AUCKLAND TORNADO - FURNITURE AT RISK

Please take care when reading this as there are some events described and pictured that sensitive readers may find disturbing.

No doubt you have heard about the mini-tornado that ripped through Auckland's waterfront area last night creating havoc and causing damage to people, vehicles, airplanes, boats, buildings and ....... furniture.

Auckland is dear to the hearts of New Zealanders up and down the country to the point where southerners have coined the acronym JAFAS to refer to the residents there. I'm reliably informed that JAFAS stands for JOLLY AUCKLAND FELLAS AND SHEILAS. That's nice and denotes the quaint way that those who live south of the Bombay Hills speak.

Last night our JAFAS had quite a scare when a tornado came to town.

The New Zealand Herald, as per usual provided exemplary coverage of this event and in the attached link you will see how they covered a cross section of events movingly and with pathos.

Please link to this *BUT BE WARNED* some of the damage is disturbing.

Stroll down through the report and see Sam Sword's photograph which is captioned:

"Furniture was knocked over after high winds blasted through Wynyard Quarter restaurants tonight."

 Photo / Sam Sword

AUCKLAND TORNADO - CHAIRS DAMAGED

Do you recognise anything in this photograph? 

Yes, this is reminiscent of the disturbing image of deck furniture knocked over at The Curmudgeon's residence after a violent storm. Remember that? 

The event still sends shivers down the spines of the various curmudgeons and the images on the NZ Herald website brought back frightening memories today.

It seems that fate (or Fate if Robert was reporting this) is out to get me. Did you notice the barstool in Sam Sword's photo in the NZ Herald report?

Well I did and it is identical to the barstools that we have in our kitchen. This kitchen has French doors that lead out to the deck, the actual deck WHERE THE DECK FURNITURE WAS BLOWN OVER IN A STORM!

Creepy.

I don't know about you but I'm locking my doors tonight.