Jim,
Sorry to hear of the devastation, but glad you came out through the ordeal
in good shape.
I remember at the age of seven, hiding in the basement of my home in
Detroit as a funnel cloud formed overhead. We were lucky as the storm
dissipated before anything more serious developed. Having lived in San
Francisco for 30 years now, I've been though several earthquakes and was
here for the devastation in 1989. I fortuantely suffered very little damage
but this area was a mess for a long time afterwards.
Gerard
At 11:17 PM -0500 5/12/03, James Kleemeyer wrote:
>Hey Gang,
>
>Remember a couple of weeks ago, I said I'd rather take my chances with a
>tornado than an earth-quake? Well, maybe I spoke too soon. I had an up close
>and personal encounter with Mother Nature Saturday night in the form of a
>tornado. I live in a small town called Lima, Il. that was nearly destroyed
>Saturday night at 6:45 pm. by a huge tornado. It went just a block north of
>my house but was close enough to pull several of my largest trees out of the
>ground and top the rest of them, leaving one leaning against my back porch.
>I've spent the last two days getting re-acquainted with my Stihl chain saw,
>I'm having a hard time getting my fingers straightened out now. The power
>just came back on about fifteen minutes ago, water is just trickling from
>the tap.Still I can't complain. Many folks lost everything but their lives
>just a few feet from my home. I've got my place back in shape with plenty of
>help from friends and some complete strangers. I'm going to go see if I can
>help some one else out in the morning, I'm sure there is still a lot to do.
>
>Oh, yeah, Marshall Law is not something you want to try out just for the fun
>of it, either. I almost wasn't allowed back into my home last night because
>I was a little late getting back from eating supper.
>
>Jim K.
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