09-03-2005, 03:05 AM
I my self only got caught in only one huricane, by the time it reached me it was down graded to a topical storm with 70-80 mile an hour winds.
this was huricane "David" I was sitting in kintucky at the time and was hiking on foot to michigan, I had gotten to ohio when the storm caught up to me, rain like I never saw... It would come straight down at times and at other times it would come down sideways and still others it would come down side ways and if it didnt hit you it would turn around and come right back at you.....
I couldnt tell you the number of people who I saw huddled in masses up under the over passes inbetween the suspention rails of the express ways holding on for dear life. I chose not to stay there but headed for a dale in a hill I knew about just a couple miles up the way. most of the way there I could not see a foot in front of me because the rain was so heavey.
the reason I chose the dale was because I knew that a hole in the ground is like a nook or crevis and is hard for tornados to get in to. they tend to lift up and go over them or stear around them all together.
that storm kept comming down for hours on end It seamed like an eturnity, no shelter from the eliments as I sat turning my back to the wind. and who ever thought that an 80 degree rain would make you cold.
during those 8 hours as the storm passed directly over my head I could hear at least 3 tronados.
about three am the storm lifted and I was dreanched, I knew I would have to shead my clothes to keep from catching pnumonia.
I made a tall rye grass bed to lay on while my clothes dryed out. and I attempted to sleep and actualy managed to do so for a few hours any way. that was untill I felt the blunts of kickings of people looking to see if I was alive. aperently there had been some development near by where I chose to hold up to weather the storm.
laying there in my bithday suit. some one had found me and ran home and came back with friends. I got dressed, got up and attempted to continue on my way received a couple sucker punches from a few individuals, nasty looks and herd a lot of name calling. I took the blows not even raising a hand to block and kept walking. I could not believe the cold hearted people of that town. I wanted nothing to do with them and kept walking not saying a word and holding my head high.
I had gotten about 5 miles when an officer pulled me over walking down the road.
he asked me the usual questions and after the formalities he asked me why I was laying in the dale of a hill. I explained to him my stay there was because that was where I chose to bunker the strom. I said I could have stayed under the over pass but I did not trust is. I explained that I had ment no disrespect to any one, had I been able to see the buildings I would have kept moving to another location.
I was never made to feal so bad any where in my life, They made me feal like a stray dog owned by a red headed stepchild.
he handed back my papers to me and said you dont look like the person that was discribed for me to pick up, where are you headed he asked I told him and he said well you be on your way. he got back in his patroll car and just before he pulled away he rolled down his window and said, they found two transiants dead under the over pass that I chose not to hole up under, aperently they fell asleap and drowned. You are a survivor! I have met vary few.
as I walked out of the town's city limits I said to my self at least I met one deasent human being there.
My heart goes out to these people down there.
and as I watch this play out on the tv I am angered to the point my head is throbbing.
since the time regean took office and our nations disaster whear houses of stored foods were depleated to feed the poor duiring that deperssion of the 70's (of which they said never happened)
Our government never replenished those stores and whear houses. a disaster could happen any where in our country and we as a nation are not preparied to handle the masses. our local stores and food chians of america bairly contain enuff means to suport one or two days shopping of normal shopping.
here is what makes me so mad....
911 came and gone, giving evidance that the cold war is not gone to the way side, did our govrnment do anything to prepair for a disaster of war... NO..... what did they do, they gave the wealthy a tax break.
4 years passes with substanitl huricanes dong what they say was moderate damages. then last year 4 huricanes bear down on florida. they were in there the next day after because it was brother jebidias home state.
did they start prepairing for a natinal disaster? NO... they gave the wealthy a tax break.....
then this years huricanes come and did they do any thing to prepair to act on a national disaster during the past year?.... NO
I am sory if I sound bitter, negitive, and down right loathing, it is because I know what it is like to be treated like worthless trash that no one wants around the day after a storm because they thought I was poor and had no means.....
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this was huricane "David" I was sitting in kintucky at the time and was hiking on foot to michigan, I had gotten to ohio when the storm caught up to me, rain like I never saw... It would come straight down at times and at other times it would come down sideways and still others it would come down side ways and if it didnt hit you it would turn around and come right back at you.....
I couldnt tell you the number of people who I saw huddled in masses up under the over passes inbetween the suspention rails of the express ways holding on for dear life. I chose not to stay there but headed for a dale in a hill I knew about just a couple miles up the way. most of the way there I could not see a foot in front of me because the rain was so heavey.
the reason I chose the dale was because I knew that a hole in the ground is like a nook or crevis and is hard for tornados to get in to. they tend to lift up and go over them or stear around them all together.
that storm kept comming down for hours on end It seamed like an eturnity, no shelter from the eliments as I sat turning my back to the wind. and who ever thought that an 80 degree rain would make you cold.
during those 8 hours as the storm passed directly over my head I could hear at least 3 tronados.
about three am the storm lifted and I was dreanched, I knew I would have to shead my clothes to keep from catching pnumonia.
I made a tall rye grass bed to lay on while my clothes dryed out. and I attempted to sleep and actualy managed to do so for a few hours any way. that was untill I felt the blunts of kickings of people looking to see if I was alive. aperently there had been some development near by where I chose to hold up to weather the storm.
laying there in my bithday suit. some one had found me and ran home and came back with friends. I got dressed, got up and attempted to continue on my way received a couple sucker punches from a few individuals, nasty looks and herd a lot of name calling. I took the blows not even raising a hand to block and kept walking. I could not believe the cold hearted people of that town. I wanted nothing to do with them and kept walking not saying a word and holding my head high.
I had gotten about 5 miles when an officer pulled me over walking down the road.
he asked me the usual questions and after the formalities he asked me why I was laying in the dale of a hill. I explained to him my stay there was because that was where I chose to bunker the strom. I said I could have stayed under the over pass but I did not trust is. I explained that I had ment no disrespect to any one, had I been able to see the buildings I would have kept moving to another location.
I was never made to feal so bad any where in my life, They made me feal like a stray dog owned by a red headed stepchild.
he handed back my papers to me and said you dont look like the person that was discribed for me to pick up, where are you headed he asked I told him and he said well you be on your way. he got back in his patroll car and just before he pulled away he rolled down his window and said, they found two transiants dead under the over pass that I chose not to hole up under, aperently they fell asleap and drowned. You are a survivor! I have met vary few.
as I walked out of the town's city limits I said to my self at least I met one deasent human being there.
My heart goes out to these people down there.
and as I watch this play out on the tv I am angered to the point my head is throbbing.
since the time regean took office and our nations disaster whear houses of stored foods were depleated to feed the poor duiring that deperssion of the 70's (of which they said never happened)
Our government never replenished those stores and whear houses. a disaster could happen any where in our country and we as a nation are not preparied to handle the masses. our local stores and food chians of america bairly contain enuff means to suport one or two days shopping of normal shopping.
here is what makes me so mad....
911 came and gone, giving evidance that the cold war is not gone to the way side, did our govrnment do anything to prepair for a disaster of war... NO..... what did they do, they gave the wealthy a tax break.
4 years passes with substanitl huricanes dong what they say was moderate damages. then last year 4 huricanes bear down on florida. they were in there the next day after because it was brother jebidias home state.
did they start prepairing for a natinal disaster? NO... they gave the wealthy a tax break.....
then this years huricanes come and did they do any thing to prepair to act on a national disaster during the past year?.... NO
I am sory if I sound bitter, negitive, and down right loathing, it is because I know what it is like to be treated like worthless trash that no one wants around the day after a storm because they thought I was poor and had no means.....
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