Wassernaut
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Well, it happened. The storms were all over Arkansas. But they never get close to here . . . . do they? This time they did. Powerful rain-embedded tornadoes, four or five of them, they say one is coming right at us. And sure enough it touched down across the street and up a couple of blocks, demolishing two schools. A bit further it hit the airport that I flew out of for many years, destroying every aircraft that wasn't hangared.
{{{{{{KABLOOM}}}}}}}}} The lights went out at a thunderboomer that sounded like a bomb. All power was gone, and the TV where we were watching the progress of the storms and the warnings to take cover. One moment everything was cool, the next we were plunged into complete blackness.
But all the preparations worked flawlessly. At hand by my recliner were four flashlights, an E1e, an Eternalight, a P3D and an Ultrafire C2. We immediately had light. On my "charging table" were five additional flashlights and a bank of charged lithiums. More were around the house, at bedside, etc. My wife suddenly liked all my flashlights. Each using a light we prepared a "hidey hole" in a narrow hallway for us and our puppies. Thick quilts and pillows for our creaky bones. Near my charging table were my emergency supplies. We retrieved a propane lantern, a fresh bottle, additional lights and backup batteries, and my Eton emergency radio.
The propane lantern was placed on the dining room table, at the center of the house, with a flashlight for each person for their movements about the house. The Eton radio has TV sound and we were back to listening to the TV Weather within minutes. It worked flawlessly, and the audio was as clear as the television. It has a crank for emergency power but it was unneeded as I had plenty of batteries in reserve. We took cover in the hall when they said it was headed right at us. We had used the cell phones to make sure our married children were aware of the storm. It was after midnight and we feared they might be sleeping and unaware.
When the "all-clear" finally came we were thankful - the storm had spared us and our property, although many nearby had lost everything. We soon heard that all our children were okay, but had some property damage. Several hours later the lights popped back on, and our emergency gear was returned to it's place for another time. It's nice when a plan comes together and all the equipment works flawlessly.
I stayed up the rest of the night as additional storms were building. My wife and our furkids were sleeping soundly in the master bedroom. Just before she left for bed she said . . . . "Thank goodness for all of your lights and other stuff."
- Larry
{{{{{{KABLOOM}}}}}}}}} The lights went out at a thunderboomer that sounded like a bomb. All power was gone, and the TV where we were watching the progress of the storms and the warnings to take cover. One moment everything was cool, the next we were plunged into complete blackness.
But all the preparations worked flawlessly. At hand by my recliner were four flashlights, an E1e, an Eternalight, a P3D and an Ultrafire C2. We immediately had light. On my "charging table" were five additional flashlights and a bank of charged lithiums. More were around the house, at bedside, etc. My wife suddenly liked all my flashlights. Each using a light we prepared a "hidey hole" in a narrow hallway for us and our puppies. Thick quilts and pillows for our creaky bones. Near my charging table were my emergency supplies. We retrieved a propane lantern, a fresh bottle, additional lights and backup batteries, and my Eton emergency radio.
The propane lantern was placed on the dining room table, at the center of the house, with a flashlight for each person for their movements about the house. The Eton radio has TV sound and we were back to listening to the TV Weather within minutes. It worked flawlessly, and the audio was as clear as the television. It has a crank for emergency power but it was unneeded as I had plenty of batteries in reserve. We took cover in the hall when they said it was headed right at us. We had used the cell phones to make sure our married children were aware of the storm. It was after midnight and we feared they might be sleeping and unaware.
When the "all-clear" finally came we were thankful - the storm had spared us and our property, although many nearby had lost everything. We soon heard that all our children were okay, but had some property damage. Several hours later the lights popped back on, and our emergency gear was returned to it's place for another time. It's nice when a plan comes together and all the equipment works flawlessly.
I stayed up the rest of the night as additional storms were building. My wife and our furkids were sleeping soundly in the master bedroom. Just before she left for bed she said . . . . "Thank goodness for all of your lights and other stuff."
- Larry
