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Air Gun Home Forum Index » The BS Topic » Yay! The power is finally back on!    View previous topic :: View next topic  Yay! The power is finally back on!   Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 6:16 am radar Silver Status Member Joined: 13 Nov 2011 Posts: 1138 Location: Des Moines, Iowa, USA A wee bit of a tornado we think. (and the phone lines are up so we have internet again) Street in front of our house: cheers, Rob _________________ It's never too late to have a happy childhood.   Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 7:32 am SMP Silver Status Member Joined: 04 Feb 2011 Posts: 1183 Location: Just south of "Out There"- Land O Lakes Ontario Holy Crap! I heard on the news that over 100 touched down yesterday. That weather system is arriving here today. _________________ Sean   Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 10:14 am Slavia Moderator Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Posts: 4382 Location: Waseca, Minnesota, USA Quote: I heard on the news that over 100 touched down yesterday They're still assembling the data - they think some of those might have been multiple observations of the same twister. Still, even if you cut that number down it's still a lot of tornadoes. It was an amazing front - all the way from Oklahoma to Minnesota. We snuck in between cells and only got rain and wind. This morning we got snow as the humid air funneling up the pipeline hit the cold air behind the front. _________________ ¡Listo! ¡Apunte! ¡Fuego!   Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 2:16 pm radar Silver Status Member Joined: 13 Nov 2011 Posts: 1138 Location: Des Moines, Iowa, USA It was gnarly alright. I never seen the air turn white...like all the rain just went to vapor. It was so loud we didn't even hear that 4 foot diameter tree snap. We faired well though. No house damage and nothing but a few limbs down. Lots of sticks to pick up, but it turned into a block party with much beer, and we got to meet a lot of our new neighbors. Being campers, we were pretty well set with a few lanterns and a small generator. We served three or four pots of coffee to all the neighbors Sunday morning. Well, back to chainsawing.... cheers, Rob _________________ It's never too late to have a happy childhood.   Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 2:29 pm Sholo Veteran Member Joined: 24 Mar 2011 Posts: 125 Location: Eastern Ontario Gettin' a start on next winter's firewood, I see? All joking aside, glad to hear everyone (and the house) is alright! I remember years and years ago we had a twister come through (rare for Eastern Ontario). Flattened a swath 60-70 yards wide x 3/4 -1 mile long. My uncle's shed roof landed in our back yard, intact, and there is/was a mile of bush between us! Scary stuff for sure... Todd _________________ Cheers, Todd   Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 3:01 pm SMP Silver Status Member Joined: 04 Feb 2011 Posts: 1183 Location: Just south of "Out There"- Land O Lakes Ontario Sholo wrote: Gettin' a start on next winter's firewood, I see? All joking aside, glad to hear everyone (and the house) is alright! I remember years and years ago we had a twister come through (rare for Eastern Ontario). Flattened a swath 60-70 yards wide x 3/4 -1 mile long. My uncle's shed roof landed in our back yard, intact, and there is/was a mile of bush between us! Scary stuff for sure... Todd I remember that one too. Rare for us but 25 miles west towards the Algonqiun Highlands and they get them all the time _________________ Sean   Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 9:05 pm toadmyster223 Senior Member Joined: 20 Mar 2012 Posts: 501 Location: Fayette Nam, PA Glad you're not in Oz, boss   Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 9:38 pm robert w Senior Member Joined: 12 Feb 2012 Posts: 574 Location: usa our local news stated saturday and sunday we had a total of 122 spotted twisters . im lucky as i live close to kansas line . it missed me a few miles . but im 30 miles from joplin,mo and that was scary last year . when that 1 got done, my kid n i gathered up 4 yes 4 big pickup beds full of insulation , 1 large murphys irish pub beer sign and a heck of a bunch of medical records . next day i found a woman's edward jones investment statement. and id kinda love to be her best friend . all i can say is she could buy me ALL the best guns money could buy and not knock a dent in her money $$$$$ rich i mean rich . but glad you just have to do cleanup and not rebuild or loss of life . _________________ ,crosman 400,gamo big cat in .22, diana 5g,diana 54 air king, diana 34 in .22 diana 34 in .177, wilrauch hw-55,and a romainian pioner training rifle , and a huge collection of powder burners 35 last count . 1 would think i have a gun store   Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 10:37 pm radar Silver Status Member Joined: 13 Nov 2011 Posts: 1138 Location: Des Moines, Iowa, USA It couldn't have touched down, but I think an F-1 went overhead. Ya we got lots of firewood...but no need for any more. Lots of dead wood in the wooded part of the yard and behind, now way too much. ( I'm sore from picking up sticks. ) _________________ It's never too late to have a happy childhood. Re: Yay! The power is finally back on!   Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 4:38 am Alstone Moderator & Site Supporter Joined: 01 Mar 2007 Posts: 4139 Location: Linconshire, ENGLAND radar wrote: Street in front of our house: cheers, Rob You'll have to stop shooting at birds sat on the cables! Look what trouble you have caused. Glad your OK. Al _________________ Re: Yay! The power is finally back on!   Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 6:57 am Sholo Veteran Member Joined: 24 Mar 2011 Posts: 125 Location: Eastern Ontario Alstone wrote: You'll have to stop shooting at birds sat on the cables! Look what trouble you have caused. Just what kind of FPE are you putting out? Bob must have really tuned that "DD9"! Todd _________________ Cheers, Todd   Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 7:54 am radar Silver Status Member Joined: 13 Nov 2011 Posts: 1138 Location: Des Moines, Iowa, USA Thanks Al _________________ It's never too late to have a happy childhood.   Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 5:05 pm yourdaddyjoe Supporting Member Joined: 26 May 2008 Posts: 4027 Location: Tatorville, USA Glad everyone's okay. Scary stuff! _________________ Say "NO" to BB Gun Wars... Quid Pro Quo Rule: An eye for an eye... www.HPASports.com www.Facebook.com/hpasports Yay! 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