tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post752319165637577822..comments2024-03-13T12:44:53.437-05:00Comments on If You Read Only One Blog This Year: April 27, 2011Bonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10096591352278195759noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-56300237986170324622011-05-10T12:16:43.024-05:002011-05-10T12:16:43.024-05:00I've thought about you a lot in the past week-...I've thought about you a lot in the past week- my sister was in Tuscaloosa, but thankfully is ok, too. I'm glad you're physically ok.<br /><br />I can't imagine what you're feeling- I know that I cry every day reading some coverage. I know that it's overwhelming to see the pictures, read the survivors stories, and hear the cries of the families of the lost and missing. <br /><br />My family has been collecting supplies and sending them to T-town. Let me know if there's something we can do to help you.<br /><br />So glad you're ok. <br />Sweet home, for sure.McClure ELA 8https://www.blogger.com/profile/08900755087875240681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-66454011585204287672011-05-09T11:35:27.213-05:002011-05-09T11:35:27.213-05:00Bone, I'm glad you are safe. Thanks for the p...Bone, I'm glad you are safe. Thanks for the post. It certainly made me think twice about how blessed I am.Charlotta-lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17694362692847403727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-22929163560551098632011-05-09T08:08:43.611-05:002011-05-09T08:08:43.611-05:00I've had a couple blogs that I have read over ...I've had a couple blogs that I have read over the years simply stop with no word. I always find it eerie and wonder if they simply decided it wasn't worth another day to update those of us who read it or they have died. I've thought of putting a fail safe post on my blog announcing my death and put a date on it sometime in the future that I have to log in every now and then to update just so people don't wonder. I haven't yet...Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-51201099585793400132011-05-09T07:24:28.901-05:002011-05-09T07:24:28.901-05:00I am very glad that you are safe. And thanks for s...I am very glad that you are safe. And thanks for sharing your thoughts, experiences. <br /><br />I had been worried about a friend of mine, who lives in Alabama. We weren't really in the best of terms. But this kind of helped bridge the gaps. I am very very glad he is safe too. <br /><br />Nature balances us out...gautami tripathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-23319751845900743272011-05-08T19:34:09.246-05:002011-05-08T19:34:09.246-05:00KittyCat - Underground is definitely the way to go...KittyCat - Underground is definitely the way to go. The warnings say go to an interior room on the lowest floor of the building, but many of those houses were wiped off the foundation.<br /><br />I've been wondering if you were in any of the flooding.Bonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10096591352278195759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-13301614849076818432011-05-08T18:21:08.666-05:002011-05-08T18:21:08.666-05:00That is some scary shit.So glad your ok.
We have a...That is some scary shit.So glad your ok.<br />We have a storm shelter in our basement (center of the house below the stair-below ground level)<br /><br />We have never had to use it, but its a comfort to me and my kids just knowing its there.<br /><br />I love the midwest but I really hate tornado season.KittyCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07089609329002975320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-26756148446937618312011-05-08T12:41:59.410-05:002011-05-08T12:41:59.410-05:00Cooper - Thanks, Miss Cooper. Yeah, I think many ...Cooper - Thanks, Miss Cooper. Yeah, I think many people here had no idea of the scope of the devastation for a day or two. At least I hope when they were griping about their power being out they didn't realize thousands had lost their homes.<br /><br />Sweetest in the Gale - I've heard several people say they would drive down a street in a town they'd lived in for years and completely lose track of where they were because everything was gone.<br /><br />Thank you, and I know the prayers are appreciated and needed.<br /><br />Pia - Well, if it hadn't been Bin Laden, it would have been something else. Such is the news cycle.<br /><br />It's an underground shelter they had installed a couple of years ago. Something like <a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.shelters-of-texas.com/TheRefuge/mini-refuge.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.shelters-of-texas.com/&h=360&w=455&sz=22&tbnid=6YZnY6ZFofaIVM:&tbnh=101&tbnw=128&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dtornado%2Bshelters%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=tornado+shelters&hl=en&usg=__6gv1Oyug2n85v4IDci70RyrPg-8=&sa=X&ei=TNLGTYnUNZKjtgfykoC1BA&ved=0CGUQ9QEwAw" rel="nofollow">this</a>.<br /><br />Love that your sister asked about me :)<br /><br />Jennifer - A couple of the Huntsville malls are collecting kids clothes. There's the Salvation Army, of course. And quite a few churches are collecting items as well. I'll try and email you a more specific list.<br /><br />I know I've never seen anything like it, and hope I never do again.<br /><br />Ed - I should have posted something here, even if it was just to say I'm alive. I forget not everyone here is my Facebook friend or read's Pia's blog. So I kinda dropped the ball on that one. Glad your brother is OK.<br /><br />Renee - Thanks, Renee. I know the prayers are appreciated, and needed.<br /><br />Sage - Yeah, it wasn't just Alabama, there were several states with fatalities. Glad everyone you know there is safe.<br /><br />Xinh - Thanks, Xinh.<br /><br />Murf - Oh, it wasn't that. There's a battery backup. So the radio would turn on, but there was nothing coming through. The service itself got knocked out or something.<br /><br />Well I don't know how else you're supposed to differentiate between your first cousins and your second and third cousins then :)Bonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10096591352278195759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-87162587259781602602011-05-07T20:56:13.517-05:002011-05-07T20:56:13.517-05:00Like everyone else, I'm glad you and yours are...Like everyone else, I'm glad you and yours are o.k. <br /><br />Just a couple of observations:<br /><br />1. Does anyone other than myself find it strange that a weather radio needs electricity to work?!?<br /><br />2. You have just proven to me that you are southern. You said 'first cousin'. Up here, we just call them cousins. It is inferred that they are the offspring of your aunts and uncles. :-)Murfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859630977737647681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-59944280083298651242011-05-07T20:34:55.149-05:002011-05-07T20:34:55.149-05:00I'm glad you're okay!I'm glad you're okay!Xinhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03501092550620255199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-3396538110712174292011-05-07T16:58:58.993-05:002011-05-07T16:58:58.993-05:00Thanks for the update, Bone. I heard through Pia ...Thanks for the update, Bone. I heard through Pia that you were okay, but seeing the reports on the news, we were praying for you all. The storms continued on into Georgia, into the area my wife is from. They are all okay, too. Blessings.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-63074645784688319742011-05-06T08:37:46.821-05:002011-05-06T08:37:46.821-05:00So glad to hear that you're all right. Prayin...So glad to hear that you're all right. Praying for you all.Renee Nefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08167893445846427824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-57284094942138439772011-05-06T08:33:53.487-05:002011-05-06T08:33:53.487-05:00You were the last of my Alabama connections to che...You were the last of my Alabama connections to check in and I'm glad to here that you are safe. My brother had one pass within a quarter mile of his house near Gadsden and he has been out helping neighbors, those that survived and at least 16 who didn't.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-54954023530367147352011-05-06T07:43:27.083-05:002011-05-06T07:43:27.083-05:00Jeff, do you know of a good location to drop off c...Jeff, do you know of a good location to drop off clothes? I have a pretty good-sized collection here, and I know they can be used. <br />I'm so glad that the people close to you have been spared. This was the most horrific storm I've ever seen, and here in the South, I think we're all pretty used to them. I have a newfound respect for what they can do :(Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649007194044098187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-21740852630685685972011-05-06T07:13:17.303-05:002011-05-06T07:13:17.303-05:00First I have to say you have a singular writing st...First I have to say you have a singular writing style that brings the reader into the experience with you. <br />But you're Bone, my friend for six years almost, so I read this with the same fear I felt then<br />My sister being the sane rational one kept saying "what are the odds? there are so many people..." but odds don't matter in an emergency<br />I'm glad Alabama was thrown off the front pages for that particular story but wish it had remained so people would feel more. It was incredibly scary<br />I'm so glad you and the Bone family are all safe. And would love to see pictures of Sister Bone's tornado room. An all purpose tornado/hurricane room doesn't seem like a bad investment right nowpiahttp://courtingdestiny.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-69260053391032227652011-05-06T06:37:38.395-05:002011-05-06T06:37:38.395-05:00Bone, I'm so glad to hear you and your family ...Bone, I'm so glad to hear you and your family are safe. I can't imagine living through that experience and seeing the damage with my own eyes; seeing it on TV was horrific enough. I was just thinking this morning that the news media needs to re-focus their efforts back onto the people in the south who were devastated by the tornadoes instead of obsessing over Bin Laden. He's gone; the tornado survivors are still here and needing help. I'm sending prayers of strength and support.Sherri B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00834386300886224116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-87595433123180258652011-05-05T23:55:00.315-05:002011-05-05T23:55:00.315-05:00I'm glad you are alright, and only sorry there...I'm glad you are alright, and only sorry there was so much destruction down there. Alabama was on the news continually here, until bin-Laden was murdered that is, so we probably did know more about the damage than you, at least originally.Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02465484210397122019noreply@blogger.com