Hannah-Barbera

Hurricanes may be a normal part of life for those in places like Louisiana or Florida, but here in Richmond, they are definitely not. A couple weeks ago, hurricane Hannah swung up and unleashed a tiny bit of her fury here in good ol VA. Of course, as my luck would have it, I was scheduled to work on Saturday morning for a few hours, which was right at Hannah's peak. OK, I can deal with that. It didn't look so threatening from inside our building...

So, after work I decided it was the perfect time to go for a swim at the pool. Once there, I began practicing and perfecting my backstroke. As I lay face up in the water (all alone...where is everybody???) I hear the emergency signals from under the water. "How smart!" I think to myself. "This place has underwater speakers in case of emergencies!" Not quite...it turns out the overhead speakers are cranked so loud, I can hear them clearly underwater. Oh fine, Hannah. Ruin my workout why don't you.. So I get out of the water, take a quick shower and head to the car. There are no cars on the road, which is eerie, but also kind of nice! On my way home, I start to hear a loud rushing sound and rain is coming at me from all directions. Hmmm, I think, what's that noise??? Well, as my luck would have it, there is now some sort of funnel cloud thing in the sky on my right. It appears to be coming closer, so I do what any normal person would do in that situation...I grab my camera so I can blog about it.

tunnel cloud thing in the distance....

Tunnel cloud thing getting closer...and louder.

Whoa Nelly!!! It's like right there around the corner, waiting for me. Sorry folks, but at this point, I HAD to put the camera down and focus on driving (or should I say, escaping) Anyway, I made it home safely and managed to avoid a car accident. Thank God because I think there is some sort of law about having more than 3 accidents per year. So Hannah came, Hannah went, and all was well.