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Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by RocketMan Tex, Jul 7, 2007.

  1. RocketMan Tex

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    A weird thing happened to me yesterday afternoon.

    That strong line of thunderstorms that rolled in around 4:30PM seemingly rolled right over my house. I live in the Westbury area.

    There were three lightning strikes that were very close and shook my house.

    During one of them I heard a shattering noise and had a power surge...I took a quick look around but didn't see anything broken.

    This morning I discovered one of the panes in the bay window in my den had broken.

    Waiting for the glassman to show up...a hunnert bux to fix it....housebound until then.... :(

    At least it isn't raining... :)
     
  2. DaDakota

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    That lightening must have been close for the sonic boom to blow out a window....you are lucky it is only a hunnert !

    DD
     
  3. Dr of Dunk

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    If you live around Westbury it was probably just gunfire. :D
     
  4. RIET

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    I was thinking that but too polite to post it.

    When I was a kid I used to go to Roy's House of Comics in Westbury Square. I liked the hill and the little shops in that center. Too bad the community went to dust.
     
  5. dntrwl

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    anyone ever get the crap where you're sleeping at like 2 AM, no rain, no nothing, then a lightning bolt fires down like 3 feet outside your bedroom? It's like God is trying to scare the hell out of me!
     
  6. RocketMan Tex

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    :D

    I live in the good part of Westbury...the part near Meyerland!

    :D
     
  7. RocketMan Tex

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    To this day, I cannot understand why someone like Ed Wulfe hasn't given what's left of Westbury Square a complete and total makeover. It could be great again.
     
  8. Rocket River

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    I use to walk from Fondren to Roys every week

    Rocket River
    20$ a week comic book addiction was hell on the feet
     
  9. KingCheetah

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    So it was probably a grenade then...



    ;)
     
  10. RocketMan Tex

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    Improvised explosive device...Southwest Houston version:

    "I was holding the bottle of Remy Martin in my left hand, and trying to light the crackpipe with my right hand, when all of a sudden....."

    ;) :D
     

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