Toto, I don't think we're in KS anymore!

That's how I felt this past TH morning (Mar.10) when a big thunderstorm snuck up on us. I had just looked out the dining room window and told Tom there was a dark nasty-looking cloud moving this way and BAM! Very strong winds and lots of rain hit so quickly that we didn't have time to roll the awning up. Sure enough, the wind ripped it off the hinges and pulled it down to the ground along w/the sunscreen.


I went and sat on the steps going up to the bedroom (I know...no real safe place in a camper but at least I had 2 walls on either side of me) and Mr. B continued to watch the storm through our bay window. While he was doing that, the dining room slide actually moved in at least 3 times and deposited some leaves there. Scared me a bit so I started saying lots of prayers. Anyway, by the time the winds moved on, we lost our big awning and the small over-the-slide awning on the same side. Our flag pole went flying over to the empty lot next to us, the bucket flew across the street and ended up near the back fence, the bicycles and rocking chairs were blown over, a piece of plexigas that Tom had under the rear of the camper apparently slammed up against something underneath and split in 2 and our garbage can caught up again something underneath so it didn't land anywhere.

We're OK and a mobile RV repair guy is supposed to come out next TU to give us an estimate on the 2 awnings.

Our friend, Trish, saw her little hot-air balloon outdoor decoration start to fly away so she ran outside to retrieve it. As she turned around to go back in hers and Tim's camper, 1 of their lawn chairs flew at her. Luckily she put her arm up in front of her head but you should see the big ol' bruise and couple cuts she received.

So, all that being said, I sure hope we never experience anything like that again anywhere we're camped out. It is comforting to know that our home survived and stayed, for the most part, in one piece.