tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010430045406553743.post7496132123698472639..comments2023-05-26T10:14:12.837-04:00Comments on Mindy Starns Clark: From Fiction to FactMindy Starns Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16268260292743257191noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010430045406553743.post-91167375303377736472015-12-16T14:18:32.497-05:002015-12-16T14:18:32.497-05:00Wow Melissa, thanks for sharing. We did dangerous ...Wow Melissa, thanks for sharing. We did dangerous things too. I can remember as a teenager when a hurricane was on its way, my friends and I put on roller skates and held up big sheets like sails to blow us down the road. Great fun but yikes. <br /><br />The biggest one I went through personally was Betsy, when I was about 5. I can remember the noise of it most of all. The next morning, we saw through the window that a tree had crushed our car in the driveway, but when we ran out to get a better look, my brother stepped right inside the curled loop of a water moccasin, resting on our front stoop. Ack! I was right behind him and saw it and screamed, so he took off running. He got away before it struck, thank goodness. After that, we were always super careful after big storms, just in case. Shiver.Mindy Starns Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16268260292743257191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010430045406553743.post-65831945679218759972015-12-08T19:51:31.467-05:002015-12-08T19:51:31.467-05:00I grew up in Hampton, VA, near the James River. So...I grew up in Hampton, VA, near the James River. So, we dealt with hurricanes. The odd thing is that when I was a young girl, we always got in the car to ride around and view the damage from the hurricanes. That was really dangerous. Thank the Lord we were safe. We knew not to drive through standing water. <br />Then, as an adult, I had breast cancer in 2005, and watched on the t.v. all of the sadness and devastation from Hurricane Katrina. We never experienced a hurricane like that one. So many lives changed forever.Melissa Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05180284059716992887noreply@blogger.com