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Tornados!
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Cash is on the bar...it might be my last chance to buy.
I'm here at work in the dispatch center and the weather people are
going nuts claiming the world is coming to an end because of three
super-cells headed our way. (Kansas City area) Getting tennis-ball
sized hail, funnel clouds, rain, locusts, flies and frogs! Well, no
bugs or amphibians, but the rest is true. Looks like my city, Lenexa,
is in the path of one of 'em. Seriously though, it looks pretty
ominu...omminous...omioun...bad out there. Wish me luck.
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You live in the middle of "Tornado Alley". Why do you think it's called that?
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True, but that doesn't mean we can't freak out when a tornado comes.
Other than when the town wino gets carried away by fruit flies, that's
about the only excitement we get around here.
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I'll wish you a safe and happy move. To another part of the country. Oh, don't
pick the Gulf Coast.
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Heh. I work with a lady who moved here from southern California. When
she first came here she was kind of a "California snob," and made fun
of Kansas and the tornados. We were watching the news at work and about
half of CA was on fire, and the other half was washing away in
mudslides. I said, "Yep. I'd love to get away from the natural
disasters here in Kansas. Maybe I'll move to California where it's
always nice." She replied, "Good point," and hasn't said a word about
Kansas weather since.
Andy aka Big Stinkie SLOB#3
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Hurricanes, tornadoes, earth quakes... Most parts of the US have some
sort of disaster to deal with. Why trade one for another?
Les
(Dodgin' funnels for 40 years now)
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Hell, tornados are a social function in Tornado Alley. Ya get to know
your neighbors better as you stand out in the yard watching the sky
together. Sharing beers, telling stories, avoiding flying debris...all
the fun stuff.
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Yep, tornado parties. I grew up in Xenia, Ohio. For a while there we were in
the Guiness Book of World Records twice for tornados. 1. the largest and 2.
the most homes the have been hit more than once by a tornado.
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That'd be OK if your neighbors were worth knowing.
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Andy aka Big Stinkie SLOB#3
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If you see my daughter, son-in-law, and grandson flying by from
Olathe, say hi to them for me, would you?
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Harley content. Safety Tip. Don't ride during a storm producing tennis
ball size hail unless you are wearing a helmet. A very good helmet.
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New nickname for all the cages in your area: Dimples. Riding in pea
sized hail is painful. Tennis ball size is a definite seek shelter
ASAP situation.
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Andy aka Big Stinkie SLOB#3
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