tornado, pray i am wrong

opus
opus Posts: 1,252
edited November 2013 in The Clubhouse
hello everyone

As you know sevreral states were hit hard with tornadoes yesterday.
Washington Il was one of the hardest hit areas and is home to a great Club Polk member, Mcloki

I sure hope I am reading the map and the aerial photos wrong but I believe his home took a direct hit.
Please join me in wishing Michael , his family and his many pets the best.
I think it would be in poor taste to post photos of what i believe to be his home and i sure hope i am wrong

at a loss for words
kevin
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,466
    edited November 2013
    Thoughts and prayers for any polkie (and everybody else) affected by these storms. I am still waiting word myself on the home we have in West Lafayette....
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  • Oldfatdogs
    Oldfatdogs Posts: 1,874
    edited November 2013
    Thoughts and prayers to those in the areas hit by this.
    Dan
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,869
    edited November 2013
    I hope they are OK. Prayers being sent.
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  • opus
    opus Posts: 1,252
    edited November 2013
    Ok update
    Thanks to new photos from the UK Daily Mail I think michaels house may have been spared
    If you follow the road in middle of photo with the lone car ( not the road that curves around lower in the pic) to the left of the screen Michaels house is the 2nd "intact" house on the right

    Good news I think
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    B&K St-202 (mains)-flea market
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    Blu-Ray..PS3 (dvd player)
    Polk RTA-11t-flea market
    LsiC, Fxi30's
    Dual SVS PC-Utra's (1 port blocked) thanks MikeC78
    Behringer Feedback Destroyer    -flea market
    AudioAlchemy DDE v1.0 DAC-flea market
    Cambridge Audio Azur 640 CDP-flea market
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,762
    edited November 2013
    Damn, what a mess.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,217
    edited November 2013
    Hey Kevin, keep us posted if you hear anything about McLoki. He visited RAS a couple times. Anything we can do to help if he's in need.

    Thoughts and prayers goes out to all who lost something.

    H9
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  • FTGV
    FTGV Posts: 3,649
    edited November 2013
    Wow that pic is gutwrenching.Tornado's in November?Hopefully McLoki and family are safe.
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  • Thorton
    Thorton Posts: 1,324
    edited November 2013
    I will not complain about being without power for 1 day after this storm. That looks awful and makes me feel sick. I hope McLoki and everyone else there made it OK.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,466
    edited November 2013
    If anyone has a way of communication with him to see how he and his family are doing... would be nice to know.
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  • zane77
    zane77 Posts: 1,696
    edited November 2013
    Thoughts and prayers to everyone in this mess
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  • opus
    opus Posts: 1,252
    edited November 2013
    I sent an email and will follow up with a call tomorrow
    Will let u know
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    Hitachi 50VG825 LCD
    Rotel RSP 1066 (pre) :)-flea market
    B&K St-202 (mains)-flea market
    Carver M 200t (x2) (center and surrounds)-flea market
    Blu-Ray..PS3 (dvd player)
    Polk RTA-11t-flea market
    LsiC, Fxi30's
    Dual SVS PC-Utra's (1 port blocked) thanks MikeC78
    Behringer Feedback Destroyer    -flea market
    AudioAlchemy DDE v1.0 DAC-flea market
    Cambridge Audio Azur 640 CDP-flea market
    Signal Cable and Kimber Kable
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited November 2013
    I wondered when I heard Washington IL was hit. I've been to McLoki's house, however I couldn't find his address in my stuff. I hope he and his family are all OK.

    Opus - if you hear from him let us know.
    DKG999
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  • Midnite Mick
    Midnite Mick Posts: 1,591
    edited November 2013
    Wow just wow.
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,676
    edited November 2013
    Heart breaking. Praying for them
    ..
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  • Farkenhostile
    Farkenhostile Posts: 85
    edited November 2013
    Yikes i hope everyone is ok :( I couldn't imagine being in something like that.
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  • D'prived
    D'prived Posts: 191
    edited November 2013
    FTGV wrote: »
    Wow that pic is gutwrenching.Tornado's in November?Hopefully McLoki and family are safe.

    Statistically November is a bad month for tornadoes. One of the worst tornadoes in Alabama where I live was a Cat. 5 on November 15th 1989.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited November 2013
    Best hopes & prayers to our fellow polkie, I hope you are alright.
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  • Dawgfish
    Dawgfish Posts: 2,554
    edited November 2013
    Thoughts and prayers go out to him and his family.
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,596
    edited November 2013
    Yup, my wife works IL claims for an insurance company.. Needless to say yesterday was a busy and sad day for her. She took a bunch of calls from those folks.

    Hope McLoki is well.
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  • helipilotdoug
    helipilotdoug Posts: 1,229
    edited November 2013
    Prayers sent for McLoki and all others in the path of these awful tornadoes.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,466
    edited November 2013
    any updates?
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  • drumminman
    drumminman Posts: 3,396
    edited November 2013
    Such destruction - so sorry for those folks.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited November 2013
    He likely won't have access to his house for awhile, even if relatively undamaged, due to clean up.
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  • charley95
    charley95 Posts: 908
    edited November 2013
    Happened 4 miles from my house. They started letting homeowners come in yesterday to find what belongings they could. Just a terribly sad situation.
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  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited November 2013
    Family and I all are fine. Thank you for all the well wishes.

    We were right on the edge of the storm. (2 houses away from my are a pile of rubble - houses next door are standing but will have to be rebuilt. My house is repairable but not in the best shape...) We were in the basement when it hit (2min after we entered the basement, power went out - 30 seconds later it hit)

    Still have no power, water, gas, etc. Staying with In-laws on the other side of town right now.

    Here are some pics of my house from the day it happened.

    Front of house:
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    Back of house:
    IMG_5141-Copy_zps8128edd0.jpg

    IMG_5134-Copy_zpsc39012ba.jpg



    This is looking out my back yard - should be viewing the back yards of a bunch of subdivision type houses......
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited November 2013
    Wow. glad you and the family are OK. Make sure to DOCUMENT everything (videos/photos. timelines, who you talked to and when, etc.) for your battle with insurance---and TRUST me, it WILL be a battle.

    Best of luck man, prayers and best wishes from Bev & I.
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,869
    edited November 2013
    Holly Cow! You were comparatively very lucky. Glad to hear you and the family are safe. Good luck with the repairs. Hopefully they come quickly and you can get settled back in.
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,596
    edited November 2013
    VERY GLAD to see your safe. Hopefully your insurance experience will be a positive one.

    Hope all your friends and family are safe as well.
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited November 2013
    Wow, glad that you and the family are OK.
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  • Polkie2009
    Polkie2009 Posts: 3,834
    edited November 2013
    Thoughts and prayers for you and your family Mike, thank God you are all__ safe. Hope the insurance co. will be helpful and prompt doing their job. Keep us informed through this.
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