| Subject: oh you're kidding! lmao I love it!! |
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liz
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Date Posted: 20:10:33 06/08/04 Tue
In reply to:
chrystynne
's message, "darling daughter, momma has a red truck too!:)" on 13:33:55 06/08/04 Tue
>>>>>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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