httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgwJfoZ-12c
On Saturday last a tornado struck North Carolina.
Steven Hoag was on the phone in his car. And literally shooting the breeze with zen-like serenity.
Steven Hoag: “Yup. Right now. Trying to take pictures of it too. I’ll have to be recording it, that’s even better…
Oh, half a mile. Yup. I mean it’s, I’d say it’s coming straight toward me.
Yeah but. Yeah. But it’s not one those, I would say you know like, devastation or terrible. I mean it’s picking up leaves. I see stuff in it but it’s not… it’s just twisting. Oh, there goes a flash. It’s blowing up some power lines now.
Now… Yeah I’m stopped. I’m in a parking lot. Can you hear the rain now?
[inaudible] … leaves and trees. The nearest tree to me is probably, probably um, down the road from your house to the corner.
There goes the roof of a house and…
[inaudible]. Hang on. I love you.
I’m OK, you know. My truck isn’t but I’m OK
Yep. I’m OK. Still good. I’m still good, just, uh, now I got a problem with what I’m driving. It’s damaged.
No, uh, it looks like roofing blew off a building and got me. I mean, I’m OK. Don’t worry for me, but…”