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Thanks, Jim; we're OK. That's about as close to a tornado touchdown as I have ever lived or witnessed, but the touchdown was at least a mile from our propoerty as the crow flies.
'Funniest thing is that it was unbelievably calm at our house, with a little rain. If you weren't watching the news or listening to the tornado warning sirens screaming, you'd think it was an ordinary, slightly-rainy evening. Eerie, to be sure, but to stand on our front porch and look in the direction of the "tornado," you had no idea anything amiss was happening so close by.
SDCer Lanny Bertram (1963 R2/4-speed Lark Custom 2-door, 1950 Champion convertible) was a little closer to the path when it came up from the south, but the news reports had no damage in his neighborhood. 'Closer than Lanny would like, I'm sure. Ultimately, it passed only a few miles west of Ted Harbit's place, but it may have been back up in the air at the time. It was going up and down as well as diagonally SW to NE across Indiana.
Thanks again for your concern.
BP
We've got to quit saying, "How stupid can you be?" Too many people are taking it as a challenge. 
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Glad to hear all of you are fine!Comment
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Bob, glad it missed you!Dwight 54 Commander hardtopComment
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Just had a look at the video Bob. That's pretty frightening. Glad you're ok.
Stu ChapmanComment
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I too, am glad you managed to steer that storm in another direction.
Question...If you were to look out the window, and see that coming...would you run to the "Morton" building, or hunker down in the house?
John Clary
Greer, SC
SDC member since 1975Comment
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Geez, I totally missed this story! Glad all's OK for sure!Bill Pressler
Kent, OH
(formerly Greenville, PA)
Currently owned: 1966 Cruiser, Timberline Turquoise, 26K miles
Formerly owned: 1963 Lark Daytona Skytop R1, Ermine White
1964 Daytona Hardtop, Strato Blue
1966 Daytona Sports Sedan, Niagara Blue Mist
All are in Australia nowComment
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Me too! First, a natural gas explosion which levelled a city block not far away a few years ago, and now this!!
CraigComment
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Knowing how careful Bob is with his collector cars, he may have a system installed that will, with the push of a button, lower all those cars 20 feet underground and cover them with a blast door capable of withstanding a nuclear strike.Originally posted by jclary View PostQuestion...If you were to look out the window, and see that coming...would you run to the "Morton" building, or hunker down in the house?
Paul
Winston-Salem, NC
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Good news Bob P, we were in the April 74 tornados in Alabama, these things are serious ! Now, per r1lark's comment, I also bet that if Bob has a "Lowering System" to protect the cars with a stand by electrical back-up system, then that may be a case of the most battery hold downs in existence, and also explains his comment in another post about "having an extra one".Comment
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Originally posted by jclary View PostI too, am glad you managed to steer that storm in another direction.
Question...If you were to look out the window, and see that coming...would you run to the "Morton" building, or hunker down in the house?
We have a full, deep basement, John. That's where we'd be! BP
We've got to quit saying, "How stupid can you be?" Too many people are taking it as a challenge.
G. K. Chesterton: This triangle of truisms, of father, mother, and child, cannot be destroyed; it can only destroy those civilizations which disregard it.Comment
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Originally posted by 8E45E View Post That explosion was many miles from us, Craig; at least 15, maybe 20. It posed no threat to us, thankfully! BP
We've got to quit saying, "How stupid can you be?" Too many people are taking it as a challenge.
G. K. Chesterton: This triangle of truisms, of father, mother, and child, cannot be destroyed; it can only destroy those civilizations which disregard it.Comment
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Wish I had one of those! When we were building my house, I was there, with the builder, when another friend showed up to install my septic system. As he was struggling trying to dig through huge boulders of blue granite, I mentioned that I wished I could have a basement.Originally posted by BobPalma View Post We have a full, deep basement, John. That's where we'd be! BP
Both of them laughed. The septic installer told me he didn't think I could afford the dynamite.
So, I ended up with a crawl space, and I mean "crawl."
There have been a few times, when we have closed all the interior doors, and hunkered down in the hall. I enjoy living on a hill, overlooking the fields, not worrying about flooding, but the wind, and hail have given us a few white knuckle moments.
John Clary
Greer, SC
SDC member since 1975Comment
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Living in tornado ally i know how fearful a tornado can be, I watched a tornado about 5 blocks from my old house from my roof ,do heavy damage, saw insulation and 2x4s flying everywhere. Then we had a tornado do major damage in Catoosa Ok. it set down 1 mile from my house and was on the ground for miles, it was also rain wrapped and i couldn't see it at all.
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ROUND TWO!!! (another just hit this evening ...8/24/2016)
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