OKC and naturally the Moore area were getting
beat up pretty bad.
They had record breaking rain 8-12 inches or more
causing flooding in just a few hours. Then there was the tornadoes which
they said the last I heard
Oklahoma had about 12 touch down somewhere. Then
on top of all that some exotic pet zoo got
hit and there were tigers on the loose in
the neighbor hoods! Some of the places I
believe got hit
2 or more times with tornadoes
because the weather pattern was
really weird.
Where the
storms and flooding was bad
but just a few miles away places didn't get a drop of
rain. Hey at least we
didn't have any good Earthquake
shakers! That has
been known to
happen here in
Oklahoma. Shaken
in the morning and
stirred
at night.
I haven't heard from family or internet friends yet to see how they faired. I will let them sleep tonight and try them tomorrow to see if they are ok.
Well tonight was a bunch of fun~!
Especially when you are of a age when arthritis keeps you from moving very fast and breathing is not a easy task! So you have to leave a lot sooner because it takes a lot longer to get in the hole! (sometimes just to get your shoes on and laced up! LOL)
We made a dry run to the rabbit hole. Everything was looking pretty bad in the OKC area and headed our way. We moved the trucks down into the barn to try and protect them from the hail the best we could and had Ol' Blue at the house for the rabbit hole run. Heidi Ho was all excited because we were doing something really different and fun. She was a good girl and went into the cellar for us really easy.
Hubby grabs just a few things and he's ready to go. Me I am stuffing clothes and undies in a bag because being a fluffy person you can't just go buy clothes anywhere too easy that fits. So with the clothes bag and the nebulizer & meds stashed in a bag along with some electronic stuff for hooking up cells phones and a I Pad with a few flash light batteries I was ready enough. As usual I need to do better.
I need to make up a box of doggie things for the cellar. Like a weeks worth of canned food, leash, doggie dishes, towel,and a few extra doggie vet box things like I have in the house. The cellar has a thin layer of mud on the bottom because I can't figure out how to plug the leak at the door. Poor Heidi Ho walked around looking for a place to lay down and still got muddy! I have 2 welcome mats I am replacing in a few days at the front door I will take the old ones and put them on a shelf so next time she has a cleaner place to lay down. Coming out of the hole and having to hose down the doggie at night isn't fun. We had some plastic chairs to sit in (thank goodness!) so we were ok.
Being a cellar it is hard to keep some things down there without damaging them, Like flashlights and batteries. Although we have a good stash of extra batteries in the garage I need to find a container we can grab and go we can put the mag lights in. It would be great if I had some way to attach the mag lights to us instead of carrying them when we have our hands full anyway.
Hubbies idea is if you have money in the bank you can step out and go stay in a motel somewhere if everything is gone. I think different. What if you can't get there because the trucks are gone or the roads are messed up? So I have basic camping stuff in buckets to cook, eat and light up with. There is NEVER enough of everything! I got to thinking ........ other than a much better and safer cellar than this old one...... We would need something comfortable enough we could sleep on. The ground would just flat out hurt at our age!So something to keep in mind there. Something else would be a bedside commode like hospitals have. The knees just can't do like they used to for that job outside! LOL Much better than a bucket. We can't keep sleeping bags or anything like that down there or it would mold up and ruin.
Naturally all this happens around supper time and we had to do all that when we got back into the house. I didn't grab a snack bag for the time being and a nervous tummy. I guess it is time to get the goodies ready for the cellar again. I wish our cellar was good enough to put canned goods in on a regular basis. I wouldn't have to worry about it as much. I guess the long term food storage things would hold up good.
I saw on a you tube video a man had a light bag. Anything you needed to create light was in the bag. Lightsticks, candles, batteries, sm propane fuel bottles, small cans of fuel for food, matches, lighters etc. Some of these things I don't think it is safe to store together because they could light up to easy but you have to do something.
Well I guess that is enough for now. We went to check and feed cows and everything seems ok. Road is like pig slop for sure. Still the creeks didn't flood bad I guess the ground is still soaking it up renewing the water table which is badly needed.
We are due for another bad weather round for the next day or 2 so I guess I get to perfect the stash a little better. Practice makes perfect! I see my daughter is getting what we had last night in Arkansas except they don't have as much red in the radar. Just a lot of rain.
Love
Ranchmama
I haven't heard from family or internet friends yet to see how they faired. I will let them sleep tonight and try them tomorrow to see if they are ok.
Well tonight was a bunch of fun~!
Especially when you are of a age when arthritis keeps you from moving very fast and breathing is not a easy task! So you have to leave a lot sooner because it takes a lot longer to get in the hole! (sometimes just to get your shoes on and laced up! LOL)
We made a dry run to the rabbit hole. Everything was looking pretty bad in the OKC area and headed our way. We moved the trucks down into the barn to try and protect them from the hail the best we could and had Ol' Blue at the house for the rabbit hole run. Heidi Ho was all excited because we were doing something really different and fun. She was a good girl and went into the cellar for us really easy.
Hubby grabs just a few things and he's ready to go. Me I am stuffing clothes and undies in a bag because being a fluffy person you can't just go buy clothes anywhere too easy that fits. So with the clothes bag and the nebulizer & meds stashed in a bag along with some electronic stuff for hooking up cells phones and a I Pad with a few flash light batteries I was ready enough. As usual I need to do better.
I need to make up a box of doggie things for the cellar. Like a weeks worth of canned food, leash, doggie dishes, towel,and a few extra doggie vet box things like I have in the house. The cellar has a thin layer of mud on the bottom because I can't figure out how to plug the leak at the door. Poor Heidi Ho walked around looking for a place to lay down and still got muddy! I have 2 welcome mats I am replacing in a few days at the front door I will take the old ones and put them on a shelf so next time she has a cleaner place to lay down. Coming out of the hole and having to hose down the doggie at night isn't fun. We had some plastic chairs to sit in (thank goodness!) so we were ok.
Being a cellar it is hard to keep some things down there without damaging them, Like flashlights and batteries. Although we have a good stash of extra batteries in the garage I need to find a container we can grab and go we can put the mag lights in. It would be great if I had some way to attach the mag lights to us instead of carrying them when we have our hands full anyway.
Hubbies idea is if you have money in the bank you can step out and go stay in a motel somewhere if everything is gone. I think different. What if you can't get there because the trucks are gone or the roads are messed up? So I have basic camping stuff in buckets to cook, eat and light up with. There is NEVER enough of everything! I got to thinking ........ other than a much better and safer cellar than this old one...... We would need something comfortable enough we could sleep on. The ground would just flat out hurt at our age!So something to keep in mind there. Something else would be a bedside commode like hospitals have. The knees just can't do like they used to for that job outside! LOL Much better than a bucket. We can't keep sleeping bags or anything like that down there or it would mold up and ruin.
Naturally all this happens around supper time and we had to do all that when we got back into the house. I didn't grab a snack bag for the time being and a nervous tummy. I guess it is time to get the goodies ready for the cellar again. I wish our cellar was good enough to put canned goods in on a regular basis. I wouldn't have to worry about it as much. I guess the long term food storage things would hold up good.
I saw on a you tube video a man had a light bag. Anything you needed to create light was in the bag. Lightsticks, candles, batteries, sm propane fuel bottles, small cans of fuel for food, matches, lighters etc. Some of these things I don't think it is safe to store together because they could light up to easy but you have to do something.
Well I guess that is enough for now. We went to check and feed cows and everything seems ok. Road is like pig slop for sure. Still the creeks didn't flood bad I guess the ground is still soaking it up renewing the water table which is badly needed.
We are due for another bad weather round for the next day or 2 so I guess I get to perfect the stash a little better. Practice makes perfect! I see my daughter is getting what we had last night in Arkansas except they don't have as much red in the radar. Just a lot of rain.
Love
Ranchmama
My nephew is in OK. and he did one of those shelters in the garage. Can you get you some Rubbermaid totes and keep things storm ready?
ReplyDeleteI have some basic things down there . It's just when u get there u realize how minimal it all is. U never have enough. Love Ranchmama
DeleteStay safe, Ranchmama. I made a number of business trips to OKC 5 to 7 years ago. I heard a couple of tornado alert sirens while I was there. My son in traveling to Kansas on business next week.
ReplyDeleteDave