Tag Archives: naturaldisaster
crazy weather
I love living in the midwest. I love thunderstorms. I love crazy midwestern weather. But oh my, it does make me sad when I hear about storms like tonight’s. A woman in Kirksville, MO was killed by a tornado. Kirksville … Continue reading
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Tagged datestring, internet terms, Kirksville, location, naturaldisaster, Uncategorized
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one year ago
It’s hard to believe, but it was one year ago tomorrow that a tornado took off part of our roof. We were lucky, in many ways. The tornado only partially took off our roof, and it didn’t significantly damage any … Continue reading
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Tagged datestring, insurance, naturaldisaster, Uncategorized
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friday night storms
Last Friday, we had another big thunderstorm here. I’m quite accustomed to thunderstorms- in fact, I rather enjoy them! So I was more excited than anything when they forecasted storms. All day Friday, it was very “gray” – overcast and … Continue reading
why I hate being angry and UMB bank
Normally I’m a pretty cheerful person. Ask any of my friends – I’m definitely a “glass half full” type person. My day started out normally enough. Wake up, get dressed, spend some time on the computer. I needed to run … Continue reading
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Tagged account, account manager, account transfers, ATM, bank, bank account, bank steaming, cheerful person, computer, Day, finance, naturaldisaster, Normally I, online account transfers, person, randoms, teller, teller at my bank about savings account withdrawals, tensity, type person, UMB Bank, USD, withdrawals
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floods, levees, wet wet homes
The Mississippi and Missouri Rivers are flooding… again. It’s a bad year for floods. Some cities right on the banks get flooded every year, but the rivers are rising even higher this year. I have told my parents, again and … Continue reading
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Tagged burlap bags, course, date, flood, flood water, House, Kansas City, kansas city area, location, memories, Mississippi, Mississippi river, Missouri, Missouri river, missouri rivers, naturaldisaster, news, north Kansas City, snow, state law, tetanus, The Mississippi river, The river, weather, year
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round houses
Yesterday on “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” the team built a round house for a family in Louisiana. This house was sponsored by Deltec Homes. Some companies (other than Deltec) sell these as “yurts”, based on the name of a portable … Continue reading
part 2: the lights go out
I was edgy as I lay in bed. I’m no stranger to insomnia, but I couldn’t put my finger on what was keeping me awake that night. I turned on my television and worked on a puzzle. After laying awake … Continue reading
prayers, praise, and a mighty storm
My dear readers- I spoke too soon last night when I wrote a post about the storm that was “over”. Another system developed, this one with a bow echo, and hit my neighborhood directly. We survived winds that were recorded … Continue reading
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Tagged arby s, Arby's restaurant, bow echo, cat, Cat 4, damage, datestring, dear readers, God, home, metro area, my life, naturaldisaster, night, Praise God, restaurant, shingles, storm, Taco Bell restaurant
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thunderstorms
It is pouring rain outside, and I can’t sleep (right now, it is 2 am), but I don’t mind. In fact, I kinda love it. I grew up in the Midwest, and I guess the experiences in my life have … Continue reading
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Tagged fact, God, kinda, life, Midwest, my life, naturaldisaster, pouring rain, rain, storms, straight line winds, thunderstorms, tornadoes
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