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Thursday, August 20, 2009

Our Terrifying Experience

At about 10pm last night, this plane a, c-130, flew about 200 feet directly over our house.



As I lay in bed reading, I heard a rumble in the distance, then it grew louder and louder until the windows and the whole house were shaking. I sat up in bed paralyzed with fear. My mind was working but my body wouldn't. I kept wanting to run out of the room but all I could think was "this is it" "here we go" "at least the kids won't know what hit them". All I could think was that a plane was crashing into our home. A terrifying experience. Finally, when the room stood still and the sound was farther away, I ran out of the room nearly crashing into Paul who was running down the hall to our rooms.

Paul had been in the front yard, sizing up the sky for the Space Station that will be visible to us on Sept. 7. He had been looking directly across our street when he saw the lights of the plane heading right at him. The plane's wingspan went entirely across the TWO HOUSES AND YARDS across the street. He saw/felt all 4 propellors whiz by him. His first thought was that it was crashing into the house.

David woke up, (praying he said) but the others kids rustled around and went back to sleep. We were on the phone for half an hour talking to the police and the Dallesport Airport about what was happening. The police and the airport said they were being swamped with phone calls. We were told that we could call the Airforce to file an official complaint and assured that there would be no more take-offs that evening.

I was so full of adreneline that I was shaking and beyond crying. I walked laps around the house with David to try and shake it off. I have never felt such dread in my life.

Now it's all we could talk about today. What a memory this will make!

5 comments:

kelenac said...

WOW!! Incredible, frightening and miracle all in one very scary package. Thank GOD that you guys are all safe and that the pilot gained control over that plane!

I love you, Red!!

Cheesemakin' Mamma said...

How freaky! PTL that you are all safe.

Stacie, A Firefighter's Wife said...

Whoa! I'm glad I wasn't home for that one. It would have come right for us, too!

Betsy Hart said...

how scary is that?!

Bebee's Human said...

Whoa! I can hardly believe it! Rememer when the military had machine guns practiceing at the end of our street in the middle of the night? If there wasn't a good reason for that plane to fly that way, I hope those responsible are punished for it big time!! At least it wasn't a C-5 that sounds like alien space craft. Remember them? They buzzed us often during the first Iraqi war.

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