Thursday, April 28, 2011

Alabama storms

I have not been online for a while. I live in Alabama, and we have been ravaged with storms. My family is OK, and we pray for those who did lose loved ones. Thousands still do not have power, and won't for a few more days. We are lucky our power is back on.

These were multiple EF4 and EF5 tornadoes, destructing simultaneously. We had no power, cell phone service, or internet for many hours in my town. Stores in nearby Tennessee are having waiting lines for people needing food and gasoline. Keep in mind that gasoline pumps run on electricity, and chainsaws to cut these fallen uprooted trees run on gasoline. Some trees are weak, and are falling after the fact. There was damage about one mile from our house, but none to our house. Our yard is flooded, but luckily our house is built up on bricks off the ground. Some gasoline stores are even price-gouging with reports of up to 14 cents increase per gallon. Luckily, water systems are working and generators are in place. Curfews are in place, and sadly looting is happening.

The Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant was damaged, and this is the hook-up for many of the utilities services here in the Tennessee Valley. President Obama is to arrive tomorrow, and Alabama was declared a state of emergency yesterday. Mother and I have a basement where we went for safety. We were stocked-up on batteries and water, and some snack foods. She also had all her medical prescriptions filled and did not miss any doses. Please pray for us, especially the people who are so much worse off.

Saturday, April 23, 2011

⚘It's almost Easter!⚘

Hello everyone. Happy Easter to you all! It is such a nice holiday. I love all the eggs, baskets, and pretty pastel colors. So Springy-looking. Tha rain in this town in Alabama has stopped, for the time being. Now it is nice and cool outside. The iris in the yard are also in full bloom. My father planted these bulbs many years ago, and I keep the area watered and keep them pruned and growing. They are well over 2' tall. They remind me of my late father. He passed away back in 1989.