Story of a Storm

I thought you might appreciate a good story update, and considering I have a most recent adventure, here it comes. We’ll see if I can finish it before a Tornado warning comes in. So we’ve been seeing this morning that the weather was going to be an issue, but little did I know the adventurous situation it would put me in. I went to lunch after the last update, and on the way back it just started to pour tremendously. When I parked, I thought I’d wait about 10-15 minutes for it to settle. Then it started to hail, some pieces about the size of a golf ball. I’d never been outside in that kind of weather, so I was thinking, “What do you do when you’re surrounded by windows and hail is pelting from every direction? I really felt like they would come through the window! So I was trying to evaluate what to do, and the hail stopped (after intense prayers and heart pounding—call me a chicken, but I did not want glass flying at me). So I decided to brave the rain. Well, needless to say, I got completely soaked through, and when I walked in the door everyone was around me asking questions and saying all these things I should have done. All I knew is an umbrella wasn’t about to make a difference. The winds were so strong that I’d already seen one just blow through. And I wanted to get inside in case of more serious warnings. One lady from the General Superintendent’s office mentioned they had a blow drier, so I went to the bathroom and dried my hair. Another lady had dry socks she let me use. I keep a fleece shawl behind my desk for cold days, so I got semi-dry and warm and called Cesar to get some dry pants. I may only use them for a few hours, but they’re better than itchy damp ones.  And so was the worst thunderstorm I’ve been through (without tornados).

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