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Oct25

SOCS – alarm & Other Prompts

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SOCS – alarm  & Other Prompts

For Linda’s challenge:

The Friday Reminder and Prompt for #SoCS Oct. 25, 2025

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Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “alarm.” Use it as a noun, use it as a verb or an adverb or an adjective, use it any way you’d like. Enjoy!

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One Day … it was a gloomy October morning with the threat of a drizzly cold rain from the clouds. No cause for alarm. I love gray days better than bright sunny ones. Sunlight hurts my eyes, and burns my skin, and makes me sweat. Rain is perfect, whether hard driving or soft sprinkles, I like it all.

Since it was a Saturday Stream of Consciousness kind of day, I thought I’d do something different. I’d try to put several prompts I’d been working on all in one post. I don’t usually do that,  but lots of bloggers do. I’ve found out it is a little bit alarming to me, trying to gather them all up, move them over here, and try not to  mess it all up.

Oh before I did all that, I had another alarm story I was going to tell.  One Day years ago, we went to the post office to mail some packages. There was a long line of course. All of a sudden the fire alarm went off in the building. It was so loud and it would not shut off. It was a glitch or something because there was no fire. So we all just stayed in line, and stayed in line, because no one wanted to give up their place in line. But it was sooooo loud! Finally I think it was our turn at the counter and we did mail stuff, and left. I guess eventually they got that noise shut off. At least I hope so. Maybe it is still alarming people, you reckon?

So now I’ve got it mostly done, I’ll wait to see what happens. It might all go to hell in a hand basket!

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Tap Tap Tap

“Is Anybody There?”

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Inktober list # 25 = inferno

For Inktober # = inferno (I printed the word and it has all colors of flames surrounding it)

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For Gerry and Sue’s challenge:

One Day Weekly  Prompts

Weekly Prompts The One Day Prompt (18 )

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13 Days of Samhain =  Day # 5 – To Hell In A Hand basket & # 6 – Is Anybody There?

Hell In A Handbasket (I drew a brown basket with red flames in it)

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For Sammi’s challenge:

13 Days of Samhain (volume vi) – A Horror / Halloween Writing Prompt Challenge

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Thanks for visiting! Peace ☮️

© 2025 BS

Jun12

FOWC – Alarm

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FOWC – Alarm

For Fandango’s challenge:-

FOWC With Fandango — Alarm

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Last Thursday evening, June 5, 2025 we were very much alarmed!

Here’s what happened.

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From a local news article:

JUNE 5, 2025) At approximately 6:55pm, the National Weather Service included Lubbock, Texas in a Tornado Warning. This warning activated the Outdoor Warning System (OWS). This Tornado Warning also activated the Integrated Public Alert Warning System (IPAWS).

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They say now there were multiple tornadoes all around the area, and were getting close enough to our city to sound the alarm. I don’t think one actually hit inside the city, but the outlying areas saw some damage to trees and roofs, etc.

At home that night, we were monitoring the weather news on TV and radio. Then the tornado warning sirens went off and stayed on for it seemed forever. Normally when they test these sirens, we can barely hear them, but this night they were loud and clear, even over the sounds of the storm.

Plus, our TV was turned up about as loud as it could be done, and even then we could barely hear the announcers. The news people said they had their speakers turned up as loud as they could, too, and could hardly hear themselves, they said.

It was loud! So loud! The wind was howling, the hail was falling, and torrential rain was coming down. Sounded like a giant was stomping on our roof, while hail was being driven into our window panes. Luckily nothing got broke or damaged at our house.

During all this, my phone rang two different times with an automated alarm of a tornado warning.

I was concerned, but not all that scared. Which was strange being that I had been in the F5 tornado before and still have nightmare of it. This night I carried on with my making supper and then sat down to eat while watching weather coverage and hoping the roof wouldn’t cave in. My husband and a friend was out in the garage with the door open watching it all go on. After awhile it all calmed down as the storm finally left our area.

Since that night, we’ve had some more tornadoes around the area, but none as close as these were.

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© 2025 BS