Interest check...

Banj wrote:

Digital Dave wrote:

Well, I left the house today, as I mentioned earlier… walked across the entire street and visited the neighbors place with all the other friends and family they invited. - Good food, good conversation, and was quite nice… until the Massive Storm hit!!!  - Winds picked up all of a sudden, everyone in the pool got out, and then it poured down extremely hard for nearly 15 minutes. Winds were recorded to be over 80+ MPH and we all watched 3 very large trees uproot and topple over just behind the homes next to us. So, I went back to my house shortly afterwards, and though I didn’t lose any trees, (This time) my yard is an absolute mess, AGAIN! (Didn’t take any photos though) - I’ve spent the last three weekends cleaning up storm debris in my yard, including a Red Bud I lost just 6 weeks ago, when 1/3 of it fell during the last big storm with heavy winds. 

My Wife and Son drove up to Wawa’s to pick up a couple drinks shortly after we got home, (because the power was out) and they said there are trees down everywhere you look. I swear it really looked like a Tornado was coming through when we were all watching it from within the house, and it sure looks like there is a ton of damage to the surrounding folks near us. Just hope no one got hurt. … Can’t say I’ll leave the house tomorrow though… 

Sounds like the opening of The Mist 

get out of there quick!

​​​​​​​Yeah, I’m just glad we didn’t see what came after that Mist! … I don’t think I’d be posted at the moment if so. Crazy movie...

Charlotte wrote:

You could take a photo of the yard and draw in whatever mysterious creatures made the mess...

Good to hear nobody was hurt (as far as you know) anyway.

I wish I could draw in some mysterious creatures that would then clean up the mess!   That would be nice, maybe something like Valences’ Squirrel. - But I woke early this morning as I usually do, and found some neighbors already cleaning up some of the debris that was in the roadway. - The pictures don’t do it justice, but I did snap a couple from my carport before laying back down for a bit. Just feeling extremely tired today for some reason, so not sure if I will start cleaning up today or just wait until after work tomorrow.

The house shown across the street in the first image is where we were during the storm, and the Wife is glad her wind chimes didn’t get destroyed. Last big winds took out two of them. You can see about half of them she has hanging on the carport in the pic. She really likes wind chimes.   We did learn one house just down the street had a very large tree take our their roof, or fell through it, but it doesn’t seem anyone got hurt.

 

  

Having a few issues remembering the image restrictions, and how the image insert functions here work… But these images are just on the one side of the house, near the corner. But it’s where I get most storm debris because of the two large Red Oaks, and one Sweet Gum that I have on this side.

 

 

Well, I'm going to brave my fears and get out of the house. How much exercise I get might be somewhat questionable as I'll need the car to go where I want to go...

I am interested as I had planned to got out and take photos a couple of years ago and never did. Whether or not I get around to it now is also debatable.

I am interested as I had planned to got out and take photos a couple of years ago and never did. Whether or not I get around to it now is also debatable.

I thought the great outdoors was too scary for you.

I guess that's a reason it never happened then 

Well, a bit under the weather presently. Started feeling blah yesterday, with bad heartburn that doesn’t seem to want to go away. (not normal for me) Was up most the night, not just feeling off, but we had some more major storms move through that just added to the tree debris in my yard. - Stormed for most of the night, and even more trees down according to my Son. Said he had to turn around twice this morning with trees down blocking the roadways. But at least it’s cooled it down a little here.