Dougjumper 0 #1 April 12, 2009 Folks, Don't ever try to outrun a Tornado. It got one of my friends house barely missed mine and all I can say is Whewwww Thank you Lord. I live here in Murfreesboro, TN and it was a hairy ride Friday afternoon. Tore up most places here in Town. A young girl and her Baby were killed. The girls husband was tossed around like a rag doll broke his back and leg and he has a Concussion while still in critical care at the hospital here. I have been cleaning up with a chainsaw all Saturday afternoon and I'm give out. I am just thankful to still have my life... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MagicGuy 0 #2 April 12, 2009 Oh man. Glad you're OK. Tornadoes scare the shit out of me. I have nightmares about them! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Teigen 0 #3 April 12, 2009 Wow! mother nature at her worst! I watch "Storm Chasers" on Discovery and i can honestly say i'd be pretty scared if i ever got close to one! Sad to hear lifes were lost.. How big was it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dougjumper 0 #4 April 13, 2009 The meteorology group was here and from the looks of things they have seen with pics around the area.They classified it upper Cat 3 tornado close to 4 in some areas. We had about 155mph winds near me. Freggin Crazy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pokerstar 0 #5 April 13, 2009 Wow, glad that you are ok, very sad to hear about any injuries and deaths.Fortunately, I'm adhering to a pretty strict, uh, drug, uh, regimen to keep my mind, you know, uh, limber. --- The Dude --- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #6 April 13, 2009 Good luck man! I hope your life is easy to put back together and I'm happy that your home made it through the twister!--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dougjumper 0 #7 April 13, 2009 A few more. One thing I can say is. My community is reaching out to help all people around here cope and rebuild. We lost in the area about 550 homes and some businesses. Some people still not accounted for. With so much damage and destruction its amazing how so many people survived through this wreckage. The glass is half full or half empty doesn't matter. Let go and have the Lord guide your path. He will take care of it all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iluvtofly 0 #8 April 13, 2009 THINGS can be replaced. People cannot. Glad that you and your family are OK. Thoughts to the families of those lost. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryno1972 0 #9 April 13, 2009 A tornado hit my hometown of Kalamazoo MI when I was 10 or 11...so that would be 1981 or 82...cant remember excatly. It was scary, the tornado missed my neighborhood, but we walked through the hardest hit. It was devasting. Just seeing the houses torn off foundations, the way the mud splattered everything and the smallest objects became projectiles. I saw the tornado touch down and I was frozen with fear. I was standing in front of a huge plate glass window too....wow that was not a good idea. Im glad you are ok. My prayers are with you.glad to be here!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #10 April 13, 2009 Glad you're okay. The weather that day was crazy. There were a couple twisters that touched down north of where I live in Hopkinsville, KY that day, up in Crofton, but no one lost their life. Hope all your clean up affairs go smoothly.So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wannabediver 0 #11 April 13, 2009 Quote Folks, Don't ever try to outrun a Tornado. It got one of my friends house barely missed mine and all I can say is Whewwww Thank you Lord. I live here in Murfreesboro, TN and it was a hairy ride Friday afternoon. Tore up most places here in Town. A young girl and her Baby were killed. The girls husband was tossed around like a rag doll broke his back and leg and he has a Concussion while still in critical care at the hospital here. I have been cleaning up with a chainsaw all Saturday afternoon and I'm give out. I am just thankful to still have my life... And I thought DUST DEVILS were a pain in the ass! WOW!!!"Wanna cookie little boy?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiverbry 0 #12 April 13, 2009 Glad you're ok.Those things are no fun!!I live through one when I was in Indiania and NEVER want to see on again!!!! Bry-------------------------------------------------- Growing old is mandatory.Growing up is optional!! D.S.#13(Dudeist Skdiver) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DavidB 0 #13 April 13, 2009 On 2/5/08 an F-4 skipped along the ground for some 123 miles through Arkansas, Tennessee & Kentucky. Surprisingly it only killed a few people. The attached pic was taken 3 months later. My best friend's house is less than a mile behind me (as the crow flies). She, her dog, her nephew & his girl friend rode it out in the closet. In the nearest large town (Clinton, Ar) no one was killed but the town's largest employer (besides WallyWorld), the boat factory, was destroyed, totaled, leveled, never to be rebuilt. Then 2 months later another passes a half hour south of Clinton & takes out (among other things) a feed mill & a BRAND NEW church (as in opened 1 or 2 days before!). Glad you survived & please work safely!When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DavidB 0 #14 April 13, 2009 Guess I should attach a pic...When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
truckerjean 0 #15 April 16, 2009 Blue Skies! Dougcan I borrow a jump ticket real quick? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
