tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267022786232162457.post2622228001447329227..comments2023-07-28T01:48:50.947-07:00Comments on At Yellow Lake and Other Places: Last Summer at Yellow LakeJane McLoughlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11560284790806029134noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267022786232162457.post-292220284376545002012-04-30T05:30:40.342-07:002012-04-30T05:30:40.342-07:00Jane, I'm glad you're safe, but I'm so...Jane, I'm glad you're safe, but I'm so sorry about the damage and the changed landscape. What a terrifying experience! I've been through tornado season in Wisconsin, but never had one go right over my head like that.Amy Butler Greenfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11088460968445455290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267022786232162457.post-34832127978275097972012-04-29T05:45:26.447-07:002012-04-29T05:45:26.447-07:00Thanks for comments, people...I'll be writing ...Thanks for comments, people...I'll be writing more about this next week.Jane McLoughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11560284790806029134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267022786232162457.post-6909851488302914502012-04-29T05:44:42.725-07:002012-04-29T05:44:42.725-07:00Amanda, it seems silly to worry about anything oth...Amanda, it seems silly to worry about anything other than the loss of human life when such an event occurs (especially in a year when so many people lost their lives in natural catastrophes) But still...Jane McLoughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11560284790806029134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267022786232162457.post-91938141451438398202012-04-28T03:18:28.347-07:002012-04-28T03:18:28.347-07:00We hear so much about this kind of storm but (than...We hear so much about this kind of storm but (thankfully) few of us experience them. I'm glad you survived but understand your sadness about the trees. It reminded me of seeing bushland that had been devastated by fire in Australia when I was a child.Amanda Lillywhitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00024122783094176731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267022786232162457.post-71697494351663073662012-04-28T02:04:23.581-07:002012-04-28T02:04:23.581-07:00Yes, that toilet experience wasn't a good one....Yes, that toilet experience wasn't a good one...the lake is the only thing that hasn't changed there, so it was important to get in.<br /><br />Next week I'll show pictures of what it's like now. There are no trees. None. The grass is gone, due to the clean-up operation. The house itself is fine, but the landscape is totally and utterly trashed, and the setting is what made the house, if you know what I mean. In 30 years it will be back to normal! More on this next week...Jane McLoughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11560284790806029134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267022786232162457.post-39071876233818337862012-04-28T01:13:17.990-07:002012-04-28T01:13:17.990-07:00My god. What a terrible experience. The weird thin...My god. What a terrible experience. The weird thing about disaster is the aftermath of normality. When you go back and it's as if it never happened. I can't believe you went for a swim so soon after. Think of where that chemical toilet lid had been. And is the cabin okay now?Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267022786232162457.post-43983807498400541842012-04-28T00:56:31.376-07:002012-04-28T00:56:31.376-07:00Yes, I was never really in any danger because the ...Yes, I was never really in any danger because the house remained intact. The main damage was the loss of all our trees. So terrifying AND heartbreaking...but it could have been much worse.Jane McLoughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11560284790806029134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267022786232162457.post-81236033404930187552012-04-27T14:37:30.505-07:002012-04-27T14:37:30.505-07:00Sounds absolutely terrifying - glad you survived!Sounds absolutely terrifying - glad you survived!Jackie Marchanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12567038737470422449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267022786232162457.post-59965575904020145822012-04-27T11:19:11.433-07:002012-04-27T11:19:11.433-07:00We had a tree fall on the house when I was a teena...We had a tree fall on the house when I was a teenager and I found that scary enough. This must have been terrifying but it also sounds a wonderfully peaceful place. What a great place to writeNess Harbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07370427313780759711noreply@blogger.com