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tornados rocking and rolling us around.

Tornadoes, Huh. I haven't looked at a weather map today. I've gotta say
that I don't miss that aspect of Ohio, and you are worse with tornadoes by
a
factor of ten, or so.

Yeah, well, nine out of ten of our supposed "tornados" are merely the
creations of the apoplectic weather guys on TV and at the National Weather
Service.

Remember, these are the very same guys who got schools cancelled here last
winter because of the THREAT of an imminent "huge" snow storm.

Last night, they blew the warning sirens here twice. The first time I was
watching the cell approaching on Doppler radar, and KNEW they were full of
crap -- but the weatherman was looking at the same cell and taking phone
calls on live TV from people who were supposedly watching barns blow down.

So, when the sirens went off a SECOND time, I reluctantly got Mary and the
kids up, and we all traipsed down into the basement (which is where my
office, workshop, rec room, bar, and Mary's sewing room is -- so we ain't
exactly huddled in a root cellar) to wait it out.

Of course, when the "killer cell" hit, the wind gusted to 30, and a few
drops of rain fell. I don't think it even got the deck completely wet.

Wow, was Mary ****ed.

These hyped up crazy TV weather men are going to get someone killed some
day.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"