Opening Weekend Recap

[Lady Kett]

Wow on the hotel damage Merlin! Glad you and your lady were blissfully unaffected.

Opening was a great weekend! We got to break in the new coffee bar in the back of the truck and enjoyed lots of good company all weekend.

I can't wait until next weekend! Squeee! It's FAIRE!

[Your Grace]

I was reading fast and I thought you wrote that you took a shower with Al-Nimer.... I gotta lay off the Jack D! We made it safely home, in case anyone is interested... I promised a photo of the hotel. Nimue and I were on the 3rd floor center. Homer, the Odyssey, was maybe 10 yards from the wreckage there, and he escaped unscathed. I'm glad to hear that the damage in the shire was not extensive. The newscaster I spoke with, if she is going to cover weather events, she needs to understand some basic terms. Concerned about Scarby, I asked her what the storm track was, and she had no clue what I was asking. I then counted on getting the good information here. As I said before, I'm glad everyone is safe.

Merlin glad to see you made it home.   The duchess and I look forward to seeing you aging soon.

[Lady Rebecca]

Wow. And here I was complaining about having no power at the Super 8 this morning.

To add to your picture, I found this video online:
http://www.myfoxdfw.com/dpp/news/041111-severe-storms-bring-possible-tornadoes-dump-hail-leave-damage
It's the 2nd video.

But honestly, I had no clue until I saw your post that anything more than a bad thunderstorm had happened. I woke up around 2:30am because of a loud crack of thunder, and noticed the power had gone out. And was quite peeved when it was still out in the morning, and I had no lights or a/c. But I didn't see any actual damage around the Super 8 at all. I'm glad you and your party and Homer are all alright, Merlin! Did you hear anything strange during the storm?

[Merlin the Elder]

Nim thought she heard something, but I've been known to sleep through some pretty loud stuff. When I was young...about 10 y.o. maybe?... a B-47 bomber crashed in my neighborhood in Little Rock.  I slept right through it, while it knocked one of my brothers out of bed.

[MacKee]

It was certainly HOT HOT HOT today... but loads of fun. we finally wore ourselves out and left shortly after 6. Going to try to pace better tomorrow, and hopefully, it won't be so miserable. The chorus is singing "fat chance" in the background.

We drove up shortly past 8:30 for tailgate and there was already LOTS of people there. I've never seen that many so early.

MtE, Sorry I missed you later Saturday....I owe you one my friend!  Good thing finding those olives though....especally since I had all that Tito's hanging on my side.  We will be back Highland weekend, hope to see you there...if not, until next time my friend

 

[BryanPopp]

Wow. And here I was complaining about having no power at the Super 8 this morning.

To add to your picture, I found this video online:
http://www.myfoxdfw.com/dpp/news/041111-severe-storms-bring-possible-tornadoes-dump-hail-leave-damage
It's the 2nd video.

But honestly, I had no clue until I saw your post that anything more than a bad thunderstorm had happened. I woke up around 2:30am because of a loud crack of thunder, and noticed the power had gone out. And was quite peeved when it was still out in the morning, and I had no lights or a/c. But I didn't see any actual damage around the Super 8 at all. I'm glad you and your party and Homer are all alright, Merlin! Did you hear anything strange during the storm?

Thanks for the links. The Super 8 had roof damage on the North end and water got into some of the West facing 1st floor rooms. Not even 1/2 a mile down 35 going North a business was just about destroyed and large chunck of it were strewn across both sides of 35. I have no confirmation but it looked like a tornado took a short jog across 35.
Glad to here everyone is OK.

[Merlin the Elder]

It was certainly HOT HOT HOT today... but loads of fun. we finally wore ourselves out and left shortly after 6. Going to try to pace better tomorrow, and hopefully, it won't be so miserable. The chorus is singing "fat chance" in the background.

We drove up shortly past 8:30 for tailgate and there was already LOTS of people there. I've never seen that many so early.

MtE, Sorry I missed you later Saturday....I owe you one my friend!  Good thing finding those olives though....especally since I had all that Tito's hanging on my side.  We will be back Highland weekend, hope to see you there...if not, until next time my friend

 

No worries, Mate! It was just good to visit with new friends again... For better or worse, you haven't seen the last of me! 

[DonaCatalina]

I was reading fast and I thought you wrote that you took a shower with Al-Nimer.... I gotta lay off the Jack D! We made it safely home, in case anyone is interested... I promised a photo of the hotel. Nimue and I were on the 3rd floor center. Homer, the Odyssey, was maybe 10 yards from the wreckage there, and he escaped unscathed. I'm glad to hear that the damage in the shire was not extensive. The newscaster I spoke with, if she is going to cover weather events, she needs to understand some basic terms. Concerned about Scarby, I asked her what the storm track was, and she had no clue what I was asking. I then counted on getting the good information here. As I said before, I'm glad everyone is safe.

wOW- talk about luck. Glad all of you and Homer are ok. I heard some initial reports of small buildings being blown all the way across I35.

[Merlin the Elder]

I didn't see a whole lot along I35E north of US 287, except one shop on the west side had part of its roof missing.

[Al-Nimer]

I missed a LOT of people...guess we were in such a hurry.... got to take in a show with Al-Nimer... had a pre-canon mimosa with Lady Kett... said hello to my dad... saw Angus and Wolf-Hawk....

Cant wait for next weekend already.

Thanks for letting us share laughs with you & your crew at MPIII! 

[Al-Nimer]

I was reading fast and I thought you wrote that you took a shower with Al-Nimer.... I gotta lay off the Jack D!

ROTFLOL! 
So glad you all made it through unscathed!  We had high winds & rain, but no damage and I slept right through it 
I did see a downed fence near our DD's school, and a few tree limbs here & there, but nothing major.

[Tink]

I think it is amazing that a tornado seems to have travelled through the area, where there were a lot of Scarby vendors camping, and no one was hurt.  Huge HUZZAHS for that!

[eloquentXI]

I am so very thankful for no one getting hurt.

One of my dear friends that has been working the circuit for the past 8 months wasn't so lucky in the way of falling trees however...entire back end of her car was smashed. I'll post photos later.

[BagPipeBabe]

But, we had a couple of folks around us who sang along so loudly that especially our guests couldn't make out what Iris and Rose were singing or saying (these folks even knew the jokes by heart).

I had the same thing happen to me at the Queen Anne's Lace Tart show. I Love Queen Anne and have a few of there CDs but I have never seen there tart show. The guy sitting behind me however had seen the show many time. He know ALL the songs and punch lines. I could not enjoy the show with this guy singing (vary badly) as loud as he could and ruining all the jokes. I am surprised he did get up and ask for tips.

[Merlin]

Dear old Dad has been known to trash a hotel when Jack Daniels tells him to do so..... I think the wind was his alibi.