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"The Big Crash"

June 30th, 1998 is a day I'll never forget.  While at home doing paperwork in my shack / office, both of our dogs started barking in a panic from the kitchen.  When I got to the top of the stairs and looked out the widow, there was so much green vegetation flying by, I almost didn't notice the trees leaning temporily at 45 degrees, and not swaying back and forth like in a normal windstorm.  The howling winds outside were making the house creak.  As I headed for the basement with the dogs, I thought for sure it was a tornado.  As I looked out the basement I could tell that we were getting hit hard, and lots of trees were starting to topple over.  Because of the debris flying by, I could just barely make out the 170' tower just 200' away from the house.  I could tell it was still standing, then there was a flash, and all I could see was up to 100', then a second later it was gone!

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