Tourism Down

The lookey-loos from out of town have trickled off, letting the rest of us drive around in relative peace.

Still noticeable debris lying around everywhere, and the State Patrol is directing traffic in intersections that lost their traffic signals. Most roads are open, except the residential areas that got nailed.

The constant din of chain and electric saws has replaced the sound of emergency vehicle sirens. Lots of plywood covering lots of holes.

The windows were blown out in buildings across the street from where I was at, so I'm feeling even luckier than I did before.

My roommate was caught driving in it, and debris hit and blew out her driver's side window. She drove past the Dairy Queen right before it disappeared, so she's feeling pretty lucky, too.

It was an F2, and they tell us we had 3 of them that night.

Recovery is happening, slowly but surely. It's not like a Hawkeye ever lets a Cyclone bring 'im down.

Posted by Jenelle at April 17, 2006 01:23 PM | TrackBack