As bad as it is, if the people hadn't been well-prepared and serious about their safety, the toll would have been much much worse.
Xander: Look who's got a bad case of Dark Prince envy. Dracula: Leave us. Xander: No, we're not going to "Leabbb you." And where'd you get that accent, Sesame Street? "One, Two, Three - three victims! Maw ha ha!"
'Lessons'
Natter 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet
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.
Theodosia - May 21, 2013 6:54:05 am PDT #23108 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Theodosia - May 21, 2013 6:54:06 am PDT #23109 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Sophia Brooks - May 21, 2013 6:55:00 am PDT #23110 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
The staff members brought them to the safest space they could reach, covered them with blankets, and sang "You Are My Sunshine" to them while the storm ripped off the roof of the building. They all survived.
Damn.
Wow. Just burst out crying at my desk. For some reason that song is a crypoint for me anyway.
le nubian - May 21, 2013 6:58:01 am PDT #23111 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
What Theo said. In addition, cuts to National Weather Service would have given the people 3 minutes to shelter instead of the ~17 they got.
Kate P. - May 21, 2013 7:02:03 am PDT #23112 of 30001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Sorry, Sophia!
Good points, Theo and le nubian.
Sophia Brooks - May 21, 2013 7:18:57 am PDT #23113 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
That's OK Kate. I have my own office. I really find You Are My Sunshine to be one of the saddest songs ever-- like up there with Danny Boy on Bagpipes.
ETA: I was also just hanging on by a thread after watching the video where the little old lady gets reunited with her dog.
Sophia Brooks - May 21, 2013 7:28:17 am PDT #23114 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I also have to share a picture of this mutant bird: [link] I can't stop looking! (It is not gross).
Jessica - May 21, 2013 7:35:09 am PDT #23115 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
One tornado story with a happy ending - this is the only news I'm letting myself watch right now:
(My boss is taking on the bulk of the tornado news-watching for our department, since I did the Boston marathon bombings.)
Connie Neil - May 21, 2013 7:35:48 am PDT #23116 of 30001
brillig
Hubby wanted to know why there aren't storm shelters in schools, especially in a place so prone to tornados. I couldn't think of a good reason that didn't come down to cheap building design. Is there something about shelter construction we're not getting?
DavidS - May 21, 2013 7:39:24 am PDT #23117 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
For some reason that song is a crypoint for me anyway.
Because the guy who wrote it was singing about his wife who'd just died?
(Also he was the Gov. of Lousiana.)