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[Lady Freedom Returns]

71. You WANT to know my credentials? I'll give them!

The city of Joplin come to mind?

That is my credentials. I lost my home, some friends. I lost my two babies, my puppies babies.

My baby sister had to be medevac to Springfield because she, even though not in the direct path, was hurt. She ran out of her place of business, where she was safe to make some neighborhood kids into the restaurant. As she was pushing them throw the door, two little pebbles hit her like bullets from a gun. One scraped her heart, the other embedded in her lung.

I just moved into a nice place not a week before that was 6 blocks away from St. John's Hospital. The first siren went off and we took the dogs and ourselves to the basement. Then some time passes and we hear the second blast. I lived there for 33 years at that point and the second blast was always all clear. Well not this time.

We came out, let the dogs play in the yard. We saw that the electric was out so we could not see the reports. We heard a strange sound like someone was strangling a huge duck. They say it was from the sirens because of s sudden power blast from the power blast due to the tornado ripping out the power lines. I stepped out and saw it. I was a deer in the headlights. My SO was fast enough, and strong enough to pick me up, get back down to the basement, place me behind the washer and dryer (I still have no idea how he moved them so fast).

We came out and saw our new little rental a pill of rubble. That was the start of the nightmares.

So? Happy now. Thanks for making this up to the forefront of my mind for me. I have been fight with it since I saw Moore on the news. But hey, who needs a peace of mind? Or the ability to sleep or eat?