The demise of the hopstrocity...

[quickerNu]

It has survived 2 60mph+ storms, but not the tornado last night. Had a tornado touch down about a 1/4 mile away from the house. Lost a chunk of the roof, all of my lawn furniture and my trash can. A block away, homes were destroyed, so I can't *****. Spent an hour huddled with SWMBO and the kids huddled in the hallway this morning. Hopefully I can unwrap the bines from the lattice and come up with a new solution- quicklike! Here's what it used to be-

Damage pics to come.

 

[WillPall]

Very sorry to hear that, poor bines. This season has been crazy for tornadoes. I think Alabama has gotten lucky though. Normally we get hit pretty bad, but it seems like all the major storms have skipped right over our state.

 

[CEMaine]

Hops grow back, family does not..

 

[niquejim]

Hops grow back, family does not..

Lived through hurricanes Andrew and Charlie and you're right family matters

 

[southern brewer]

I lived through Katrina. Was very fortunate to take only minimal damage and to loose no one.

 

[gwood]

Wow. I'm just glad to hear everybody is OK.

 

[quickerNu]

Here's a pic of what happened to the trellis. Didn't need to pull any bines out- they broke off. Oh well. Everybody around here is fine, no major injuries, and the schools were shut down all day.

 

[AGBrewer]

Damn, Glad to hear everyones ok.

 

[zoebisch01]

Tornadoes are scary. I have never been in one, thankfully. But there is just something awe inspiring and frightening about a Tornado in particular. Glad to hear you and the family are A-OK.