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Title: Dorothy you are not in Kansas anymore update
Post by: Tailgating is my game on May 15, 2018, 06:15:20 PM
we are all safe  still no power except the generators that give us hot water a few lights & a few cookers. Cell towers had gen,s delivered to keep them going. We have a small portable dvd player that is keeping the kids happy. But more rain & storms coming soon. I hope everyone is well.


She just came to our town in c.t. knocked down trees in our backyard like a bowling ball. Neighbors to the left & back lost the trees we escaped except 55 pct of our town is out including us. My wife is trying to get home from work. No fun
Title: Re: Dorothy you are not in Kansas anymore
Post by: IR2dum on May 15, 2018, 06:35:16 PM
Tailgate, stay safe. Hope everything will be good with y'all and power is restored quickly.
Title: Re: Dorothy you are not in Kansas anymore
Post by: Tailgating is my game on May 15, 2018, 06:37:06 PM
Update one of our friends in town had a tree go right into their living room roof. Everyone is ok thank God
Title: Re: Dorothy you are not in Kansas anymore
Post by: Tailgating is my game on May 15, 2018, 06:38:41 PM
Tailgate, stay safe. Hope everything will be good with y'all and power is restored quickly.

Thanks.
Title: Re: Dorothy you are not in Kansas anymore
Post by: Big Dawg on May 15, 2018, 06:47:55 PM
Update one of our friends in town had a tree go right into their living room roof. Everyone is ok thank God

That is so good to hear ! ! !





BD
Title: Re: Dorothy you are not in Kansas anymore
Post by: teesquare on May 15, 2018, 06:53:55 PM
Kind of rare for you Connecticut-ers.....to have a tornado. Hope everyone comes thru it o.k.
Title: Re: Dorothy you are not in Kansas anymore
Post by: Tailgating is my game on May 15, 2018, 07:17:25 PM
Kind of rare for you Connecticut-ers.....to have a tornado. Hope everyone comes thru it o.k.

You know tee the odds of being killed in a tornado in NE is greater then Kansas because of our  Population density
Title: Re: Dorothy you are not in Kansas anymore
Post by: Tailgating is my game on May 15, 2018, 07:22:10 PM
Update my wife can't get home her dad's house was hit but is safe & her mom has no power same with my brother. Five different towns this will be some mess to clean up. 11 year old boy was killed in ny so sad
Title: Dorothy you are not in Kansas anymore
Post by: Pappymn on May 15, 2018, 07:31:35 PM
Be safe buddy
Title: Re: Dorothy you are not in Kansas anymore
Post by: Tailgating is my game on May 15, 2018, 09:12:18 PM
Be safe buddy

Thanks pappy
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Just waiting for my bride to be home nice & safe.
Title: Re: Dorothy you are not in Kansas anymore
Post by: teesquare on May 15, 2018, 09:37:30 PM
I guess I had not considered how much more dangerous a tornado in the N.E. can be...You are right TG..the population density where you are can make big difference in the impact.

Please keep us posted. Thoughts and prayers for you and all affected my friend.
Title: Re: Dorothy you are not in Kansas anymore
Post by: Tailgating is my game on May 15, 2018, 10:08:42 PM
Thanks tee I  went out with my truck but all five  ways into our house are  blocked.  It is not just population density it is tree density can't go a few 100 feet without a another tree down .  I tried to blaze a trail for my wife but no go. I just called her and said please go to your mother's. Sometimes you just have to stay put and hopefully she can make it to her mother's
Title: Re: Dorothy you are not in Kansas anymore
Post by: TMB on May 16, 2018, 08:05:24 AM
Just glad your safe :thumbup:

I have lived through a lot of tornadoes not fun but kinda use to them so I really don't get excited about them (bad I guess) and reason I had the shelter built last year
Title: Re: Dorothy you are not in Kansas anymore
Post by: Tailgating is my game on May 16, 2018, 08:06:37 AM
My wife made it to her moms  nice & safe.  I am going to see if I can get out today for some gas for the generator. But I have enough to get us through the day. Kids did well but miss their mom. We will try to get her home today. Thanks for all your prayers folks
Title: Re: Dorothy you are not in Kansas anymore
Post by: Tailgating is my game on May 16, 2018, 08:11:25 AM
Just glad your safe :thumbup:

I have lived through a lot of tornadoes not fun but kinda use to them so I really don't get excited about them (bad I guess) and reason I had the shelter built last year

Thanks Tommy. We just have so many trees in the wooded town we live in....I guess a few less today. Anyway I wss thinking about your shelter last night
At least we are all safe & have power from the tailgating power company lol.
Title: Re: Dorothy you are not in Kansas anymore
Post by: TMB on May 16, 2018, 09:03:46 AM
Just glad your safe :thumbup:

I have lived through a lot of tornadoes not fun but kinda use to them so I really don't get excited about them (bad I guess) and reason I had the shelter built last year

Thanks Tommy. We just have so many trees in the wooded town we live in....I guess a few less today. Anyway I wss thinking about your shelter last night
At least we are all safe & have power from the tailgating power company lol.
Just thankful y'all are good.  Notbsure if you remember 2011 at th Bomm-A-Rosa  ??? ??? ???   went without power (except a gen for the freezer and fridge) for over a week

In a strang way it was nice, no phones or computer!! :D
Title: Re: Dorothy you are not in Kansas anymore
Post by: Tailgating is my game on May 16, 2018, 11:09:55 AM
Just glad your safe :thumbup:

I have lived through a lot of tornadoes not fun but kinda use to them so I really don't get excited about them (bad I guess) and reason I had the shelter built last year

Thanks Tommy. We just have so many trees in the wooded town we live in....I guess a few less today. Anyway I wss thinking about your shelter last night
At least we are all safe & have power from the tailgating power company lol.
Just thankful y'all are good.  Notbsure if you remember 2011 at th Bomm-A-Rosa  ??? ??? ???   went without power (except a gen for the freezer and fridge) for over a week

In a strang way it was nice, no phones or computer!! :D

But Tommy how could you survive without us for a week. ;) ;)
Title: Re: Dorothy you are not in Kansas anymore
Post by: TMB on May 16, 2018, 12:09:45 PM
Just glad your safe :thumbup:

I have lived through a lot of tornadoes not fun but kinda use to them so I really don't get excited about them (bad I guess) and reason I had the shelter built last year

Thanks Tommy. We just have so many trees in the wooded town we live in....I guess a few less today. Anyway I wss thinking about your shelter last night
At least we are all safe & have power from the tailgating power company lol.
Just thankful y'all are good.  Notbsure if you remember 2011 at th Bomm-A-Rosa  ??? ??? ???   went without power (except a gen for the freezer and fridge) for over a week

In a strang way it was nice, no phones or computer!! :D

But Tommy how could you survive without us for a week. ;) ;)
It was hard but not hearing from work or in-laws for a week  :thumbup: ;) :D :D :D :D :D
Title: Re: Dorothy you are not in Kansas anymore
Post by: HighOnSmoke on May 16, 2018, 12:30:12 PM
Glad everyone is okay and not too much damage. It is approaching hurricane season here. We normally are far enough inland not to get hit but the past 2 years we have gotten it! New roof and BBQ area last year. Hope it misses us this year.
Title: Re: Dorothy you are not in Kansas anymore
Post by: Tailgating is my game on May 16, 2018, 12:49:47 PM
Glad everyone is okay and not too much damage. It is approaching hurricane season here. We normally are far enough inland not to get hit but the past 2 years we have gotten it! New roof and BBQ area last year. Hope it misses us this year.

I sure hope it misses you to Mike. No fun
Title: Re: Dorothy you are not in Kansas anymore
Post by: UWFSAE on May 16, 2018, 04:03:14 PM
Glad you and your family made it through without anything too serious.  A college friend from Guilford, CT posted some pics of a tornado that touched down on a lake that she lives off of ... not good times.
Title: Re: Dorothy you are not in Kansas anymore
Post by: rwalters on May 16, 2018, 04:45:34 PM
Just reading this thread.  Man, glad you guys are ok :)
Title: Re: Dorothy you are not in Kansas anymore
Post by: Tailgating is my game on May 16, 2018, 05:51:03 PM
Just reading this thread.  Man, glad you guys are ok :)

Thanks so much yes we were lucky
Title: Re: Dorothy you are not in Kansas anymore
Post by: TwoPockets on May 17, 2018, 02:27:56 PM
Glad everyone is OK! I live in South Alabama almost on the Florida line. We are in tornado alley and also get hit when there is a storm in the Gulf. The people that bought our in Birmingham made leaving the generator a condition of the sale and I have not gotten a new one yet, gotta so that.
Title: Re: Dorothy you are not in Kansas anymore
Post by: Tailgating is my game on May 17, 2018, 06:27:32 PM
Glad everyone is OK! I live in South Alabama almost on the Florida line. We are in tornado alley and also get hit when there is a storm in the Gulf. The people that bought our in Birmingham made leaving the generator a condition of the sale and I have not gotten a new one yet, gotta so that.

 The generators sure are great a neighbor of ours just bought one of those big dollar whole house generators problem is a tree fell on it can squashed it like a grape.  He still had his old portable generator but he didn't have any gas  ??? They say we will have power by Saturday or sunday.