Monday Funday--NOT!

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Monday (yesterday...hey it is not midnight here yet tonight!!) was my day to work at the boutique. I swapped a few Wednesdays for a change of pace and to help balance the act with the antique store. However, I'll be moving out of there soon, that that isn't a factor anymore. I had a pretty busy day for a Monday!! I had steady customers all afternoon. By the time I had closed and did some labeling and put up some of my new stock, it had already started raining. I knew rain was in the forecast, but the weather turned bad with extreme thunderstorm warnings with winds up to 80mph and quarter size hail. The system was moving eastward and I had to go a little ways west and then north so I hoped to get out of the rain at some part. I had to stop for gas and at that point the rain was very hard. I sat for a little while because lighting was very bad. I got on the road after about 10 minutes and managed to make it home safely. I drove slow because you couldn't see the road in front of you at times. I passed a truck in the ditch. He missed the entrance to the parking lot. Electricity was out in some areas, so red lights were out giving more confusion to some drivers. I ran over a tree limb on one road. It was broken into pieces but was raining hard at that point and I didn't see it unitl I felt it! On the highway going north a trash can blew in between my car and the car in front of me. It hit my car. I don't think it did any damage; I didn't notice any when I looked. It was a long drive home and I do not want to drive in any more stores for a long time. One of my daughters who lives in West Baton Rouge parish is still without electricity. A tornado touched down close to them and power lines are down all around her. I hope they get all of that fixed in the next day or two! I am sure the kids are all rejoicing as school has been called off until it is restored. How was your Monday? Photo Credit: Pixabay, Public Domain