—Just Another Storm Part 2—
The rain eased up as I pointed my truck toward home.
And, by the time I pulled into the driveway, the rain had ceased.
Anxious to get my Asparagus planted, I headed over to my Garden.
With my Spade, I dug into the ground. The rain had made this part easy.
Planting Asparagus correctly in the ground is crucial.
Planting it the way I’m planting it will take a little longer—about Four Weeks before it’s entirely planted. I won’t go into that here, though.
After planting Four Asparagus roots, I decided to go inside for a break.
Inside the house, the phone rings. My Pharmacy tells me that one of my Prescriptions is ready to be picked up. I tell them I’ll be right down.
At that moment, things change quickly.
A great roar is heard; the house feels like it’s trying to lift off the ground. My ears pop. The roar gets louder. The power goes out.
And before I can holler anything to anyone, it stops—complete Silence.
Everyone wanders out of their bedrooms.
“What was that?”
“What in the heck was that?” I ask as well.
I think to myself, “Did we just go through a Tornado?”
“I think it was a Tornado!” Mom says.
We all walk outside.
Outside, we find that, in a moment, our yard had gotten transformed.
Trees are down; Chairs are lying in the yard. Limbs are scattered everywhere.
I walk over to my Garden, and a tree is now lying right where I was standing to plant my Asparagus.
The Garden itself got spared.
“I was just standing right there,” I say to the others.
The top of the Mountain I live on had trees down all over. Downed trees blocked roads.
I heard Sirens off in the distance.
Within half an hour, “Alabama Power” trucks begin passing by.
Trucks hauling “Bobcats” and Tractors pass by—one right after another.
I go ahead and drive to the Pharmacy to get my Prescription.
Along the drive, I see neighbors helping neighbors to clear downed trees.
I see neighbors using chainsaws to clear trees out of the roads.
I see people helping one another.
Was it a tornado?
Everyone seems to agree that it was Straight-Line-Winds.
Some still say it was a Tornado.
I don’t know.
Whatever it was, it lasted less than 10 seconds.
But I watched Hardworking Men and Women clearing paths, repairing, cleaning up, and helping one another.
I saw and heard things I will write about in the future.
I saw a lot of Good.
I saw a lot of Love.
And I saw the Backbone of America: Hardworking Men and Women.
