Tornado season in the south :o(

[Karen]

Thank you for checking in, and we certainy will keep everyone in our prayers. Does your house have a basement where you and the critters can go just in case?

[kimlovescats]

Thank you for checking in, and we certainy will keep everyone in our prayers. Does your house have a basement where you and the critters can go just in case?

No, Karen, it doesn't. It scares me to death too. Whenever there is a warning (actually spotted tornadoes) in our area, we get blankets and pillows and huddle in the hall and PRAY! The next house we have will be all brick, instead of vinyl siding.

[Daisy and Delilah]

Kim, Are you close to Nashville? My daughter flew there last night. I was on pins and needles thinking she wouldn't get there or something terrible would happen. Fortunately, I heard from her and her plane had no problem getting in. She just called a few minutes ago to tell me she just got her picture taken with Keith Urban We were under tornado watch all day yesterday too but I guess we dodged the bullet altogether here in Central Florida. Stay safe!!

[Karen]

We were talking about this today, and I told a friend that some houses down in "tornado country" don't have basements, and they didn't really believe me. It's inconceivable up here! Why don't houses have basements? Is it a water-table issue, or a cost-savings thing? And where does one put one's furnace and water-heater?

Anyway, you stay safe, okay?

[Craftlady]

I think it's a water table issue. The hot water tanks are put in utility rooms on the first floor. Furnaces are rare in the south because they dont need them. In Florida most houses dont have basements.

[Kalei]

I will keep you and all those poor families in my prayers. I always felt bad for people in the south that always have tornados, that would be so scary. Please keep up updated so we know you are okay.