Thanks for the concern everyone...we just got power back on this morning. No damage to my house...just a few big limbs in the yard from the first wave that hit our area in the early morning hours Wednesday. A mile from me got hit pretty hard, with trees on houses, and many snapped off 20 feet off the ground. Power lines on the ground in that area as well.
Jerry...got your message, but I felt it was too late to call you by the time I listened to it. We got sick of sitting in the dark, so went out and got drinks and some good food. We lost a lot of food despite packing it all down in ice...freezer stuff thawed out, so we'll be eating what we can and have to discard the rest.
We were lucky compared to a lot of people...the area in Tuscaloosa that got hit so hard was where I lived when I attended school at Alabama. That tornado was on the ground for over 60 miles, and just missed coming into downtown Birmingham. A lot of donations going on in my area, sending needed items to those hardest hit. It was a scarey day...