SHE TALKED TO A FAMILY, WHOSE BACKYARD LOOKS VERY DIFFERENT FROM THIS TIME YESTERDAY. FIFTEEN YEARS OF CHILDHOOD MEMORIES GONE WITHIN SECONDS BEHIND ME IS WHAT USED TO BE THE PLAYSET FOR FOUR OF THE MCAULEY CHILDREN BUT AFTER LAST NIGHT–IT’S NOTHING MORE THAN A PILE OF DEBRIS “Here’s my favorite bit of the backyard…now there’s a tree on it” EIGHT YEAR OLD BRIDGET MCAULEY SAYS THIS PLAYSET HAS BEEN IN THE FAMILY ALL HER LIFE <> “How many times do you play on this thing?’ ‘Well, probably every time I go outside.” <> “it’s been there a while, but all of our kids have played on it.” EVEN AFTER FRIDAY NIGHT’S STORMS– <> “I was just in my room watching TV. And then I heard a big thunder, lightning and then a crack.” <> “I was scared we went to the bathtub to, like, hide.” WHEN SHE CAME OUTSIDE …