My Day from HELL

TravelJunkie · Guest

OK i wake up this morning to the tornado scirens (sp?) going off witch is never a good thing to wake up to. I turn on the TV to find out that the weather is HORRABLE outside and about 10 min later it starts pouring. By the time i got ready to leave for work the back yard is under about a foot of water! On My way to work i get stuck in a stand still on the parkway and wait there for about 30 min or so. As i finally get to the top of one of the over passes i see what the hold up is. Aldridge Creek (that runs through the middle of town) has flooded its banks and the parkway looked more like a lake than a road. The cops were having cars jump a curb to turn around and at that point i about craped my pants (for thoes of you that dont know, I drive a lowered car). I stop and talk to the cop directing traffic and he says that he thinks i can make it and if not he'd have me pull over with the other ricerockets and wait for the water to go down. Evil or Very Mad

i decided to give jumping the curb a shot and to my suprise i made it just fine. 20 min later i make it to the mall, get out of my car to hear air leaking from somewhere. Somewhere between my house and the mall i managed to get a screw in my brand new tire!!!! Evil or Very Mad

I go into work pissed as hell to hear what sounds like rain in my store. The roof of the mall flooded and leaked into the store above mine flooded it and then the water made a quite impressive waterfall down one of the walls in my store. The stock room roof was totaly fallen in and most of the stuff back there was soaked along with bits of the roof everywhere. I spent most of the day working on cleaning up the mess and damageing out about a third of my stores stock! Evil or Very Mad

Sorry this was so long i just really needed to vent! i feel a little better now. Rolling Eyes

I think i'll feel even better after a beer or two or six. Wink

Leggester · Posted: May 06, 2003 3:18 pm Post subject:

Sounds like fun. Glad you're OK.

Dragonlady8 · Guest

Well I hope the rest of the week gets better.
Don't for get to have a shot (Tequila/Vodka/JB/JD....) for me Wink

Jester · Posted: May 06, 2003 3:20 pm Post subject:

Move to California. No tornadoes out here (or crazy rain like that). Wink

TravelJunkie · Guest

Jester, no we had an earthquake last week dont really want to go through that again!

Dragonlady8 · Guest

I'd rather live through an earthquake than Tornadoes. All the earthquakes I've been through have always been during nice weather
So I relocate myself from SoCA to Orlando....land of Thunderstorms, Tornadoes and Hurricanes aftermaths

DaveBrowning · Posted: May 06, 2003 4:05 pm Post subject:

Dang... that sucks. Glad you fell better now though!

Jester · Posted: May 06, 2003 4:06 pm Post subject:

DP, honestly, the last serious earthquake I've ever been in was the one in '89 that destroyed the Bay Area. I've felt real little ones in the years since, but they were so small I didn't even try to find cover.

Dragonlady8 · Guest

Jester~ Where were you for the one that happened in '93 Northridge?
I remember waking up and saying...." oh it's just an earthquake". Only to find out a few hours later how devastating it actually turned out to be.

TravelJunkie · Guest

i can deal with tornadoes and thunderstorms....i cant deal with the earth moving!

DaveBrowning · Posted: May 06, 2003 4:22 pm Post subject:

I've put up with tornadoes all my life... not that big of a deal to me unless it destroys houses or kills people. I've seen so many tornadoes that are just EVIL looking, but never hit any houses or anything... those are the ones that you look at and go... man, that's awesome!

Mister C · Posted: May 06, 2003 4:36 pm Post subject:

Earthquakes can happen anywhere, and since Cali only has the occasional earthquake to worry about, it's the place to be. Sucks for you Dungeonprincess, but just think, since today was a really bad day for you, tomorrow will be much better.

TravelJunkie · Guest

actually Mr.C tomorrow wont be much better. My district manager will be at the store and i HATE him! i'm a pessamist.

TravelJunkie · Guest

actually Mr.C tomorrow wont be much better. My district manager will be at the store and i HATE him! i'm a pessamist.

Mister C · Posted: May 06, 2003 4:43 pm Post subject:

Well maybe your district manager will be caught in an unexpected tornado that will throw his car like a hotweels toy and he just wont be able to find the time to stop by and say hello. You could look at it that way.

TravelJunkie · Guest

a girl can only dream

Mister C · Posted: May 06, 2003 4:49 pm Post subject:

Dreamings not so bad, its a hell of a lot better than real life.

TravelJunkie · Guest

LOL yeah it is! i think im going to get a beer and go dream in the tub! nothing like a bubble bath to take your mind off things! Wink

TravelJunkie · Guest

LOL yeah it is! i think im going to get a beer and go dream in the tub! nothing like a bubble bath to take your mind off things! Wink

Mister C · Posted: May 06, 2003 4:52 pm Post subject:

Beer + Hot Bath + Dreaming = Good, Very Good

wakebored · Posted: May 06, 2003 5:35 pm Post subject:

boo hoo...get a freakin 4X4 and say f*** the rain Exclamation

shane said it was bad. the water came up 2 1/2 feet today. the place is soaked. i hope it all dries out by the weekend. if not, hell with it. not like we don't won't to get wet. i just hope the weather man is correct for once.

sorry to hear about your day from hell...ya big Crying or Very sad

baby

Aubs · Motorboat Queen Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 9167

dp ~ sorry to hear about that sweetie! wow, and i thought my day yesterday was bad lol. i hope that everything turns out okay and the weather starts to clear up. i love the way u ended it, 'a beer, or two, or six' haha

TravelJunkie · Guest

wakebored, You will NEVER see my drive a 4x4!!!! 4x4's are for rednecks. oooh and your SO SWEET! Rolling Eyes

See if i help you out any Saturday!

Heezey · Posted: May 06, 2003 7:26 pm Post subject:

I'm scared of tornados

Premier135Chick · Guest

DP-Sorry to hear about your day. I was paying for my parking tonight and told the machine that I was poor. Then I looked down to grab my change and found five bucks. Ask and you shall receive!!! Wink

ohsix · Posted: May 06, 2003 9:17 pm Post subject: Re: My Day from HELL

Jester · Posted: May 06, 2003 10:18 pm Post subject:

wakebored · Posted: May 07, 2003 3:21 am Post subject:

DP, just messing around. i don't think a four wheel drive is for you. just remember, you have a boat now. just take it to work next time. i wonder how the district manager is going to like the new water front store? Shane was talking about ditch riding. hey, do you have any clothes that got wet that may go on clearence? i need some board shorts, plus the wife needs summer wear.

as for the weekend...please help meee...when everybody gets here friday night we will go over eveything. You and Mer. don't have to worry about serving food Very Happy

TravelJunkie · Guest

you dont want me to serve food! I'd probably throw up. the thought of toughing other people's food makes me sick.

Oh it was only Guys clothes and most of it is getting sent back to home office.

Dees · Posted: May 07, 2003 6:59 am Post subject:

DungeonPrincess, Sorry sweetie. So no thongs got ruined, darn. Well I had a sh1tty day yesturday and it starting off that way today. Mine wasnt as bad as your but then again it was wakeboard related so I think it worse because it my free time that got f@ck up

JerZeyGrlWakr1080 · Outlaw Joined: 01 May 2003 Posts: 182 City: Jersey

sry to hear bout that dp, i hope the best for ya in the latr days. Mr. Green

Chad52 · Criminal Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 91 City: Huntsville

Hey, I'm with Dustin, If any guys stuff got messed up give us a call!

Within the last week, we have had an earthquake, tornados and floods. I think the end is near. If Van Halen gets back together, then I will need to go to church or something...

Chad

Leggester · Posted: May 07, 2003 7:32 am Post subject:

DP, Can't deal withthe Earth Moving?

Never felt the earth move?

Your poor boyfriend! Shocked

wakedork · Posted: May 07, 2003 7:44 am Post subject:

Hey DP I must have been right behind you on the parkway, actually I was one of the last ten cars that was on the parkway before they closed it. I parked on the side there was no way i was jumping that damn curb. I only had to sit there for about 20 mins. before they turned us around and went out the other way, which wasn't bad since I had been on the parkway for 2 hours by then. To let you paople know that was 2 hrs to go about 3 miles. But since North and South Huntsville were cut off from each other I didn't have to go to work.

wakebored · Posted: May 07, 2003 9:24 am Post subject:

hey wakedork, you know that 20 yard land gap we talked about? it's about 20 feet now.