Under a tornado warning ::updated::

"Kiltedpadre" (kiltedpadre)
05/27/2019 at 23:45 • Filed to: None

Ruby just wants to know why we need to take shelter in the one room without a soft place to lay.

So far we’re up to two confirmed and two suspected tornado touchdowns from this storm. Assuming it’s not extended again we have 15 minutes more of the warning.

If I see a talking scarecrow hopefully it turns out to be the cheap beer I drank earlier and nothing more.

Did you hear that?

::Update::

It looks like the worst is past. There was a touchdown uncomfortably close to me. The news is reporting snowplows being used to clear the debris from the interstate about 4 miles from my house.

DISCUSSION (34)

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > Kiltedpadre
05/27/2019 at 23:55

Sirens are still going off by UD. Stay safe.

CB > Kiltedpadre
05/27/2019 at 23:58

Yikes. Stay safe, bud.

PS9 > Kiltedpadre
05/27/2019 at 23:58

It's the cat. It figured destroying the house would be worthwhile if it meant the dog was gone.

phenotyp > Kiltedpadre
05/28/2019 at 00:00

Stay safe.

Kiltedpadre > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker
05/28/2019 at 00:01

They just now stopped going off in Huber.

Hopefully you have a shelter area nearby just Incase.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > Kiltedpadre
05/28/2019 at 00:03

Keep the longboi safe!

Kiltedpadre > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
05/28/2019 at 00:11

Kinja'd!!!

Our warning is now lifted, and she is back to her comfy bed.

There was one touchdown uncomfortably close, but thankfully it looks like we got lucky.

Kiltedpadre > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker
05/28/2019 at 00:17

Just saw the news reporting that they’re using snowplows on 75 north of 70 to clear debris from the tornado that touched down in the Northridge area. That’s about 4 miles east of me.

Cash Rewards > Kiltedpadre
05/28/2019 at 00:20

Stay safe! I was so glad when I moved back east from the Midwest and a thunderstorm could be enjoyed without trepidation again

Kiltedpadre > PS9
05/28/2019 at 00:26

The cats are taking shelter in the linen closet. They are too happy to be laying on piles of soft towels to care about much else.

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > Kiltedpadre
05/28/2019 at 00:35

Damn. I’m safe, we got an all clear

Kiltedpadre > Cash Rewards
05/28/2019 at 00:38

If my wife hadn’t been borderline freaking out I probably would’ve been sitting in a rocking chair in front of the house. I just stepped outside and as far as I can tell it looks like we got lucky.

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > Kiltedpadre
05/28/2019 at 00:39

Glad you're safe.

Kiltedpadre > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker
05/28/2019 at 00:39

Good to hear. I’m still waiting to hear from one friend that lives just outside of Englewood, but everyone else seems to be in the clear.

She just reached out. She has two downed trees and looks like her shed and fence are destroyed, and she is waiting till morning to see how her roof looks. All in all not bad given that she could see the funnel.

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > Kiltedpadre
05/28/2019 at 00:48

Damn. Some friends in a group chat were sending pictures of carnage. It's not looking,good to the North.

Kiltedpadre > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker
05/28/2019 at 00:51

I did a quick walk around here, and what I can see looks like I got lucky. I’ll get a better look in the morning and keep my fingers crossed that it stays that way.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > Kiltedpadre
05/28/2019 at 01:12

My two longbois don’t even like rain, let alone huge thunderstorms . Unfortunately here in Tennessee we see quite a few. The dog beds get dumped in the closet they hide in and the wife and I head straight back to bed.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > Kiltedpadre
05/28/2019 at 01:12

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > Kiltedpadre
05/28/2019 at 01:13

I’m in the city sort of , so nothing happened really. Juat some flickering lights. Glad you've nothing to report.

Kiltedpadre > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
05/28/2019 at 01:20

This was our first serious storm with Ruby. She did amazingly well. I had to carry her into the bathroom, and she clearly wanted out so she could get back to bed, but that was it.

I wasn’t surprised that the noise didn’t bother her; I’ve already had to vacuum around her once when she refused to get up.

Chariotoflove > Kiltedpadre
05/28/2019 at 01:29

Glad you’re safe.

My first dog, Jackie, used to have carpet in her dog house. She always threw it out so she could have a cool, hard surface. Same way with the bed in the garage. She preferred the cool concrete.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > Kiltedpadre
05/28/2019 at 02:09

I'm glad you all are safe.

random001 > Kiltedpadre
05/28/2019 at 07:00

We were aware of the situation, but there wasn’t so much as a whisper of wind on the ‘Boro. Glad you’re safe!

Arrivederci > Kiltedpadre
05/28/2019 at 07:59

Glad you made it through unscathed. We had one last spring uncomfortably close to our house. Trying to corral the doggo into the closet was a challenge - she thought we were playing a game, so she kept running away. Finally lured her with a treat, lol.

UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy > Kiltedpadre
05/28/2019 at 08:05

Glad everything is all good. I live on the northern edge of 275 and we didn’t even get rain. It’s weird how close we are but yet how much different the weather was.

Kiltedpadre > Chariotoflove
05/28/2019 at 10:40

Greyhounds need some padding for their bony joints. She has a cooling pad that sits inside her favorite bed to help her keep cool.

Kinja'd!!!

Kiltedpadre > Arrivederci
05/28/2019 at 11:43

I had to carry her into the bathroom. Thankfully, she really likes being carried so that wasn’t bad.

Then she whined awhile because she was convinced she was going to get a bath.

Chariotoflove > Kiltedpadre
05/28/2019 at 11:44

Makes sense.

Kiltedpadre > UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy
05/28/2019 at 11:45

It’s amazing how much difference even a little distance can make. We didn’t get very bad winds but got close to 4” of rain in a few hours.

I just had some small branches and loose trash to pick up, but 4 miles away they were using snowplows to clear the highway of debris.

Kiltedpadre > random001
05/28/2019 at 11:48

My grandparents are in Miamisburg. I talked to them this morning and they didn’t even have a leaf blown out of a tree.

I got very lucky and just had some trash blowing around and small branches down.

Kiltedpadre > Chariotoflove
05/28/2019 at 12:03

Plus, there’s also the fact that she’s a spoiled rotten princess, but we’ll say it’s the bony joints.

Chariotoflove > Kiltedpadre
05/28/2019 at 13:46

Let’s go with that. :D

My Jackie was a Shepherd/Retriever mix I got from the Human Society. Rugged, go anywhere gal. The only thing she really needed was to be sheared of her long black and tan coat in the heat of summer. She looked like Dr. Moreau had spliced the head of one dog on the body of another after that.

Plus, she would go down to the pond behind the barn for a dip to cool off. Yeah, that smelled as good as it sounds.

Kiltedpadre > Chariotoflove
05/28/2019 at 15:07

I can smell the pond water dog from here.

My sister-in-law had a lab shepherd mix that would bolt for the retaining pond in their neighborhood any chance it got. She learned quickly to just let it go after getting pulled in more than once when her hand got caught in the leash.

Chariotoflove > Kiltedpadre
05/28/2019 at 15:23

That’s hilarious awful.