| Author | Message | ||
     Heyjoe Message Board Member Username: Heyjoe Post Number: 2493 Registered: 02-2009  |
Ive noticed some of our board members from Alabama, Georgia, Indiana and kentucky havent been on the past few days. hope they are all doing ok. | ||
| Backporch22 Message Board Member Username: Backporch22 Post Number: 384 Registered: 02-2009 |
MADE IT. TORNADOE MISSED ME BY A MILE. NO, REALLY ONE MILE. MAN AM I LUCKY OR THE MAN WAS TAKING CARE OF ME. | ||
| Heyjoe Message Board Member Username: Heyjoe Post Number: 2495 Registered: 02-2009 |
happy to hear you are ok. what state are you in? | ||
| Dinadan Message Board Member Username: Dinadan Post Number: 677 Registered: 11-2010  |
Lucky here too. I am close to the coast (Alabama) and the tornadoes have mostly been North of here. I cannot imagine how tough it must be for those who have had two tornadoes strike within a year. Here on the coast hurricanes Ivan and Katrina hitting a year apart were bad, but if you are above the storm surge level, nothing like as destructive as a tornado. | ||
| Heyjoe Message Board Member Username: Heyjoe Post Number: 2497 Registered: 02-2009 |
glad to hear it missed you also. | ||
| 22man Message Board Member Username: 22man Post Number: 392 Registered: 10-2011 |
It seems that those living in tornado prone areas would have a root cellar or shelter. I guess cost would be the main hindrance. If bad weather was coming at night then sleeping in the shelter or basement would be prudent. One news cast interviewed a guy whose house was hit, he just rebuilt from a tornado 10 months ago. He was about to remove the temporary trailer, but the tornado picked it up and slammed it into the house instead. I hate to hear the sad stories about kids and families killed and hurt. It's relieving to hear that in some towns that were destroyed that no one was hurt,,,,,guess they had and used their storm shelters. The south and east has hurricanes The north has blizzards The west has earthquakes The central states have tornadoes And everywhere has fires and drought It's good to plan for such things | ||
| Pogo Message Board Member Username: Pogo Post Number: 154 Registered: 11-2011  |
The west also has volcanoes... | ||
| 22man Message Board Member Username: 22man Post Number: 393 Registered: 10-2011 |
I'm not sure how you would plan for volcanoes,,,,other than to not live near one,,,,which includes the super volcano under Yellowstone. You can go underground for all the ones on my list except earthquakes,,,,but with volcanoes ya really wanna be hundreds of miles away.... | ||
| 22man Message Board Member Username: 22man Post Number: 398 Registered: 10-2011 |
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/03/05/sale-storm-shelters-on-rise-after-string-deadly-tornadoes/?test=latestnews Increase in storm shelter construction | ||
| Redhawk4 Message Board Member Username: Redhawk4 Post Number: 2855 Registered: 02-2009  |
There are certain types of disaster, where it seems it would be better to drive towards them, rather than away, to ensure a quick death, nuclear bombs and volcanoes may fall into this category - as you hear the 3 minute warning, watch out for that lunatic coming the other way it'll probably be me. | ||
| 22man Message Board Member Username: 22man Post Number: 399 Registered: 10-2011 |
Red hawk, that reminds me of woody harrelson in the '2012' movie.....he was a little 'off' but went quick,,,,right the edge of the yellowstone supervolcano. | ||
| Backporch22 Message Board Member Username: Backporch22 Post Number: 386 Registered: 02-2009 |
i AM IN TALLAPOOSA COUNTY, ALABAMA. ABOUT 25 MILES FROM AUBURN. | ||
| Pogo Message Board Member Username: Pogo Post Number: 155 Registered: 11-2011 |
@22Man, you want to live on the lee side of a volcano. If you catch my drift... | ||
| Satchel Message Board Member Username: Satchel Post Number: 133 Registered: 07-2011  |
In Arkansas most schools have tornado shelters so folks living near can go when directed. Storm shelters are expensive but nice to have, The number one thing for all households to have is a weather radio with the automatic alert. Most folks that are injured in a tornado are those that did not see it coming in time to prepare! Volcano preparations should include hotdogs and marshmellows |
