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Wed Apr 11, 2007 8:40 pm  |
My Mom called me today to tell me some really shocking news (no pun intended...)! We've been having some really severe storms here in the midwest recently, and apparently today my parents' house was hit by lightning! Not to worry--- no one in the house was so much as injured, and they have already secured a tarp over the roof, and repairs will begin soon. My Mom said when it happened she was making dinner, but of course thanks to all that dust and dirt that came in everything that she was making had to be thrown away... I'm just so relieved that everyone was ok!
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27, sensitive/reactive/acne prone skin, dark brown hair, blue eyes, possibly the palest woman alive... |
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Wed Apr 11, 2007 8:48 pm |
Oh my, so so glad that no one was hurt. Those pictures really tell the story.  |
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Wed Apr 11, 2007 9:03 pm |
Liz, I'm so very relieved to hear that your parents weren't hurt. I never realized that lightning could cause such explosive damage--a fire, yes, but this just boggles the mind.
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Be the kind of woman that when your feet hit the floor each morning the devil says, "Oh Crap, She's up!" Unknown |
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Wed Apr 11, 2007 9:15 pm |
Talk about a scare! So happy they are ok!
My grandparent's house got hit last summer. It's such a scary thing to think about...it happens with little warning and it has got to be SO loud and earth shaking. |
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Wed Apr 11, 2007 9:37 pm |
Holy cow! Glad your family is ok, Liz.
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Wed Apr 11, 2007 10:14 pm |
| She was in the kitchen when it all collapsed!? How scary. I'm glad they're ok...they have quite a story to tell now! |
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Wed Apr 11, 2007 10:15 pm |
| SO SCARY!!! I'm glad to hear everything's okay, though. |
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Wed Apr 11, 2007 10:48 pm |
| Yikes..! The damages look so terrible, but I'm glad everyone is okay!! |
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Wed Apr 11, 2007 11:10 pm |
| Wow, really glad no one was hurt. Especially when your mom was in the kitchen! Hope repairs and everything will go as planned and the house will be back in shape soon! |
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Thu Apr 12, 2007 12:06 am |
| I'm so glad that no-one was hurt - how terrifying for them!! |
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Thu Apr 12, 2007 12:08 am |
| thank God everyone is fine. |
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Thu Apr 12, 2007 12:09 am |
| What a scary sight. I'm glad your family is safe, Liz. At least you know lightning never strikes twice. |
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Thu Apr 12, 2007 12:24 am |
| I'm glad everyone is okay. It looks like that one wooden beam kept all those bricks from falling. What a great beam! |
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Thu Apr 12, 2007 1:12 am |
Whoa! I totally feel for you and your family. (My parents' home was lost to a fire in '05). Just tell your parents to document EVERYTHING (the pictures are a great start) which will help when it comes to dealing with their insurance company. I also suggest telling them to keep a notebook/log of every sort of correspondence that takes place. If you have any questions in dealing with insurance companies and/or contractors (both can be a pain, trust me), you know how to reach me. 
Best to your parents! (I'm glad nobody was hurt!) |
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Thu Apr 12, 2007 1:18 am |
| Holy Crap! I'm glad that there was property damage and your family is safe. |
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Thu Apr 12, 2007 1:45 am |
| How scary! Your family is in my thoughts and prayers. |
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Lisa, 49, sensitive skin, rosacea-prone |
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Thu Apr 12, 2007 3:41 am |
| Woah! Thank heavens no one was hurt! |
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A girl of 25, living in Singapore & still searching for that one line of skincare products that i can continue using for long term for my combi-dry-prone to bumps/spots skin... |
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Thu Apr 12, 2007 6:08 am |
Thank you everyone for your well-wishes--- they are greatly appreciated!!! 
RMB-- Yes, it looks to me too like that one beam kept most of the bricks from falling into the house. I'm extremely thankful for that very strong beam!!!
Amnis-- Thank you very much for your advice and insight. I will pass along that info to my parents ASAP and will be in touch with you.^-^ |
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Thu Apr 12, 2007 6:52 am |
| I'm glad your family is o'k. |
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Thu Apr 12, 2007 7:20 am |
| I am glad your family is ok and wow those photos are scary. I can't believe lightening can create all of those problems...I mean I can but you don't think of lightening as causing structural damage. |
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Thu Apr 12, 2007 7:25 am |
| Blimey! Very scary amount of damage. I'm so relieved no one was hurt. |
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Thu Apr 12, 2007 8:06 am |
| WOW! I am so glad everyone is okay! Those pics are scary. |
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Thu Apr 12, 2007 8:40 am |
| So much damage !!, I hate storms, glad all are OK. |
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Thu Apr 12, 2007 8:55 am |
Lightening did that??!  It looks like the chimney has sheered right off! Wow, so lucky no-one was hurt. Hope they can manage to get it all sorted out as soon as possible. Best wishes to all. |
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Thu Apr 12, 2007 9:51 am |
That's scary! It makes you wonder .. you always assume you're safe inside with a lightning/thunderstorm, but I guess there is that slight chance that something could happen anywhere.
I'm really glad everyone was ok. |
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