Some of you may have heard about the tornado that went through Cottonville, Arkdale, Preston, and Strongs Prairie, WI. That's about 15 miles north of us. We watched the storms as they came and went, and listened to it play out on the police scanner. Very suspenseful, to say the least. It's amazing that not only was nobody killed, but nobody was even injured! Here are a couple pictures of the line of storms as they left our area:
A couple miles down the road from my house, a truck driver says he didn't see the train coming. The lead engine struck the front of his truck and by the time the train was able to stop, the truck was at the middle of the train. The intersection is unobstructed, and the tracks cross a side road within 100 feet after turning off a county highway so speed wasn't a factor. Strange that it could happen there. Texting while driving maybe? Fortunately no one was injured:
And a sure sign that summer is fast approaching, ma and pa bluebird have returned. I was cutting wood right next to their house the other day, so we got to watch each other while we worked:
A couple miles down the road from my house, a truck driver says he didn't see the train coming. The lead engine struck the front of his truck and by the time the train was able to stop, the truck was at the middle of the train. The intersection is unobstructed, and the tracks cross a side road within 100 feet after turning off a county highway so speed wasn't a factor. Strange that it could happen there. Texting while driving maybe? Fortunately no one was injured:
And a sure sign that summer is fast approaching, ma and pa bluebird have returned. I was cutting wood right next to their house the other day, so we got to watch each other while we worked: