Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Not so quiet week on the homefront...

More attention than needed in my small corner of the world with buildings exploding, prisoners escaping, schools being locked down and human remains found in the bottom of a lake that we like to enjoy...

It started last week with the breaking news that two cars were pulled from Foss Lake just off the boat ramp at the marina.  Each car had three people in it when it sank to the bottom of the lake.  Missing persons from 40-60 YEARS ago are who the authorities believe perished there.  Incredible story and much needed closure for some families.  I wonder if they will take their sonar equipment to other lakes around the state.  This lake is about 33 miles from my house, and we have spent many hours on this body of water over the years.  See link:
Oklahoma Lake Bodies: Diver, trooper recount discovery

The next day, about 1.5 miles from my house, Danlin Industries' headquarters catches on fire and explodes and explodes and explodes.... for hours.  Danlin is a producer of various chemicals for the oilfield, and their chemical lab was right here in Thomas.  This was shocking news for the Floyd families and the employees.  I received a text at 9:20 pm from one of the family members saying, "Please pray- the main building for Danlin is on fire.  Doesn't look good."  What an ordeal.  A couple hours later we decided to drive about 1.5 miles straight west of our house and sit on a hill a mile south of the site.  We were worried about the wind shifting and trying to decide if we needed to make plans to be evacuated by the authorities.  Praise God that the wind stayed low and blowing away from our little town.  My heart breaks for this family as they struggle to sort this out and carry on.  Their tenacity encourages me.  "Floyds are tough."  They are working hard at juggling everything that's being throw at them right now.  Plans are to rebuild as soon as possible.  See link:
Huge blaze erupts at Oklahoma chemical plant

Then, today.  Today is the least impressive of the three incidents that round out my week, but another first for me.  Just before school let out today, our administration notified us that we were on lock down per Weatherford PD.  Apparently some inmates being transferred along I-40 escaped and their location was unknown as a door to door search was going on.  It was really pretty uneventful, but we complied and waited it out, which wasn't very long- maybe 30-40 minutes before we were released to go home.  I had planned to stop and do a bit of shopping in Weatherford on my way home but decided against it and went straight through town and home.  My school is 10 miles south of Weatherford and a couple west. See link:
Eight prisoners being transferred escape

Pretty exciting stuff in my sleepy little corner of the world.

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