Trapped!

@akalinus (40440)
United States
September 4, 2018 9:29am CST
The hurricane barreled in. It started with a sprinkle and grew stronger. I needed to do stuff outside before it got worse. I started locking a deadbolt and a doorknob lock because of strangers prowling in the park at night. I pulled the knob to unlock it. It fell off and refused all efforts to fix it. Great, a storm is approaching and I am trapped in the house. Imagination plays tricks. Will they find me after I run out of food? Will I be trapped when the house crumbles in the wind? Anyway, after a few fumbled fix-it attempts, the door now opens and the knob is beautifully decorated with designer duct tape. Today, the sun is shining. Where did the hurricane go?
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Faye
@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
4 Sep 18
Wow, happy you got the door opened. Scary.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (40440)
• United States
4 Sep 18
Oh, me too. Sometimes I think there is something weird about this house because so many whacky things happen here.
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Faye
@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
4 Sep 18
@akalinus Hm, Some kind of Spiritual activity?
Shellyann36
@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
13 Sep 18
I hope that maintenance has come to fix the door for you!
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (40440)
• United States
13 Sep 18
We have no maintenance. I am the person that fixes things unless I can get someone to do it for pay.
snowy
@snowy22315 (169868)
• United States
4 Sep 18
I guess it passed by you..lucky you.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (40440)
• United States
4 Sep 18
The worst part was supposed to be here this morning. It is starting to cloud up a lot so maybe we are in for more.
Always smiling
@allknowing (130066)
• India
5 Sep 18
The hurricane felt sorry for you looking at the way you were struggling with that knob All's well that ends well.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (40440)
• United States
5 Sep 18
There was no disaster here because my doorknob broke? That makes me feel better about it.
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MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (79664)
• United States
4 Sep 18
Hurricanes are pretty scary
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (40440)
• United States
4 Sep 18
Yes, and scary to think you are locked inside is also scary.
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A A
@anya12adwi (6037)
• India
4 Sep 18
Here we had many low pressures in the sea.. But now I feel the season of low pressure and rain has passed away..
Jo Ann
@akalinus (40440)
• United States
4 Sep 18
I hope you have good weather from now on. I know parts of India are devastated.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (40440)
• United States
4 Sep 18
@anya12adwi I know a lot of people were killed and many more homeless. Prayers for them and the country.
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A A
@anya12adwi (6037)
• India
4 Sep 18
@akalinus Yes it was.. Southern states and north eastern.. BUT now thing is under control but some time is needed to go back to normalcy
Hope
@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
4 Sep 18
So all went well?
Jo Ann
@akalinus (40440)
• United States
5 Sep 18
All is well, I can open the door and Gordon is a tropical storm now. That is still dangerous but not nearly as bad as a full-blown hurricane.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (457918)
• Switzerland
4 Sep 18
In the old days we risked to be "forgot in the house", but now we have cellphones and we can call for help.
Anna
@LadyDuck (457918)
• Switzerland
4 Sep 18
@akalinus I always try to calm down and find a solution.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (40440)
• United States
4 Sep 18
@LadyDuck I did that after my moment of panic and delusion.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (40440)
• United States
4 Sep 18
Oh yeah, I did not think of that. My imagination works overtime and I often think of the silliest thing first.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325594)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Sep 18
Oh, I'm glad the outcome wasn't worse. I'm really pleased we don't get hurricanes here.
Jo Ann
@akalinus (40440)
• United States
5 Sep 18
Australia is an island. I don't understand why there would not be hurricanes. I am not wishing one on you but islands usually get them.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (40440)
• United States
6 Sep 18
@JudyEv I am glad you don't live in the hurricane zone. We have had some bad ones here.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325594)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Sep 18
@akalinus It's where the islands are positioned that matters. The northern parts of Australia get hurricanes because they are in the right latitudes where the conditions are right for hurricanes to develop.
Courage7
@Courage7 (19633)
• United States
4 Sep 18
All that survival mode and now poof I am so glad you survived it Jo Ann
Jo Ann
@akalinus (40440)
• United States
4 Sep 18
Thanks, Courage. I guess I do get dramatic sometimes. That is the only door out in the place but I have an escape window. I would have gotten out somehow.
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Courage7
@Courage7 (19633)
• United States
4 Sep 18
@akalinus No you are just prepared and rightly so.
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