Showing posts with label tornado warning. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tornado warning. Show all posts

Sunday, September 9, 2012

Six Flags Adventure

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Shades: Check!
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Excellent food topped off with an M&M Cookie Ice Cream Sandwich: Check!
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Clown with a funny button: Check!
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Sinatra lookalike balloon animal made by said clown: Check!
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Almost five hours of fun and rides before a tornado warning sent everyone running for cover.  We spent about a half an hour in the Johnny Rockets bathroom corridor as our "evacuation shelter".  There were a few tense moments as people were reading reports on their smart phones of tornadoes touching down within a mile of us.  The power flickered, but never went off. 
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When the downpour slowed to a more mild downpour, we gave Sophie the only poncho we brought and headed for the car- via the gift shop of course.  Had a crazy detour of a ride home due to downed trees, and came home to a house without electricity.  We put on dry clothes, headed to IHOP for dinner, and our power was on when we got home. 
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Unforgettable company picnic: Check!