Having so many connections back in PA, I actually felt a twinge of storm-envy for not getting to experience this (clearly, I'm not intending to make light of deaths and damage and destruction in any way, shape or form), which in turn made me think of the biggest weather/nature/disaster events of my life.
I wasn't even a year old, so I don't remember Agnes, and I was just outside the evac zone when TMI melted ... which leaves me with vague memories of a central PA blizzard in the 80's with snow that was deeper than I was tall and a snow storm that shut down the turnpike in the 90's which caused me to stubbornly drove home across the center of the state on 522/322 where I was the only fool on the road, getting confused on 81 and driving the wrong way down the highway for a bit in my little Ford Escort "snowmobile". Plus there was the Baja California Easter earthquake of 2010 (my one and only quake that was big enough for me to feel) -- and, since Chicago, the occasional derechos that blow through town (including one where we were huddled in the living room with Demon who was going nuts -- and one where they evacuated next door Wrigley out of concerns of a tornado) -- and recent back to back ones in 2011 and 2012. And how can I forget the Snowmageddon of 2011 that closed down LakeShoreDrive.
So on second thought, I guess I should just be happy with the experiences I've had and not wish to be involved in any more ... My thoughts are with all who are involved in the clean-up ... stay safe out there!
OF COURSE IT'S THE OBVIOUS CHOICE:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA2nD_0CL7Y
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