House completely gone. Thank God the farm wasn't destroyed it just missed it. Will go down on Sunday take pics.
Hey man! I just seen a thing about the crazy weather in the southern USA on local news up here, just minutes ago. Its all that warm Canadian air heading back south and colliding with cooler air.
Hope everyone is safe in your family.
Yeah that was the storm. Going down there tomorrow. Got grandma upset because I couldn't stop laughing about what my cousin said. He said the news crews just came over and put a micro phone in my aunts face and asked "how do you feel?" in front of her. My cousin then went off and I since then can't get the picture of my aunt on tv out of my head.
There should be a law against tornadoes, I say.
Warm air from Canada, eh ? Damn Canadians again.
HAHAHAAAA!
First, we give you Celine Dion, then tornado causing warm air!
That's what Americans get for giving us Coca-Cola and Rock music! I am addicted to that stuff!
Just got back from the utter devestation. Pics coming...
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Some farm house near the farm. The farm damage that my family suffered is shocking.
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That was a shed. A giant one. It just dissapeared.
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Pieces of the grain bin out in the bean field
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There was a shed there.
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Another one of our sheds.
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That was a giant grain bin. In the weirdest thing ever the base of the foundation is intact. The pieces of sheet metal out in the field was part of this bin.
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My cousins house, whats left of it. First thing the tornado hit when it came across the river was his house.
Terrible damage....
What a horrible mess!! There were no injuries to the occupants? I'd be terrified to live in a place that has tornados or hurricanes. Were they insured?
My cousins were insured. My cousin was also on his way home from the shop (2 miles away) when this happend. His roomate just left to go to work and the other roomate was coming home. phew.
The only injury happend when A guy in his mobile home was on the phone to a family member saying this was the worst storm he'd ever seen, then static, the house was picked up and thrown. He was okay walked out of the home but suffered broken collar bone, leg, arm and required 200 stitches.
My uncle who works for the power company was driving down the highway when this happend his truck got picked up of the ground for a couple seconds. But of course when his wife told my other uncle who has had a long standing feud with his younger brother just looked like he didn't care. lol.
It missed the farm by a mile but if it had it the farm, oh gosh I don't want to think what would have happend.
OMG, Sportsdude. That's AWFUL !!! At the very least, I'm glad they're OK.
Yeah it was bad. Pissed us off because it not only affected machinery but also 400 acres of corn were lost.
A farmer down the road didn't even get rain or the tornado. grrrr
oh well.
Amazing how selective it is. I'm just glad YOU'RE OK, Sportsdude.
Atleast I got a good sun fall pic.. lol.
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Oh I'm fine only trouble I came into was when I slipped and fell through some metal siding that was once the side of one of those sheds. It was pouring buckets and I slipped and fell, guess the my big body was too big for the metal lol.
That is BEAUTIFUL. I think you have a calling in photography.
really? My counselour says I'd be a shoe in for a national geographic job. lol.
Really. They are artistically wonderful, and always beautiful and crisp. A good camera can take care of the quality, but it doesn't have 'the eye'. YOU do.
Rats ! Gotta run. Dinner awaits.
Take care Sportsdude....be back later.
Okay
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Here's another sunset pic. I like how the light reflects off the clouds..
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Sportsdude wrote:
He was okay walked out of the home but suffered broken collar bone, leg, arm and required 200 stitches.
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Damn. I'd hate to hear you say someone was "badly hurt".
Sportsdude wrote:
really? My counselour says I'd be a shoe in for a national geographic job. lol.[/DIV]
....I agree wholeheartedly with your counsellor.
It would be an interesting career choice, enabling you to travel to many places and meet interesting people. Much more fun than politics.
thanks everybody.