SILVER LINING to a RULLY dark cloud: 2.21 inches of rain in Gainesville. I told Dad that I hope it soaks straight through to my well so that the Corps won't send it down to Alabama and Florida. I'm selfish that way.
Tornado in Atlanta
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Just got in from P'Cola and glad everyone is okay.
I am still in shock because I've never seen anything this bad in ATL. Need to call my parents at Lake Oconee & my bro out south of Cartersville, my stepson in Cobb.... Have friends in Cumming we need to check on. What a crazy time.
I am still in shock because I've never seen anything this bad in ATL. Need to call my parents at Lake Oconee & my bro out south of Cartersville, my stepson in Cobb.... Have friends in Cumming we need to check on. What a crazy time.
The storm that hit Polk County, GA had two fatalities rather than just one, as was reported. (<--click) I just found out this morning that one of my colleagues/friends from church (the same guy who sent me the Ides of March message) grew up near to this family, on a farm a quarter of a mile away. These were his life-long friends.
My friend's family lost their barn and found a 500-lb. piece of farm machinery in a tree. He has gone to his family's house to help clean up this week.
Life can change in an instant...
My friend's family lost their barn and found a 500-lb. piece of farm machinery in a tree. He has gone to his family's house to help clean up this week.
Life can change in an instant...
Glad everyone is okay, been working like a loon the past few days. Thought I had it rough because of the occasional drizzle. 
Glad to hear everyone is alright and safe.
Just when I was going to ask if the lake was filling. ;-)
Glad to hear everyone is alright and safe.
Just when I was going to ask if the lake was filling. ;-)
The storm that hit Polk County, GA had two fatalities rather than just one, as was reported. (<--click) I just found out this morning that one of my colleagues/friends from church (the same guy who sent me the Ides of March message) grew up near to this family, on a farm a quarter of a mile away. These were his life-long friends.
My friend's family lost their barn and found a 500-lb. piece of farm machinery in a tree. He has gone to his family's house to help clean up this week.
Life can change in an instant...
My friend came back from helping to clean up his family's farm. It turns out that there was just one fatality, thank goodness. Mike Turner is expected to recover, although he is still in bad shape.
But get this: Just after the storm, a lady in Habersham County, more than 100 miles northeast of Polk County, noticed a picture lying in her driveway. Other than a little bit of edge wear, it was undamaged. It was a picture of Bonnie Turner, who died in Polk County. The next day, another Habersham County family found registration papers for the dogs that the Turners raised on their farm. (Story)
Unfortunately, less than half of the 60 dogs were found. Also missing: The Turner's SUV. (Yes--as in their large vehicle has vanished without a trace.) Their other car was thrown something like 300 yards, and from the pictures you couldn't tell if it was right side up or upside down.
On the lighter side, my friend George was talking about the damage to his parents' farm. He said on one side of the property, it looked only like it had taken a hard rain. The other side looked like "holocaust."
He said the irony was that this happened on the Ides of March. Remember--I said that he was the one who sent the funny message about the Ides. But the barn they lost was built by his grandfather, whose birthday was March 15th. His parents were married on March 15th. The house was built on March 15th.
At their house, it pulled the roof off the garage, where his mother stored materials for the local Sylvan Learning Center. He said he looked out the back window, and saw a damaged textbook lying on what was left of the deck. Part of the book had been torn away, and the top page said, "GETTING THE MAIN IDEA." George looked out across the deck railings toward where the roof was sitting in the back yard, and said, "Yeah...I got it..."
Wow.
I just realized I sound like an ambulance chaser/rubber necker/whatever...but growing up in a place that is plagued by deadly tornadoes, I've always been fascinated by the strange stories that come out of them...
But I certainly don't want to boil down the loss of life to an "interesting story." I've seen too many families lose their neighbors in the blink of an eye while their homes were barely touched--the trauma of it sincerely boggles my mind...
But I certainly don't want to boil down the loss of life to an "interesting story." I've seen too many families lose their neighbors in the blink of an eye while their homes were barely touched--the trauma of it sincerely boggles my mind...
wasn't there a fatality in rome (my town), i'm thinking the man had a heart attack during the tornado.
i'll do some research. yes i should be on top of my game, but i have been out of town.
I think it's totally facinating too.