Just Pass Me By

You know I miss Washington and Oregon state. I been living in Minnesota for now 12 years, and lived in Illinois for 2 years. The Midwest is so different then Washington, where the weather is more mild. I don’t ever recall having to deal with Tornadoes but have had to deal with a couple of them now. It’s funny, I joke with friends give me a Earth Quake I can handle that give me a serious thunderstorm I don’t like it. I can not sleep when it is storming out side nomrally.
Wow you aught to see how dark it is in Minneapolis, that’s a little worrisome listening to this guy on the news. Talking about it being circular over Minneapolis. Sounds like the storms moving to the North East so I should be good here. I guess maybe the weather needing a colon cleanse, because it being feisty lately. Growing up I don’t recall the news media ever breaking into local program for serious weather. Where I am at is 83 degrees and looks nice outside I can’t believe that there are serious storms just a few miles away. I am not to far from either St. Paul or Minneapolis.
Now my husband will say give me bad weather, he always seems calm in bad weather. I am probably not as calm when bad weather starts coming. I do know if a tornado comes our way what needs to be done. Either get into one of the bathrooms or get down to the basement and stay there. for a while. I know to avoid glass areas or outer walls, this is simple. Some of it is kind of similar to what needs to be done for a Earth quake but it’s still different. The nice thing about tornadoes it at least gives you a warning of some kind to get to a safe area. Earth quakes just happen and you just have to deal with it as it comes, personally I rather that then knowing it possible. What I don’t get is the warnings end but it seems like storms can suddenly decide to change it mind.

Ever have one of those days, when it starts out almost good. My husband and I on Saturday we go to church, both of us work with the children. My husband works with the preteen group, and I do children worship for the 3 to 7 year old. I enjoy doing this. We both normally have class in the afternoon. I have Hebrew he has advance study.
We came home for a little while, and decided later we go and get some grocery we needed and grab something to eat before bible study. I think my husband had one of those days he should have never got out of bed. We had a free coupon for a local restaurant, so we used that, Saturdays every other week is out date night but this Saturday wasn’t our date night. We got home, and we both noticed a lady. I thought she looked very worried or stressed, but really didn’t think much. My husband was parking and hit my van.
Oh no not good, well his car was the only one damaged. Well there is no need to report it, because fixing his back lights anyways needed to be done. Plus he my husband and lets face it, it’s not that important. The lady started walking toward my husband and I. My husband Spoke up because I started to work on getting our grocery on the balcony. My husband asked her if everything was okay. She said No.
I am trained in both First aid and CPR, so I have to respond to emergencies if no one there who can. My husband asked her what happened, she told us someone fall off the balcony on the 2nd floor. Oh No, Not good this is worst then him hitting my van. Maybe my husband need computer memory for his car so it stops when he going to hit someone.
She had told me the guys wife was trying to move him. Right away I said, I gotta go they can’t move him, I am trained in First aid anyone over there trained. She said no, and that they where waiting for the ambulance. Okay in my building it may be at least a 10 minute away, but it was quicker then that. I ran back there, and one of the ladies at the party down stairs was holding his hand telling him he couldn’t move, his wife was on standing on the side. They spoke limited English, and his wife was the one moving him. I decided to leave the woman stay with him holding his hand because she was having a calming effect. I stayed there till the Police got there. He had landed feet first.
Now I do wonder how in the world he managed that one but honest I have to say when they said he fall off the balcony from the 2nd floor I was worried about what I would be walking into. Normally when people fall from a higher height it can be very bad. I was a little worried things wouldn’t be this good. I told them, this is good because he hadn’t lost conscientiousness, and hadn’t hit his head. His worst injury seemed to be maybe he ankle was broken. I hope that he heals quickly and I am glad that the people at the party knew what to do even with out training.