tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post7496452097440572627..comments2024-03-28T15:23:18.037-05:00Comments on I Wish I Lived In a Library: Beyond the Books - Scariest MomentKatherine Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-77088948115010243712016-03-01T16:02:02.317-06:002016-03-01T16:02:02.317-06:00That's definitely a scary one. I'm so than...That's definitely a scary one. I'm so thankful I've not had anything too serious like that even with living in Florida most of my life and dealing with hurricanes. People do get complacent with the warnings. We just had that here in NC recently and people were scoffing at the weather channel and how they'd canceled school because of storms. But tornadoes did touch down in the areaAnna (herding cats-burning soup)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17422129120413380189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-3524130540072328602016-03-01T15:29:32.444-06:002016-03-01T15:29:32.444-06:00That is incredibly scary, you guys where so lucky....That is incredibly scary, you guys where so lucky. Tornadoes are thankfully one thing we don't get in the UK but the footage always looks terrifying of the ones you get in the States.Heather @ Random Redheaded Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10687310913717863161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-66273174312249255542016-03-01T10:23:27.867-06:002016-03-01T10:23:27.867-06:00I can't imagine how terrifying this must have ...I can't imagine how terrifying this must have been!!! Last Thanksgiving we got together with some cousins of mine who just moved to Dallas and they wanted to know about the tornadoes. We assured them that they wouldn't have to worry about them until springtime and probably not where they are located. In the 25 years that I've lived here, there have been several tornadoes but not in myTrish @ Love, Laughter, Insanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225576485797030511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-86037161211411958962016-02-28T15:36:06.288-06:002016-02-28T15:36:06.288-06:00Omigosh, Katherine! How terrifying! I'm so gla...Omigosh, Katherine! How terrifying! I'm so glad your family and home were all right, but I'm so sorry for the others in your area, and for Eleanor's classmate's dad. I've been through a number of tornado warnings in recent years (they've really picked up in Virginia) but I've never been close enough to hear it. I always take shelter though. After we had a touchdown Lark @ The Bookwyrm's Hoardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08639732368395025578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-74969338428547712572016-02-28T07:30:55.449-06:002016-02-28T07:30:55.449-06:00That is terrifying. i was about 4 when a tornado h...That is terrifying. i was about 4 when a tornado hit my grandmother's home in FL. I remember her huddling me and my sister in the corner and the sound was terrifying. That is all I remember though. You guys got so lucky it didn't hit the house. I can't imagine going through that with my kids. That's scary!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11205709973717833264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-10058339452875351102016-02-27T07:18:58.688-06:002016-02-27T07:18:58.688-06:00You got me shuddering, Katherine! That sounds real...You got me shuddering, Katherine! That sounds really, really scary! I'm so glad you guys are all safe, and that your house didn't get any damage. I would have been so afraid. I guess it sometimes does take something big to take the warnings seriously.<br />Lexxie @ <a href="http://unconventionalbookviews.com/" rel="nofollow"> (un)Conventional Bookviews</a>Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookwormshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627780985218960080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-2397734749624981342016-02-26T17:33:16.131-06:002016-02-26T17:33:16.131-06:00I can't even imagine. How frightening! I am so...I can't even imagine. How frightening! I am so glad you and your family are okay. Whenever I hear about disasters like this, especially when there is major property damage and lives lost, my heart breaks. Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-27964092241732084892016-02-26T14:45:04.097-06:002016-02-26T14:45:04.097-06:00Wow! I've never been through something that sc...Wow! I've never been through something that scary or damaging. I'm so glad that you all came out perfect. Same with your house. Tornadoes are that quick and instant destroyer. <br />I've been through a few category one hurricanes. But I never didn't feel safe. BrittanyLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10645210938042967995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-86460907881603104382016-02-26T12:35:03.626-06:002016-02-26T12:35:03.626-06:00Wow. What an experience for you and you sound so n...Wow. What an experience for you and you sound so nonchalant about it all. Is that under the stairs space especially built for tornado season? Is that a standard for houses? Where do the kids go at school? I guess you're used to tornados like we are to earthquakes. Growing up w/them we don't even get out of bed, LOL. Here at our new house we do feel it more as the fault is just down the Stefaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09081916135477167930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-10983534434573949972016-02-26T11:27:54.962-06:002016-02-26T11:27:54.962-06:00That is a scary and devastating thing to experienc...That is a scary and devastating thing to experience. I can't even imagine. Glad to hear your family survived.GraceMyBookSnackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05381125282246663718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-42770267962531543082016-02-26T06:59:44.603-06:002016-02-26T06:59:44.603-06:00I couldn't really think of a scary moment this...I couldn't really think of a scary moment this week, Katherine. However, yours really was scary. When we lived in Ohio we also had a few tornado warnings, but I think we only went to our closet shelter a couple times. <br /><br />Once was a little scary because we had really large hail. It broke a couple windows in our house and damaged our roof. A couple trees came down and our cars in the Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00772092087910675246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-82428950370780143852016-02-26T00:44:59.907-06:002016-02-26T00:44:59.907-06:00OMG, that is absolutely terrifying! I think our e...OMG, that is absolutely terrifying! I think our earthquakes here are the scariest weather events we have...but usually we are not at the epicenter, so we only feel mild rumblings. Once a town 70 miles away was at the center...and we really felt that one. And the town's devastation took months to rebuild.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing!Laurel-Rain Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00101090217639410913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-62040066496881572292016-02-25T19:34:25.094-06:002016-02-25T19:34:25.094-06:00I am so glad that you were okay. About a week bef...I am so glad that you were okay. About a week before this happened to you, my area was hit by a F5 tornado. Houses in my subdivision were completely destroyed. I have become so used to tornado sirens going off that I completely ignored them. We didn't go to the basement. I have a basement and I didn't use it. I didn't take that simple step to keep my kids safe. That is Carole's Random Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06737905249530702688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-8987463790878366212016-02-25T19:10:12.676-06:002016-02-25T19:10:12.676-06:00Yikes!!! I'm so glad you and your family were ...Yikes!!! I'm so glad you and your family were safe! Tornadoes are terrifying. I'm sure 10 days without power was a challenge, especially with little ones! Book of Secretshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06259592113584639013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-51268688486935596612016-02-25T18:58:45.063-06:002016-02-25T18:58:45.063-06:00My aunt and uncle moved to Oklahoma and I was alwa...My aunt and uncle moved to Oklahoma and I was always amazed at how casual they were about tornado warnings. I think we used to be more worried and scared up here for their safety than they were for themselves! We used to only get tornado warnings once every four or five years, but we have had one a year for the past three years. I only remember them doing big damage twice, but still nowhere near La La in the Libraryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18253014225202985934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-32798461748334386692016-02-25T18:34:50.863-06:002016-02-25T18:34:50.863-06:00Oh my goodness - how lucky you were and how scary!...Oh my goodness - how lucky you were and how scary! Since I had kids, I've been incredibly spooked when tornado weather pops up and get everyone to the basement early. Things have been close enough to us enough times to scare the kids into knowing they need to be safe but so many people aren't.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05554217416500328610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-8609657029473425082016-02-25T15:39:37.498-06:002016-02-25T15:39:37.498-06:00OMG that is so scary and it is good to hear you we...OMG that is so scary and it is good to hear you were all safe! I've grown up in California and we've had some big earthquakes but it's rare. Your area always has these storms so it must be really scary to get those warnings.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11676549149714729996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-65379569664533145582016-02-25T12:53:11.018-06:002016-02-25T12:53:11.018-06:00All I can say is, OMG! I am so glad your family an...All I can say is, OMG! I am so glad your family and friends survived that close call and all is well, but sad for the ones who were impacted :(<br /><br />I used to live in FL and we regularly had to keep on top of hurricane warnings, and even had to put up corrugated metal shutters over our windows if one might be imminent, or we wouldn't be covered by insurance in case of a disaster. I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-6976004872282877262016-02-25T12:05:22.273-06:002016-02-25T12:05:22.273-06:00Wow, what a close call! Glad you guys were okay- t...Wow, what a close call! Glad you guys were okay- that's a little too close for comfort. And so tragic about that father who lost his life- and the others too. We get a fair amount of tornadoes here but not like you guys do in the South. I always feel bad for the folks in Tornado Alley because they're just so unpredictable and devastating. Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17515345156687765162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-68097033966597369262016-02-25T08:19:51.282-06:002016-02-25T08:19:51.282-06:00Wow. That is super scary! Glad you guys all ended ...Wow. That is super scary! Glad you guys all ended up ok! We don't really have tornadoes here. Our worst weather I have ever lived through was Super Storm Sandy. At the time of the storm it was bad but it was after that was worse for us. Our oldest was just 9 months or so and we had no power and it was really cold and all that jazz. That crazy weather can be super scary!!Grace @ RebelMommyBookBloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10129217535499024513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-77832059878033678422016-02-25T07:51:28.323-06:002016-02-25T07:51:28.323-06:00Wow, that is terrifying. Central New York doesn...Wow, that is terrifying. Central New York doesn't really get tornadoes, and I'm so glad for it. That is absolutely terrifying. I'm so glad you and your family were okay.Quinn @ Quinn's Book Nookhttp://quinnsbooknook.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-29318895532717914852016-02-25T06:07:11.789-06:002016-02-25T06:07:11.789-06:00Omg, Katherine. That certainly qualify a for the s...Omg, Katherine. That certainly qualify a for the scariest moment ever! We have tornadoes here on the rare occasion, (hurricanes love Florida more) but that is truly devastating and frightening! I'm glad everyone was okTinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11261086731187286052noreply@blogger.com