I am so sorry about your losses..am so glad YOU are okay! I will definitely add you and your neighbors to my prayer list.
Our state has had some crazy weather with regard to tornadoes the past few years. In north kansas city, people were complaining that the sirens didn’t go off before the tornado hit. One of the local reps, either mayor or fema, I forget which one, said that the sirens are intended to warn people who are outside!! I had never heard that before, and am quite sickened by it. They are now considering sounding alarms when there are straight line winds that are 80mph or higher.
Thank you all for your prayers and concern. I have little doubt that all will work out according to God’s plan. I do believe there is a purpose for everything.
The power of these things is phenomenal. I have been thru them before, and seen the aftermath of them numerous times, and never cease to be amazed. 4 foot diameter oak trees just twisted as if someone were unscrewing a bottle cap, shattering it into toothpicks. Our little valley serves as a good demonstration as to how dangerous flying debris is. Everywhere ya look are pieces of sheetmetal torn from chicken houses and other metal bldgs... millions of them ranging from full sheets to jagged little plate sized pieces. For anyone caught outdoors in that it would have been like being dropped in a food processor.
It has been very gratifying to see how neighbors and others have reached out to help each other. I have met a number of my neighbors who, while I knew who they were, I knew nothing else about them. Some are very nice, such as a couple of the older ladies who ya just wanna give a big hug to they are so sweet and kind. (I kinda imagine them as my new adopted grandma’s) I have met and made a lot of new friends, and it seems to have brought a lot of people closer together. Shame that it takes things like this for that to happen.
Oh, I finally had to put that bull in the photo down. I had hoped he would make it, but apparently whatever hit him in the side had caused some internal damage. He was suffering pretty badly when I finally shot him. He was such a good fella... I cannot tell ya how bad I felt doing that. Being an old farm boy, I try not to get emotionally attached to animals... but sometimes ya cannot help it. I think thats going to be the last one we lose.. the rest are doing really good.