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When you grow up on the prairies, you kind of get blase about big storm

Posted by Reagen Aug 25 '11, 08:39

when you get two or three "scary as fuck" storms a year, you get a bit desensitized to them. (though as I think I've mentioned, the house I grew up in has survived two tornados) Last summer there was a great big storm with tornado force winds but straight line (what we call a plough wind) at my parents' place when we were all there - and we're all standing at the window watching pieces of houses roll down the street. Meanwhile, my wife, who's from Ontario and has never seen anything remotely this strong of a storm, is wondering if we've all gone crazy and is trying to figure out where in the house to hide.

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She's right. The movies have taught us that something is going to fly into the house and behead somebody. -- nm - con_carne Aug 25, 08:46 1
- Yeah, movies almost never feature internal decapitation, just the external kind. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 25, 08:53
*shrug* Here on the coast, when the winds get over 100, I really wish I was out by the shore watching the waves. - Beryllium Aug 25, 08:43
Yep. I'm one of these idiots who watches it come in. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Aug 25, 08:42

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