go go kid
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wouldent like to be under that when it comes down, i thaught the worst would be ground level, never thaught to look skywards, be safe
Oklahoma Growers Thread!
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DoubleAtotheRON
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Yep.. even and EF1 can carry debris for miles.
DoubleAtotheRON
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Yep!.. a tiny one. Moore has been leveled to the dirt 3 times in the past 30 years. And when I say to the dirt... I mean nothing but concrete slabs left. People just keep rebuilding. May 2013 was an EF5. It was a mile wide tornado.... on the ground.
Info....https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Moore_tornado
medicaloutlaw
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About a hour away from me. Spent the last 20 minutes tying everything down and taking down the wife's hanging flower baskets. We are used to it enough that we have a routine. Everyone stay safe!
Tracker
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I was there the day after the 99 event, and it was just slabs with pipes sticking out. It took everything, even pull the grass up in a lot of places. And it was a mile wide. Looked like god put his finger down and scraped the earth.
DoubleAtotheRON
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Yep!.. I remember going up there a couple of times after the smoke cleared…. Chaos.
Rufus T. Firefly
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We beat feet to the Waterford Hotel garage in OKC. I normally don't get all panic-y but this time I just had that feeling the shit was coming for me.
Ended up being a big nothing burger for us thankfully.
Ended up being a big nothing burger for us thankfully.
DoubleAtotheRON
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Well... back in the old days as a kid, we'd sleep in the cellar for the night... many nights during spring storms. But now, we have predictable technology, cell phone alarms from the NWS for Tornado Warnings, etc. It's not that bad.... well, I have had 2 roofs in the past 4 years, but... it's just part of living in Oklahoma. I love it here, and prob won't ever leave, even tho I have lived in other places in the World (mostly Middle East). But, this is my home.
Rufus T. Firefly
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I don't miss it at all. Not that StL is immune but when you have a basement it really lessens the fear factor.
DoubleAtotheRON
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Just got stranded there in STL a couple of weeks ago due to Oklahoma weather. Met some people that knew people I knew at the airport bar.... very random LOL!
DoubleAtotheRON
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Dudes .. Look at this brass ball pilot that made an attempt to land right as it was hitting OKC... I think he prob was about to divert, but made a decision that he could make it. I've never seen an approach pattern like that....
FirstCavApache64
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I've never met a sane pilot. Pretty sure jumbo brass balls are standard issue when they get their pilots license. Fun guys to drink with as the stories are epic. Bet this guy is in a bar laughing right now about how close they came to being a lawn dart.
DoubleAtotheRON
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Yep... My ex father in law retired as a Captain for SouthWest.... them dudes are crazy. His days of a crop-duster (early career)... He kept hearing this clicking noise every time he pulled up and turned... he was hitting the goddamn high line wires with the wing tip. He still flies to this day at 76.... he has his own private plane, and was granted the rare Orville Wright award for 50 years of flight service.. pretty cool. He's a complete dick, but I still like talking to him.
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medicaloutlaw
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Well that was an intense five minutes. The only good thing about these spring storms is that winter is gone! These cold overcast days are driving me batshit crazy.
Only 4 months away...counting the days.
Only 4 months away...counting the days.
DoubleAtotheRON
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Is this a fav vacation spot, or a time share?... we've thought about a second home on the beach, but concluded that renting a place for a month if we needed to get away was much cheaper. No property taxes, repairs, HOA fees, etc. We have an available place in Daytona for $1500 a month on the golf course and a mile from the beach, so I think that's what we're gonna do. ... They are friends of ours that don't live there, but inherited it. They live in Montana.. we just went there a few weeks ago... and we'll be back. I needs my waves crashing, and fresh seafood.
DoubleAtotheRON
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Minor local damage....
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420 Garden
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We here in Oh10 are hoping in November our voters here do the right thing and legalize recreational. The money and quality at the depos here for medical is a joke. I don't look for improvement if they vote recreational in. Grow your own is the way to go.
medicaloutlaw
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This is Kiska Beach in Venice Beach Florida (PCB). We have the same house rental we get every year a block from Kiska Beach ($1700/week sleeps eight) away from the big condos and big crowds. More than happy to share the listing. Last summer we broke from the norm and did a tour of beaches starting at Pensacola, then Ft. Walton, Navarre, Okaloosa Island Destin and Panama City Beach. A different beach every day. Couple of good days but mainly fought seaweed, big waves and Jellyfish everywhere but PCB. Our whole year revolves around this vacation week. Its a long drive but well worth it.