| Subject: indeed. i wouldn't know too much about tornadoes but i've lived thru earthquakes since i was young so i suppose it's just a part of life. just glad you're safe chrys :) |
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Glenn
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Date Posted: 12:07:09 06/04/04 Fri
In reply to:
chrystynne
's message, "storm damage" on 10:31:54 06/04/04 Fri
>want a kick in the head?
>
>a tree fell on my truck on June 1st when those
>tornado-like storms ripped through the DFW. i was on
>the 4th Floor trying to get our pts out of their
>rooms and into the hallways because a tornado was
>spotted not far away from the hospital. it was just a
>shitty, shitty night. the electricity was sputtering,
>we'd have 10-15 intermittent periods of complete and
>total darkness. the bloody generator eventually broke
>down. we had to spend hours in the dark with with a
>flashlight(i had an effin blue penlight, LOL) and the
>pt's bathroom light(no idea why that one was the only
>one working) and in the heat and humidity because the
>airconditioner was of course dead. one elevator broke
>down and then 2 code reds happened(fire) at the
>outpatient area.
>
>when it finally calmed down for just a bit, they paged
>for the owner of the description of my truck with its
>license plate numbers. i was in the middle of
>admitting a pt in the dark on the laptop with my
>penlight under my chin because i could not see the
>blasted keys. i swear, i could've swallowed that pen
>when i heard that!
>
>the tree's trunk broke in half and landed on the hood
>and windshield of my truck. it looked worse than it
>really was. after washing it, there are cracks in the
>windshield and scratches and chips of the paint. there
>are no visible dents. nothing like a truck,eh?;)
>
>you know what's weird? my truck's original name was
>Charlie(it's been Spike for a long time now
>though)---the guy that talked to me and was in charge
>is also called Charlie. LOL, it's like my truck found
>its voice, LOL! i actually cracked up when i saw my
>truck in its state. i mean, seriously, of all the
>trucks and of all the trees, it had to be bloody me,
>LOLOL. i'm really not auspicious at all. LOL
>
>i found out later that my mom was all alone with
>Casey, our dog at home---everyone was working. the
>whole thing was terrifying really but i had a sense of
>control since i was preoccupied with keeping our pts
>safe. my poor mom had to endure the thunder and
>lighting and howling winds alone. the thunder sounded
>like huge big rigs speeding down a surface street,
>very unnerving. the winds were blowing down trees and
>structures, heck, there was even a hangar whose light
>planes got turned over. when i drove home, there were
>a lot of trees down. until now, there are thousands
>of people without electricity. we ended up getting
>pt's with heat exhaustion and dehydration the
>following days because to go without airconditioning
>in Texas is just detrimental to your health.
>
>DFW easily became incapacitated just for this weather,
>imagine how bad it could be once we get hit with the
>kind of tornadoes that the midwest experiences!
>nothing like mother nature to humble you, eh?
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