Mrs.J

Yep the Gemini was the racing coaster. We would always hit that one just before the park closed. Because yep you could ride it and run down and get on it again. Got crazy at night too as they did not care if you stuck your hands out to high five the other trains passengers going up the first hill. My first coaster was the Corkscrew. Loved it! Cannot do them anymore. Went back one summer to take our girls and about lost my lunch on the Mantis

@Zugzwang yes I was born in 1973 so was there for the Blizzard of 78. Fondest memory is our local IGA grocery store the owner got in and opened up. My mom and us kids took our sleads and walked up to the store, got some food and walked back. Also my older brothers jumped off the roof of the front porch into the drifts. My sister and I were able to walk over our neighbors fence because the drifts were so high. Fun times! Made snow tunnels, looking back at it we were pretty stupid as they could have collapsed while in there. After moving to MD and seeing just how bad people drive in the snow, my girls will be made to go out and drive in it. I remember we would get around in 4" with the cars and everyone was able to get where they needed to go. Snow just got packed down on the roads. Hated the slush though! And summers at Cedar Point!! Man miss those.

I left in 97. Husband, who was boyfriend at the time, and had just taken a job here and asked me to move with him. Had graduated from BGSU and wanted something different so said yes. Still have one brother that lives in Toledo. Rest of the family is spread out down south.

Maumee just South of Toledo. Flat flat flat. But black top soil in the fields 6’ deep! We just finished episode 5. It was a doozy. Actually taking a few days break as it has gotten really dark and not just bat shit crazy. Pace yourself.

This reminds me of where I grew up in NW Ohio.

Holy cow! Winds are insane behind that line. Had about 30 min of blue sky then clouds rolled in and stuff is blowing all over the place. Temp back up to 71 after going down to 68 when the storms came through.

Nice cool off behind the storms. May salvage a nice day out of it.

What just went through here was meh at best. Couple claps of thunder and put me over 1" for the day. Looks like the energy is on both ends not so much the middle. Bright blue skies behind.

Line has just hit here. Wind driven rain and occasional thunder. Just had a nice crack scared the cat sitting next to the window.

Clouded back up over here due to that straggling line coming into Brunswick ahead of the line out over 81.

Listening to WYPR and they just broke in with an Emergency Management alert and playing the weather radio information.

Just got back from Lovettesville. Pony had a vet appt this morning. Right at the end of the appt it started pouring. Drove home in a downpour most of the way. Now home and the sun is starting to break through. Temp is 66 and sitting at .98" so far for the day.

Ok just heard from my sister. They were under the warning from the storm in SE Atlanta this morning. They live in Avondale Estates. She said the sirens went off at 2:50 am and they all got into their safe place. The storm weakened and the warning was allowed to drop at 3 am. We were actually supposed to be there this weekend visiting. But because of travel restrictions were not. I am just glad they are safe. Now just onto our dealing with this system.

Thank you! Not sure why I was not finding Thank you! Not sure why I was not finding this. I did hear back from her finally via text to just say they are ok and will talk later. I imagine they were up very early this morning. They actually yesterday set up their basement so they could just sleep down there to be pro active.

I am heading over to Lovettsville this morning. The vet is coming out for Spring shots and care visits. Appt is at 9:30. Looking at radar this line may have pushed through by then. But am I reading this correctly that the severe potential will be behind the line with developing storms?

Woke to hear of a tornado on the SE side of Atlanta. My sister lives just East if Decatur. I have texted her but no reply. Am guessing she is sleeping after the crazy night. Does anyone know the location of this particular tornado. Having a hard time checking online about it.

And to make you all drool tonight. I made a Peruvian chicken. Husband made some Pisco Sours.

Had to get some hand sanitizer today. Oh and this bottle of Vodka from McClintock Distillery. Love that our local distilleries are there helping for the cause.

Its ok. Had to celebrate it twice before under circumstances. One being on 13 weeks of bed rest and not allowed to go out, the other had just had Breast Cancer surgery and again could not do anything. But we both are not huge sentimental people so as long as we are together that is all we need.

Today is 21 years married to the man who when he proposed said he would be there to push me in a wheelchair later in life. He has already fulfilled that sooner rather than later. We were supposed to be celebrating with my sister and BIL in Atlanta at a swank restaurant. But tonight we will be celebrating with our girls and take out kick ass ramen from a new restaurant that just opened this week in the midst of the pandemic. I bought some tulips and he said that would be his gift to me. So I told him he can go out and buy a bottle of Vodka as a gift from me as we are out. Don’t need the big things we rarely exchange gifts as we have each other.

Wow windows are rattling from the wind. We are in a townhouse that faces E and W so the wind is hitting the end and slamming around the front and back. And we are not an end unit.

Thank you! Will teach the girls about that today for their extended science classes.

We did have hail but it was not big. Pea sized at best but was continual for about 1-2 min.

So question. We had continual flashes of lightning up here but hardly any thunder. I think my husband and I counted 2 claps. Is it because the strongest part of the storm is right overhead. It reminded me of watching lightning off in the distance about 50 miles away. Continual light show but no thunder.

I think Flaming Hot Cheetos may do more than that to a body.