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Nubi almost died T.T
Topic Started: Jun 28 2011, 04:47 AM (527 Views)
Nubi
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So, last night around 12am I was just minding my own business and working on HotN. I see that Ashura is online and I drop a message in the Chatbox. Not five seconds later the power goes out. Damn you Ashura...

The wind picks up and I grab my ipod for a light to go in search of a real flashlight or some candles. Well, it turns out we suck at being prepared because I can't find a freakin' flashlight and my dad has the only lighter in his room. He's asleep and I don't feel like entering his territory. But I remember seeing a couple lighters in his truck. I poke my head outside and decide its better I not go out there. Not raining yet but the wind is scary.

The wind starts howling like there's a tornado outside and this prompts my dad to get up and light some candles. For about two minutes I'm like O.O with my back against a wall 'cause I think a tornado really is about to hit.

The night continues with rain and lightning and 80mph winds until 5-6am I think. It started between midnight and 1am. All I have is a dying ipod and virtually no light. Now, I'm not afraid of storms and after that brief pick up in wind I wasn't worried at all. But no matter how hard I tried I could not sleep. I was so incredibly bored. I alternated between playing a few minutes of Rocket Bunnies on my ipod, brainstorming ideas in my notes app on my ipod, and trying to fall asleep.

As it starts to get light out I go and look outside. Looks like a bomb hit all the trees in my town. Giant limbs were everywhere. One smashed into our dog pen. Later, at 9am, right as I was starting to drift off my friend comes to check on me because I don't have a cell phone she can text. We go and drive around. Entire trees are uprooted and fallen onto houses. I just thought it was a bad storm until I saw the highway signs and trees knocked over. Our power has been out since then and might take 48hrs to get back. (I've gone without power for a couple weeks after Hurricanes)

Man, I almost died of boredom though! Our house was fine though. My dad's fiancee's new car NEARLY got smashed by a huge limb. My friend was out in the storm looking for an open storm shelter and says "I thought I was going to die!" Of course I was sitting in the dark the whole time thinking "I'm so bored, power come back!"

Now I'm sitting at my dad's fiancee's house using her netbook (which is hard to type on) and trying to stay amused. Hence why I'm typing all this up. I'm lonely. T.T

tl;dr Don't blame you. Huge ass storm hit last night. Lotsa damage to the trees and power lines. Everyone seems to be okay. I've gotten virtually no sleep. I almost died from boredom (not the storm).

I'll post some pics of the damage once my friend uploads them!
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At least you're safe. Has there been any casualties in your town?

My family in Grenada have had to endure hurricanes in recent years. Apparently, in between the constant maintenance of the house to prevent it from being blown away, and the constant waiting for the hurricane to pass, it provides for a very boring experience.

Have you ever been in a tornado before?
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As far as I can tell everyone is alright. Its a small town so I'll know quickly when I head back if anyone was killed. Although, it is said that one person died but I'm not sure if they were from the surrounding area or if it is even true. Hopefully not.

I've never been through a tornado but I'm horrified at the thought. Just recently a nearby city, Joplin, got flattened by a MASSIVE tornado. Google Joplin, Missouri. I've been through two Hurricanes and rather go through another one of those before a real tornado. I hate tornado dreams, can't imagine the real deal.

FYI, while the storm was fierce it was nothing like tornado or hurricane damage. Very few structures sustained damage.

EDIT: Oh yeah, hurricanes are incredibly boring. Especially after the fact when there is no electricity. That and you have to wait for them to hit your area AND wait for them to pass. I can't remember how long they lasted though.
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I like your style Nubi. Here in West Aus. though we don't get anything worse than a severe storm at best. Last year we got a freak hail storm though that did quite a bit of damage all over the place.
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