With all of the humidity yesterday we weren't surprised last night when the storm warnings started to sound on our phones. We weren't quite expecting the tornado warning, but thankfully we were able to take shelter under Brett's stairs and Meg in her laundry room quickly. The evening was clear while we were at dinner, but soon afterward the skies opened up and the strong storms began. Around 11:00 p.m Meg started sending us videos of her friend who was working at Hartzles. The entire area along Kirkwood where we had walked four hours earlier was completely flooded. There was even a car floating along the street. We couldn't believe the images.
We woke up this morning to find a tree outside Brett's apartment down in the road and a branch blocking the McDonald's drive-thru. Doug and Cameron had tee times for this morning, but Cascades never opened up today. Doug called every course in the area and all of them were closed due to storms. We decided to drive toward Kirkwood and around IU to see what the damage was. The water had subsided, but there were a lot of branches down and debris all over the area. We were going to take a walk, but the rain started again. We thought about bowling, but Classic Lanes wasn't open yet. Fortunately, Germany was playing Portugal at noon, so we went back to Brett's to watch that instead. It was actually a very entertaining game. The rain did stop around 1 p.m. and Doug and I were able to take a walk at halftime. We saw five dead birds on the sidewalks. We believed that the wind was so strong last night that it knocked them out of their nests.
Once Meg got off work at Bell Trace, we headed to Oliver Winery for lunch. They were open, but it was a little chaotic as the hill area was closed due to the storms. Therefore the only seating was on the patio and there were large groups arriving for a wine flight tasting. We decided to buy some food and wine and sit near the rocks on their benches. It wasn't the same experience, but it worked. After we ate, we went to Elletsville to play miniature golf. It was still very challenging, but at least it had been updated. We stopped at Walmart afterward to pick up a few items for Meg and Brett. I then helped Meg hang up the rest of her hanging clothes.
Brett arrived from work around 6:45. We met at his apartment to celebrate Father's Day with Doug. He appreciate his new bright yellow IU shirt, Ticket to Ride France, and Jack Daniels. He wanted to do dinner on Kirkwood again which gave us a chance to access all of the storm damage. There were several restaurants closed due to flooding and Tracks, the shop we had visited yesterday, was being cleaned out. I was sad to see all of the ruined vinyl being brought out. We had appetizers at Fat Dan's. It has become one of our favorite restaurants on the street. Afterward we stopped at Buffalouies for some wings and mozzarella sticks. We hadn't been there in quite some time and enjoyed the picnic tables on the sidewalk. Meg went back to her apartment after dinner to finish unpacking while the rest of us tried out Doug's new game. It was different than any of the other Ticket to Rides that we owned and we enjoyed the challenge. It was close, but Doug ended up beating us all which was fitting as it was his Father's Day gift.
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