Well, That Was Fun!

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And that is sarcasm. In my usual Friday night routine I’d already taken my bath, had my Bible meditation, and enjoyed the evening. I thought I’d get in bed and relax and smooth my aching muscles (I fell a whopping 20 inches on Wednesday while putting new curtains up). Nope. All my weather geeky things started going off, notifying me that there was a tornado warning. In town. So much for relaxing those sore muscles. I got up and put my plan into action. That means hunkering down in the smallest, most interior part of my house (which is a cubby closet in the “hall,” although these old houses hardly have what you’d consider a “hall” in modern terminology), put my bicycle helmet on, and got my charged-up devices to watch. Thankfully, nothing happened in my part of town. Other areas, however, had winds measured at over 70 MPH, which caused power outages. Severe weather is a fact of life, regardless of where you live. We have our fair share here. Still, this is the first tornado warning in the city proper in quite a while. Being a weather geek, I can pretty much quote the “emergency plan” that they talk about during severe weather season. Basement (I don’t have one) or most interior space of the house, away from windows. Wear a helmet (80% of tornado fatalities come from blunt force trauma to the head) and hard-sole shoes (in case you have to walk over debris). I’m thankful I have a plan. When the alarm went off, I knew exactly what to do. I’m thankful, too, that it wasn’t necessary. And aren’t I cute in my bicycle helmet? It’s like lipstick on a pig, ain’t it!