Calm after the Storm
By bonnie
@bunnybon7 (50970)
Holiday, Florida
December 8, 2009 3:56pm CST
its hard to believe its so nice out today. Last night was terrible and im sure many had a bad storm also. I was all alone except for Coco that hid under my computer chair in fear
like no company at all. The wind blew so hard that it blew several trees down including one of our little ones in the front and actually rolled the barbecue grill all around the back patio!! and its a big heavy thing. Son had flown to New york to meet a gal he'd met online last Friday that he thought might be "the one"
anyway,his flight back was delayed because of weather so he wasnt back here yet. he was on a plane! I prayed for him and myself and was very mad at him for doing this crazy trip this time of year. he did say its true what you see on tv ! LOL! the planes lights flickered, it dived and jerked around so much some people actually threw up they were so scared. wouldnt you know nothing like this happens when we are both here safe together. Im just glad its over with. its lovely outside today except for having to clean up. How was your storm last night? this is likely just for the people in the USA. i was watching the weather channel and it said bad storms all over the USA.3 people like this
20 responses
@jewels49 (1776)
• United States
8 Dec 09
Calm before the storm here..Michigan..By morning we are supposed to have 6 inches and 50 mph winds. By tomorrow night, 15 inches winds reducing to breezy..oops forgot freezing rain also coming between midnight and daylight. I think that covers what's happening here. This storm is huge, the one we are just getting was in Nevada last night, can't wait till it blows through here, kids are already making plans for their snow day!
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@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
11 Dec 09
oh my i remember snow days as a child. im from ohio and it was wonderful. hope they got it.
@tamarafireheart (15384)
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8 Dec 09
Hi bunnybon7,
I hate storms but we are having lots of rain, getting fed up with though.
Tamara
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@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
11 Dec 09
yes i imagine its tough over there to. i know i hated florida because it rained so much.
@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
20 Dec 09
as far behind as iam with this discussion you may have had a bad one by now
but anyway, yes she is working out for him and i hope it will work for me.
but anyway, yes she is working out for him and i hope it will work for me.1 person likes this
@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
20 Dec 09
we have a snowstorm right now.i don't know how long it'll last,but i hope the power stays up at least.
@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
21 Dec 09
right now i do-i'm surprised,it usually doesn't take much to knock it out.
@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
21 Dec 09
well i do hope you still have your power. i hate doing without my pc. thats what i was afraid would happen with this storm.
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@celticeagle (189838)
• Boise, Idaho
10 Dec 09
It is hard to believe we are having colder weather than we have had in eleven(11) years. Ugh! So cold this morning. And, ofcourse, this was the day we had all of our early appointments. I think opportunities present themselves sometimes at not always the best times. Fate is what she is! No or never and all that jazz! COLD, COLD COLD AND JUST MORE COLD TO LOOK FORWARD TO!!!!
@celticeagle (189838)
• Boise, Idaho
21 Dec 09
We could start an epodemic. I met temp not sickness type of cold.
@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
20 Dec 09
well, i just hope we dont all catch cold on here it might spread as much time as we all spend together on here
it might spread as much time as we all spend together on here1 person likes this
@catdla1 (6005)
• United States
9 Dec 09
So, is your son home safe and sound? How did it go? Did you find out where in NY?
We didn't have much of a storm here other than the wind, although is wasn't anything like what you had. Mostly it just blew our neighbors leaves (that they never go around to raking) into our yard. Now we need just enough wind to blow them back! 
@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
20 Dec 09
very funny. im so behind on answering this. i'll bet you cant even see them now under the snow but yes his visit went fine. she wasnt as pretty as he thought but then she is very nice and hes still talking to her on the pc.1 person likes this
@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
20 Dec 09
so true. i've actually said hi and talked to her on IM with the cam and audio and now she is on my facebook friends.@catdla1 (6005)
• United States
20 Dec 09
Hahaha...the closest thing we've had to snow is a heavy frost. Bet your glad he's not up there visiting right now with the snow that they are getting. As far as the beauty goes...true beauty isn't what you see with your eyes....it's what you feel in your heart. I wish him the best. At least it's not Agra...
@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
20 Dec 09
im thinking its possible. he sure has been video comferencing with her almost most of his time at home for hours
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@dragon54u (31633)
• United States
11 Dec 09
Here in Ohio, we had frigid winds up to 55-60 MPH and it was sooooo cold!! The dogs and I stayed inside, I had gone to the store to get everything we needed so I wouldn't have to go out in it. It was still very windy yesterday and very cold when I had to take Cookie to the vet and she took forever to do her business before we went inside!
I'm glad your son is ok. Was she the one?
@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
20 Dec 09
i remember harsh snowy winters there. but i also remember how nice it was to see the lovely snow on xmas that really looked like xmas and the kids and me playing in the pretty clean snow. i think the NY woman may be the one.
@dawnald (85137)
• Shingle Springs, California
9 Dec 09
We had a pretty gnarly storm Sunday night. It dropped about an inch of snow on us, which was unheard of, and lots more at higher elevations. The last 2 days it's been beautiful, but really cold (by California standards). Tomorrow it starts raining again...
@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
20 Dec 09
im so behind on answering this i know people are having some pretty rough weather now.
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
9 Dec 09
We have been having some nasty weather to but nothing as bad as alot of people. I'm sorry u were by yourself in the bad weather. Of course i'm always by myself so i use to that. As for son i think i'd put a knot on his head for that trip, lol.
@happy6162 (3001)
• United States
11 Dec 09
We got snow and the wind did blow but that was all. We only got about 4 inches where I live so that was not to bad. I have flown before and in bad weather the plane ride is not smooth it hits a lot of air pockets during storms. The bouncing around does make your stomach feel like it is going up and down too.
@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
20 Dec 09
yes my son said he thought people threw up from fear. he said its really scarey just like the movies
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
15 Dec 09
As for us, this time a week ago, we had plenty of rain, more than our fair share, really, but we didn't have any bad storms. There was lots of rain and then the following day there was lots of wind, but the two didn't occur together, so that was good for us. I'm actually glad that we haven't had any bad storms here in a while because they really do scare me and it makes me uneasy. It also seems that the majority of the time when a bad storm blows in I have nearly all the kids from the neighborhood in the house as well as my own two children and my two nieces. To weather any storm with that many children freaking out just isn't very much fun at all.
@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
21 Dec 09
oh my i've heard that by now you've had some awful storms. i may be wrong or the news could be. i know what you mean. in florida 2yrs ago, i was at my daughters that always has a bunch of kids there. her own and others mostly teens. some tried to scare everyone by talking about other terrible hurricanes, etc and some were just scared.didnt help my fear much either
@crazybubu (230)
• India
9 Dec 09
Calm after the Storm.Definitely after a storm everything seems quiet and serene.But i think we can relate this statement to our real lives also.Have you never felt satisfied and relieved after bashing someone whom you have been thinking of doing for quite a long time.
I feel very relieved to just express out whatever grief's I have in my heart.And if I am angry on someone and the anger starts accumulating because of some reason or the other,I need to blow out to let go off the steam.Once I do that i feel calmed,relieved and normal.
@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
20 Dec 09
thats great. probably no bad weather there then, huh?
@besthope44 (12123)
• India
22 May 10
oh thats really there is always a calm and silence after a noisy and shivering strom. And its always feel nice if we are together than home alone, it will add more fear.
@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
23 May 10
hi cutie. what a cute little avatar. shes darling. yes this has been a long time ago and i sure dont look for it to happen to me ever again.
@Hatley (163772)
• Garden Grove, California
9 Dec 09
hi bunnybon I was safe inside my room mylotting while it just poured here in garden grove ca. but my friend Nelda was on her way home from wor k, and it was dark, out and she got lost as all the lights were out in a huge area due to a tree crashing into a transformer and putting out a whole section of the county.so she had to wander around til she used her headlights to see a street sign that she was familar with then found that entrance to the freeway home blocked so she had to go further on down and finally got home. she said the elevtricity was still off went she went back to work early this morning so she had to take the same round about way back to work. she has eye problems so driving at night is really hard for her, she did get her drivers license though as she has now new corrective glasses. but the storm hit hard for a few hours. boy such rain and it was so badly needed here too. I am glad your son got back safely that was some plane trip for him, my.
@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
14 Dec 09
yes im so glad your friend made it ok also. problem is since i put this discussion out theres been more bad storms back eat and mid west, but not here. i hope all our friends are still doing ok.
@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
9 Dec 09
Hey bunny! I have flown in some terrible stormy weather and it
isn't funny! It is so scary to be in a plane when there is a
storm and the lightning is going right through the plane and
the plane is moving up and down and side to side! We didn't
have any bad weather here yesterday, but we are supposed to
have bad weather here tomorrow! We are supposed to have very
heavy rains and some really strong winds! So maybe that is the
storm you had, just delayed a day! I'm glad that your son was
able to get in alright! And how was his meeting with his newest
"one"?
@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
15 Dec 09
well he was so hyped about it when he left. they had been talking for some time on IM and the phone, but according to him people dont look as good in real life my kids are so darn shallow
anyway he said she was very nice. still not sure if shes "the one". good. cause im in no hurry to be subjected to a new one just yet. hoping he makes a better choice this time
my kids are so darn shallow anyway he said she was very nice. still not sure if shes "the one". good. cause im in no hurry to be subjected to a new one just yet. hoping he makes a better choice this time @ronnyb (6113)
• Jamaica
9 Dec 09
I didnt have a storm ,in fact last night was hot and dry ,which is unlikely for us at this time of the year.In fact we would wish that we had a storm because atleast that would mean that we would get some rain.
The situation with the calm and storm though has interesting implications for our life because it shows that sometimes when we think we are done and cannot go on ,that is teh time when we should push on because that is when the light is in the tunnel
@maezee (41985)
• United States
8 Dec 09
Ironically enough, we had fantastic weather yesterday. Definitely cold - i think the lows were in the single digits, but today has been horrendous. I wouldn't call it blizzarding, but it's been snowing since about 11am and the roads are HORRIBLE. It took me 45 minutes to get to work, which is usually an 8 minute drive. That's my only real complaint, is when the roads are so icy and slick that you have to drive 25 MPH on the highway! That drives me crazy! Anyway, good to know that you're having a nice weather day for a change. We're certainly not. (And I live in Minnesota, fyi.)
@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
8 Dec 09
well here in pheonix area of arizona, its usually dry and calm, but once in a while we have a big flood storm with LOTS of high wind. and i did see on the weather channel last night that several states were having terrible weather. im from ohio, so i know what you are talking about with the snow storms. awful to drive in.
@allknowing (153544)
• India
9 Dec 09
I know you guys are all talking about the storm in your country. But here in India the Rain Gods have started acting funny. It will be bright in the morning and come noon it will rain heavily with thunder and lightning and this in the month November was never heard of before. The farming community will have to bear heavy losses and the prices of food articles are soaring.
@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
15 Dec 09
ooohhh lord! i didnt know that. im so sorry. i had better do some praying for you all there. i sure hope it gets better.
@DenverLC (1143)
• Philippines
9 Dec 09
That is really true. Behind every storm is a new hope for a new start. There is always a purpose for every survival.Give back the blessings for others to realize how important it is to enjoy the gift of life.Miracles will happen usually at a moment least expected.
