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Topic: Lets go topicless... - part 121
WholesomeWoman Joined Sun 03/18/12 Posts: 763	Wed 04/18/12 08:17 PM
Donna, look up the old dust storms on google for west Texas and you'll see what we're talking about..we still have them sometimes, and with the drought we're having, they're coming more often Vivian, I watched several utube videos on dust storms in Texas. Oh my!! I cannot imagine what it must be like to go through them and it does appear to be frightening? Do you all encounter damages due to these storms? How often does this happen, these dust storms? Are you still in dought conditions in Texas? Do these storms occur when there is no drought?

vivian2981 Joined Thu 04/16/09 Posts: 37289	Thu 04/19/12 04:58 AM
Donna, look up the old dust storms on google for west Texas and you'll see what we're talking about..we still have them sometimes, and with the drought we're having, they're coming more often Vivian, I watched several utube videos on dust storms in Texas. Oh my!! I cannot imagine what it must be like to go through them and it does appear to be frightening? Do you all encounter damages due to these storms? How often does this happen, these dust storms? Are you still in dought conditions in Texas? Do these storms occur when there is no drought? No, we don't have them that bad anymore..We did have one like that a few months ago..It shook up a bunch of people. It was on TV, my gosh, they acted like it was something new! I can remember hanging wet blankets over the doors and windows to keep the dust out. And like Glenda said, wondering if your house would blow away. They can do damage. In a total blackout they shut the highways down. In the 70's, my grandmother lived in Hereford about 60 miles from here. She had a stroke during one of the dust storms , and no one could get to her for 3 days. At that time, I lived in East Texas, we even got dust from that storm there. Yes, those kind of storms only happen during droughts..But we have dust storms all the time.It's the nature of the beast here in the Panhandle and South Plains.

metalwing Joined Fri 11/14/08 Posts: 26218	Thu 04/19/12 05:01 AM
Donna, look up the old dust storms on google for west Texas and you'll see what we're talking about..we still have them sometimes, and with the drought we're having, they're coming more often Vivian, I watched several utube videos on dust storms in Texas. Oh my!! I cannot imagine what it must be like to go through them and it does appear to be frightening? Do you all encounter damages due to these storms? How often does this happen, these dust storms? Are you still in dought conditions in Texas? Do these storms occur when there is no drought? No, we don't have them that bad anymore..We did have one like that a few months ago..It shook up a bunch of people. It was on TV, my gosh, they acted like it was something new! I can remember hanging wet blankets over the doors and windows to keep the dust out. And like Glenda said, wondering if your house would blow away. They can do damage. In a total blackout they shut the highways down. In the 70's, my grandmother lived in Hereford about 60 miles from here. She had a stroke during one of the dust storms , and no one could get to her for 3 days. At that time, I lived in East Texas, we even got dust from that storm there. Yes, those kind of storms only happen during droughts..But we have dust storms all the time.It's the nature of the beast here in the Panhandle and South Plains. You lived in East Texas?

vivian2981 Joined Thu 04/16/09 Posts: 37289	Thu 04/19/12 06:09 AM
Donna, look up the old dust storms on google for west Texas and you'll see what we're talking about..we still have them sometimes, and with the drought we're having, they're coming more often Vivian, I watched several utube videos on dust storms in Texas. Oh my!! I cannot imagine what it must be like to go through them and it does appear to be frightening? Do you all encounter damages due to these storms? How often does this happen, these dust storms? Are you still in dought conditions in Texas? Do these storms occur when there is no drought? No, we don't have them that bad anymore..We did have one like that a few months ago..It shook up a bunch of people. It was on TV, my gosh, they acted like it was something new! I can remember hanging wet blankets over the doors and windows to keep the dust out. And like Glenda said, wondering if your house would blow away. They can do damage. In a total blackout they shut the highways down. In the 70's, my grandmother lived in Hereford about 60 miles from here. She had a stroke during one of the dust storms , and no one could get to her for 3 days. At that time, I lived in East Texas, we even got dust from that storm there. Yes, those kind of storms only happen during droughts..But we have dust storms all the time.It's the nature of the beast here in the Panhandle and South Plains. You lived in East Texas? Just for a short while, at Paris, Texas..well actually a very small town outside of Paris.

metalwing Joined Fri 11/14/08 Posts: 26218	Thu 04/19/12 07:18 AM
Donna, look up the old dust storms on google for west Texas and you'll see what we're talking about..we still have them sometimes, and with the drought we're having, they're coming more often Vivian, I watched several utube videos on dust storms in Texas. Oh my!! I cannot imagine what it must be like to go through them and it does appear to be frightening? Do you all encounter damages due to these storms? How often does this happen, these dust storms? Are you still in dought conditions in Texas? Do these storms occur when there is no drought? No, we don't have them that bad anymore..We did have one like that a few months ago..It shook up a bunch of people. It was on TV, my gosh, they acted like it was something new! I can remember hanging wet blankets over the doors and windows to keep the dust out. And like Glenda said, wondering if your house would blow away. They can do damage. In a total blackout they shut the highways down. In the 70's, my grandmother lived in Hereford about 60 miles from here. She had a stroke during one of the dust storms , and no one could get to her for 3 days. At that time, I lived in East Texas, we even got dust from that storm there. Yes, those kind of storms only happen during droughts..But we have dust storms all the time.It's the nature of the beast here in the Panhandle and South Plains. You lived in East Texas? Just for a short while, at Paris, Texas..well actually a very small town outside of Paris. What were you doing there? making soup?

WholesomeWoman Joined Sun 03/18/12 Posts: 763	Thu 04/19/12 10:34 AM
Donna, look up the old dust storms on google for west Texas and you'll see what we're talking about..we still have them sometimes, and with the drought we're having, they're coming more often Vivian, I watched several utube videos on dust storms in Texas. Oh my!! I cannot imagine what it must be like to go through them and it does appear to be frightening? Do you all encounter damages due to these storms? How often does this happen, these dust storms? Are you still in dought conditions in Texas? Do these storms occur when there is no drought? No, we don't have them that bad anymore..We did have one like that a few months ago..It shook up a bunch of people. It was on TV, my gosh, they acted like it was something new! I can remember hanging wet blankets over the doors and windows to keep the dust out. And like Glenda said, wondering if your house would blow away. They can do damage. In a total blackout they shut the highways down. In the 70's, my grandmother lived in Hereford about 60 miles from here. She had a stroke during one of the dust storms , and no one could get to her for 3 days. At that time, I lived in East Texas, we even got dust from that storm there. Yes, those kind of storms only happen during droughts..But we have dust storms all the time.It's the nature of the beast here in the Panhandle and South Plains. You lived in East Texas? Just for a short while, at Paris, Texas..well actually a very small town outside of Paris. Oh my, I'm sorry to hear about what happened to your grandmother ... did she make it through okay Vivian without medical help?

BettyB Joined Tue 01/29/08 Posts: 31912	Thu 04/19/12 02:12 PM
I was just reading back .Hi Donna, Welcome I see I am no longer the lonely Canadian on here.

WholesomeWoman Joined Sun 03/18/12 Posts: 763	Thu 04/19/12 02:20 PM Edited by WholesomeWoman on Thu 04/19/12 02:29 PM
I was just reading back .Hi Donna, Welcome I see I am no longer the lonely Canadian on here. Thanks Betty ... I do not feel like such a foreigner either! Even though we are provinces apart .... it is nice to know I am aboard with another Canadian! It seems we are really outweighed by nubmer!

oldhippie1952 Joined Mon 03/14/11 Posts: 22693	Thu 04/19/12 02:38 PM
I was just reading back .Hi Donna, Welcome I see I am no longer the lonely Canadian on here. Thanks Betty ... I do not feel like such a foreigner either! Even though we are provinces apart .... it is nice to know I am aboard with another Canadian! It seems we are really outweighed by nubmer! Dust storms still occur in El Paso, looks like a huge thunderstorm (dark billowy clouds of dirt) from a distance.

SolitaryMan52402 Joined Sat 11/10/07 Posts: 21147	Thu 04/19/12 03:48 PM
I was just reading back .Hi Donna, Welcome I see I am no longer the lonely Canadian on here. Just what we needed, another Canadian...I bet Donna is nicer

BettyB Joined Tue 01/29/08 Posts: 31912	Thu 04/19/12 03:58 PM
I was just reading back .Hi Donna, Welcome I see I am no longer the lonely Canadian on here. Thanks Betty ... I do not feel like such a foreigner either! Even though we are provinces apart .... it is nice to know I am aboard with another Canadian! It seems we are really outweighed by nubmer! Thats true ...not too many of us around.

BettyB Joined Tue 01/29/08 Posts: 31912	Thu 04/19/12 03:59 PM
I was just reading back .Hi Donna, Welcome I see I am no longer the lonely Canadian on here. Just what we needed, another Canadian...I bet Donna is nicer oh Be still you!!

vivian2981 Joined Thu 04/16/09 Posts: 37289	Thu 04/19/12 04:18 PM
Donna, look up the old dust storms on google for west Texas and you'll see what we're talking about..we still have them sometimes, and with the drought we're having, they're coming more often Vivian, I watched several utube videos on dust storms in Texas. Oh my!! I cannot imagine what it must be like to go through them and it does appear to be frightening? Do you all encounter damages due to these storms? How often does this happen, these dust storms? Are you still in dought conditions in Texas? Do these storms occur when there is no drought? No, we don't have them that bad anymore..We did have one like that a few months ago..It shook up a bunch of people. It was on TV, my gosh, they acted like it was something new! I can remember hanging wet blankets over the doors and windows to keep the dust out. And like Glenda said, wondering if your house would blow away. They can do damage. In a total blackout they shut the highways down. In the 70's, my grandmother lived in Hereford about 60 miles from here. She had a stroke during one of the dust storms , and no one could get to her for 3 days. At that time, I lived in East Texas, we even got dust from that storm there. Yes, those kind of storms only happen during droughts..But we have dust storms all the time.It's the nature of the beast here in the Panhandle and South Plains. You lived in East Texas? Just for a short while, at Paris, Texas..well actually a very small town outside of Paris. What were you doing there? making soup? Making whoopee!!

vivian2981 Joined Thu 04/16/09 Posts: 37289	Thu 04/19/12 04:20 PM
Betts!!!!!!!! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN????????????????????????? Yes, Donna...she lived for another 30 yrs.

BettyB Joined Tue 01/29/08 Posts: 31912	Thu 04/19/12 04:24 PM
Hi viv!! ME????? where have you been? You are never around anymore.

vivian2981 Joined Thu 04/16/09 Posts: 37289	Thu 04/19/12 04:26 PM
What??I'm always here...everyday..you've been hiding!!!

BettyB Joined Tue 01/29/08 Posts: 31912	Thu 04/19/12 04:31 PM
Its true I haven't been online for a few days. Richard fixed my flapper and I have a new seat too. teddy has been pretty sick.Was at the Vets all day yesterday. Just been kind of crazy around here.

vivian2981 Joined Thu 04/16/09 Posts: 37289	Thu 04/19/12 04:42 PM
I can understand crazy....It seems like I'm running from daylight til dark and then all I want to do is sleep..

BettyB Joined Tue 01/29/08 Posts: 31912	Thu 04/19/12 04:44 PM
Whats been keeping you so busy?

vivian2981 Joined Thu 04/16/09 Posts: 37289	Thu 04/19/12 04:49 PM
Well I had that show last weekend..and I'm still working on my son's house, and doing his bookwork and running parts for him..I've got that job coming up in Andrews and last night, a man back in Breckenridge called and wants a vintage car reupholstered..and on the 18th of May....GOOD LORD!!! it's only a month away...we have our Mingle Meet in Houston.