Life Changing Disaster : It Is Just A Normal Day

We were all scared. My grandpa, dad and I running straight into the track. The only thought there was in my mind was, he isn 't okay. Making sure that he turns over and lays on his back as someone calls 911, I left to go get the cart from the trailer. As I left the track to get it, I start crying, fearing the worst. I run back the track and have my dad help me put the car on the trailer cart and pull it back to the trailer and run back to my uncle. As I got back to my uncle, he was talking some intolerable words. After a few minuets, I heard my name from him.

By this time we had pulled up to the school. Then we exited the bus and dragged ourselves through the prison gates of the prison that were disguise as doors of a school. As I went through the day I could tell something was going just from the vibe of my class and the atmosphere in the halls in between classes. Especially when we had lunch the teachers looked like teens girls who were gossiping out the latest secret but by the look on their face it was clear that something worried them and it was serious. For the rest of my lunch period I tried to think of what could accrue such a situation at the teacher table like nothing was coming to mind. When our lunch period was over our class went back to the classroom. 15min into the class the tornado drill bell started ringing and our teacher hastily escorted us to the hall and had us sitting down with our back against the wall so close to the person next to us we could read each other’s minds. Even with all that’s happening I still wasn’t worried because we had many tornado drill since we lived on Tornado Valley, but never were there tornados. I felt like they were just a waste of time, excepted when they got me out of an energy draining class or a test that

Dustin was at home he wanted to see where Jimmy was. Dustin looked at his phone it started ringing. The words read, TORNADO WARNING GET IN YOUR HOUSES,AND TAKE COVER NOW. Dustin’s heart started pounding.”MOM,There’s a tornado.” then he remembered his mom said she would be working late. Dustin grabbed his coat,and put on his shoes and went out the door. It was very windy,and the rain was deafening. He could barely see ten steps in front of him. It looked like the air was polluted. The streets were flooded with water as he could barely walk.Dustin managed to see the alley,he tried to walk to the alley but the water was weighing him down. It was like a river,Dustin tried to stand up but then the water surged and he was rushed downhill with

It was a Wednesday night during the summer when something happened to me that I will never forget. My volleyball team was in Hutchinson for a summer league. I was not able to play because I have Rheumatoid Arthritis so I went to support them. I was ecstatic because we had gone undefeated that night. While they were playing, storms were building up just outside of Hutch. When I walked out to my truck, I noticed that the storms had come closer and closer. Also while I was walking, it started to lightly sprinkle. When I left the Salthawk Activity Center, it started to downpour. Little did I know, my night was about to be turned upside down.

“Storm Country” by Paul Crenshaw is about his own childhood growing up in Arkansas which is in the heart of tornado alley (Crenshaw, 2004, pg. 203). He explains his encounters with tornadoes and the memories that this remarkable but destructive storm left. Paul Crenshaw explained his story about a tornado in a descriptive way which gave life and meaning with every sentence. After I was done reading I started to think about my own experiences with storm watching during the day and even at night. I agreed with every point he made about the mesmerizing moment of when a storm hits by relating it with my own points about storms.

In July 1993 Hardin, Missouri it was a day like other in the small town . The day was gray and the dark clouds covered the enormous sun. It started to rain,but what they didn’t know was that the storm was going to get worse! The little river in Missouri was the one that started it all. Water rushed faster than my mom on Black Friday, into their homes. The people rushed out of their homes. The storm got worse,but what they didn’t think of was that there was a little problem the dead was going to rise but they would not walk but float! This is what happened the water rushed to the cemetery and made the coffins of the towns loved ones had came up in the surface

Flashback during the mid-summer of 2008, there was an immense of non-stop news warnings about an incoming hurricane name Dolly. Apparently, for what the weatherman stated on channels 4, 5 and 23, there was a huge possibility that the hurricane will hit the Rio Grande Valley area. Few days later, there was a huge urgent announcement on the Radio, stating that hurricane Dolly is coming and the people either need to evacuate or take shelter. During that whole day, my mom went to the store and scavenge and remaining food left on the shelfs of HEB. During that night, rain began to pour in.

Alright Alright, It's memorial day and it is still 1000 degree with no end in sight. This may be the end of the world and we all cook to death... who knows. As I cannot convince any of my buddies to get out of there air conditioning safety bubbles, I sit inside too contemplating what to do. Being inside seemed to be the only option for myself and I wasn't too thrilled. It was time for dinner and as the food was cooking I looked at my phone to see my weather app and the snapchat weather people inform me that there was rain coming. As Zimmerman was just getting hit by rain, people south of me were running from tornados which actually seemed pretty entertaining and better than sitting inside bored.

This is the story of hurricane Harvey, which was predicting to directly hit in our area. According to the meteorologists, it was predicted that we would have thirty to forty inches of rain, that will cause flooding to streets and houses. My family and I were preparing for the storm by shopping at a grocery store to buy seven days of non-perishable foods, gallons of water, and batteries in case of a power outage. When we finished there, we searched for a gas station to fill up on a full tank of gas for our vehicles. As soon we returned home, I charged all my devices, such as cell phones and tablets. That was Friday, day one. Day two, Saturday, I sat in the house all day watching the news and the weather forecast. According to the meteorologist we were supposed to have down pouring rain but nothing happened. It was not until later that night when I was watching the Texan pre-season game that the rain started pouring down. During, the half-time my lights started going on and off. Crossing my figures hoping the power did not turn off and thankful it turns right back on in a minute. At the same time, I was curious about outside, so I decided to open the door and take a peek. The water was about to come up to my front yard, but receded to the street. The next day I woke up to the sound of the news, and it was devastating to see many homes and cars flooded.

My interest in this posting comes from fifteen years with catastrophe services including work as an auto catastrophe claim representative which demonstrated the ability to succeed in the role. Catastrophe claim management identified and approached me for a developmental opportunity as a reinspector and trainer for auto/fire operations. As a result, I was promoted to auto reinspector. The experience obtained while working auto catastrophe provides an understanding of the lifestyle required for the position and a minimal readjustment period.

Hurricane Matthew was brutal, and nothing short of a heart break. A few families actually drive down from northern Florida, about seven hours, to come to camp. When I remembered this I went into an instant shock. “What if someone is hurt,” I asked myself, “what if a camper is hurt?” Then it hit me, “what if one of my campers is hurt?” The thought of it made me ache, I tried to ignore the feeling but it was nothing short of impossible, my campers are in danger. I told myself I was overreacting, there’s no way that out of the people who were getting hurt, one of my campers could actually be one of them. Then we received an email: “We are not sure on details but we believe one of our younger campers may be severely injured by Hurricane Matthew, we will keep you updated. Please stay safe, everyone!” As I read it, my heart dropped further down with each word until eventually it felt like my heart had fallen to my stomach. My fingers froze and I couldn’t exit the email, I just stared at it. That email became my worst enemy, I couldn’t stop myself from reading it over and over again, and every time I read it, I analyzed it more, and it began killing me from the outside-in. The email read “one of our youngest campers” so it has to be on of my girls… but I don’t know who, what, or how. I spent the next two days with this constant burden, I felt like I had weights tied to all of my limbs. Everything was much more

I was playing laser tag. Then when the game ended I went to my mom. The people around me were talking to each other and saying that there was a tornado coming. Everyone started panicking and so did I. I ran over to my step-grandmother. She said to me,”Everything will be alright.” Then my mom, sister, and Mrs. Hall came over to comfort me.

I was just on my way home from school when it all began. I had decided to grab some lunch at McDonalds on the way home when I noticed the most peculiar sights. There were some bite marks on the sign, there was nobody working the register, and I even saw a kid outside eating the apples from his meal! “One burger and fries please,” I said through the speaker. There was silence on the other end. “Hello? Hmm must not be open,” I said as I drove away. Almost like magic, I bluntly looked through the window of the drive thru and saw something you wouldn’t believe even if it was right there in front of you! A reindeer! I saw it as plain as day! It was licking the end of a soda machine nozzle. I didn’t see an employee in

They then ran outside got in the car and I saw how the girl looked at me in empathy and hesitated to leave me stranded. They insisted and she obeyed. As I saw them roll away I only sighted.

Individuals have to face all sorts of disasters in their personal lives. Some disasters may be smaller than others. A life with no disasters is a fantasy. All of us face them personally. When facing a disaster, it is important to defend your inner peace. I survive difficult times by trying to stay positive with good vibes. I also try to stay around positive energy because no one deserves negativity when trying to progress. The criticism is not healthy and stay away from the ones that bring negativity in your life. It is important to stay away from unhealthy relationships and also the ones that are toxic. You won’t move forward in anything you want to do if you’re around negativity. In order to be successful you can’t continue the same bad habits.