And as I mentioned previously, I was told that if I wanted to see "crazy" I needed to go see the back parking lot. Sadly, this parking lot is where my van is parked.
The gentleman wasn't kidding. This was where the brunt of the tornado hit the apartment complex I live in.
This is the view out the window of where I exit the building to the back parking lot. You can see the light pole and tree off to the left. This is the area where I park my van. |
Now see what it looks like after they cut the tree away. It bent enough of that corner that I can't replace the windshield. |
This was my first view of the parking lot from the left of the doorway of the pictures above. The tree in the background to the left is what ate my van. |
A really good view of where the branch hit my van, breaking the passenger side window and pinching the top of the door into the frame. |
Great view of the now completely cracked windshield that I can't replace until I get the body straightened and repaired enough that one will set down in the valley and seal tightly. |
The view of a collapsed building on Union Street. I was standing about 20 feet to the left of my van to take this. The tornado went through that building. |
The light pole that used to be behind my van had decided to visit this Volvo and so did the tree. The damage was worse than what you can see in the picture and as you can imagine it's totaled. |
This skylight was ripped off the roof of the 2 story brick in the background. I live in the building to the left of it. The Saab was untouched. |
Saving the best for last. These guys are going to be busy for weeks as the tornado traveled quite a distance. |
So now I wait. I put in a claim to the insurance company but only had liability. This was to be my ride to Washington State and my Dad. Now I'm not sure what is going to happen.
*Edit: I will have to pay for the repairs to my van. Since it was a natural disaster and my van is operational the apartment manager said I don't have to get the repairs done right away. I was honest in telling her it's going to be at least months before I have the money to do that. It's not easy to save up money to cover emergencies when trying to live on disability.