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"As a first-time homebuyer, I was nervous about the entire process. Step by step, Joe made it easy and fun. His expertise in the Columbus real estate market is a tremendous asset. He is highly recommended!" - Nicolette Horan
"I wanted to say thank you again, so much, for all your hard work. I know that you really put a lot of time into this transaction and I really, really appreciate it. I'm so happy I got the house and it all worked out and I just wanted to say thanks again, you did a great job and i really appreciate it. I will put that on the survey when they send it to me.
If there is ever anything I can do for you, please don't hesitate to give me a call. I will refer every single person I know to you. I'm going to go get my dog and we're going to sit on the floor of our new house and have a glass of champaign. Thanks a lot Joe" -- Michael Mamp
The (almost) Columbus Tornado & do Tornados ever hit Urban Areas?
June 26th, 2008 categories: Columbus News
Last night we peeled our kids out of their beds to the accompaniment of tornado sirens going off around 11:30. Living as close to downtown Columbus as we do, I really don’t ever worry about tornados. It just seems like they’d never hit in such an urban environment.
Of course then I remembered the roof getting peeled off the Georgia Dome during the NCAA tournament this year in Downtown Atlanta and that about a year ago a tornado was reported to have touched down around Lane Avenue in Upper Arlington. It turns out, More than 100 tornadoes have struck downtown areas of large cities in recorded history. Many cities have been struck twice or more, and a few, including London, have been struck by violent tornadoes (F4 or stronger).
When I heard the sirens I checked the TV and sure enough, a funnel cloud was spotted just on the other side of town and was heading our way along with an unusual amount of lightening and rain. It was the real deal so we headed down to the basement and told the kids not to worry, that our house had been there 120 years and no lousy tornado was going to hurt it.
The tornado never materialized but I felt good we did the right thing and I felt good about the solid construction and structural integrity of my big brick home.
Jeremiah Arn
July 2nd, 2008
Totally relate to this, Joe. We pulled the kids into the basement too, and stayed until almost 2 am. They wouldn’t shut off the Minerva Park sirens - even though I called several times.
The next day, my 2 hour flight to the East coast turned into a 12-hour travel day/night. Once again, thanks to the weather!
Fun times….