It's a Twister, Aunty Em!!!

We've lived here for over 10 years and have never experienced winds like we had yesterday afternoon. The day started beautifully, some clouds peeping over the mountains, lovely warm sunshine, admiring the bodies on display and then .. Wham!!! Out of no-where Boom!

"That was a suprise", we thought!!!! Then suddenly we were running around quicker than an Italian Captain abandoning ship, making sure all the doors and windows were closed. Sand flying, crap being blown from god knows where, the wind changed from the north to blowing from the south sending up clouds of dust (honestly, I'd only washed down the day before!!!). The first thing we did was to drop the sun beds heads down (as you can see what I mean).

(You will notice the sun is shining through this). Then thing got worse so we turned the sun beds upside down to save them from being either totally blown away or at least from being blown into the pool. The pool, meantime, has surf on it to rival the best that the west coast could offer!!

Just at the right time, the Lone Ranger and Tonto arrived in the shape of Dennis and AJ! Saved!! (More later!!). We were all sitting there ooohing and aaahing at the palm trees bending like rubber. Please note, the clouds have arrived!!!

Then things got even worse but I suppose this is nothing compared to what other states and countries go through, but really, the place was begining to look like a bloody war zone which was exacerbated by the emergency helicopter trying ( and I mean, trying), to land on the hospital helipad. Very, v e r y s l o w l y decending. We expected to hear a bang but, they made it!!!!

Suddenly, there was an almight crash and half of the roof of the hotel next door flew off, some went bouncing into our parking lot narrowly missing our car but hitting DJ and Al's. Most of it ended up lodged in the trees as you can see. You have to look to see it. I've always wanted a tree house. I tell you, we have never been so gratefull as we are to have those trees there even though they've been blocking our mountain view for years. See, there is a gay god!!!!!!
More to follow.