The Next Big Writer — Dayton Tornado

Re: Dayton Tornado

null@example.com (B Douglas Slack) — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 21:03:57 +0000

The secret is: I have two daughters. One in Boulder (where I am currently cat-sitting while she is in Ireland) and another south of Ft. Worth, who has had lots of tornado activity lately.

Bill

Re: Dayton Tornado

null@example.com (j p lundstrom) — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 20:47:41 +0000

I'm confused.
How is it that a resident of Dayton, Ohio is caring for a cat from Fort Worth, Texas in Boulder, Colorado? The cat needed a vacation? JP

Re: Dayton Tornado

null@example.com (B Douglas Slack) — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 04:05:34 +0000

Thanks, Ann. My daughter lives just south of Fort Worth and they've had some close calls as well. This set of twisters was just a little close to home for my liking. The Mall is about four blocks east of us and it was closed for the last four days without power and water service. It just opened up this morning.

I'll head home in about 12 more days or so. Hope the weather holds. It's been beautiful here in the Front Range.

Bill

Re: Dayton Tornado

null@example.com (Ann Everett) — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 03:05:49 +0000

Glad you're safe, Bill.
Living in Texas, tornados are a constant threat. We've already had 143 this year statewide. Luckily, our little area has missed them. They've only gotten as close at about 30 miles away. Hope our luck holds out!
Wishing you a safe trip back home.

Re: Dayton Tornado

null@example.com (B Douglas Slack) — Thu, 30 May 2019 16:02:21 +0000

Hi, JP. You got to WPAFB just the same time we arrived in Beavercreek for me to take a job. How about that?

The rain/hail/rain sequence was here in Boulder. The last couple of weeks has seem some really out-of-normal weather almost everywhere. I'm here to cat-sit for my daugthter while she's visiting Ireland for two weeks.

Bill

Re: Dayton Tornado

null@example.com (j p lundstrom) — Thu, 30 May 2019 15:57:14 +0000

Glad you're all right, Bill. Are you having crazy weather in Colorado, too, or are you talking about Dayton?

We arrived at Wright-Patt just after the big tornado that demolished Xenia. In the years we lived there, we had several scares, but no big damage. Get home soon and take care of your wife! JP

Re: Dayton Tornado

null@example.com (B Douglas Slack) — Wed, 29 May 2019 15:21:03 +0000

Thanks, MJ. Cats are my favorite animal. One of the ones I'm sitting likes to jump on the kitchen counter. I'm trying to dissuade him, but he's an old cat and you can't change attitudes at that age. The weather here is strange as well. I'm in Boulder, CO at our other house. Yesterday, we went from bright sunshine, to cloudy, to a burst of rain, to marble-sized hail, to thunderstorm, to drizzle, to bright sunshine in about an hour. Crazy for sure.

Bill

Re: Dayton Tornado

null@example.com (Marilyn Johnson) — Wed, 29 May 2019 11:52:18 +0000

So glad you're safe, Bill. Weather that's so unpredictable this time of year is nightmarish to say the least. We've narrowly missed a few tornados and hurricanes the last couple of years, and to me, there's nothing any more frightening than the force of Mother Nature. She can be a bitch sometimes.

I smiled when you said you were cat-sitting! Good for you!

Re: Dayton Tornado

null@example.com (B Douglas Slack) — Wed, 29 May 2019 02:34:00 +0000

Wife was without power for quite some time. My UPS kept routers, etc up for a while, then I told her to power it down until electricity came back on.

Bill

Re: Dayton Tornado

null@example.com (Nicholas Andrews) — Wed, 29 May 2019 01:40:21 +0000

I live in Kettering, and didn't even get any rain. I could hear the tornadoes, though. They sounded like continuous rolling thunder from where I was.

Re: Dayton Tornado

null@example.com (Rachel Parsons) — Wed, 29 May 2019 01:03:43 +0000

Glad you're ok, Bill. I spent some time in Dayton, so I can relate.

Re: Dayton Tornado

null@example.com (Christine Dreier) — Tue, 28 May 2019 23:59:45 +0000

That sounds scary Bill. We don't watch TV so I missed out on it. Glad you're fine. How is the cat-watching becoming to you?

Re: Dayton Tornado

null@example.com (Randall Krzak) — Tue, 28 May 2019 20:05:48 +0000

Glad you're okay, Bill!

Re: Dayton Tornado

null@example.com (B Douglas Slack) — Tue, 28 May 2019 18:39:13 +0000

Thanks, Bobbie. Much appreciated.

Bill

Re: Dayton Tornado

null@example.com (Bobbie.R.Byrd) — Tue, 28 May 2019 18:24:04 +0000

Good to hear you're okay. Keeping all tornado victims in my thoughts and prayers.

Bobbie