Tornado sirens twice today

[CowboyTodd41 134]

It happens when you live in Kansas, although it would have been cool to actually have seen one of 'em. Oh well, screwed again.

[SDirickson 0]

Dude, one went down the street in front of my house back in '92. Only broke a couple windows, but down the street we had chimneys torn out and roofs demolished.

 

Tornados scare the bejeezus out of me.

 

They are kinda cool though, just from far away.

[CowboyTodd41 134]

That freakin rocks dude!

[SDirickson 0]

Not when the window at which your mom was standing not even 15 seconds ago got completely shattered, with glass shards everywhere. That was the scarriest part.

 

I mean, I'll agree that they are a neat phenomenon, but seriously, they are frightening as hell when you've got on bearing down.

[snapple2993 0]

Tornado's

 

You want cool, try Hurricanes. I havent had the misfortune of having to go through a major one (when Andrew was coming we left, but it struck around Miami... 150 miles south), but we stayed for Hurricane Erin (level 1) back in '95 or something, we lost a couple trees, a few neighbors had roof's with some major leaks in'em, but the really cool part was when the winds stopped, we had 4 ft of water just show up (it's not like those floods you guys get where you have a little warning, and you can sand bag your house in), my dad ran outa cigs, and milk, so he canoed a mile away through the streets to the nearest grocery store, while he was gone we hooked up some boogie boards to the back of our old 4X4 GMC Jimmy (back when that was a Tahoe), and wake boarded through the neighborhood, people with lower houses were pist becuase the wake was pushing up into their homes The next day all the water was gone, because Florida is made out of sand, and no amount of water stays for too long.

 

Note: Putting up plywood around windows is a BITCH!!! Oh and we have a screened in porch so that sucks bad.

 

Also a level 5 (they said it was a 4, so people wouldn't freak ) Cane was supposed to hit us a few years back (I think it was Floyd), we hauled ass up to Tally to stay with my sisters, thats after we boarded up (as if it helps)