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May 25, 2004
The angels are bowling honey...
Last night for the first time in my life I now know what they meant when the used to tell children that the angels were bowling when a thunderstorm passed through.
It literally sounded like a ball hitting a wooden floor and rolling for a distance and then a final crack at the end like the pins had been hit by a perfect strike and scattered down the hole.
For a girl who *loves* thunderstorms it was spectacular. It went around and around for about a half an hour. They seemed to call back and forth from west to east and then one from the north and then around again.
Luckily the Beagle fears no loud noises and could not be bothered by the entire event.
I never used to fear the house being struck by lightning, but two recent events have made me a bit more nervous than usual.
This poor guy sat and watched his house burn from a lightning strike this weekend. Someone has set up a PayPal account in order to donate funds for the basic necessities he and his family will need to get back on their feet.
Also, last night one town over in Needham a house was struck. They managed to keep it contained to the garage but the main house was spared.
As I lay there, I wondered what I would do. What would I grab?
Besides you loved ones, what would you want to save in case of a fire?
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I answer this question in my latest entry. all my michael palin travel books, i can replace them... so it would be the photo albums.
and the dogs.
Posted by: christine | May 25, 2004 11:15:32 AM
I keep my negatives in a shoebox and photos in albums, definatly the shoebox since it is smaller and easy to just toss out the window compared to the 6-7 albums on the bookshelf. Everything else you can buy again, but not photos.
Posted by: Maria | May 26, 2004 4:28:31 AM
Can't say I would save anything. You have to travel light. It's the only way.
I was talking to a VSO volunteer the other day. He's just sold his house and basically got rid of everything else he owns by donating it or selling it.
He said he finally rode away from his own home, on his bike, with his wallet, his overnight bag and his passport.
He said he had never felt so happy.
Posted by: BykerSink | May 26, 2004 9:20:12 AM
As fast as lightning is, and as frightened of it as I am, I hate to say it, but I would only save myself.
Posted by: Roberta | May 26, 2004 10:54:49 AM
