Well, well, well...so we had some weather the other night. Here at the MonkeyHouse we were fine and didn't even have any rain, but Mother Nature wasn't so kind to some folks northeast of us in the county. They got to suffer through an F3 tornado. 3 people killed, 26+ homes destroyed, an uncounted number of homes & property damaged, and 10+ people injured--it may not sound like much, unless you're one of the 26 homeowners, or the injured, or related to the deceased.

We have friends who live in the affected area. Remember too, that basements are extremely rare in North Texas. I have yet, in 3 yrs to receive an adequate explanation as to why that is, but it is fact. Most folks don't even have an inground shelter. Luckily the folks we know up in Anna were unharmed.

Folks will tell you that tornados don't happen in the Metroplex. Uh, not true--downtown Fort Worth had one about 5 yrs ago. Folks will tell you that it is the heat radiating from all the concrete here that 'protects' us. While there is some evidence that occurs, the Ft Worth tornado shows it isn't perfect protection. Plus, we live up here on the very northern edge of the Metroplex, so I personally have a lot less faith in the heat-cap theory.

We were lucky this time. Next time we may not be able to dodge the bullet. One way or another, we're getting that shelter put in!