Today was just an overwhelming day. Almost too much for me. The best was working at the Old Mill. Fun photos, good conversation, even some laughs. And a cookie!! But only there. The weathermen warned us all week about the winds that were coming. I was not prepared. Not at all.
The day did not start well. We had 3 earthquakes. Two were early early morning. Last one at noon. I did not feel any of them. Just a normal day here in Kansfornia!
Work was fun. Love the school photos I am working with. And the old cars parked by the schools in the early 1900s. So fun to see. And how the kids dress.
The winds were worse than I expected. Schools in western Kansas were all closed. Wind was strong when I drove to work. And dusty. No biggie. Typical Kansas winds.
Then part way through the afternoon we got a severe thunderstorm warning. Not a watch, a warning. Not a huge area but enough. No idea how much we got. Rain gauge could not have gotten a drop in it as the rain came down sideways.
Left work to go home and get ready for supper. HA. Driving was downright frightening. The winds kept trying to blow in me in the ditch. Really hard to stay on the road. And driving by several milo fields and the stuff blowing across the road from them was frightening. Felt like I was in a movie. The dust was horrid. Hard to see far. Just black.
West of us here there were winds of 100mph. Felt the same here. And there were at least 2 fires. Scary!! Could smell smoke here. I had a house burn down and smelling smoke is more than I can take. Bad memories.
I got home and almost up to the house and rolling at me at a high rate of speed was a large fuel tank!!! I stopped and let it roll. Was headed to my house them turned and it hit the carport and went further and stopped at the east end of the carport. Shared photos. It is still there. I called my nephew KN. Just so he knew. And he asked if I had electricity. Nope. I could see the house was dark.
Inside the house was just scary. The house constantly shook. And I could feel the wind and hear it. It is not a house but a mobile home. I am so lucky. NOT. Sitting inside shaking in the dark was unbearable. Both JR and JS called to check on me. And KN told me to call if I needed anything. As the house shook I could hear things banging and whatever. Terrified that the house would fly apart. I have never liked being alone during storms. Now I have no choice. Always alone. Always. I saw 2 limbs that are on the ground.
We finally got electricity back on. I saw 2 trucks on here looking for problems. And TV. One weatherman said the winds here were almost 100mph. I knew they had to be extremely high. I was right to be panicky.
Then I saw photos online in my memories of when someone dear to me flew back home to South America. Made me so sad. And then I read where people are soooo happy for the Winter Solstice so the days get longer and they will be rid of winter. I love winter and I love snow. But.......no one cares what I like. I doubt we get any snow this year. None for Christmas for sure. That was the last straw. Been crying ever since. Too much stress.
I posted something about my drive home, etc. and nobody reads what I share. I can name who does. Very few. Why am I even on FB? And about 3-4 people read my blog and they do comment. Everyone else ignores.
Photos are old ones except the fuel tank ones.
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