Thought I might post while the weather will let me. I have only been on the computer about a hour and have had to disconnect and reconnect twice. Think the weather is messing with it.
The snow finally made it here about 3 hours ago. The wind is blowing HARD. We probably have close to 2 inches already. I heard them say on the scanner it was supposed to continue till about 11:30 p.m. The wind chill here is 16 at the moment.
BRRR it's cold
Friday, March 7, 2008
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Winter Storm Warning
We're under a winter storm warning. We could get anywhere from a inch to 12 inches(depend on which station we listen to) of snow, sleet, or ice or a combination. Snow is what they're expecting.
A winter storm warning means: A significant winter storm or hazardous winter weather is occurring, imminent, or likely.
We have groceries, batteries, candles bought. Have no plans of leaving the house except hubby has to work tomorrow.
Everyone stay safe.
A winter storm warning means: A significant winter storm or hazardous winter weather is occurring, imminent, or likely.
We have groceries, batteries, candles bought. Have no plans of leaving the house except hubby has to work tomorrow.
Everyone stay safe.
C-O- ME funny
Kids say the darnest things. My daughter asked my granddaughter how to spell come last night. Her answer was c-o-me well that does spell come LOL
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Trying weather post again
Blogger is trying my patience. I had a weather post that for some reasn blogger decided to take out and put my pet peeve post there.
What I had posted was I was going to make my weather post short and simple today. I am tired of the waether flip flopping from warm to cold. Ready for the weather to stay one way awhile.
What I had posted was I was going to make my weather post short and simple today. I am tired of the waether flip flopping from warm to cold. Ready for the weather to stay one way awhile.
Pet Peeve
I have some pet peeves. To me pet peeves are things that I really dislike, don't quite understand and in some cases I will call a person on.
I was watching Nightline earlier and it made me think about one of my pet peeves. Part of the show was about a lady whose been dealing with the superbug for 3 years now.
They were telling people precautions that could be used. This lady bleaches everything in her house she can, keeps Lysol on hand and washes her hands quite often. Poor lady is on a IV drip again.
Anyway, it made me think of things I think are unsanitary and wonder about them. A pet peeve of mine is to see someone handle money then touch food. Money goes through so MANY peoples hands why would anyone touch someone else food without washing their hands first YUCK!
AS far as the superbug goes washing your hands often, using disinfectant,
personally, I carry a bottle of germ x in my purse.
I was watching Nightline earlier and it made me think about one of my pet peeves. Part of the show was about a lady whose been dealing with the superbug for 3 years now.
They were telling people precautions that could be used. This lady bleaches everything in her house she can, keeps Lysol on hand and washes her hands quite often. Poor lady is on a IV drip again.
Anyway, it made me think of things I think are unsanitary and wonder about them. A pet peeve of mine is to see someone handle money then touch food. Money goes through so MANY peoples hands why would anyone touch someone else food without washing their hands first YUCK!
AS far as the superbug goes washing your hands often, using disinfectant,
personally, I carry a bottle of germ x in my purse.
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Love for dancing
I'm sitting here eating girl scout cookies(all abouts and dosidos) yummy.
There was a brownie meeting tonight. They're working on their try it for dancercize. They did some dances(different movements). They had a blast.
I knew my grandaugther would love earning this try it. She LOVES to dance. And she's really GOOD at it. Her scout leader ask us did she take lessons. Our reply was no because we can't find anywhere around here for her to take lessons.
She is self taught. She has some dance dvd's and just loves to dance about. Wish we could find somewhere in the area to get her some more training.
There was a brownie meeting tonight. They're working on their try it for dancercize. They did some dances(different movements). They had a blast.
I knew my grandaugther would love earning this try it. She LOVES to dance. And she's really GOOD at it. Her scout leader ask us did she take lessons. Our reply was no because we can't find anywhere around here for her to take lessons.
She is self taught. She has some dance dvd's and just loves to dance about. Wish we could find somewhere in the area to get her some more training.
Monday, March 3, 2008
Weather definition
Blogger can test my nerves sometimes lol. I tried(and thought succeeded) to post a weather definition before I posted my goal update. But when I checked my blog the weather definition wasn't there so let me try again.
Severe Thunderstorm WARNING/Tornado WARNING:
This means TAKE ACTION. Severe weather or a tornado has occurred in a storm moving in or is imminent. This is not time to start calling people, it is time to MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE. You should seek shelter on the lowest level, interior hallway away from glass or flying objects. DO NOT TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO IN A CAR. If a warning is issued for your area, take cover. If severe weather does not hit your immediate location, it is better to look at it in this light: Would you rather be in a safe place and have no severe weather, or be out in an unsafe place and be hit by a tornado? It only makes sense to take action.
Remember:
WARNING: Take action
Severe Thunderstorm WARNING/Tornado WARNING:
This means TAKE ACTION. Severe weather or a tornado has occurred in a storm moving in or is imminent. This is not time to start calling people, it is time to MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE. You should seek shelter on the lowest level, interior hallway away from glass or flying objects. DO NOT TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO IN A CAR. If a warning is issued for your area, take cover. If severe weather does not hit your immediate location, it is better to look at it in this light: Would you rather be in a safe place and have no severe weather, or be out in an unsafe place and be hit by a tornado? It only makes sense to take action.
Remember:
WARNING: Take action
Goal updates
Thought I'd give a little update on the goals I've set for myself. Im going to continue my February goals in March. I'm doing well with all of them except getting the water I need to drink.
My change challenge is coming along well. Not missing the change at all. Will count my containers later in the week and let you know how much is in each.
I've just started my weather goal for March it's coming along well at the moment.
I'm continueing my daily writing challenge.
How is everyone else doing?
My change challenge is coming along well. Not missing the change at all. Will count my containers later in the week and let you know how much is in each.
I've just started my weather goal for March it's coming along well at the moment.
I'm continueing my daily writing challenge.
How is everyone else doing?
Sunday, March 2, 2008
23 months ago today
April 2 2006 was a beautiful spring day. We were outside getting some sun and letting the grandbaby play and enjoy the fresh air. The city elections were in 2 days. We were anxiously wondering if our candidates would win.
Don't remember who noticed first but before we knew it, We(esp. my daughter) were making trips back and forth in the house. Severe weather was developing in Arkansas and we were keeping a eye on local tv station. As well as monitoring the weather bug and my police scanner. The storms were getting worse and moving this direction.
Parts of this are a blur and parts are still so vivid. I remember hearing Marmaduke Ar. had just been hit by a tornado and there was mass destruction. It was still roaring our way. I was a little concerned but mostly thinking about the poor people in AR.
Afterall, we are on the Mississippi River. We're protected by the river. A tornado won't hit here it will jump the river. Let me tell you now I know from experience that is a MYTH. A tornado can hit ANYWHERE at anytime.
Before were knew it the monster was in Missouri. The county to the west of us was in a TORNADO WARNING. It was less than 30 minutes away. Could hear the reports coming across the scanner, this was a killer. Whoa it missed the town it was headed for BUT now it was headed straight for us.
By this time we were in the house watching tv, weather bug, listening to the scanner. Our storm spotters were out everywhere. OOPS I'd left my little portable scanner outside. My daughter went to get it. We heard rolling thunder that went on and on and on while she was out there. Figured out later that wasn't thunder it was the tornado destoring a small town in it's wake and leaving 1 dead and her son to die later from substained injuries. Our tornado sirens started sounding and continueing going off until the monster was gone.
My daughter came back inside and said look at the sky it's getting green. We live behind a church and my daughter said calmly it's time to go to the church. My daughter is usually not as calm as she was and truthfully I usually don't listen to her cause she used to panic. We all took off to the church. The rain hit so she grabbed up the grandbaby and ran with her.
Church was just getting out. We informed the pastor what was happening. Some of the members had left but quite a few were stll there. After a few minutes a friend of ours said he was going home it was just going to rain. His wife said oh NO you're not. My husband and other men in the church watch it coming toward us.
Someone yelled take shelter, there were quite a few kids and their mothers in a medium size bathroom. I was in the hall with other ladies but I squeezed my way through to get to my grandchild and daughter. Because if this was the end I wanted to be with them.
I remember hearing alot of praying going on. One little boy started to cry then my grandaughter started crying. His daddy came into the bathroom and took him from his mama(altho, she didn't want to let him go) he quited him. I never was so glad to see a man in a woman's bathroom it was a calming presence for a few minutes. I heard them say on my scanner a roof had just fell on the fire cheif(he's ok).
The lights flickered, more praying then the lights were out, crying, screaming, praying. Then it was over. Flashlights were turned on, heard scanner say entire south end of our town was GONE. More screaming some of these people had family there. My friends wife screamed at me TURN THAT THING OFF. I said NO we need to know when its ok to leave.
After a few minutes we went outside. There was hail the size of golfballs everywhere, mud on everything. Power lines and trees down. Windows broke out debri all around. But we were in the middle of town. Our house was fine but just 2 blocks south was the war zone devastation everywhere.
My sister was right in the middle of the tornado her house came down around her. Her and her neighbors help theirselves out to safety. 60 percent of our town was destoried by a F3 tornado. Thankfully there was no lose of life here. But it moved across the river to Tennessee to kill more people. The town had alot of rebuilding to do and some still going on.
Less than 2 weeks before this happened we'd had a class on what to do in a natural disaster. Our fire cheif had also receive an award for having our town storm ready. We're the only town in our area that was storm ready. That means they had plans in place, had took all the training and knew what to do if a bad storm hit.
I could go on and on telling you about things I saw, like neighbor helping neighbor, how people came from everywhere to assist. The narrow escapes, the wonder of why it hit one house but not the one beside it. But I wont do that now this is about long enough might tell more later in the month.
I can tell you everyone in our town was effeced by this monster if not physically then emotionally. I tell this with the hope that you'll always take the weather seriously. Have your protection plan in place, listen to tv, radio, whatever you have. Please don't have a false sense of security if you live close to a river, mountain or any other thing that's supposed to protect from storms.
Stay safe and know your surroundings.
Don't remember who noticed first but before we knew it, We(esp. my daughter) were making trips back and forth in the house. Severe weather was developing in Arkansas and we were keeping a eye on local tv station. As well as monitoring the weather bug and my police scanner. The storms were getting worse and moving this direction.
Parts of this are a blur and parts are still so vivid. I remember hearing Marmaduke Ar. had just been hit by a tornado and there was mass destruction. It was still roaring our way. I was a little concerned but mostly thinking about the poor people in AR.
Afterall, we are on the Mississippi River. We're protected by the river. A tornado won't hit here it will jump the river. Let me tell you now I know from experience that is a MYTH. A tornado can hit ANYWHERE at anytime.
Before were knew it the monster was in Missouri. The county to the west of us was in a TORNADO WARNING. It was less than 30 minutes away. Could hear the reports coming across the scanner, this was a killer. Whoa it missed the town it was headed for BUT now it was headed straight for us.
By this time we were in the house watching tv, weather bug, listening to the scanner. Our storm spotters were out everywhere. OOPS I'd left my little portable scanner outside. My daughter went to get it. We heard rolling thunder that went on and on and on while she was out there. Figured out later that wasn't thunder it was the tornado destoring a small town in it's wake and leaving 1 dead and her son to die later from substained injuries. Our tornado sirens started sounding and continueing going off until the monster was gone.
My daughter came back inside and said look at the sky it's getting green. We live behind a church and my daughter said calmly it's time to go to the church. My daughter is usually not as calm as she was and truthfully I usually don't listen to her cause she used to panic. We all took off to the church. The rain hit so she grabbed up the grandbaby and ran with her.
Church was just getting out. We informed the pastor what was happening. Some of the members had left but quite a few were stll there. After a few minutes a friend of ours said he was going home it was just going to rain. His wife said oh NO you're not. My husband and other men in the church watch it coming toward us.
Someone yelled take shelter, there were quite a few kids and their mothers in a medium size bathroom. I was in the hall with other ladies but I squeezed my way through to get to my grandchild and daughter. Because if this was the end I wanted to be with them.
I remember hearing alot of praying going on. One little boy started to cry then my grandaughter started crying. His daddy came into the bathroom and took him from his mama(altho, she didn't want to let him go) he quited him. I never was so glad to see a man in a woman's bathroom it was a calming presence for a few minutes. I heard them say on my scanner a roof had just fell on the fire cheif(he's ok).
The lights flickered, more praying then the lights were out, crying, screaming, praying. Then it was over. Flashlights were turned on, heard scanner say entire south end of our town was GONE. More screaming some of these people had family there. My friends wife screamed at me TURN THAT THING OFF. I said NO we need to know when its ok to leave.
After a few minutes we went outside. There was hail the size of golfballs everywhere, mud on everything. Power lines and trees down. Windows broke out debri all around. But we were in the middle of town. Our house was fine but just 2 blocks south was the war zone devastation everywhere.
My sister was right in the middle of the tornado her house came down around her. Her and her neighbors help theirselves out to safety. 60 percent of our town was destoried by a F3 tornado. Thankfully there was no lose of life here. But it moved across the river to Tennessee to kill more people. The town had alot of rebuilding to do and some still going on.
Less than 2 weeks before this happened we'd had a class on what to do in a natural disaster. Our fire cheif had also receive an award for having our town storm ready. We're the only town in our area that was storm ready. That means they had plans in place, had took all the training and knew what to do if a bad storm hit.
I could go on and on telling you about things I saw, like neighbor helping neighbor, how people came from everywhere to assist. The narrow escapes, the wonder of why it hit one house but not the one beside it. But I wont do that now this is about long enough might tell more later in the month.
I can tell you everyone in our town was effeced by this monster if not physically then emotionally. I tell this with the hope that you'll always take the weather seriously. Have your protection plan in place, listen to tv, radio, whatever you have. Please don't have a false sense of security if you live close to a river, mountain or any other thing that's supposed to protect from storms.
Stay safe and know your surroundings.
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Weather goal
Spring will be here soon, and so will the possibility of severe weather. I've set a goal to post weather information for the month of March. I intented to start my March postings telling you about the day our town was changed forever.
But I'm not feeling well today, so today's post will be a weather term everyone should know.
Severe Thunderstorm WATCH/ Tornado WATCH:
This means conditions are favorable to produce severe weather in OR CLOSE TO the watch area. It does not mean if a surrounding county is in a watch, and we are not, that we should not pay attention. It means exactly what it says, WATCH out. Keep an eye on the sky, turn on your tv, your local radio station, let your family know, and plan accordingly. Most watches run around 6 hours but can develop into a WARNING at any time.
Remember :
WATCH: Watch out and prepare
But I'm not feeling well today, so today's post will be a weather term everyone should know.
Severe Thunderstorm WATCH/ Tornado WATCH:
This means conditions are favorable to produce severe weather in OR CLOSE TO the watch area. It does not mean if a surrounding county is in a watch, and we are not, that we should not pay attention. It means exactly what it says, WATCH out. Keep an eye on the sky, turn on your tv, your local radio station, let your family know, and plan accordingly. Most watches run around 6 hours but can develop into a WARNING at any time.
Remember :
WATCH: Watch out and prepare
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