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Talked to Dennis and they were hit by a tornado last night.
Winds so high it lifted him off his feet, trees down on the house, roof damaged, Gene's truck was damaged, fences down, power lines down and crackling, tents smashed... the J Jon was the only thing still standing.
No one hurt!
I know my friends will pull on their boots and get working.
I hate this for Ed, he's one of my best friends here.
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Damn, hate to read that. At least all are well.
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Wow. Hate to hear that but glad all are safe.
Spoke to Gene and they were eating breakfast. Said he should make it home a bit faster since he now has an Ackley Improved hood on his truck.
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Thankful no one was hurt.
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Wow! Glad everyone is O.K. God was watching over them that is for sure.
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Bad news.
We could live without that type of excitement... Glad everyone is OK.
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That is horrable, I hate to hear this. Glad everyone is ok though.
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Glad to hear no one was hurt.
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CCCC - posted this on the other two threads.
Just talked with dennisinaz on his cell phone. No one injured and animals all OK, but it's a mess and main damage seems to be on Ed's home and Curdog's truck. Power is out - no well pump - someone went to Gilmer for water - they all need coffee this morning. Thank goodness the gang is there to help Ed and Barbara with the house and other cleanup.
Dennis said that, as usual, the guys are of great attitude and everyone is pitching in heavily. Clearly not going to be anything like a typical Campfire gathering Saturday, and all of those shooting plans may have been for naught. If you know more - please post. Thanks.
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I sure am sorry to hear of this. Glad all are OK.
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I was hoping to start seeing photos of the good time being had. Very sad to hear of this news, and thankful that none are hurt.
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Appreciate all the prayers. We are all safe, including the critters. Too many trees down right now to count.
One big oak on the front of the house, big limb ripped power line from the house, tearing the service box off, so we have no power. The road is now clear, Birdwatcher made a drinking water run, we have a Porta Potty as well as two 1+ acre ponds, so flushing toilets is still an option.
electrician and tree cutter on the way to get the tree off of the house, breakfast is cooking, and spirits are high.
We are still going to hold the shooting matches and fully intend to have fun.
Thanks again for your thoughts and prayers.
Ed
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Glad to hear, Ed!
You guys stay safe!
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I know these guys, they will be in good spirits, use this to work together doing all they can, even make jokes, help Ed and Barbara, make it a positive event we all wish we would have been a part of.
Kent
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BTW, Seafire and others have taken a bunch pictures, so y'all can see what fun we've had. Weather forecast just changed, high winds forecast again this afternoon, so some shooting events may not happen. We'll see. I'm going to be offline for a bit, taking care of stuff. Ed
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Wish I was there to help, Ed!!!
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Glad to hear you are all okay, I am praying for all of you, be safe. I know you will all look after each other because that is what friends do, and Campfire friends never miss a beat when it comes to helping another
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Wish I was there to help, Ed!!!
Yep, these are all my friends that have attended Greg's, Quemado and Az events. I'm pacing around wanting to be there. Kent
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Power box ripped off by a limb. And a tree that almost got Dennis as he was hanging on to the metal poles when the wind took him off his feet.
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Where is this? I drove through a bad cell between Deridder, LA and Dequincy, LA (just on east side of the Sabine River) yesterday. It was pretty wicked.
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