Junk Mail and Tornados

I got the best junk mail of all time today - it was a membership request for me to sign up for AARP! My dad and I always used to joke about AARP and he is now a member. I just turned 30 so I thought I was getting old - but not that old! HA!

In other news, there were tornado warnings tonight in Middle TN. I really don't like tornados. They really kinda freak me out actually. Last year, I got caught driving in hail and couldn't see 2 feet in front of me. I was driving so slow thinking wow - a tornado could be right in front of me and I would have no clue because I can't see a thing! I was in my first tri-mester at the time and thought - this could be it. My car still has dents in it as proof to the severity of the storm. When I got home, it looked like it had snowed when actually, there were hail balls the size of the big high bounce balls scattered all over my lawn. I put some in a jar and put them in the freezer just incase anyone didn't believe me. Then, the next hail storm experience last year took place at an air show. We were all chilling on the air field when they postponed the show due to thunder. Next thing you know, the air temperature drops like 10 or so degrees and then it starts raining hard. Lucky I had an umbrella because it was really hot that day and I was still pregnant - this time entering my 3rd trimester. The rain quickly turned to hail as I crouched under the umbrella with a good friend of mine. We decided we needed to find shelter so we ran towards the port-a-lues. Lucky we didn't hide in the port-a-lues because when it was all done, there were 3 of them that blew over! How gross would that have been!!! We instead hid behind a big truck. It helped keep some of the hail off of us, but not all. It was super scary! And then tonight, Lucas was out delivering pizzas when the wind really kicked up. The news just said it was about 40 miles per hour! That's almost 65 km per hour for you Aussies!! Anyways - as Lucas was driving home from his last run, there was a HUGE branch in the road. So big that he couldn't pass it with the car. He had to stop the car, push the door open with all his might and then make his way to the branch to remove it from the road. He said he had to remove his hat because of the wind. Yeah - I'm not too fond of tornado weather! Pretty freaky stuff.

I did, however, learn a little tip when it comes to tornadoes. You should open your windows a crack and leave them open during the storm. This helps so there is not that much negative pressure in the house which if severe can cause the roof to collapse in. So tip for the day - in tornado type weather, always keep your windows open a crack and then make sure you have a safe place in the house to go. It should be the middle most room and should not have any windows. If it's a bathroom, get in the tub and put a mattress over top of you. You can keep some bottled water in there with you with a flashlight and a radio operated on batteries. This way - you can listen to the radio for weather updates.