Comments on: Tornadoes in perspective

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:36:00 +0000

Then there is this:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9zy37-_0LU

By: Julie Stahlhut

Julie Stahlhut — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:10:48 +0000

"There are many stories of two gang bangers aiming their rods at each other at short distance, emptying them out.."The animated version of The Boondocks once used exactly this image to open one first-season episode (which was, in many ways, not for the squeamish.) That's the scene that remains in my own head, and this blog post turned it loose again.

By: greg laden

greg laden — Tue, 13 May 2008 16:14:12 +0000

I'm never going to get that image out of my head.I was told this by an experienced cop years ago, and the image remains in my head as well.

By: Hank Roberts

Hank Roberts — Tue, 13 May 2008 15:45:46 +0000

Google:”… 2007 Subaru Outback Consumer Review on Edmunds.com. … They eliminated the weather radio band which I think was a mistake, I used it a lot.”www.edmunds.com/subaru/outback/2007/consumerreview.html

By: Deepsix

Deepsix — Tue, 13 May 2008 14:09:52 +0000

“There are many stories of two gang bangers aiming their rods at each other at short distance, emptying them out..”I’m never going to get that image out of my head.

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Tue, 13 May 2008 12:53:44 +0000

Lorax is pillar of strength in the Minnesota community of rational pro-science pro-science education pro-other-good-stuff activists. He is pseudonymous but he has killer kreds.

By: The Nerd

The Nerd — Tue, 13 May 2008 12:08:30 +0000

Lorax: Are you joking? Trying for sarcasm? I can only hope so (as I see in your blog you’re not completely insane).

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Tue, 13 May 2008 11:43:19 +0000

I think the bridge was built cheaply. That’s a Minnesota thing, though, isn’t it? With all due respect, Minnesotans don’t get that the lowest priced item (including bids for building a bridge) are not real options. Minnesota is the only state where Sears actually ships the 100 garage door opener loss-leader because people here actually buy it when it is advertized.But the real reason the bridge fell down is because of the way inspections were carried out. The MnDOT lead by a political appointee of our moronic governor …Tim Pawlenty, future Vice Presidential Candidate, is The Governor Who Let The Bridge Fall Down.

By: laurisa

laurisa — Tue, 13 May 2008 11:29:28 +0000

On top of this, though, I also wonder about construction practices as well.Posted by: Greg LadenYeah, I heard something about a bridge…??? (not related to tornado topic) Although it did fall as designed, yes?

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Tue, 13 May 2008 10:13:04 +0000

The property that I mentioned that had the tree ripped apart had been hit earlier, with several trees topped (but the house never damaged badly).Considering that tornadoes are often embedded in very nasty storms that have wider effects, I think they should be taken seriously.