Re: We had a serious storm ...

Dick R. wrote:
Hi all,
On Thursday afternoon, July 10th, we had rain, wind and pitch black
skies. When the sirens went off we headed for the basement. A few
minutes later we heard the loud sound of trees falling, came upstairs
to find a lot of green outside our kitchen and dining area windows.
A tree had fallen on the garage roof, poking a hole, and a branch
had busted the kitchen window. On Friday we called people - tree,
roof, window and insurance - because we were headed out for two
weeks at a cabin in Hayward, Wisconsin. Everything is under control
now, but the worst thing is all the feeders on the side of the
house were demolished. :-(
I still enjoy living in a heavily wooded area despite the occasional
problems.

That everyone is unhurt is the main thing. I don't mean to make light of the rest. Maybe an old news story can put it in perspective.

In the late 1940s, when television cameras were too heavy for one man to lift and needed very bright light, a man walking along 34th St. in Manhattan was shot in the upper back by .22 caliber bullet. that must have been nearly spent when it hit him. It passed through his overcoat, suit jacket, and some muscle, then lodged against his shoulder blade. According to his statement, it felt like a sting. He only realized that he had been shot when he reached for the sore spot and his hand came away bloody.

He was taken to a hospital where the bullet was removed with forceps and the wound cleaned and bandaged. He took the doctor's advice and went home, rather than continue on to work. When the news people heard of it, they dragged a camera and lights trailing cables the size of my wrist up several flights to his apartment to interview him.

He described the event (including his blood-covered hand) calmly while sitting in apparent comfort in his living room. The interviewer opined that all in all, the man had been pretty lucky. His answer was probably the first time the word "hell" had been heard on television. He said, "Hell no!. If I had been lucky, it would have hit someone else."

I hope all returns to normal for you soon.

Jerry
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