Hell of a story Jay. We here in Central IL had a taste of that same
storm system.
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We're under a tornado watch right now.
Looks like summer 2006 might be a wild ride here in the midwest!

Great story, Brock.

I just got home from a looooong day of clean-up. We've got the hotel
looking as good as possible (except for the still-flattened pool fence
and missing roof shingles), but filled our dumpster with debris to do
it.

After picking up the big stuff, we had to rake the lawns to get the
little stuff. The sky must've been raining junk, to spread it so
thoroughly. I'm really glad the pool cover was still on, or we'd have
been digging the pool out, too.

We drove through the formerly closed "War Zones" on our way home. The
National Guard is still directing traffic in the hardest hit areas, and
it's still a mess -- but what a difference 24 hours makes! The
buildings are still smashed, but most of the debris and wrecked cars
that clogged all the roads and sidewalks have been hauled away. Now,
it looks more like a bunch of construction sites rather than the chaos
of last night.

Humans really are a resilient lot.

(BTW: Many thanks to everyone for the many notes of concern Mary and I
have received today. They meant a lot to us...)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"