Following Orders

[Femme Falchion]

Sister Hatchet continues her silent prayers and meditations....now turning her attention to those in the path of the great storm.  She prays for the intercession of powerful Holy Mary... may our brethren Mikael of Aragon and Hospitaller as well as the pilgrims and families of that region be led to safety with as little loss to life and property as possible. 

*lights candles and incense and returns to vespers*



*you may be getting worried just how unnaturally devout S.H. has been.....because she hasn't had a drink in 2 days!*

[Lady Christina de Pond]

ff don't forget also the service men and woman like our police and firemen
they will be in my prayers also.

[Monsignor de Beaumanoir]

To all our Texas Brethren;

Stay safe lads, and may you and all the pilgrims of your Preceptories be protected in the coming times and seen through all the demands and hardships that events like these bring.

Deus vult!

Our prayers are with you.

[Femme Falchion]

My Great Great Great Great Grandmother, Molly, used to say that a lull in the conversation meant the Holy Spirit was amongst us.

[Mikael of Aragon]

I got what amounted to a bit of a drizzle all weekend. The Country of Texas is vast, and I'm in it's northernmost reaches, so the mongrel storm named Ike didn't have the stamina to push so far inland.

It got turned back like the Moors during the Reconquista!   

(Templar Comicbook?!?!?!?  I'm all over it!!!!)

[Lady Christina de Pond]

glad to here the storm didn't reach you brother Mikael
i would have been happy if he had made a turn and went back out toward where he came from

[Monsignor de Beaumanoir]

Good to hear that our Iberian Paladin of the Temple has weathered "Mother" nature's worst. Now to find out if our Brother Hospitaller was equally as lucky during last week's events of natural design.

[Mikael of Aragon]

I'll remember to email him when I get home tonight and check on him.   

[Sir William Marcus]

Believe it or not, we got a taste of it here in Indiana Sunday.  60mph + winds put a hurtin on us as there are still people without electricity. 

Northern Indiana had rivers breached and communities flooded out.  Ohio & Illinois got it real bad too.  We were suppose to attend the Ohio Ren faire on Sunday and called it off because of it.

I then spent most of the day Monday cleaning up debri from it.  It was something eles

[Sir Ironhead]

I was at the Ohio faire this past weekend.  On Sunday I saw 2 trees go down in the camp area and take out at least one car.  One of the bridges was closed by 2 PM, the Aleing Knight pub was closed somwtime between 3 and 4.  After the 4 PM chess match the cast were told to go to the gate "where it's safest" and shortly after that the faire closed.  As I drove away, I saw that a large section of the outer fence had been knocked down as well as the big sign by the highway.

[Lady Christina de Pond]

and to think neither wind or cold kept me from fest. Sir Ironhead does that mean a hurricane couldn't keep you from the faire?

[Sir William Marcus]

I was at the Ohio faire this past weekend.  On Sunday I saw 2 trees go down in the camp area and take out at least one car.  One of the bridges was closed by 2 PM, the Aleing Knight pub was closed somwtime between 3 and 4.  After the 4 PM chess match the cast were told to go to the gate "where it's safest" and shortly after that the faire closed.  As I drove away, I saw that a large section of the outer fence had been knocked down as well as the big sign by the highway.

Unreal, It ripped the sign down at the entrance too.  I also heard some trees went down on St. Rt. 73 and had traffic at a stand still as I reading most of the horror stories over on the Ohio thread.

It was a tough call for as we was ready to go in the morning. We were like "Well Sir Joseph, we got some good winds for the banners this morning!" then a gust of wind came through, snapped the top of maple tree off not to mention all the leaves and branches that were already saturating my yard & driveway.

Then it was "I don't know if this such a good idea my brother....I think maybe....um... we should try and go at another time" we both agreed without hesitation.  Maybe if the faire was closer to the fortress

Now we got  this massive rain storm on the radar thats right behind us too (which actually ended up heading north and flooded the northern part of the state as well as parts of Illinois & Chicago). I know we made a good call and I'm really glad to hear nobody got hurt over there.

[Monsignor de Beaumanoir]

The New Knighthood

[Sir William Marcus]

[Sir Ironhead]

and to think neither wind or cold kept me from fest. Sir Ironhead does that mean a hurricane couldn't keep you from the faire?

Well I'm from Iowa, so 150 mph winds are what we would call an average tornado.  An EF5, like the one that went by 5 miles north of my mothers house, has winds greater than 300 mph.  Since I wear tall bboots, as long as the water gets no higher than thigh deep I'm cool