Comments on: The Confessions of a Tornado Junkie http://simplyinvitingcards.com/life-stuff/the-confessions-of-a-tornado-junkie/ Thu, 24 Mar 2011 17:44:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Rebecca Stees http://simplyinvitingcards.com/life-stuff/the-confessions-of-a-tornado-junkie/#comment-244 Rebecca Stees Sat, 17 Jul 2010 19:59:52 +0000 http://simplyinvitingcards.com/blog/?p=1432#comment-244 I’m a mid-westerner living in California. My family lives in Kansas and Oklahoma. I’ve always been fascinated with storm shelters on the farm and safe rooms in the city My Mom lives in Tulsa and she often calls me from the food pantry when there is a storm. I can hear her pull a coffee can off the top shelf. It’s full of chocolate chips. Those are her comforts during the storm: talking to me and little bits of bittersweet. I was thinking of some 1980’s speak….. Tornadoes are so mind blowing-ly OOC! (Out of Control) I’m a mid-westerner living in California.

My family lives in Kansas and Oklahoma.
I’ve always been fascinated with storm shelters on the farm and safe
rooms in the city

My Mom lives in Tulsa and she often calls me from the food pantry when
there is a storm.
I can hear her pull a coffee can off the top shelf. It’s full of
chocolate chips.
Those are her comforts during the storm: talking to me and little bits
of bittersweet.

I was thinking of some 1980’s speak…..
Tornadoes are so mind blowing-ly OOC!
(Out of Control)

]]> By: Jen http://simplyinvitingcards.com/life-stuff/the-confessions-of-a-tornado-junkie/#comment-243 Jen Wed, 09 Jun 2010 23:58:28 +0000 http://simplyinvitingcards.com/blog/?p=1432#comment-243 @Jenny - My little Honda handles GREAT! The only problem is it totaled out from a hail storm the week before that tornado hit, so I don't think the full coverage is ever going to happen. But you are right about one thing - I'm the Chihuahua of storm spotters: I would take 3 quick snaps before running like hell!!! @Jenny – My little Honda handles GREAT! The only problem is it totaled out from a hail storm the week before that tornado hit, so I don’t think the full coverage is ever going to happen. But you are right about one thing – I’m the Chihuahua of storm spotters: I would take 3 quick snaps before running like hell!!!

]]> By: Jenny http://simplyinvitingcards.com/life-stuff/the-confessions-of-a-tornado-junkie/#comment-242 Jenny Wed, 09 Jun 2010 21:13:21 +0000 http://simplyinvitingcards.com/blog/?p=1432#comment-242 Wow! Just reading your post made my heart flutter! My dad is really into weather phenomenon so the obsession is something I grew up one generation away from. As soon as a storm is on the way, my dad has on his weather radio and police scanner to monitor what's going on in the area related to the storm. It's very exciting to sit in the dark when the electricity goes off and still have access to the outside world and our general area's goings-on. Now, he's pretty much moved into earthquakes... probably back from the years when my husband and I lived in Las Vegas. He hated us being so close to LA, which he swears will break off into the ocean in upcoming years. Whenever I hear about an earthquake anywhere in the world, I am on the phone with him seeing if he had heard about it yet. I hope you get to see a funnel cloud and take some pictures one day but I hope you're in a car faster than your Honda Civic! Snap, snap, snap and hit the gas, sister! Wow! Just reading your post made my heart flutter!

My dad is really into weather phenomenon so the obsession is something I grew up one generation away from. As soon as a storm is on the way, my dad has on his weather radio and police scanner to monitor what’s going on in the area related to the storm. It’s very exciting to sit in the dark when the electricity goes off and still have access to the outside world and our general area’s goings-on.

Now, he’s pretty much moved into earthquakes… probably back from the years when my husband and I lived in Las Vegas. He hated us being so close to LA, which he swears will break off into the ocean in upcoming years. Whenever I hear about an earthquake anywhere in the world, I am on the phone with him seeing if he had heard about it yet.

I hope you get to see a funnel cloud and take some pictures one day but I hope you’re in a car faster than your Honda Civic! Snap, snap, snap and hit the gas, sister!

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