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Thursday, September 16, 2010

TORNADO-in Brooklyn NY??

(this is in Queens, NY, on the corner of
where my parents live)
It's around 6:45pm, my phone
rings,
"Arlene?"
Asks the concerned voice,
"Hi mom, you OK?"
"Well, we just had a tornado
hit here!"
"WHAT??!!"
I could tell in her voice,
she was scared
and confused!
She couldn't believe it,
the windows
rattled, she thought
for sure
they were going to shatter.
She hid in the corner
of the room.
I felt helpless, she said she's
fine!
"Where's Dad?" I asked,
"Well......"
"Mom is he OK, did you
hear from him?"
"Yes I just did, he scared me
half to death"
Evidently my father had called
my mom as he always
does when he arrives
to the car, after
he gets off
the train,
to let her know he's on his way,
when he did this,
at that moment
electrical lines fell onto his
car,
people were screaming at
him to
GET OUT NOW!
He's screaming
with my mother
on the
phone
all he kept saying was
Oh, my God!
So my poor mom felt
helpless!
He got out of the car
and he's fine.
Somehow he managed
to get back into it
and maneuver
through
the streets of Queens, NY.
He says it looks
like
a war torn city now.
As I talked to him
I can hear
in his voice the fear
and
the adrenaline
still kicking!
Why are they so far
away from
me?!
They're OK now,
but the City is not.
One person died
so far!
Now they're just waiting
to see what happens.
But they're OK!
(I will be posting more pictures
from my dad)
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3 comments:

  1. Niesz Vintage HomeSeptember 16, 2010 at 8:32 PM

    Oh, how scary! I just saw a couple of videos of the storm.
    I'm glad your mom and dad are ok.

    Kimberly

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  2. Castles Crowns and CottagesSeptember 17, 2010 at 4:40 AM

    ARLENE!!!!!!!! I heard about this STRANGE OCCURANCE for New York! We get tornadoes here in the Midwest, but back east? BIZARRE!!! I hope you are well; your blog header is so beautiful and look at your pictures on the sidebar....wow! Thank you for coming by and commenting on my pearl post. I so love pearls, I wear them everyday!! Fake ones of course...but who cares! I don't.....Enjoy a peaceful weekend, and it is so good to see you!

    Blessings, Anita

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 30, 2010 at 4:31 PM

    I can imagine the anxiety and fear... how good that all is well with your parents ! Everything gives evidence that the time that we live in are not the best. Soo much looking forward to better times ahead !

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