tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post3997761266314401940..comments2024-02-02T00:22:18.479-06:00Comments on Okay, Listen Here: Hoarding and Tornado PreparednessStephanie Jones AKA Alicia Hunter Pacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03023631488715031414noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post-63923620723680067032011-05-04T07:36:12.982-05:002011-05-04T07:36:12.982-05:00Yes, we have flashlights here and batteries and lo...Yes, we have flashlights here and batteries and lots of candles. Our iPhones were sporadic at best, but we survived. We don't have a generator, but our neighbor let us use his freezer cause he had one. I saved a lot of meat. <br /><br />I made a huge list of all the stuff we need to buy and store before the next storms. I want a real tornado shelter, but for now I'll continue to hide out in the interior bathroom.<br /><br />I'm glad we are okay. I'm still processing the amount of storms we had. 7 tornadoes flew the direct line over Madison. I saw two funnel clouds form above my house after the power went out. I saw a huge tornado coming my way. <br /><br />Very scary day. I'm so grateful you are all okay!!!<br /><br />Hugs!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05383099148014297450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post-38429934721227484622011-05-03T23:01:45.351-05:002011-05-03T23:01:45.351-05:00You forgot to mention my phone call when you were ...You forgot to mention my phone call when you were standing outside looking at the sky, girl, and the big one was on its way. ;)<br /><br />I'm so glad you and your hubby, plus beloved animals are all okay! And kudos to your hubby for being prepared. I'm married to a Tennessee mountain man/former soldier. We're always prepared here, though we still haven't bought the generator I keep insisting we purchase. Maybe now, huh?Katherine Bonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14701961380138616355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post-55747727322451234122011-05-03T20:57:23.844-05:002011-05-03T20:57:23.844-05:00We were very lucky, too. The nightmare missed us b...We were very lucky, too. The nightmare missed us by about six miles, although we got the wind and rain and angry sky. But then we have been very blessed living where we do on the ridge in Eva (knock on wood).<br /><br />We had no power, but a neighbor shared a generator with us until we got one of our own(purchased from another neighbor who picked it up in Florence). I always have candles, because I love candlelight, and we had water and food enough (not as much as the Elders taught me, though). We even had our home phone for a few days until it went out. We finally got our power and phone back before Noon on Sunday.<br /><br />I must tell you that you can't be too prepared. Rest assured, I will be far more prepared than before. Even if we don't suffer a devastation like this again, I will feel much better knowing we are prepared for anything. Keep stockpiling those batteries and flashlights, those candles and canned goods, those generators and gasoline and camp stoves. Keep it all on hand, no matter what.<br /><br />I'm so glad to know all of you are safe and sound. You are all so dear to me!Crystalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post-61067917105448439172011-05-03T20:09:48.630-05:002011-05-03T20:09:48.630-05:00We were so lucky here. Though death and damage was...We were so lucky here. Though death and damage was all around us, my little corner of the world was pretty unscathed. While the power was off, I think I learned what cave women felt like. I felt the need to gather and take care of those around me--even the ones who didn't need it. I never felt any anxiety to speak of until it was all over and I had electricity again. How insane is that?Alicia Hunter Pace (aka Jean Hovey and Stephanie Jones)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13844329805282121486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post-38512672841672736682011-05-03T17:54:55.922-05:002011-05-03T17:54:55.922-05:00Thanks Trish. Every time I look across town at th...Thanks Trish. Every time I look across town at the foundations where houses used to stand or think of my friend who lost his barn and 14 horses or the family I knew who all died in the same house - it does just boggle my mind at the devastation wreaked in such a short space of time. I am truly very lucky!<br /><br /><br />Stephanie, I am glad you have your power back, now for the Internet. The one thing I learned during all this was how much we do depend on electronics. I am seriously considering, after all this, making one day a week no internet and no cell phone day. I did not realize how much time these things consume until they didn't work.Cherylnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post-9776968318534028152011-05-03T15:00:16.587-05:002011-05-03T15:00:16.587-05:00I am sooo glad that you and all of yours are safe....I am sooo glad that you and all of yours are safe. I think you are very lucky that your husband is always on the look out for ways to keep your life running smoothly. :-)<br /><br />I still don't have internet at home but do have power. My story probably is that I slept through the damage on my block! :-)Stephanie Jones AKA Alicia Hunter Pacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03023631488715031414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post-31200876911936786382011-05-03T10:55:32.189-05:002011-05-03T10:55:32.189-05:00Testing to see if I can comment.Testing to see if I can comment.Alicia Hunter Pace (aka Jean Hovey and Stephanie Jones)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13844329805282121486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post-45153259130862908912011-05-03T08:41:24.137-05:002011-05-03T08:41:24.137-05:00Cheryl, so glad you, your family, home and horses ...Cheryl, so glad you, your family, home and horses are okay. All that devastation just boggles the mind.Trish Milburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812010789617982102noreply@blogger.com