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Ping John Eldredge
Did y'all make the through the tornadoes in Nashville without damage?
Julie, Hobbes, Selena, Lacey, Sam and Barnabus |
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Ping John Eldredge
On Sat, 8 Apr 2006 14:15:43 -0400, "Julie Cook"
wrote: Did y'all make the through the tornadoes in Nashville without damage? Julie, Hobbes, Selena, Lacey, Sam and Barnabus Yes, the storms mostly hit Gallatin, a suburb 10 miles or so north of where I live. I left town Friday evening for a church-group retreat, and didn't get back to Nashville until a couple of hours ago. My retreat was held at Tims Ford State Park, in Winchester, TN, which is fairly close to Chattanooga, so I had a long drive down Friday night. I wondered if I would encounter a tornado on the way down. I didn't do so, but did go through an area that had received a heavy fall of hail a few minutes previously, and had to drive through some rain heavy enough to have me creeping along about 10 miles per hour. -- John F. Eldredge -- PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria |
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Ping John Eldredge
On Sun, 09 Apr 2006 15:07:03 -0500, John F. Eldredge
wrote: On Sat, 8 Apr 2006 14:15:43 -0400, "Julie Cook" wrote: Did y'all make the through the tornadoes in Nashville without damage? Julie, Hobbes, Selena, Lacey, Sam and Barnabus Yes, the storms mostly hit Gallatin, a suburb 10 miles or so north of where I live. I left town Friday evening for a church-group retreat, and didn't get back to Nashville until a couple of hours ago. My retreat was held at Tims Ford State Park, in Winchester, TN, which is fairly close to Chattanooga, so I had a long drive down Friday night. I wondered if I would encounter a tornado on the way down. I didn't do so, but did go through an area that had received a heavy fall of hail a few minutes previously, and had to drive through some rain heavy enough to have me creeping along about 10 miles per hour. P.S. The web site for the local (Nashville, TN) newspaper is http://www.tennessean.com, and their current coverage is mostly tornado-related. They have a lot of photos of the damage, and (to make this on-topic) a picture of a firefighter carrying a rescued cat. -- John F. Eldredge -- PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria |
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Ping John Eldredge
We are all glad you are safe John
I did not see the picture of the cat Do you know if they have started relief funds up there yet other than the Red cross who I refuse to deal with "John F. Eldredge" wrote in message ... On Sun, 09 Apr 2006 15:07:03 -0500, John F. Eldredge wrote: On Sat, 8 Apr 2006 14:15:43 -0400, "Julie Cook" wrote: Did y'all make the through the tornadoes in Nashville without damage? Julie, Hobbes, Selena, Lacey, Sam and Barnabus Yes, the storms mostly hit Gallatin, a suburb 10 miles or so north of where I live. I left town Friday evening for a church-group retreat, and didn't get back to Nashville until a couple of hours ago. My retreat was held at Tims Ford State Park, in Winchester, TN, which is fairly close to Chattanooga, so I had a long drive down Friday night. I wondered if I would encounter a tornado on the way down. I didn't do so, but did go through an area that had received a heavy fall of hail a few minutes previously, and had to drive through some rain heavy enough to have me creeping along about 10 miles per hour. P.S. The web site for the local (Nashville, TN) newspaper is http://www.tennessean.com, and their current coverage is mostly tornado-related. They have a lot of photos of the damage, and (to make this on-topic) a picture of a firefighter carrying a rescued cat. -- John F. Eldredge -- PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria |
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Ping John Eldredge
On Sun, 09 Apr 2006 21:10:06 GMT, "Matthew AKA NMR"
wrote: We are all glad you are safe John I did not see the picture of the cat Do you know if they have started relief funds up there yet other than the Red cross who I refuse to deal with So far, the only relief fund that I have heard about is through the Red Cross, but there are likely to be others set up in the next few days. Here is a direct link to the cat picture, part of a gallery of photos: http://www.tennessean.com/galleries/.../images/oo.jpg -- John F. Eldredge -- PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria |
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Ping John Eldredge
John F. Eldredge wrote: On Sat, 8 Apr 2006 14:15:43 -0400, "Julie Cook" wrote: Did y'all make the through the tornadoes in Nashville without damage? Julie, Hobbes, Selena, Lacey, Sam and Barnabus Yes, the storms mostly hit Gallatin, a suburb 10 miles or so north of where I live. I left town Friday evening for a church-group retreat, and didn't get back to Nashville until a couple of hours ago. My retreat was held at Tims Ford State Park, in Winchester, TN, which is fairly close to Chattanooga, so I had a long drive down Friday night. I wondered if I would encounter a tornado on the way down. I didn't do so, but did go through an area that had received a heavy fall of hail a few minutes previously, and had to drive through some rain heavy enough to have me creeping along about 10 miles per hour. At least drivers in your part of the country have the good sense to "creep" under those conditions. In Southern California they tend to drive as fast as ever, and delight in seeing how far they can spray water, when they zoom through a flooded intersection! (Out here, those of us with any sense do our best to avoid driving in the rain, whenever possible - mainly because we're afraid of the other drivers.) -- NewsGuy.Com 30Gb $9.95 Carry Forward and On Demand Bandwidth |
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Ping John Eldredge
That is one scared pussy cat
To the powers we know as the god we believe in thank you from the little ones who can't say it. "John F. Eldredge" wrote in message ... On Sun, 09 Apr 2006 21:10:06 GMT, "Matthew AKA NMR" wrote: We are all glad you are safe John I did not see the picture of the cat Do you know if they have started relief funds up there yet other than the Red cross who I refuse to deal with So far, the only relief fund that I have heard about is through the Red Cross, but there are likely to be others set up in the next few days. Here is a direct link to the cat picture, part of a gallery of photos: http://www.tennessean.com/galleries/.../images/oo.jpg -- John F. Eldredge -- PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria |
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Ping John Eldredge
On Sun, 09 Apr 2006 15:52:21 -0700, "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)"
wrote: John F. Eldredge wrote: On Sat, 8 Apr 2006 14:15:43 -0400, "Julie Cook" wrote: Did y'all make the through the tornadoes in Nashville without damage? Julie, Hobbes, Selena, Lacey, Sam and Barnabus Yes, the storms mostly hit Gallatin, a suburb 10 miles or so north of where I live. I left town Friday evening for a church-group retreat, and didn't get back to Nashville until a couple of hours ago. My retreat was held at Tims Ford State Park, in Winchester, TN, which is fairly close to Chattanooga, so I had a long drive down Friday night. I wondered if I would encounter a tornado on the way down. I didn't do so, but did go through an area that had received a heavy fall of hail a few minutes previously, and had to drive through some rain heavy enough to have me creeping along about 10 miles per hour. At least drivers in your part of the country have the good sense to "creep" under those conditions. In Southern California they tend to drive as fast as ever, and delight in seeing how far they can spray water, when they zoom through a flooded intersection! (Out here, those of us with any sense do our best to avoid driving in the rain, whenever possible - mainly because we're afraid of the other drivers.) Having once hydroplaned on a bridge and spun out, years ago, fortunately without hitting anything, I now know not to drive too fast in a pouring rain, particularly if parts of the road are flooded several inches deep by runoff. By the time I hit the hardest rain, I was off the Interstate and driving down a twisty country road. Between the bends in the road and the heavy rain, there were times my visibility was down to just a few car-lengths. I considered finding somewhere to park until the rain let up, but decided that, given the possibility of a tornado, I would rather keep going until I could make it to my destination, rather than remaining in the car. -- John F. Eldredge -- PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria |
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