In November of 2002, we had some very bad tornadoes here in North Alabama. Normally when they start giving severe weather like that, we pack up the kitties and head for our store, its much safter than our mobile home. This night, however, for some inane reason, we didn't pack the kitties, just got ourselves out. When we came home that night, one of those tornadoes had passed between us and our nearest neighbor, about 1/4 of a mile away! There were trees down everywhere, and we had to walk in a half mile in the dark and rain to get to see if we even still had a home. The closer we got to home, the more trees were down, and we started seeing peices of sheet metal in the trees from the reflected lightning.......if you don't think we were terrified, you're badly mistaken!
But, when we got home, the only damage to our trailer was the fact that the one parked about 10 feet behind it that we were remodeling for me to use as a sewing room had been picked up, bounced off the back of ours and sat down, smashing our heat pump under it. (The guy who came out to reset them both told us that if it hadn't been for the one in the back, ours would have been gone,....as it was, it scooted ours about 5 feet forward on that end).
Needless to say, I was so relieved to get home to all my kitties safe and sound! I made them a promise that night, that no matter how bad mommy felt, if she left because of storms, each one of them would go with her. I refuse to put them thru that alone again! That being said, since we're predicted to have strong storms and isolated severe tornadoes, the kits are here at work with me today!
Do you guys ever make promises like that to your kitties, or am I the only wierdo around? (And yes, Ryan, if you read this, I am wierd, I know!)
But, when we got home, the only damage to our trailer was the fact that the one parked about 10 feet behind it that we were remodeling for me to use as a sewing room had been picked up, bounced off the back of ours and sat down, smashing our heat pump under it. (The guy who came out to reset them both told us that if it hadn't been for the one in the back, ours would have been gone,....as it was, it scooted ours about 5 feet forward on that end).
Needless to say, I was so relieved to get home to all my kitties safe and sound! I made them a promise that night, that no matter how bad mommy felt, if she left because of storms, each one of them would go with her. I refuse to put them thru that alone again! That being said, since we're predicted to have strong storms and isolated severe tornadoes, the kits are here at work with me today!
Do you guys ever make promises like that to your kitties, or am I the only wierdo around? (And yes, Ryan, if you read this, I am wierd, I know!)