Bah. Stupid tornados. Apparantly I'm supposed to hide in the closet.
This girl at school? She told me that gelatin is made from ground-up cow's feet and that every time you eat Jell-O there's some cow out there limping around without any feet. But I told her that I'm sure the cow is dead before they cut its feet off, right?
Dawn ,'Never Leave Me'
Natter 46: The FIGHTIN' 46
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
tommyrot - Sep 22, 2006 2:29:48 pm PDT #9731 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
§ ita § - Sep 22, 2006 2:32:02 pm PDT #9732 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Tell us when you come out, tommy.
Hmm. I was sure I'd get over that joke, but it's been years, and...nope.
I want to click on so many of these links, but not from work. I did check out this, and it's made me curious.
sumi - Sep 22, 2006 2:38:07 pm PDT #9733 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Well, we had sirens -- they came on, I went down to the basement. They stopped, I came back upstairs. They came on again, I went down to the basement and again. Until 5:30.
And when it was done? The sunniest brightest weather we'd had all day.
Apparently, there are even more severe storms coming later tonight.
ChiKat - Sep 22, 2006 2:45:35 pm PDT #9734 of 10001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
Chicagoistas:
- TORNADO WARNING FOR... CENTRAL COOK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS
- UNTIL 645 PM CDT
- AT 608 PM...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG ROTATION IN A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NEAR NEAR WESTERN SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
- THE TORNADO IS WILL BE NEAR... RIVERSIDE...BROOKFIELD...NORTH RIVERSIDE AND LYONS BY 615 PM BERWYN...CICERO...OAK PARK...STICKNEY AND FOREST VIEW BY 620 PM DOUGLAS PARK AND HUMBOLDT PARK BY 625 PM LINCOLN PARK AND DOWNTOWN CHICAGO BY 630 PM
GO TO THE BASEMENT AND SEEK SHELTER UNDER THE STAIRS OR UNDER A HEAVY PIECE OF FURNITURE. IN HIGH RISE BUILDINGS...MOVE TO INTERIOR CLOSETS...HALLWAYS...BATHROOMS OR STAIRWAYS. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
tommyrot - Sep 22, 2006 2:46:27 pm PDT #9735 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
OK, the sirens have been off for a while and the wind's died down....
Tornado Warning for... central Cook County in northeast Illinois
until 645 PM CDT
at 608 PM... Doppler radar indicated strong rotation in a severe thunderstorm near near Western Springs... moving east at 45 mph.
The tornado is will be near... Riverside... Brookfield... North Riverside and Lyons by 615 PM Berwyn... Cicero... Oak Park... Stickney and Forest View by 620 PM Douglas Park and Humboldt Park by 625 PM Lincoln Park and downtown Chicago by 630 PM
Go to the basement and seek shelter under The Stairs or under a heavy piece of furniture. In high rise buildings... move to interior closets... hallways... bathrooms or stairways. Stay away from windows.
Dunno if the rotating air mass thingie actually turned into a tornado or not...
eta: Wacky tornadic x-post.
§ ita § - Sep 22, 2006 2:46:37 pm PDT #9736 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I don't understand people.
"You sent me email?"
Uhh, yeah. Also, I just called you about that email an hour ago.
Today has been a day of major inbox obtusiveness.
And also of migraines. I'm going home.
ChiKat - Sep 22, 2006 2:49:35 pm PDT #9737 of 10001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
We've now been downgraded to Tornado Watch:
TORNADO WATCH 791 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS
LIVINGSTON
IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS
FORD IROQUOIS
IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS
LA SALLE
IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS
COOK DUPAGE GRUNDY KANKAKEE KENDALL WILL
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF... CHICAGO...JOLIET...KANKAKEE... MORRIS...OSWEGO...OTTAWA...PIPER CITY...PONTIAC AND WATSEKA.
Jesse - Sep 22, 2006 2:51:29 pm PDT #9738 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
STAY IN THE BASEMENT, PEOPLE!!!!
tommyrot - Sep 22, 2006 2:53:02 pm PDT #9739 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I think my building counts as a high-rise, so I can hide in the closet instead of the basement.
Anyway, it's all quiet at the moment.
ChiKat - Sep 22, 2006 3:00:38 pm PDT #9740 of 10001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
I'm still at work and the clouds are clearing up downtown. The last bits of sun for the evening are poking through.