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**petegz28** · 06:18 AM

After the joke of the storm they all predicted today my mom was telling me the other night she (Katie) was on tv telling people that if they were not going to be able to continue to watch "them" (Katie & Co.) that people should sleep in their basement.

Mind you I think we ended up with something but hardly anything life threatening or remotely close.

Did this whack job really tell peeps to sleep in their basement?

kcfan82 · 06-16-2008, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by sedated

people are scared shit-less of them, but unless it is a significant tornado, the odds are about the same as getting sruck by lightning.

I've lived in "tornado alley" my whole life, an never seen one in person.

We used to sit out on our deck in Central Nebraska and see them cruise by occasionally. But if you live in the city you have sirens to alert you.

I don't know how Oklahomans and Texans live in tornado alley without basements.

Adept Havelock · 06-16-2008, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by kcfan82

I don't know how Oklahomans and Texans live in tornado alley without basements.

Briefly.

Fish · 06-16-2008, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Beerfund

man sedated if your place gets hit with a tornado, we would be out so many Mcdonalds and taco bell workers!

You have 15 posts.... and you had to delete one before leaving this gem...

just

HonestChieffan · 06-16-2008, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by little jacob

we have tornado sirens around where i live

Thats the nice part of town life I suppose.

**DaFace** · 06-16-2008, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by sedated

people are scared shit-less of them, but unless it is a significant tornado, the odds are about the same as getting sruck by lightning.

I've lived in "tornado alley" my whole life, an never seen one in person.

Well...kind of. I'll agree that it's pretty unlikely that you'll get hit by one, but the chances of getting hit by a tornado in Kansas are 12.6 time higher than the chances you'll get hit by lightning by my calculations (in Kansas anyway).

In a quick dig around the internet, you've got about a one in 700,000 chance of being struck by lightning in a given year. Kansas averages around 50 tornado injuries each year, so based on the population of around 2.775 million, you've got a one in 56,000 chance of being injured by a tornado in a given year.

dj56dt58 · 06-16-2008, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by little jacob

we have tornado sirens around where i live

me too...they just decide not to use them

ChiefsFire · 06-16-2008, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by little jacob

we have tornado sirens around where i live

Those sirens are for outdoor notification only. I work in the fire/emergency management field and we preach constantly about having a weather radio OR listen to your local news media. Its possible that Katie Horner has or will save a life or lives someday.

This bitching about missing your favorite show is getting old.

Sorry Jacob...I'm not picking on you or your post, just using it as a reference.

Adept Havelock · 06-16-2008, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by ChiefsFire

Its possible that Katie Horner has or will save a life or lives someday.

It's even more likely she'll be responsible for deaths by crying "Wolf!" so often no one pays attention when the real things happens.

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This bitching about missing your favorite show is getting old.

Not as tiring as that POS and her mugging for the camera every time there's a damn thunderstorm. That's what people are (rightly, IMO) kvetching about. She's worse than the others, but they all pull this crap to one degree or another. As a previous poster noted it's all part of the fear-mongering for ratings that's all to common today.

I'm just happy I had the chance to meet the idiot at Barnes and Noble on the Plaza in the checkout line. We were in the checkout line. I noticed her and told her I was a huge fan. Her expression was priceless when I followed it up with "Sure, Chicken Little was always my favorite book as a kid". The other folks laughed, but she seemed unamused and didn't want to talk anymore. Oh well.

**007** · 06-16-2008, 10:01 PM

Lived in Topeka all my life and have never personally seen a Tornado.

And it isn't for lack of trying.

**Skip Towne** · 06-16-2008, 10:13 PM

I read somewhere that to be guaranteed seeing a tornado you have to live in Kansas for 1100 years.

**007** · 06-16-2008, 10:16 PM

Well, only 1061 to go for me. I think I can make it.

**Dartgod** · 06-16-2008, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Skip Towne

I read somewhere that to be guaranteed seeing a tornado you have to live in Kansas for 1100 years.

So how many have you seen then? Two? Three?

Chiefs Pantalones · 06-16-2008, 10:20 PM

I've always wanted to see one under good circumstances...as in not being in one, but see it from a safe distance.

**DaFace** · 06-16-2008, 10:21 PM

I saw one from about three miles away about 15 years ago. It hit out in the country, but took out a friend's house completely.

**DaFace** · 06-16-2008, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Skip Towne

I read somewhere that to be guaranteed seeing a tornado you have to live in Kansas for 1100 years.

Well, there's NEVER a guarantee. Unfortunately, I can't find any stats about "seeing" a tornado, so I can't tell you what your chances are.

06-15-2008, 09:18 PM
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06-16-2008, 10:01 PM	#54
007 Shaken. Not stirred. Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: London Casino cash: $12220126 VARSITY	Lived in Topeka all my life and have never personally seen a Tornado. And it isn't for lack of trying. __________________ My dear girl, there are some things that just aren’t done. Such as, drinking Dom Perignon ’53 above the temperature of 38 degrees Fahrenheit. That’s just as bad as listening to the Beatles without earmuffs.
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06-16-2008, 10:13 PM	#55
Skip Towne Supporter Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: T-Town Casino cash: $10004900	I read somewhere that to be guaranteed seeing a tornado you have to live in Kansas for 1100 years.
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06-16-2008, 10:16 PM	#56
007 Shaken. Not stirred. Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: London Casino cash: $12220126 VARSITY	Well, only 1061 to go for me. I think I can make it. __________________ My dear girl, there are some things that just aren’t done. Such as, drinking Dom Perignon ’53 above the temperature of 38 degrees Fahrenheit. That’s just as bad as listening to the Beatles without earmuffs.
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06-16-2008, 10:20 PM	#58
Chiefs Pantalones GO CHIEFS!!!!!! Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Kansas City Casino cash: $6888717	I've always wanted to see one under good circumstances...as in not being in one, but see it from a safe distance. __________________ Don't be fooled by my username, I'm white.
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06-16-2008, 10:21 PM	#59
DaFace Kind of a mod Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Donkey Land Casino cash: $-1673101	I saw one from about three miles away about 15 years ago. It hit out in the country, but took out a friend's house completely.
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