Tornado touches down in Pike; two dead in Lamar

That is about the dumbest comment that I have ever read on a blog on the PCJR. I agree fully with everyone having his or her own say. I’ve been known to have more that my share of words.
What I suggest that you do is to get out and take a drive down Highway 19 south. Turn left on Vega road and continue to drive to the Lamar County line. This is where Vega road changes to Piedmont road. Very shortly thereafter right before the intersection of Piedmont and Turner Bridge road, slow down, honk your horn and wave at the people cleaning up all the downed trees and trying to salvage their belongings from what is left of a forest. Tell them that you are so happy because a bothersome emergency siren did not disturb your sleep. If you still want to share your blessings of a good nights sleep, continue to drive this route until you reach the end of Piedmont road. Honk your horn and wave at these folks that have lost everything, but their life. Please be careful because as of yesterday some ones home was still partially in the road. It might inconvenience you because only one lane can pass at a time. Down just a bit look out your window and give those folks a big whoo-hoo that are trying to remove Mrs. Fosters long time home from the entrance to Turner Bridge road. Be sure to stop by the farm that lost most of its buildings and honk at them. At the end of Piedmont, take a right on to Highway 18. Do not worry about getting up to speed limit because you will soon be at a snails pace because of all of the trucks, skid steers, tractors, FEMA workers and residents that are trying to clean up so they can rebuild. You just might be moving so slow that you could take a nap, but I doubt it because all of the bothersome noise. Those chainsaws do make a hell of a “racket”. I would tell you to head on over to Grove Street to share your blessings with those people, but I do believe that the neighborhood is still mostly impassable.
I could continue on, but you are most likely tired by now and need another good nights sleep. If you are not too tuckered out from your afternoon of sharing your good fortune of a peaceful nights sleep, pull over, introduce yourself to someone and offer to help. Even a dumb a$$ like yourself could pick up some trash or drag some limbs.
I made the decision to evacuate my family from our home the other night, because we were in the direct path of the storm and had time to do so. When we decided to leave, we could hear the emergency sirens from Thomaston. I think everyone that heard them out our way was thankful of the warning. When we returned at around 3:00am, we had no damage except for a few trees that fell on our property. The tornado passed about two hundred yards from our home. I did not get good nights sleep this night. Matter of a fact, I didn’t sleep much at all. Yesterday morning, I went to work and felt like crap all day. I went to bed early last night and did get a good rest. I am happy to say that today I feel blessed to have had a good nights sleep, to have my family safe and to be alive.