Hi Jim,
Sorry about your neighbors, but glad that you survived virtually unscathed.
Hope
all continues well at your place. Mother nature can be really frightening at
times. Lived through a bunch of hurricanes and small earthquakes. Not a lot of
fun.
Regards, Paul A
James Kleemeyer wrote:
> Hey Gang,
>
> Remember a couple of weeks ago, I said I'd rather take my chances with a
> tornado than an earth-quake? Well, maybe I spoke too soon. I had an up close
> and personal encounter with Mother Nature Saturday night in the form of a
> tornado. I live in a small town called Lima, Il. that was nearly destroyed
> Saturday night at 6:45 pm. by a huge tornado. It went just a block north of
> my house but was close enough to pull several of my largest trees out of the
> ground and top the rest of them, leaving one leaning against my back porch.
> I've spent the last two days getting re-acquainted with my Stihl chain saw,
> I'm having a hard time getting my fingers straightened out now. The power
> just came back on about fifteen minutes ago, water is just trickling from
> the tap.Still I can't complain. Many folks lost everything but their lives
> just a few feet from my home. I've got my place back in shape with plenty of
> help from friends and some complete strangers. I'm going to go see if I can
> help some one else out in the morning, I'm sure there is still a lot to do.
>
> Oh, yeah, Marshall Law is not something you want to try out just for the fun
> of it, either. I almost wasn't allowed back into my home last night because
> I was a little late getting back from eating supper.
>
> Jim K.
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