Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Tornado hits Corfu, power lines down, Route 33 closed

kirkum_Tornado.fullsize UPDATE: The National Weather Service has just issued a tornado watch:

* TORNADO WARNING FOR... GENESEE COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BATAVIA... WEST CENTRAL MONROE COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK... SOUTHEASTERN ORLEANS COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK...
* UNTIL 545 PM EDT
* AT 503 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF OAKFIELD...OR 9 MILES WEST OF BATAVIA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... OAKFIELD BY 520 PM EDT... BYRON BY 545 PM EDT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN NEW YORK.

UPDATE 5:20 p.m. : No reports of the tornado touching down else where; it has been spotted from the Thruway.  At a location in Corfu there is the smell of natural gas. Emergency crews report that so far they've found "everybody OK."

UPDATE: 5:30 p.m.: Smell of gas at the flower shop. Also, tree limbs spotted on train tracks in the area.

“A funnel cloud has been spotted moving toward East Pembroke”

Yes! and there it was, a Tornando heading directly for mom’s house. Glad no one was injured, but I have to say……this would have taken care of the need for “The Fire”

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Monday, July 27, 2009

Wamba Jamba Jam 2009!

Mark August 29th 2009 on your calendars. The 20th Anniversary of the music festival commonly know as Wamba Jamba Jam is just around the corner! Get your mugs (that’s your ticket) at the official Wamba Web Site!

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Photo Spotlight

Some photos do not need a description to capture a moment. Laney pictured below driving a boat is just one of these photos. It just shouts out I am having fun!

Laney Drivin' the Boat

Saturday, July 25, 2009

Total Solar Eclipse

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India and Asia were plunged into darkness this week when the longest solar eclipse of the 21st century occurred.  People in the country side stayed in their homes believing that bad luck will follow if they are touched by the abnormal rays of the sun. 

Friday, July 24, 2009

Trying to keep cool….in Kuwait

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Well today it was 117 degrees! The photo above of my hotel shows that I can at least stay cool. I have 3 options, stay in the room, go to the pool or jump in the sea! Today I hit the surf, it is pretty warm and the sand was really hot! I remembered my bathing suit but….forgot my sandals.

I am attempting to use the new Windows Live Writer which should let me write my blog entries offline and then at upload my entry when I get the chance up to the 6bearsfarm website. It should also send an email out to everyone on my distribution list to alert them that there has been an update to the website.

Tonight I had to get out the the room and went into Kuwait to get some wings at the Hard Rock Cafe’. They were pigeon wings! I took this photo looking down the coastline towards the Kuwait Towers.

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Below is a satellite view of Kuwait City. I am staying in Al Fuhayhil.

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Wednesday, July 1, 2009

A double rainbow ending up at the farm!

Digging commences tomorrow to locate the gold!

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The deer are already out looking…….