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Post by TABwebmaster » 10-17-2003 11:25 PM

I don't usually post or forward things but this was really cute...so I had no choice:

THE STORM

A little girl walked to and from school daily.
Though the weather that morning was questionable and
clouds were forming, she made her daily trek to the
elementary school.

As the afternoon progressed, the winds whipped
up, along with thunder and lightning. The mother of
the little girl felt concerned that her daughter would
be frightened as she walked home from school
and she herself feared that the electrical storm
might harm her child.

Following the roar of thunder, lightning, like a
flaming sword, would cut through the sky.
Full of concern, the mother quickly got into her car
and drove along the route to her child's school.

As she did so, she saw her little girl walking along,
but at each flash of lightning, the child would stop,
look up and smile. Another and another were to follow
quickly and with each the little girl would look at the
streak of light and smile.

When the mother's car drew up beside the child she
lowered the window and called to her, "What are you
doing? Why do you keep stopping?" The child
answered, " I am trying to look pretty. God keeps taking
my picture.."

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Post by racehorse » 10-17-2003 11:36 PM

Nice story, TABwebmaster.:)
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Post by Linnea » 10-18-2003 01:38 AM

To see the world through the eyes of the little ones - is very profound. Much truth lies there...

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Post by Dale O Sea » 10-18-2003 04:23 AM

I wonder what she thought thunder was...Satan bowling? :)

Cute story, Mark. :) I hate getting those forwards, too. I'll prolly have that one in my inbox tomorrow. :rolleyes:
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Post by Black Tassel » 10-18-2003 01:54 PM

Mark, I had a very similar experience when I was 5..... nearly 6.

T'was 1941, WWII era -- Victoria, BC (Canada). My mother worked at a local machine shop ...... Murdie's -- building war stuff. This huge thunder storm struck .....very unusual, indeed. It was Saturday and I was to go to a friend's home about half a mile away. Our phone was way up on the wall, party-line of course, so when it rang, I climbed up on my stool..... When I answered, Mom told me to put on my clothes and walk up to 'Ann's', the lightening wouldn't hurt me.

It didn't! I watched the bolts land on the driveway and on all the streets over and over on my way to 'Ann's'.

Well, Ann's mom had bought some grapes -- us kids were sitting at the table watching the storm from the kitchen window when there was this horrendous boom and bricks tumbled down in front of our eyes.

There had been a radio antenna attached to the chimney..... zapped by a bolt. Chimney disintegrated, house on fire.

My Mother had told me that the lightening wouldn't hurt me.... she was right. During the storm, my biggest fear was that my rubber boots, left at the bottom of the basement stairs would melt.

In the local paper the next day the report mentioned "another child"

That was truly my scariest experience..... but I still love thunderstorms :D

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Post by deeremom » 10-18-2003 06:45 PM

Oh BT, what a story!

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Post by TABwebmaster » 10-19-2003 12:09 AM

Great story, Black Tassel! :D

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Post by Black Tassel » 10-19-2003 11:14 AM

Yup, Pat & Mark, very true..... etched in my memory forever. From that time forward, however, I was kinda scared to go down to the basement. A water pipe had burst, flooded the kitchen and there were permanent marks 'downstairs' from plumbing and fire damage.

BTW Mark, I have your Halloween tribute to 'Witch Shelbie' as my wallpaper :D

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Post by Black Tassel » 10-19-2003 11:25 AM

....... In those days (early 40's) there was no such thing as a flashbulb........ just Kodak Brownie box cameras :rolleyes:

T'was just before Pearl Harbour -- and with Victoria being an important military base, ration coupons, Victory gardens & blackouts were all part of my childhood. Saw my first balloon when I was nine. All rubber went to the war effort.

Cheers! Brenda
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Childhood memories!

Post by deeremom » 10-19-2003 06:44 PM

Hugs to you, BT, and thanks for the reminder!

Storm cellar construction in progress here ;)

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Post by TABwebmaster » 10-20-2003 05:07 PM

Black Tassel wrote: Yup, Pat & Mark, very true..... etched in my memory forever. From that time forward, however, I was kinda scared to go down to the basement. A water pipe had burst, flooded the kitchen and there were permanent marks 'downstairs' from plumbing and fire damage.

BTW Mark, I have your Halloween tribute to 'Witch Shelbie' as my wallpaper :D


Awe:)

Thanks, Brenda:D

I'll make sure Shelbie knows that you've done that.

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