Calm to Chaos - Moments Before Derecho Storm 8/10/20 - Ankeny, Iowa
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Published 2020-08-14
Frequently asked questions -
Q. Why did you leave the trashcan out?
A. It was garbage day. My neighborhood has 2 different trash collection services so we all have different pickup days. Also, I was out of town when this happened but had I been home, I typically head for cover when I hear sirens instead of worrying about where my trash is :) The trash can is recovering but still performing well.
Q. Why is there a bus driving down the street??
A. This was a few weeks before school started so the busses were timing pickup/drop off times to know when to tell kids to be at the various stops.
Q. Why does the sidewalk end at your house?
A. I live next to an empty lot that no one seems too anxious to build a new home on so I guess the city decided it wasn't necessary? People just walk through the grass to get to the next section.
Q. Did the sunflowers survive?
A. Yes! The 2 you see by the driveway grew to over 12 feet tall. My office faces the window so I got to many people in the neighborhood stop to take photos with them.
'That's not a storm you should see what happened in X' - I get it, I realize my town didn't get hit nearly as hard as some. I was without power for less than 24 hours, others were without for weeks. I had no real damage even through it does look pretty bad.
'What a waste of time' 'There goes 10 minutes I'll never get back' - No one forced you to watch but thanks for taking time to comment!
All Comments (21)
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I don’t think I’ve ever been so focused on a garbage can in my life lol!
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It doesn't seem anyone else noticed this...always trust your senses. When the birds stop chirping you know sh**s about to go down.
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Perhaps the most chilling part of this is when the sounds of nature stop. Not the siren, but the silence from the birds and insects.
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Plants: aaaaaaa help Trash can: hehe wind go brrrr
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tip in life : be as strong and bold as that garbage can
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The city decided to end the sidewalk program at your house?
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It's so eerie that after the sirens stop, you can tell many the birds have started to move away even after they're no longer blaring. They didn't just go quiet - they started getting *distant*.
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Them : rooting for the trashcan Me : that one little white flower in the middle right is tough AF
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After scanning the comments, I’m happy to know I wasn’t the only one rooting for that trash can! 😁😂
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Tornado sirens are one of the scariest sounds. I grew up in Dixie Alley and lived through the Tuscaloosa tornado in 2011. When you hear that sound, you know something bad is coming.
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That bin is impressive. It just SAT there without moving for so long. Even when it's down it just refuses to budge! That's a bin with balls!
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This would be a great ad campaign to sell this particular trash can 😂
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The most Iowa thing about this..... School bus driving down like no big deal
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Nothing makes my blood run cold like a tornado siren
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That garbage can was like "uhhh.....guys.....it's kinda windy....." Two minutes later "GUYS HELP ME UP! I CAN'T GET UP!"
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My anxiety for the trashcan 💯 and then my anxiety seeing the school bus 1000%. 🤣🤣
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RIP Trash can! Was anyone else waiting to see at what time the Trash can would die. That was one tough trash can...Time of death...6:01
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Everyone: Woo! Go trashcan! Mailbox: am i a joke to you?
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Ms frizzle saying seatbelts everyone we are going into the 🌪️ when you see the magic school bus
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I am from Ohio and Tennessee I have been through a double Tornado.... You feel. it before it happens, at least I do... the pressure drops, then suddenly no sound everything stops and then.... it hits..... I will never forget my experience 4 girls out for a dance in the country... we saw the funnels two one on one side then another.... we started out in Clyde Ohio and ended up on Castalia! Trees and electric wires came down in back of our car... you cannot out run them they turn... alive to tell the story!!! ❤️
