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Storm report from Beach Runner?
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Beach Runner
beats on hood
That's so nice of you to ask! I don't really know any more details other than what's on 11alive.com. I didn't actually see any damage, just high winds and very heavy rain.
Friday AM the weather got so scary that I let my class out early. You know how disappointed that made them -- students just hate getting out of Friday classes.:funn:
Today we planned to take Beach Jacket back to ATL (she didn't have her car here). We were in no hurry, but then saw weather.com predicting severe weather in ATL this afternoon. So ASAP we jumped in the car so we could get back home before the weather got bad. On the way back home we stopped at a restaurant and found out that there was a tornado in the county where we live. I know it was stupid (even the waiter said that we'd be safer at the restaurant than driving into a tornado), but we immediately left and drove home as fast as we could to make sure that the dog and the house were okay. The sirens were blaring everywhere -- really scary -- but we made it home okay. Then as it turned out, the county in which the restaurant we stopped was had more damage than ours. Those bad storms always seem to travel right up I-85.
Looks like Athens missed the bad stuff. Beach Jacket didn't report any scary weather in Midtown -- just scary people! The homeless people seemed to be out in droves this afternoon, and you never know when they're gonna come up and bang on your car window when you're stopped at a light.
Friday AM the weather got so scary that I let my class out early. You know how disappointed that made them -- students just hate getting out of Friday classes.:funn:
Today we planned to take Beach Jacket back to ATL (she didn't have her car here). We were in no hurry, but then saw weather.com predicting severe weather in ATL this afternoon. So ASAP we jumped in the car so we could get back home before the weather got bad. On the way back home we stopped at a restaurant and found out that there was a tornado in the county where we live. I know it was stupid (even the waiter said that we'd be safer at the restaurant than driving into a tornado), but we immediately left and drove home as fast as we could to make sure that the dog and the house were okay. The sirens were blaring everywhere -- really scary -- but we made it home okay. Then as it turned out, the county in which the restaurant we stopped was had more damage than ours. Those bad storms always seem to travel right up I-85.
Looks like Athens missed the bad stuff. Beach Jacket didn't report any scary weather in Midtown -- just scary people! The homeless people seemed to be out in droves this afternoon, and you never know when they're gonna come up and bang on your car window when you're stopped at a light.
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organicmama
Beach Fanatic
Bsmart,
How's Athens these days? I lived there from 1991-2004. It truly ended up being home for me for a long time.
I heard the ATL area was under tornado watches/warnings tonight.
How's Athens these days? I lived there from 1991-2004. It truly ended up being home for me for a long time.
I heard the ATL area was under tornado watches/warnings tonight.
bsmart
brain
Oh I love Athens! I could live here forever, but unfortunately lawyer salaries are not that high here. Maybe one day I will return to my own practice here? Where did you live organicmama? I live on Waddell Street between Milledge and Lumpkin, just right off Baxter--walking/biking distance from everything and I love it.
Beach Runner
beats on hood
Some people wouldn't understand -- glad you do. :clap_1: The scary thing is that she's crate-trained, so she would have been trapped in the crate if something happened in the kitchen (like a blown out window) where we keep her crate. Just couldn't take any chances on the safety of my poodle baby!
Miss Kitty
Meow
No
Beach Runner
beats on hood
I agree. From one dog lover to another, no.