Here is a humorous note on that twister tale. Told my mom about that story (see the post right below this one). She then says to me "that is the second time in your life that has happened to you!". I vaguely remember it when I was five years old. There was a nasty twister that hit Oak Lawn in 1967. We lived in Bolingbrook at the time but she took me to a doctor appointment on 91st and Western in Chicago. I guess back then Southwest Highway was part of the route home. Somewhere along the route home she got into the wrong turning lane to get to Southwest Highway. So, instead she went straight and decided to visit her parents nearby on Damen. Well, at about that time, the nasty twister was moving right along Southwest Highway! People got killed from that one as well as Oak Lawn HS getting torn to shreds. She could never figure out what made her take that wrong turn - one she corectly made many times before and since!
I also remember the 1991 Lemont tornado. I saw that one from a distance. I then saw it spinning in the clouds above my head in Willowbrook (where I worked at the time).
Maybe it would be wise to check out some real estate in Oz...
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