Well, yesterday was interesting. This video was taken less than 5 miles from home. It is the weekend of Matteson Fest and it's about 30 feet from the house, so the neighborhood is filled with Yahoos, and we've had to tranquilize the dogs to make sure they don't get too upset.
The sirens went off and the yahoos all went home and the weather channel was saying this was a 'serious tornado of F2-F3 in strength.' Well, I was panicked, and Tom was blase, as usual. We got Finn, some water, shoes, a large comforter, all the dopey dogs (who fell down the stairs becuause they were so dopey), my father in law's poodle who were sitting, the diaper bag, my purse, celly, and some other provisions, and we settled into the basement, watching the weather on Pretzel's TV.
Then we heard the storm was down in Monee, then down in Richton Park on Sauk Trail, which is about three miles away. The storm was intense when it hit. The rain and thunder and lightning were intense, loud, and directly overhead. I kept waiting for the loud freight train sound to lead us into the bathroom, and was nervous about the dopey dogs and getting them all safe. The tranq's were really a blessing, though, because Bromo is TERRIFIED of storms and would have been such a handful! I don't have room in my lap for a 65 pound beast and a 22 pound baby!
Needless to say, it passed without incident (to us) and all is well, but it sure gave us quite a fright. It also made us like an hour and a half late to Meva's 'last supper'. But we're really grateful that we were spared. And feel badly for the people whose homes lost roofs, sheds, garages, etc.
The sirens went off and the yahoos all went home and the weather channel was saying this was a 'serious tornado of F2-F3 in strength.' Well, I was panicked, and Tom was blase, as usual. We got Finn, some water, shoes, a large comforter, all the dopey dogs (who fell down the stairs becuause they were so dopey), my father in law's poodle who were sitting, the diaper bag, my purse, celly, and some other provisions, and we settled into the basement, watching the weather on Pretzel's TV.
Then we heard the storm was down in Monee, then down in Richton Park on Sauk Trail, which is about three miles away. The storm was intense when it hit. The rain and thunder and lightning were intense, loud, and directly overhead. I kept waiting for the loud freight train sound to lead us into the bathroom, and was nervous about the dopey dogs and getting them all safe. The tranq's were really a blessing, though, because Bromo is TERRIFIED of storms and would have been such a handful! I don't have room in my lap for a 65 pound beast and a 22 pound baby!
Needless to say, it passed without incident (to us) and all is well, but it sure gave us quite a fright. It also made us like an hour and a half late to Meva's 'last supper'. But we're really grateful that we were spared. And feel badly for the people whose homes lost roofs, sheds, garages, etc.
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