So they have released a “final report” on the path of the tornado… and it ended literally 400 or so feet from our house. Wow. I mean, it is just surreal, because on the street where it ended (which you can literally throw a rock at from my back porch), the damage is way worse than on our street. I am extremely thankful that it stopped when it did. I honestly can’t believe that it got so close!! Who knows what would have happened with that massive tree that took out our fence if the storm would have kept going! The thought alone is just pounding in my brain this morning.
I can’t imagine what Sydney must have been thinking as it came through, because we weren’t even at home. Poor little guy!! I am honestly glad that we weren’t home; I think that it would have been very, very scary to hear all of the madness. Again, I am just incredibly glad, and I feel amazingly lucky, that it ended where it did… 400 more feet and things may have ended very differently for us!
On a completely different topic, I was driving on the freeway recently, and I saw a man driving with one hand holding his cell phone to his ear, and the other hand plugging his other ear so that he could hear. He was driving on 85 with no hands. NO HANDS! Where are the fucking police to pull over people like this?? Every time I drive down the freeway, I have to constantly adjust my speed and I have to be on constant alert for freaks around me, because cell-phone-talkers are constantly slamming on brakes, and drifting into and out of your lane. Hey police… POLICE the freeway and stop these dangerous freaks! It isn’t normal to have a major wreck on every major freeway in Atlanta every day. Pass a law or something, but this madness has to stop!
Word on cell phone drivers, I always use hands free, which is unfortunate as the headphones/mic that comes with the iPhone are deemed illegal as you’re not supposed to drive wearing headphones
Damned if you do, damned if you dont
Literally.
Greg, here’s the thing; if you have to talk or take a call, why not pull over? Or, just do a quick, “hey, I’ll call you when I get there, I’m driving.” To me, that makes more sense than risking your life for a bit of conversation. I am not saying that this applies to everyone; I don’t notice those that can manage to talk and drive just fine for a reason.
I’m glad both of you and your house and of course Sydney were unscathed. Believe it or not but you were the first person I thought of when I heard that the tornado came through East Atlanta. I also thought of you yesterday morning. I was at the dog park in Piedmont Park and there were no fewer than four Italian Greyhounds in the small dog section. Jesus, I sound like a stalker or something.
I find it easy to drink a cup of coffee and talk on the phone at the same time while driving as I’m pretty good at steering with my knees.
I am so glad you and your home and your pet are OK.
SO glad you all are okay. Crazy stuff!