Boy, they always have snow days but never..................
By rebelann1949
@rebelann (117224)
El Paso, Texas
January 31, 2019 12:28pm CST
A sandstorm day. 
Have you ever experienced a sandstorm?
When I say those storms are nasty I mean really, really, really nasty.
Granted, icy snow storms are no treat to endure, I surly do not want to have to endure one but at least in a snow storm there aren't any granules of sand slamming your house and car not to mention you if you dare venture out.
Then, to make matters worse, these storms usually happen in spring so along with the sand a lot of insects of all kinds are carried along to your home. 
I'm so tired of getting all these weird insects that are blown in from the southern Chihuahuan desert region where there are a whole lotta insects I wish would stay there.
The link I shared is mostly about the soil but I wish they would explain the thousands of insects it houses as well. A lot of the sandstorms that hit my region are from the more southwestern parts of Mexico.
Have you ever experienced a sandstorm?
When I say those storms are nasty I mean really, really, really nasty.
Granted, icy snow storms are no treat to endure, I surly do not want to have to endure one but at least in a snow storm there aren't any granules of sand slamming your house and car not to mention you if you dare venture out.
Then, to make matters worse, these storms usually happen in spring so along with the sand a lot of insects of all kinds are carried along to your home.
I'm so tired of getting all these weird insects that are blown in from the southern Chihuahuan desert region where there are a whole lotta insects I wish would stay there.
The link I shared is mostly about the soil but I wish they would explain the thousands of insects it houses as well. A lot of the sandstorms that hit my region are from the more southwestern parts of Mexico.https://www.desertusa.com/chihuahuan-desert.html
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
31 Jan 19
The cats are best buds!
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@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
1 Feb 19
i did when i lived in tucson.
dust devils..
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@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
2 Feb 19
@rebelann oh yea.i saw what happened to a car left out.
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@rebelann (117224)
• El Paso, Texas
2 Feb 19
I sure hope their insurance covered the damage @scarlet_woman
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@Marilynda1225 (91076)
• United States
31 Jan 19
A sandstorm certainly doesn't sound like fun. I'm sure getting hit with blowing sand is painful
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@rebelann (117224)
• El Paso, Texas
31 Jan 19
It's rare that anyone leaves their homes without sunglasses on, the sun is very bright and warm here @Marilynda1225
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@Marilynda1225 (91076)
• United States
31 Jan 19
@rebelann I'd be worried about that sand blowing in my eyes
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@jvicentevalera (13671)
• Santiago, Chile
31 Jan 19
That's so sad to hear. Even though there's nothing else you can do, I guess this is how nature works, doesn't it?
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@JudyEv (382021)
• Rockingham, Australia
31 Jan 19
We went through a few dust-storms rather than sandstorms when we were first married. Everything in the house was covered in dust by the time they were over. I don't recall them bringing insects though thank goodness. We did have a plague of grasshoppers once and people were putting screens over the fronts of their cars to try to stop them clogging up the radiators.
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