I feel like I should be ordering from a combo menu at Weather World... I'll take a number one... yes, the almost fall equinox and 86 the hurricane force winds and rain, please. What?? Mother Nature has removed that from the menu? Well... I'll go with the daily special... yes... 45 mile per hour wind gusts and 5 inches of rain will be fine. No... I wouldn't like to super size my combo.
Hurricane Hanna... who would have thought?? I mean, I moved from a Gulf Coastal state and headed to the north where I was hoping that there wouldn't be any terrible weather (for those of you who aren't that familiar with my very interesting, "that's-what-makes-me-'me'" quirks, I have been self-diagnosed with thunderstorm anxiety... yes, like a dog... but unfortunately, they don't give people Valium for thunderstorm anxiety like they do for our furry, canine friends!).
So, last week, I was on the phone with my Moma making sure that she had her hurricane preparedness kit for Gustav ready and feeling very helpless with my family down in MS getting ready to weather the storm, when little did I know that we (the transplant-Pennsylvanians that we are) would experience tropical storm force winds and flood-bearing rain storms. I know that tornadoes can pop up anywhere... anyone remember the SEC Basketball Tournaments in Atlanta this past season??... but I mean, COME ON! Let's get real... who actually expects to have one in a city, much less tropical storm force winds in a northeastern state?? Well... there were tornado warnings in the Philly area this evening... little to my amusement. I got the text message from The Weather Channel, and I immediately sought out my tornado shelter in the interior hallway and prepared myself to take cover in the event one should pop up.
I've lived in a state that has a tornado watch/warning every time the wind blows and the clouds cover the sun, and I was sooo looking forward to getting away from that scary phenomenon that some stupid people insist on chasing to get a closer look (think Twister). I just want to say to those guys... "we aren't cats... God didn't give us nine lives... TAKE COVER!" Anyway... Helen Hunt's a much braver girl than I.
Once again... I'm rambling. I tend to do that sometimes. I guess that it's time to sign off for now... I don't want to lose readers because of my rants and raves. I'll end with this... be careful; watch the weather; and remember... grabbing your ankles with your behind in the air during a lightning storm to ward off a strike has been proven to be a myth... if you're gonna get electrocuted, do it in a classy fashion.
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