know I will be white-knuckling through the next year and a half while she is in school! I did 21 years in the AF so hope that little apple didn't roll too far from the tree! My son Chad is finishing up his law enforcement degree in Mankato. If he ends up being a Cop, versus DNR (Dept. of Natural Resource) I will white-knuckle that too, but that's what we do, as Moms! Welcome to Cyber Party Dawn! MV
Will that be a cabernet or merlot? We also have a nice Shiraz. I have two grown children, Frank and I are empty nesters since our daughter, Caitlin, went to her freshman year of college with her older brother Chad. That was last year and in quest to figure out what she wanted to do, she decided to enlist in the Navy lear ning Nuclear Power Plant. That's a long school and she had to enlist for 6 years to get it on top of the additional testing. She leaves for basic in May and you know I will be white-knuckling through the next year and a half while she is in school! I did 21 years in the AF so hope that little apple didn't roll too far from the tree! My son Chad is finishing up his law enforcement degree in Mankato. If he ends up being a Cop, versus DNR (Dept. of Natural Resource) I will white-knuckle that too, but that's what we do, as Moms! Welcome to Cyber Party Dawn! MV
Hi all, Here are a variety of Amish fruit wines, and a new cookie that Leslee introduced me to, Take the chocolate cookies from the pre cut dairy package and put into a cukcake paper, bake according to cookie directions, when done take a Tbl spoon and press down and make a crust around the edges, fill with chocolate pudding let cool and top with a dab of cool whip. They are so good. I have also tried the sugar cookies with lemon filling. My scariest storm was when I was home with Les age 3 and Jim 1 1/2, hubby had already been transfered to his new job out of town, our house was sold and I was packing. Didn't have TV or radio on, looked out the window and the whole outside was Green and very still, then it started to rain and the wind picked up, I grabbed the kids and since the house was a slab house, we headed to a closet, had blankets and pillows around us. I heard the windows breaking, rain pounding on the house, then I heard the roof go, we stayed there it seems like forever, untill I heard someone yelling to see if anyone was there. The tornado took the roof and one side of the house, the side we were on was fairly intact. My stove, refridge, kitchen table and chairs were across the road in a field. We did not even get wet. The kids went to sleep in there and didn't even get scared. We turned the whole thing over to the insurance company, we left the next day and moved into our new home in CR, with no telephone my hubby heard of the distruction and drove the 100 miles in record time. To this day when I hear the sirens go off, I am out of here and to the shelter, cause now I live in a manufactured home, again with no basement. Looking back at that time, I feel God put His arms around us and protected us. I have a great respect for Mother Nature, think maybe she needs HRT for her moody shows of violence. Marty
Welcome BAGUBA, Cirella my old friend!
I was gone for a bit, first time I ventured out of this hotel room today! I would say you have the storm story of the night Ci! Yowsa! Now that's a Life Time Memory (LFT)! Island life, in general, has many stories to go with it! I look forward to hearing more over the Cyber Parties before summer.
BAGUBA, I love it! I had a Supervisor on the AF flightline years ago that called me the Big Db. In my line of work then, everthing was measured in deciBels but, of course, he meant dumb Blond. I was never that and he knew it but I was a foot taller than he and will always be grateful for his training! Hope you drop by after the BBall game BAGIBA!
Hmmm, these antipasto squares are fab Judie! My name is Mary. MV
I was gone for a bit, first time I ventured out of this hotel room today! I would say you have the storm story of the night Ci! Yowsa! Now that's a Life Time Memory (LFT)! Island life, in general, has many stories to go with it! I look forward to hearing more over the Cyber Parties before summer.
BAGUBA, I love it! I had a Supervisor on the AF flightline years ago that called me the Big Db. In my line of work then, everthing was measured in deciBels but, of course, he meant dumb Blond. I was never that and he knew it but I was a foot taller than he and will always be grateful for his training! Hope you drop by after the BBall game BAGIBA!
Hmmm, these antipasto squares are fab Judie! My name is Mary. MV
Hi Raven Lady, I am fairly new here. I am from Ohio....I am really tired of looking at snow. My oldest son is on Spring Break from college in Northern Ohio and I wanted to pick him up today but that did not happen....So I am hoping to be able to pick him up tomorrow. ( That could be a story in itself) My youngest son is a senior in high school. My husband of 29 years is downstairs watching a movie. I also have a 13" beagle named Lucy who is fun to watch in all of this snow....lol..... Right now she is resting all of that snow wears her out. I too am resting from my surgery of Feb. 20th. Still having a little pain but each day things get a little better. I really do not have a snow story...the last big blizzard that hit ohio was when I was 17 and I was like all the other kids glad we got out of school. Have a great night, I think I would like a glass of red wine.....
Take care,
Dawnlyn
Take care,
Dawnlyn
Good Evening Raven! Long time no see.
Well, my harrowing storm story is based in St. Maarten, NA, 1995, Hurricane Luis. My family had just moved there for my husband's medical school. Our kids were 5 and 7 mos old. Originally, we were to go to Montserrat but a volcano, which had been dormant for 80 years decided to go off. The medical school was situated directly on the volcano hillside. So, we had to relocate to St. Maarten. In Montserrat, we had already found a lovely home to rent that overlooked the ocean, had a pool and I was so looking forward to moving to an island that had no fast food, etc. Well...that was all trashed when we got a frantic call from one of the students who was graciously keeping some of the boxes we'd already taken there.
We arrived on St. Maarten with no place to live and the rest of the new class in the same boat. We were fortunate to find an apartment which we moved into Sept 1. Sept 4 Luis came in with a bang. During the night, my family, another family of 4 and another family of 3 spent the night in a closet underneath the staircase as we heard roofs being blown off, crashing glass and the most howling wind I've ever heard. I'd never seen a sliding glass door bow in before that. All I could do was pray to God to keep us safe, which He did. On Sept 5, after it had passed over, we looked outside to the most horrific destruction I'd seen in my life. Busses knocked over, homes with no roofs, trees with no leaves. It had been a category 5 with sustained winds of 185 to 200 mph.
My family back home in CA could only watch in horror as Luis just sat on top of the island. It moved very slowly. We were without power until November 30. Our apartment happened to be on the main water line to the hospital so we got water about a week after. Given the choice, that is how I'd want it again.
To this day, it remains the most terrifying thing I've gone through. I still tear up when I see the pictures. I feel very fortunate because our apartment was newly built and we didn't know if it would stand up to the winds. Construction on the island was iffy. Especially staying under the staircase. I thought, we're either in the most safe or most dangerous place.
During our time on St. Maarten, we experienced 2 more hurricanes but none so devastating as Luis. It took at least a year for the island to get green again but it came back.
Well, my harrowing storm story is based in St. Maarten, NA, 1995, Hurricane Luis. My family had just moved there for my husband's medical school. Our kids were 5 and 7 mos old. Originally, we were to go to Montserrat but a volcano, which had been dormant for 80 years decided to go off. The medical school was situated directly on the volcano hillside. So, we had to relocate to St. Maarten. In Montserrat, we had already found a lovely home to rent that overlooked the ocean, had a pool and I was so looking forward to moving to an island that had no fast food, etc. Well...that was all trashed when we got a frantic call from one of the students who was graciously keeping some of the boxes we'd already taken there.
We arrived on St. Maarten with no place to live and the rest of the new class in the same boat. We were fortunate to find an apartment which we moved into Sept 1. Sept 4 Luis came in with a bang. During the night, my family, another family of 4 and another family of 3 spent the night in a closet underneath the staircase as we heard roofs being blown off, crashing glass and the most howling wind I've ever heard. I'd never seen a sliding glass door bow in before that. All I could do was pray to God to keep us safe, which He did. On Sept 5, after it had passed over, we looked outside to the most horrific destruction I'd seen in my life. Busses knocked over, homes with no roofs, trees with no leaves. It had been a category 5 with sustained winds of 185 to 200 mph.
My family back home in CA could only watch in horror as Luis just sat on top of the island. It moved very slowly. We were without power until November 30. Our apartment happened to be on the main water line to the hospital so we got water about a week after. Given the choice, that is how I'd want it again.
To this day, it remains the most terrifying thing I've gone through. I still tear up when I see the pictures. I feel very fortunate because our apartment was newly built and we didn't know if it would stand up to the winds. Construction on the island was iffy. Especially staying under the staircase. I thought, we're either in the most safe or most dangerous place.
During our time on St. Maarten, we experienced 2 more hurricanes but none so devastating as Luis. It took at least a year for the island to get green again but it came back.
Hi Raven Lady ~ Thanks for reinstituting the party.Just jumping on early, as I am an avid college hoop fan and have to go and watch North Carolina and Duke. I can't get into the hot tub tonight...nursing a nasty UTI), but I placed my antipasto squares (can you tell I'm Italian?) on the table, so help yourselves and enjoy. My real name is Judie, I go by BAGUBA (Brutally Aggressive Gal Uninhibited By Adversity). Live in Bristol, CT with my husband of 42 yrs. I have 3 kids, all married; 6 grandchildren, all cute; a chocolate lab named, Munson (adorable, but dumb as dirt) and a job that I love and just got back to! My most harrowing storm story was a day that I was playing tennis at an indoor facility during the month of February. The courts were located below so I didn't know it was snowing (actually a fulll blown storm) until I got up to the main floor. I rushed off to pick my kids up from school and got stuck on the boulevard in town. I started to get anxious, which blossomed into a full blown panic attack and I actually DROVE ON THE MEDIAN. Can I tell you how embarrassed my kids were when I came to pick them up at school with a "police escort"??? They don't let me live that one down. Gotta run, but have one for me. See you after the game. :)
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