Last Friday night, I was awakened at around 1:00 a.m. by what sounded like hail pounding my roof as if 100 bass drummers were practicing above me. I went to my window to look outside when I saw that the noise was not hail but lightning, thunder and an onslaught of rain so heavy that I now understood the idiom sheets of rain. It was coming down hard and fast and I actually saw things floating in my back yard. I looked towards the fence and saw what looked like a waterfall in my backyard. I blinked a couple times… nope….not dreaming.
Then I raced to look out the front window I saw what looked like a river going down the street in front of my house. Wow. I gathered my raincoat and sandals and went to the back to get a closer look. It was cold, wet and even a little dangerous when I realized the speed at which the water going through the yard.
Well, there was nothing I could do but wait out the storm and see what damage I had in the morning.
As I got up in the morning, I joined my neighbors as we looked around, shared our stories and commiserated about the storm and it's after effects.
There was something comforting in knowing that I had neighbors that could relate, understand and share in my experience. We shared our stories and even laughed about some of the things that happened. My 80 year old neighbor was telling about how he wanted to get his canoe out and go for a paddle.
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| Here's where my waterfall was coming through and knocked down the retaining wall! |
Hi Vanessa,
ReplyDeleteI work for the company that produces Mutual of Omaha’s aha moment campaign; check out www.mutualofomaha.com/aha to see what an aha moment is and the incredible stories we’ve filmed over the last several years. As I came across your website, I couldn’t help but think that you might have an aha moment to share.
For the 5th year, we’re taking our 34-foot Airstream mobile film studio on the road again for the 2014 Aha Moment Tour, visiting 20 cities across America to capture inspirational, life-changing aha moments from folks all over the country. We are headed to Casper, WY on July 24th and 25th and would love to invite you to share an aha moment, and how your life has changed since. It can be about your work, your family or other life experiences. You would just have to step into the Airstream studio for a few minutes and tell your story on film to our tour producer. Your video will then be posted to www.mutualofomaha.com/aha, where you will be able to share it with your friends and family via email, Facebook and Twitter!
On July 24th and 25th from 10am to 6pm, we will be parked at the Natrona County Public Library, 307 E 2nd Street, Casper, WY 82601. The trailer will be parked in the Southside parking lot. Here is a map link to the location: https://goo.gl/maps/08wPl
We’d love to have you. Let me know as soon as possible and I can reserve your time slot.
Many thanks!
Rachel Clark
tour@ahamoment.com
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