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Caution: Severe Weather Impending from Texas to Chicago

If you are not already aware, severe weather is in the forecast beginning today and possibly continuing for at least the next 36 hours. Much of the central part of the country is under threat of severe thunderstorms including lightning, large hail, damaging winds, possible long track tornadoes, and more flooding. From Texas to Illinois, it is paramount that people pay attention to weather forecasts as well as to conditions in their area. If you don’t already have one, it’s a good idea to pick up a weather radio, one that will alert you if dangerous weather is heading your … Continue reading →

An Amazing Fire Escape

Thank goodness cats have nine lives! A cat (who should be named Lucky) escaped a fire in West Orange, New Jersey this weekend with several lives intact. A two-story apartment house caught fire this weekend. No humans were injured in the blaze, but firefighters feared the worst for a tenant’s cat. When the fire was finally out, firefighters found the cat — it had survived the fire inside a couch. The cat had wedged itself down into the cushions and came through the fire without injury. Owner and cat have been reunited and are currently staying with a relative. For … Continue reading →

Clarifying What Constitutes an Emergency

We’re still working out the specifics around here of what exactly constitutes an “emergency.” You’d think after nearly twenty years of family life it would be pretty well established, but that’s just not the case. For example, I recently left a phone number for where I’d be in case of an emergency and my son called me to let me know we were out of mustard and would I please stop at the store on my way home and pick some up. NOT an emergency. However, the other day when my daughter left the stove burner on after she’d finished … Continue reading →