I took my car to Kalscheur's in Cross Plains yesterday for a check-up. They're supposed to check it out for me today and call with any repair recommendations. It has a lot of miles and was displaying some nasty symptoms before I headed to China. However, the Black Earth area is gorgeous, with steep, tree-laden hills erupting in every direction. It's always a treat to drive out there, even to get your car fixed.
After dropping off my car, Mom and I did some shopping, mostly around the west side of Madison. I was planning on buying a few things, but none of the stores we went to had what I was after. Mom bought quite a few things though. I think she enjoys having someone to go out with.
We got home late with a nasty storm brewing behind us. Upon our arrival, we discovered a phone message from Drew, my old roommate in Seattle, asking me to call him back. As I was writing down his number, I thought, "He has a job lined up for me." I called him back, and after chatting for a bit, he revealed that he had a phone interview lined up for me! I called the place this morning, but the guy I need to talk to isn't in on Thursdays.
Intriguing life development.
While we were talking, I commented that we were having a thunderstorm. I've never been a fan of storms, seeing that they always seem to produce tornados around here. But I hadn't seen a storm for well over a year, so I was a little intrigued. We finished talking, and fifteen or twenty minutes later, the tornado sirens went off. Mom and I grabbed some books and flashlights and headed to the basement (for a very short time--neither of us like the basement too much).
When we came upstairs, everything looked fine, but when we turned on the news, we found out that Madison had been hit. One of the stations there showed a tornado forming in my childhood neighborhood, the area where we had been an hour or two earlier.
I didn't think the damage there looked too bad, from what they showed on the news. Another small city, Waupun (pronounced wuh-PAWN), had lots of damage. No one but emergency crews and local residents were allowed in because of the road blockage and downed power lines.
Cross Plains isn't near Waupun, but it is close the the west side of Madison. I'm hoping that my car made it through without harm.
Posted by at June 24, 2004 2:32 PM