Ahhh, Summer in my hometown

First, I want to say "THANK YOU" to Tony and Angelina and Taro for helping out on Saturday. There was a tornado warning for our area and a good deal of flooding, trees falling, and...a ton of rain (for those of you who feel that measuring water in tons is not appropriate, I have a big ol' boot I can shove up your shriveled little shit hole).
Well, the story goes like this. We were in the US since Wednesday. The flight was good, and all. We just kinda chilled and shopped the next few days.
When Saturday came, so did Angelina and Tony. We were friends since way back...family friends, close friends...good friends. While I have great deal of respect for them and their family, they get more than that with whip cream and a cherry on top for helping us out on during this messed up weather. You too Taro. Thanks.
Above is a pic of North Olmsted's Mall. We parked not too far from this area of the lot. This would be Kaufmann's northern lot. This was not good. (NOTE: these are in no particular order)

To the right is a police car near Tony and Angelina's parent's home. Why is it there? Well wait and I'll get to it. These are in no particular order.










This is near the Dollar store. You can see a TOPS
supermarket in the back on the left. It isn't easy to see, but under the car's headlight you can just make out a yellow police or caution line (It was raining hard, I didn't bother to check ti too hard). It went across the intersection which contained much sewage and rainwater, Yum! Oh, power was out in my parent's home. Only about 40% of the people on my street lost power. We were one of 'em.




Oh, again Kaufmann's. Poor people. One lady was crying. One guy drove his car out. A tow truck couldn't help. Car alarms were going off. And the mall was at a loss for what to do. It usually does not get this bad. (Just so you know, it usually does not get this bad).








And back to the police car. This was in the street. Along with other trees, branches and junk (things floating) this got our attention cause there are old trees near Angelina's place. Her house was okay, but this tree didn't have a chance.









Toe truck. Heehee.














People stranded, watching their cars quietly drowning. Apparently, some could still run, but think of the floor. One guy was shooting water out his exhaust. Anything in the muffler should evaporate out eventually, but still...









From the left.













I wish we had time to help, but my cousin was helping bail out my parent's basement, and we were gonna get flashlights, buckets, and candles at the dollar store. Thanks again to Angelina, Tony, and Taro. You guys helped out a good deal. I'm glad I didn't set up any other meetings this particular weekend, but you guys made time for us.

Summer News 2005

It has been too long since I last posted, but I was too busy and tired. I finishes pretty much all of my summer work duties so now I can do vacation with style. I am returning to the US briefly. Till then...

The Dno