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10-09-2010, 01:02 AM
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Shut Up Evil Monkeys!!!
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Mira Mesa/La Jolla, CA
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Mother Nature Just Kicked my butt
As some of you guys now, last month my family moved to flagstaff.
Wednesday morning mother nature taught me a hard lesson....that she is always in control. My home was hit directly by one of the 4 tornadoes that hit northern arizona. This was the view from my home office on tuesday:   This is the same view out of my office today:   This is the front of our house on tuesday:  Here is the front now:  My poor truck paid off two weeks ago...now with my neighbors garage door thru it.  Basically we lost everything we own...insurance will cover the house, but everything in it is not covered.....oh well its just material possessions.... The tornado ripped out and tossed all our stuff over hundreds of yards in the woods...also my roof was completely taken...it was later found almost in tact 1/4 mile away in the forest. Unfortunately what the tornado didn't take, the golf size hail and day long monsoon style rains ruined. That being said we were lucky to come out with only a couple of minor injuries we ended up riding the twister out in the upstairs bedroom(not cause of choice....we were trapped). Here is the bed we were my wife, 11&2 yr old, and I rode the twister out.  Well at least we made national news: http://www.fox11az.com/video?id=104502214&sec=546642 This sucks...first tornado to damage a home in northern arizona in 40 yrs...and it hits my home dead on destroying it along with my two cars...I am not a happy camper...at least my guns survived in my safes.
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10-09-2010, 01:08 AM
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Lawndale/El Segundo
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Re: Mother Nature Just Kicked my butt
holy cow.... sorry to hear what happened, yet i'm glad that it wasnt as bad as it could have been
blessings, and good luck on rebuilding... |
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10-09-2010, 01:15 AM
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No Bananas!
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: CA
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Re: Mother Nature Just Kicked my butt
WOW that is unfortunate. Glad you and your family were not hurt.
+1 on the guns. 
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10-09-2010, 01:48 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: HB
Posts: 2,174
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Re: Mother Nature Just Kicked my butt
ouch! do you have tornado insurance?
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10-09-2010, 01:53 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Pacific Beach, CA
Posts: 405
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Re: Mother Nature Just Kicked my butt
Wow - What a bummer
Sorry about ALL your stuff Glad you all lived to tell about it-!!! very SCARY |
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10-09-2010, 01:53 AM
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zach edgar
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: minnesota
Age: 24
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Re: Mother Nature Just Kicked my butt
glad you and your family are ok. everything else can be replaced
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10-09-2010, 02:49 AM
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Killing Stuff is Fun
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: San Diego area....
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Re: Mother Nature Just Kicked my butt
Sorry to hear about your posessions. But at least you have the most important things safe and healthy....
Good luck on rebuilding.
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10-09-2010, 03:53 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: NW Arizona
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Re: Mother Nature Just Kicked my butt
Glad you and your family are ok. My bro drives for FedEx from Kingman to Hollbrook, and just missed one of those twisters on I40. He sent me this picture of a train it tossed.
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10-09-2010, 08:33 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Encinitas
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Re: Mother Nature Just Kicked my butt
Wow Carlos. I am sorry. Glad everyone is safe.
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10-09-2010, 08:46 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: 93111
Posts: 1,101
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Re: Mother Nature Just Kicked my butt
Oh man,
Are you going to receive state/federal aid? Let us know here at spearboard what if anything we can help you out with. So sorry, glad you guys are semi-ok
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10-09-2010, 09:37 AM
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Queerboard Kook
Join Date: Jan 2009
Age: 31
Posts: 2,434
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Re: Mother Nature Just Kicked my butt
Oh no, that's a real shame, what a beautiful house. Glad everyone's okay...Houses can be re-built, cars can be replaced, family members cant be. By the condition of that bedroom, consider yourself lucky.
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10-09-2010, 10:17 AM
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wsb curls>calico curls
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: SD, or thereabouts
Posts: 7,959
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Re: Mother Nature Just Kicked my butt
WOW.
Thank god you and your family are safe. Everything else is unimportant in comparison. |
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10-09-2010, 11:03 AM
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Simi Valley Spearo
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Simi Valley
Posts: 3,976
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Re: Mother Nature Just Kicked my butt
Wow! So glad you and family are ok.
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10-09-2010, 11:15 AM
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the ghost
Join Date: May 2006
Location: america
Posts: 4,108
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Re: Mother Nature Just Kicked my butt
Wow, that is really sad, I can't imagine what you are going through. I'm glad you and your family are okay though.
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10-09-2010, 11:20 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 61
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Re: Mother Nature Just Kicked my butt
A beautiful place to live. Except for that not so common incident. Glad everyone is safe. Hope all goes well with the rebuild.
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