tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516540452021706712.post16906790148844864..comments2023-09-06T01:58:37.292-06:00Comments on Sweet Home and Garden Chicago: TWISTERSweet Home and Garden Carolinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08026451200405491815noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516540452021706712.post-86879595707598057162007-09-01T11:04:00.000-06:002007-09-01T11:04:00.000-06:00I was lucky because the tornado actually touched d...I was lucky because the tornado actually touched down in my town in the western burbs, but we only had some power outages and fallen trees. It was scary and it took me 4 hours to get home from Evanston to the west burbs.Rosemariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18286254322888159442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516540452021706712.post-79726543809464816642007-08-31T17:50:00.000-06:002007-08-31T17:50:00.000-06:00A twister was sighted in WestChicago, I have seen ...A twister was sighted in West<BR/>Chicago, I have seen the damages<BR/>it caused along the way. Since<BR/>West Chicago is only 10 minutes<BR/>from my house, what a sight it<BR/>left behind. <BR/><BR/>-Your Daughter Cathycathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04128504923620996674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516540452021706712.post-71358258843221377692007-08-29T16:11:00.000-06:002007-08-29T16:11:00.000-06:00Thanks, Annie. I know that we are fortunate indee...Thanks, Annie. I know that we are fortunate indeed not to ever have had a flooded basement during 40 years of some very heavy August floods and just a block away they did.<BR/><BR/>I hope your relatives didn't get too much damage. Flooded basements are just awful.Sweet Home and Garden Carolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08026451200405491815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516540452021706712.post-44480528632490246702007-08-29T13:23:00.000-06:002007-08-29T13:23:00.000-06:00My Chicago-area relatives have a few stories to te...My Chicago-area relatives have a few stories to tell about flooded basements, power outages and washed out drives - but I'm glad you escaped the bad stuff, Carolyn! <BR/>I don't know anyone else who has lived in Chicago for such a long time without the basement flooding at least once.<BR/><BR/>Annie at the Transplantable RoseAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516540452021706712.post-83055028158696075022007-08-28T09:30:00.000-06:002007-08-28T09:30:00.000-06:00We must have been in the same path as well, but th...We must have been in the same path as well, but then, Alabama ranks very high in the distance it's tornadoes go, and the deaths they cause.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for visiting.Sweet Home and Garden Carolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08026451200405491815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516540452021706712.post-86315381820172824762007-08-28T08:54:00.000-06:002007-08-28T08:54:00.000-06:00Those tornados in Alabama were frightening. We see...Those tornados in Alabama were frightening. We seemed to be in the direct path of just about every one that came through Tuscaloosa at our old house. <BR/><BR/>I'm glad to know you fared the storm well and are O.K.Robin's Nesting Placehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05894844125547373328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516540452021706712.post-9554669766593060782007-08-28T08:07:00.000-06:002007-08-28T08:07:00.000-06:00Thanks. It was pretty scary but the sun has been ...Thanks. It was pretty scary but the sun has been out the last few days and that certainly helps.Sweet Home and Garden Carolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08026451200405491815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516540452021706712.post-51299091518327423462007-08-27T20:43:00.000-06:002007-08-27T20:43:00.000-06:00My brother lives in Gary and was telling me over t...My brother lives in Gary and was telling me over the weekend how weird it was to see the expressway closed. That must have been wild. Glad you dodged the storm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516540452021706712.post-8909598625994712592007-08-27T19:11:00.000-06:002007-08-27T19:11:00.000-06:00Hi Kim,I know you've had it bad in Ohio as well. ...Hi Kim,<BR/><BR/>I know you've had it bad in Ohio as well. <BR/><BR/>We've been fortunate not to have any water in our basement since we've lived in this house the past 40 years.<BR/><BR/>I think now that August is at its end that the rain will subside as well.Sweet Home and Garden Carolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08026451200405491815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516540452021706712.post-66054874498949970452007-08-27T19:08:00.000-06:002007-08-27T19:08:00.000-06:00Hi Carol,Thanks for stopping by. I thought you wo...Hi Carol,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping by. I thought you would have gotten some of the rain we had.<BR/><BR/>Many people still don't have electricity and their homes have been damaged by flooding, but thank goodness no one lost their life.Sweet Home and Garden Carolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08026451200405491815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516540452021706712.post-33029132727833054272007-08-27T17:15:00.000-06:002007-08-27T17:15:00.000-06:00Oh my goodness, Carolyn Gail. I'm glad to hear yo...Oh my goodness, Carolyn Gail. I'm glad to hear you were okay--hearing the stories out of Chicago, I figured you were out of power at the very least!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14395380166485303934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516540452021706712.post-47199133586939725732007-08-27T15:53:00.000-06:002007-08-27T15:53:00.000-06:00It seems particulary bad in Chicago, and you have ...It seems particulary bad in Chicago, and you have my sympathies. Down here in Indy, still dry, "moderate drought" they say. Happy to hear all is well with you, twisters are not to be ignored!<BR/><BR/>Carol at May Dreams GardensCarol Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516540452021706712.post-54620851511465609542007-08-27T11:30:00.000-06:002007-08-27T11:30:00.000-06:00Hi and welcome to Sweet Home and Garden. I've been...Hi and welcome to Sweet Home and Garden. I've been in my home for almost forty years and we've been very fortunate not to have water come in even when it rained 10 inches one August.<BR/><BR/>I think a few days of nice sunshine will dry up some of the water.<BR/><BR/>I feel sorry for all the people who were damaged during the storm.Sweet Home and Garden Carolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08026451200405491815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516540452021706712.post-26396744586241768102007-08-27T09:06:00.000-06:002007-08-27T09:06:00.000-06:00I've lived in this house for 14 years & I've never...I've lived in this house for 14 years & I've never had water in my basement - until Thursday night. That storm was unbelieveable. My toilets were making funny noises, but we really dodged a bullet on this 1. 2 of my neighbors, across the street & 1 house over, and the other 2 doors down, had sewer water gushing out of their slop sinks & basement floor drains. They ended up with 4" of sewer water in their basements. We had only a slight puddling as a result of our sump pump being unable to keep up. My next-door-neighbor's front lawn nearly completely disappeared under water and my driveway started to flood at the height of the storm as the street drain could not accomodate all the water. And we were the lucky ones. Thousands of trees have been downed in Mount Prospect, Rolling Meadows & Bartlett. I just want the ground to dry out enough so I can start planting things.Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.com