ok? Yeah why would we pray for these people, that's a terrible idea. :hmmm:

Took a whole trailer full of food today, but you can count on me praying for everyone involved before I sleep.

Dave Lane just gave you some positive rep.

I'm gonna' save that shit until there's a white elephant Christmas party, then I'll wrap it up and give it to someone else.

That doesn't even make sense. They aren't mutually exclusive and even if you think prayer is bullshit, there's nothing cowardly about it.

For someone who prides himself on calling out bigots on this board, you sure can be pretty judgmental.

I've only read the last couple of pages, but my family and I are ok. We live in Joplin, but took no damage. We're very fortunate. I wouldn't be surprised if the death count from this thing didn't reach 1,000. It probably won't, but it wouldn't surprise me.
Pure devastation.
I'm sure it's been said in this thread, but thanks so much to everyone for their thoughts, prayers, help, donations, etc. Also, please don't come here to look around. The heavy traffic is horrible and it's really put a strain on the ability of the workers in getting around.
I spent yesterday flipping burgers for the workers in a very heavy damaged area. We fed over 1,000 people, including crews from KCP&L, police and fire departments from city's that I've never even heard of. People that had lost family. Volunteers from everywhere. The support has been unbelievable. Like our mayor said, "We're not going to let some F4 (F5 now) kick our ass!"

Oh, and I'm pretty sure that I can speak on behalf of the majority of people in Joplin when I say that we'll take all of the prayers you can give us.

Glad to see that you are okay. I'm not sure if you remember me or not but you sold me playoff tickets back in 2003. I was wondering if you were alright...glad to see that. You guys are so close to us in NWA...I know our community is doing everything they can to help out. Prayers on the way.

Sure I remember you. Thanks buddy!

If I lived out there, I would build a bunker underground (loosely called a "basement" but pretty much capable of withstanding a nuclear bomb). In it I would place all my prized possessions. Even my DVR and computer (and would run wires upstairs to the monitors, which are the most easily-replaced parts). I'd build my bed on a platform triggered by tornado sirens to automatically tilt up and dump me through a chute down into the bunker, like "The Jetsons".

I am in Denmark now and that storm even made the news here. What a horrible year it has been for storms in the USA... I pray that the ones affected can get back to normal soon and I feel for those who lost loved ones.

They have enough clothing at this time. A few things being mentioned are toiletry items, batteries, bottled water, flashlights, gloves.

When I went to check on some people about 30 minutes after the tornado, just to the west of St Johns, some of the man hole covers had been sucked out of the opening.

I heard the latest "official" death toll was at 123 (or 126, can't remember), and that there are approximately 1500 missing (which they figure at least half of those are people who have left town and not checked with anyone).

I went to Tulsa visiting my sister and her family about a month after a monster tornado wiped out Oolagah and as the tornado crossed 169 Highway it literally media blasted probably an inch off the top of the pavement for a good ¼ to ½ mile swath.
Took me a bit to figure out WTH was going on when I first hit it.

I don't think that's the same place. That should be a road to the person's right, but it looks small enough to be a driveway.