an f3 tornado went through about 8 miles from my house on wednesday.
it was storming like crazy, windy, black, etc but i just got up,
closed the window, and got back in bed with the dogs. i don't think
the poodle even woke up.
now i'm all spooked that it could have hit my house and i would have
been totally caught off-guard and all my critters would have gotten
killed or maimed or sucked up and swept away.
tornados don't *happen* here, especially not legitimate ones. every
once in awhile we get a little f1 or something, but this was a real
and lethal tornado.
scary weather.
---
blogging for pit bull rescue
project-blog july 24, 2004.
http://shattering.org
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16 Jul 2004 11:43:06 AM |
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"elegy" <elegy@shattering.org> wrote in message
news:nveff01kakesacao006h4r9tjbvjbd9pov@4ax.com...
an f3 tornado went through about 8 miles from my house on wednesday.
it was storming like crazy, windy, black, etc but i just got up,
closed the window, and got back in bed with the dogs. i don't think
the poodle even woke up.
now i'm all spooked that it could have hit my house and i would have
been totally caught off-guard and all my critters would have gotten
killed or maimed or sucked up and swept away.
tornados don't *happen* here, especially not legitimate ones. every
once in awhile we get a little f1 or something, but this was a real
and lethal tornado.
scary weather.
As you say, they don't happen there.
You can only prepare for what is likely. I am sure (well reasonably
presuaded) that if you contact your county agriculture agent he could tell
you the incidence of various disasters-- where the 5,10,20,100 year floods
are, how often an F3, how often a typhoon, how often a week-long interuption
of routine civil services, how often a fire-storm, etc. You cannot prepare
for every disaster. You can only decide what level of disaster you want to
cope with.
You almost have to accept the level of preparedness that your community
establishes. When I lived in Oklahoma tornados were an every week kind of
thing sometimes. I kept dogfood in the bathroom, and the sirens were
everywhere and would wake most people up if there were a touchdown. Here
(DC area), not so much. No dogfood in the bathroom because I know we won't
be there if a tornado blows through at night. I don't keep my animals in
the basement at night when I am on the upper floor. I do keep them in the
interior when I go inside during a tornado warning.
One other thing. I don't know if it has to do with being in a certain area
or what but dogs seem to know when there is trouble coming. In the three
years I have lived in my current house we have had two tornados come through
the area. One came over and the system passed over our house and touched
down on a track past here. The dogs were very scared during the same time
that our weather guy was telling us to hide. The other passed very close
north on an eastward track. The weather guy was saying to hide, but the
dogs were calm. The second one never passed over our house.
--
E Sempre l'Ora
--
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| User: "% surfs@uniserve" |
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16 Jul 2004 12:00:39 PM |
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"Hap Arnold" <hap.arnold@cox.net> wrote in message
news:xGTJc.593$Qv4.103@lakeread03...
"elegy" <elegy@shattering.org> wrote in message
news:nveff01kakesacao006h4r9tjbvjbd9pov@4ax.com...
an f3 tornado went through about 8 miles from my house on wednesday.
it was storming like crazy, windy, black, etc but i just got up,
closed the window, and got back in bed with the dogs. i don't think
the poodle even woke up.
now i'm all spooked that it could have hit my house and i would have
been totally caught off-guard and all my critters would have gotten
killed or maimed or sucked up and swept away.
tornados don't *happen* here, especially not legitimate ones. every
once in awhile we get a little f1 or something, but this was a real
and lethal tornado.
scary weather.
As you say, they don't happen there.
You can only prepare for what is likely. I am sure (well reasonably
presuaded) that if you contact your county agriculture agent he could tell
you the incidence of various disasters-- where the 5,10,20,100 year floods
are, how often an F3, how often a typhoon, how often a week-long
interuption
of routine civil services, how often a fire-storm, etc. You cannot
prepare
for every disaster. You can only decide what level of disaster you want
to
cope with.
You almost have to accept the level of preparedness that your community
establishes. When I lived in Oklahoma tornados were an every week kind of
thing sometimes. I kept dogfood in the bathroom, and the sirens were
everywhere and would wake most people up if there were a touchdown. Here
(DC area), not so much. No dogfood in the bathroom because I know we
won't
be there if a tornado blows through at night. I don't keep my animals in
the basement at night when I am on the upper floor. I do keep them in the
interior when I go inside during a tornado warning.
One other thing. I don't know if it has to do with being in a certain
area
or what but dogs seem to know when there is trouble coming. In the three
years I have lived in my current house we have had two tornados come
through
the area. One came over and the system passed over our house and touched
down on a track past here. The dogs were very scared during the same time
that our weather guy was telling us to hide. The other passed very close
north on an eastward track. The weather guy was saying to hide, but the
dogs were calm. The second one never passed over our house.
--
E Sempre l'Ora
--
not only dogs , all kinds of animals can predict weather long before
humans can
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| User: "Hap Arnold" |
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16 Jul 2004 04:10:17 PM |
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"%" <surfs@uniserve> wrote in message
news:10fg2esd2snhfd7@corp.supernews.com...
"Hap Arnold" <hap.arnold@cox.net> wrote in message
news:xGTJc.593$Qv4.103@lakeread03...
"elegy" <elegy@shattering.org> wrote in message
news:nveff01kakesacao006h4r9tjbvjbd9pov@4ax.com...
an f3 tornado went through about 8 miles from my house on wednesday.
it was storming like crazy, windy, black, etc but i just got up,
closed the window, and got back in bed with the dogs. i don't think
the poodle even woke up.
now i'm all spooked that it could have hit my house and i would have
been totally caught off-guard and all my critters would have gotten
killed or maimed or sucked up and swept away.
tornados don't *happen* here, especially not legitimate ones. every
once in awhile we get a little f1 or something, but this was a real
and lethal tornado.
scary weather.
As you say, they don't happen there.
You can only prepare for what is likely. I am sure (well reasonably
presuaded) that if you contact your county agriculture agent he could
tell
you the incidence of various disasters-- where the 5,10,20,100 year
floods
are, how often an F3, how often a typhoon, how often a week-long
interuption
of routine civil services, how often a fire-storm, etc. You cannot
prepare
for every disaster. You can only decide what level of disaster you want
to
cope with.
You almost have to accept the level of preparedness that your community
establishes. When I lived in Oklahoma tornados were an every week kind
of
thing sometimes. I kept dogfood in the bathroom, and the sirens were
everywhere and would wake most people up if there were a touchdown.
Here
(DC area), not so much. No dogfood in the bathroom because I know we
won't
be there if a tornado blows through at night. I don't keep my animals
in
the basement at night when I am on the upper floor. I do keep them in
the
interior when I go inside during a tornado warning.
One other thing. I don't know if it has to do with being in a certain
area
or what but dogs seem to know when there is trouble coming. In the
three
years I have lived in my current house we have had two tornados come
through
the area. One came over and the system passed over our house and
touched
down on a track past here. The dogs were very scared during the same
time
that our weather guy was telling us to hide. The other passed very
close
north on an eastward track. The weather guy was saying to hide, but the
dogs were calm. The second one never passed over our house.
--
E Sempre l'Ora
--
not only dogs , all kinds of animals can predict weather long before
humans can
The TV station in Pixley uses a pig if I remember correctly..... Arnold
Ziffle. I hear his 7day outlook is a bit wild sometimes.
--
E Sempre l'Ora
--
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| User: "% surfs@uniserve" |
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16 Jul 2004 04:29:50 PM |
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"Hap Arnold" <hap.arnold@cox.net> wrote in message
news:2BXJc.601$Qv4.278@lakeread03...
"%" <surfs@uniserve> wrote in message
news:10fg2esd2snhfd7@corp.supernews.com...
"Hap Arnold" <hap.arnold@cox.net> wrote in message
news:xGTJc.593$Qv4.103@lakeread03...
"elegy" <elegy@shattering.org> wrote in message
news:nveff01kakesacao006h4r9tjbvjbd9pov@4ax.com...
an f3 tornado went through about 8 miles from my house on wednesday.
it was storming like crazy, windy, black, etc but i just got up,
closed the window, and got back in bed with the dogs. i don't think
the poodle even woke up.
now i'm all spooked that it could have hit my house and i would have
been totally caught off-guard and all my critters would have gotten
killed or maimed or sucked up and swept away.
tornados don't *happen* here, especially not legitimate ones. every
once in awhile we get a little f1 or something, but this was a real
and lethal tornado.
scary weather.
As you say, they don't happen there.
You can only prepare for what is likely. I am sure (well reasonably
presuaded) that if you contact your county agriculture agent he could
tell
you the incidence of various disasters-- where the 5,10,20,100 year
floods
are, how often an F3, how often a typhoon, how often a week-long
interuption
of routine civil services, how often a fire-storm, etc. You cannot
prepare
for every disaster. You can only decide what level of disaster you
want
to
cope with.
You almost have to accept the level of preparedness that your
community
establishes. When I lived in Oklahoma tornados were an every week
kind
of
thing sometimes. I kept dogfood in the bathroom, and the sirens were
everywhere and would wake most people up if there were a touchdown.
Here
(DC area), not so much. No dogfood in the bathroom because I know we
won't
be there if a tornado blows through at night. I don't keep my animals
in
the basement at night when I am on the upper floor. I do keep them in
the
interior when I go inside during a tornado warning.
One other thing. I don't know if it has to do with being in a certain
area
or what but dogs seem to know when there is trouble coming. In the
three
years I have lived in my current house we have had two tornados come
through
the area. One came over and the system passed over our house and
touched
down on a track past here. The dogs were very scared during the same
time
that our weather guy was telling us to hide. The other passed very
close
north on an eastward track. The weather guy was saying to hide, but
the
dogs were calm. The second one never passed over our house.
--
E Sempre l'Ora
--
not only dogs , all kinds of animals can predict weather long before
humans can
The TV station in Pixley uses a pig if I remember correctly..... Arnold
Ziffle. I hear his 7day outlook is a bit wild sometimes.
--
E Sempre l'Ora
--
yea and then there was aunt mildreds trick knee
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| User: "wombn" |
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16 Jul 2004 04:18:07 PM |
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On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 07:31:51 -0400, elegy <elegy@shattering.org>
wrote:
an f3 tornado went through about 8 miles from my house on wednesday.
it was storming like crazy, windy, black, etc but i just got up,
closed the window, and got back in bed with the dogs. i don't think
the poodle even woke up.
now i'm all spooked that it could have hit my house and i would have
been totally caught off-guard and all my critters would have gotten
killed or maimed or sucked up and swept away.
tornados don't *happen* here, especially not legitimate ones. every
once in awhile we get a little f1 or something, but this was a real
and lethal tornado.
scary weather.
yikes!
Sacramento Valley isn't supposed to have them either, but I know there
was one that demolished a barn behind a friend's house and last year
we had a tornado watch. very freaky.
--
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And yet, somehow, I'm considered far right wing...
http://www.digitalronin.f2s.com/politicalcompass/questionnaire.pl?page=printable_graph&X=2.75&Y=0.46
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| User: "" |
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16 Jul 2004 06:12:36 PM |
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On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 21:18:07 GMT, wombn
<wombnhearmeroar@comcast.net> wrote:
<(((*> Sacramento Valley isn't supposed to have them either, but I know there
<(((*> was one that demolished a barn behind a friend's house and last year
<(((*> we had a tornado watch. very freaky.
In past decades they've been virtually nonexistant in the Ottawa
Valley, upriver from Montreal. But a few years ago there was a
tornado that worked its way through a small town "up the Valley",
damaged a house just across the street from my brother's home.
Much too close for comfort.
Tara J. Ballance
Montreal, Canada
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| User: "Whiskers" |
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17 Jul 2004 06:16:41 AM |
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On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 07:31:51 -0400, elegy <elegy@shattering.org> wrote:
snip
scary weather.
Big weather is one of the things I'm glad we don't get much of on this
little island.
--
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-- Whiskers
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| User: "Whateverafter" |
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17 Jul 2004 10:11:24 AM |
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Subject: Re: F3
From: Whiskers
Date: 7/17/2004 5:16 AM Central America Standard Time
Message-id: <pan.2004.07.17.11.16.41.826429@ID-107770.user.uni-berlin.de>
On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 07:31:51 -0400, elegy <elegy@shattering.org> wrote:
snip
scary weather.
Big weather is one of the things I'm glad we don't get much of on this
little island.
--
-- ^^^^^^^^^^
-- Whiskers
-- ~~~~~~~~~~
You like on an island? What area of the earth, if you don't mind?
When I was in high school, it was hit by a very large tornado, right on.
There were all the school buses in the parking lot with the little kids in
them, waiting to pick up the high school kids. Many of them were overturned,
and the school was very damaged. We had 18 kids killed, we put them in the
gym, a temporary morgue. It was really horrible. My friend came in carrying a
little five year old boy, who was very limp, saying "What do I do, what do I
do?!" But the little boy was dead. The look on ppl's faces! It's something
you never forget.
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| User: "" |
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18 Jul 2004 10:49:09 AM |
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I must be invisible.
**********************************8
"An answer, when mild, turns away rage, but a word causing pain
makes anger to come up." Proverbs 15:1.
"A calm heart is the life of the fleshly organism, but jealousy is
rottenness to the bones." Proverbs 14:30
"Happy are the mild-tempered ones,
since they will inherit the earth." _Matt. 5:5
http://community.webtv.net/Thirsting/Thoughts
http://community.webtv.net/Thirsting/EtchedinStone
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| User: "Whiskers" |
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18 Jul 2004 11:22:48 AM |
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On Sat, 17 Jul 2004 15:11:24 +0000, (Whateverafter)
wrote:
snip
You like on an island? What area of the earth, if you don't mind?
This royal throne of kings, this sceptred isle,
This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars,
This other Eden, demi-paradise,
This fortress built by Nature for herself
Against infection and the hand of war,
This happy breed of men, this little world,
This precious stone set in the silver sea,
Which serves it in the office of a wall
Or as a moat defensive to a house,
Against the envy of less happier lands,
This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England.
King Richard II. Act ii. Sc. 1.
(That Will Shackspere has a way with words; of course, he's mistaken -
the sea is a highway more than a moat).
When I was in high school, it was hit by a very large tornado, right on.
There were all the school buses in the parking lot with the little kids in
them, waiting to pick up the high school kids. Many of them were
overturned, and the school was very damaged. We had 18 kids killed, we
put them in the gym, a temporary morgue. It was really horrible. My
friend came in carrying a little five year old boy, who was very limp,
saying "What do I do, what do I do?!" But the little boy was dead. The
look on ppl's faces! It's something you never forget.
I can imagine; some fast growing-up that day. :(((
--
-- ^^^^^^^^^^
-- Whiskers
-- ~~~~~~~~~~
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| User: "Whateverafter" |
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18 Jul 2004 04:20:16 PM |
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Subject: Re: F3
From: Whiskers
Date: 7/18/2004 10:22 AM Central America Standard Time
Message-id: <pan.2004.07.18.16.22.41.902629@ID-107770.user.uni-berlin.de>
On Sat, 17 Jul 2004 15:11:24 +0000, (Whateverafter)
wrote:
snip
You like on an island? What area of the earth, if you don't mind?
This royal throne of kings, this sceptred isle,
This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars,
This other Eden, demi-paradise,
This fortress built by Nature for herself
Against infection and the hand of war,
This happy breed of men, this little world,
This precious stone set in the silver sea,
Which serves it in the office of a wall
Or as a moat defensive to a house,
Against the envy of less happier lands,
This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England.
King Richard II. Act ii. Sc. 1.
(That Will Shackspere has a way with words; of course, he's mistaken -
the sea is a highway more than a moat).
'That' island! A rather larger one, do you live anywhere by the sea? I love
the sea, who doesn't, but it is like looking into eternity.
When I was in high school, it was hit by a very large tornado, right on.
There were all the school buses in the parking lot with the little kids in
them, waiting to pick up the high school kids. Many of them were
overturned, and the school was very damaged. We had 18 kids killed, we
put them in the gym, a temporary morgue. It was really horrible. My
friend came in carrying a little five year old boy, who was very limp,
saying "What do I do, what do I do?!" But the little boy was dead. The
look on ppl's faces! It's something you never forget.
I can imagine; some fast growing-up that day. :(((
Yes, it was a surreal experience. like it was all in slow motion and not
real; I suppose that is what all tragedies are like as one is going through
them. I was kind of pretty grown up already, in my heart.
Later in life, I became friends with a lady whose brother was killed there,
and he was five at the time. Who knows, that could have been him. But I never
spoke to her about seeing this boy, or anything about it. Thanks for
responding!
--
-- ^^^^^^^^^^
-- Whiskers
-- ~~~~~~~~~~
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| User: "Whiskers" |
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18 Jul 2004 06:18:15 PM |
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On Sun, 18 Jul 2004 21:20:16 +0000, (Whateverafter)
wrote:
snip
'That' island! A rather larger one, do you live anywhere by the sea? I
love the sea, who doesn't, but it is like looking into eternity.
I'm in London, which isn't on the coast, but no-where is more than a
day-trip from the sea. I would prefer to be on the coast, somewhere in
Cornwall or Devon (where I grew up). The sea and the stars /are/ eternity.
--
-- ^^^^^^^^^^
-- Whiskers
-- ~~~~~~~~~~
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| User: "Whateverafter" |
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18 Jul 2004 10:15:25 PM |
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Subject: Re: F3
From: Whiskers
Date: 7/18/2004 5:18 PM Central America Standard Time
Message-id: <pan.2004.07.18.23.18.08.596444@ID-107770.user.uni-berlin.de>
On Sun, 18 Jul 2004 21:20:16 +0000, (Whateverafter)
wrote:
snip
'That' island! A rather larger one, do you live anywhere by the sea? I
love the sea, who doesn't, but it is like looking into eternity.
I'm in London, which isn't on the coast, but no-where is more than a
day-trip from the sea. I would prefer to be on the coast, somewhere in
Cornwall or Devon (where I grew up). The sea and the stars /are/ eternity.
Oh yes!! My favorite thing is to sit under the stars with a campfire going,
and to lie out in my sleepingbag just listening
--
-- ^^^^^^^^^^
-- Whiskers
-- ~~~~~~~~~~
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| User: "Whiskers" |
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19 Jul 2004 10:57:51 AM |
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On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 03:15:25 +0000, (Whateverafter)
wrote:
Subject: Re: F3
From: Whiskers Date: 7/18/2004 5:18 PM Central
America Standard Time Message-id:
<pan.2004.07.18.23.18.08.596444@ID-107770.user.uni-berlin.de>
snip
The sea and the stars /are/ eternity.
Oh yes!! My favorite thing is to sit under the stars with a campfire
going, and to lie out in my sleepingbag just listening
Don't try that in London ;))
--
-- ^^^^^^^^^^
-- Whiskers
-- ~~~~~~~~~~
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| User: "Alan Harding" |
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17 Jul 2004 05:25:38 PM |
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In message
<pan.2004.07.17.11.16.41.826429@ID-107770.user.uni-berlin.de>, Whiskers
<catwheezel@operamail.com> writes
On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 07:31:51 -0400, elegy <elegy@shattering.org> wrote:
snip
scary weather.
Big weather is one of the things I'm glad we don't get much of on this
little island.
It's Europe's biggest island, so we should get Europe's biggest weather,
shouldn't we?
--
The opinions given above may be mine. They might also
just be what I feel like saying right now, okay?
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| User: "% surfs@uniserve" |
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| Title: Re: F3 |
18 Jul 2004 01:18:16 AM |
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"Alan Harding" <Alan@harding.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:HwUm6kEida+AFwJF@harding.demon.co.uk...
In message
<pan.2004.07.17.11.16.41.826429@ID-107770.user.uni-berlin.de>, Whiskers
<catwheezel@operamail.com> writes
On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 07:31:51 -0400, elegy <elegy@shattering.org> wrote:
snip
scary weather.
Big weather is one of the things I'm glad we don't get much of on this
little island.
It's Europe's biggest island, so we should get Europe's biggest weather,
shouldn't we?
--
The opinions given above may be mine. They might also
just be what I feel like saying right now, okay?
before the movie called , " Twister " I don't seem to recall ,
anyone ever mentioning tornado's or funnel clouds ,
but when the popularity of that movie died down ,
everyone was having an , " F " something ,
and none of then were ever lower than an , ' F 3 " ,
I say , " F " that
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| User: "Whiskers" |
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18 Jul 2004 11:24:01 AM |
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On Sat, 17 Jul 2004 23:25:38 +0100, Alan Harding
<Alan@harding.demon.co.uk> wrote:
In message
<pan.2004.07.17.11.16.41.826429@ID-107770.user.uni-berlin.de>, Whiskers
<catwheezel@operamail.com> writes
On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 07:31:51 -0400, elegy <elegy@shattering.org> wrote:
snip
scary weather.
Big weather is one of the things I'm glad we don't get much of on this
little island.
It's Europe's biggest island, so we should get Europe's biggest weather,
shouldn't we?
Just as long as it isn't continental weather.
--
-- ^^^^^^^^^^
-- Whiskers
-- ~~~~~~~~~~
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| User: "Lisa" |
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16 Jul 2004 08:03:56 AM |
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WHOA!
Where is "here" anyway?
"elegy" <elegy@shattering.org> wrote in message
news:nveff01kakesacao006h4r9tjbvjbd9pov@4ax.com...
an f3 tornado went through about 8 miles from my house on wednesday.
it was storming like crazy, windy, black, etc but i just got up,
closed the window, and got back in bed with the dogs. i don't think
the poodle even woke up.
now i'm all spooked that it could have hit my house and i would have
been totally caught off-guard and all my critters would have gotten
killed or maimed or sucked up and swept away.
tornados don't *happen* here, especially not legitimate ones. every
once in awhile we get a little f1 or something, but this was a real
and lethal tornado.
scary weather.
---
blogging for pit bull rescue
project-blog july 24, 2004.
http://shattering.org
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