It didn't hit the main strip of his little town, it just sort of bounced here and there within a few kilometre radius of Grand Bend, ON.
Fortunately, no one was hurt.
But there was a LOT of damage.
My Dad lives in a very wooded area.
Very wooded, but also near the beach - so the trees are rooted in mainly sand.
This tornado ripped out hundreds, if not thousands of the trees in his area - roots and all - leaving a giant mess.
My Dad was pretty stressed - I mean, he can't access most of his property for fallen trees and companies are charging around $2,800 per day to clean them up for you. (Unfortunately, this isn't something insurance will cover).
I totally understand his frustration and anxiety - but I tried not to let on.
Instead, I tried to offer up some "apple sauce" solutions to his "rotten apple" situation.
Dad, Kate, Bill, Cindy… in fact anyone in Grand Bend - these are for you:
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I may be heading to Grand Bend myself to stock up - some of these projects are really cute and would make fantastic decorations for a Martha Stewart-rustic-type Christmas!
To anyone out there that wants to make any of the above projects - leave me a comment - I'm pretty sure I know some people that would love to get rid of some wood!
(You'd have to pick up of course)
Have a great one!
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...just saw this now and even though its 2017 now I hope all is well, just wanted to send my thoughts and good wishes. I live 30 miles west of Boston MA, am building a house out in the woods this spring. Hopefully no more bad storms out your way, but if it happens, reach out to local sportsmens clubs for help. I'm on the board of a local club, not a hunter myself but I do many other things with the club. We sportsmen (women)try to help anyone in need in the community, clear downed wood, make things safer,many clubs also have Boy Scouts involved who are looking to do community service. We had an EF3 tornado in Sturbridge/Brimfield MA in 2011 that was horrendous, Brimfield MA has 3 world famous antiques shows a year. Enjoyed your post, you sound like an amazing daughter and awesome person. I am on Pinterest as Maryanne L email is Tigerlane1@msn.com. take care
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