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#261284 - 04/09/09 10:33 PM
Brought the house down tonight!
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Registered: 06/25/99
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Loc: Benton, LA, USA
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Not me, a tornado. I was playing the last song at 10:30 when Ernest, the owner, came running in and told everybody to get away from the windows. I reached for my power plug, but before I could pull it a big flash of lighting hit, then the "freight train" noise. It was over in 10 seconds. It blew the back end of the building off, plus a new addition on one end. All the power poles, meters and electrical connections were gone. There is a huge star on top of the building, or rather there was. It was blown away, and it probably weighed at least 400 pounds. Part of the building blew into my Scion SB and broke the rear window out. I had parked it close to the building because I had to load my gear out because I was off Friday and Saturday. As far as I can tell tonight that's the only damage to it. I don't know if my equipment was damaged by the lightening or the electrical outage. I'll have to try it tomorrow. Most of the customers had left, but there were probably 20-30 still there. Several of their cars were damaged, plus Ernest's big motor home in back. Thank God nobody was injured, and the part of the building that was blown off was unoccupied, although earlier it was full of customers. I am planning to go out of town tomorrow to visit my son and his family in Oklahoma, but I'll have to take my car to the shop first. We have an extra vehicle, so I can drive it on the trip. Don't know when Ernest will be able to open back up, but I'm not working again until Tuesday. I'm betting he will have enough of it repaired to open by then. They are closed Sunday and Monday anyway. I called HankB and he didn't answer, so I drove by his house, near Barksdale AFB. All the electricity is out for about a mile around there, but I finally got him to answer on his cell phone. He was asleep and didn't know there was a storm. Just though I'd share this. You never know what's going to happen. DonM P.S. Here's a link to local news coverage of the storm. http://www.ktbs.com/news/Barksdale-Air-Force-Base-Westgate-closed-29623/ [This message has been edited by DonM (edited 04-09-2009).]
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#261301 - 04/11/09 09:55 AM
Re: Brought the house down tonight!
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Registered: 10/27/03
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Loc: CA
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Wow, at first I thought this might be an April Fool's joke but the thread is dated the ninth. ![](http://www.synthzone.com/ubbs/wink.gif) Glad everyone got out okay without any injuries or worse. ![](http://www.synthzone.com/ubbs/eek.gif) Aren't there any sirens in the vicinity to alert people of a possible tornado Don? I realize sometimes that even though there ARE sirens it can happen so quick that the sirens don't help in some instances. At least not in giving people enough time to find sufficient cover and safety anyway. If there weren't any sirens at all then it's each man for himself and fortunately everyone escaped the tornados wrath. FWIW, that would be my biggest fear in moving out to the Mid-West or South i.e. TORNADOS!! ![](http://www.synthzone.com/ubbs/eek.gif) I'd rather continue and take my chances in "Quaker" State, California than risk living in "Freight Train" Louisiana home of the infamous Tornado Alley. ![](http://www.synthzone.com/ubbs/biggrin.gif) I applaud your courage Don and each and every person that continues to daily take their lives in their own hands by living in that area of the Country. ![](http://www.synthzone.com/ubbs/eek.gif) I guess you get used to it after a while I reckon though huh? ![](http://www.synthzone.com/ubbs/confused.gif) Just like we get use to our houses and buildings rattling and swaying violently back and forth on occasion here in California too, eh? ![](http://www.synthzone.com/ubbs/biggrin.gif) Once again, glad everyone got out unscathed Don. Well, all but your car that is. ![](http://www.synthzone.com/ubbs/wink.gif) Over $400 bucks for a windshield with a $500 deductable must have made you day huh? As long as you and everyone else made it out alive is the greatest relief. The windshield can always be replaced. ![](http://www.synthzone.com/ubbs/wink.gif) All the best, Mike [This message has been edited by keybplayer (edited 04-11-2009).]
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