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BEST CONTACT AT THIS TIME IS Email AND ALLOW ME TIME TO ANSWER!!!. Because of the flooding problems (which piled on top of the computer problems when THEY were almost ironed out), AND NOW THE TORNADO, I cannot answer the phone while also filling all the orders that come in automatically via email; the shopping cart, FAX and eBay store. PLEASE email questions/orders and allow me time to get to you. Thanks so much! My sincere apologies for this but it cannot be helped! missouritrading@gmail.com (best to use) | ||
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Woods & house after May 10, 2008 tornado. |
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NOW a TORNADO! Well....This is
getting a little challenging...MAY 10th, the tornado |
Forty acres of timber, uncut since the 1800's, was laid flat...all the large beautiful trees are gone. |
Twister damage. |
Twister damage. |
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Twister damage. The top of this large tree was lifted upside down and slammed into the roof, two stories high causing extensive damage. |
Front of the house. |
Front of the house. Windows blown out/in; glass everywhere. |
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Above - The first problem was to clear our long driveway back to the
house. There were roughly 35 large trees down, blocking the
way. Michael Dees and Craig Ratzat work diligently. You may recognize Craig's red one ton Dodge diesel from the knap-ins. Bet you did not have any idea what a wonderful TRACTOR it is! This Dodge truck easily pulled two large logs at a time out to the highway right-of-way. I want one! |
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Once most of the driveway was cleared, they tackled the major tree on the house. After hours of clearing brush and sawing off all the branches of this massive tree, Michael and Craig began the strategizing and initiating the dangerous task of removing this large tree off of the house. |
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Scratching their heads.... NOW WHAT?? |
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| Even though my Mom does not drive anymore, she still has her pride and joy, bought for her by Daddy, a 1992 Crown Victoria. It was sitting in the drive in front of the house. The tornado flattened 40 acres of timber, heavily damaged the house; there were trees criss-crossed, down everywhere including on the house…. There were baseball sized hail stones on the ground all around, etc. But you know what? There was not a scratch or a dent on that car. Around 35 trees blocked the driveway alone; there were trees down on every side of the car, BUT the car was not touched. | When I ordered a load of lumber, the truck driver and I got to talking about the tornado, of course. Turns out, he and his wife live just up the road from our house. They had left and picked up his mother to take her out dinner Saturday night (the next day was Mother’s Day). On the radio, they heard a news report of the storm coming in so turned around and the three of them went back toward their home for safety. In doing so, they (inadvertently!) drove into the path of the tornado. He said that their car was spun around and all the glass was broken out of it but there was not a single scratch on any of them! Once the ‘dust’ settled, he said his mom exclaimed, “This was a time when three silent prayers were louder than a tornado!” | ||
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Last updated 07/09/2008 |
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