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catbyte

(34,703 posts) Tue May 21, 2024, 07:55 PM May 21

Greenfield, Iowa devastated by this afternoon's tornado

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Greenfield, Iowa devastated by this afternoon's tornado (Original Post) catbyte May 21 OP

America sewed the wind... RandySF May 21 #1

Reminds me of how... Think. Again. May 21 #2

I just met an elderly couple at a fast food restaurant who were in a hurry to leave because they just found out progressoid May 21 #3

RandySF

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1. America sewed the wind...

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Tue May 21, 2024, 07:57 PM

May 21

Think. Again.

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2. Reminds me of how...

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Tue May 21, 2024, 08:36 PM

May 21

...the entire town of Greensburg Kansas, wiped out by a tornado, built back better than ever by focussing on new green technology...

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progressoid

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3. I just met an elderly couple at a fast food restaurant who were in a hurry to leave because they just found out

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Tue May 21, 2024, 11:32 PM

May 21

about Greenfield. It is their hometown. I was speechless when they said they needed to change their order to a "to go" order rather than eat in because they needed to get "home." They got the call while waiting for their food. I hope they had a home to go home to.

I hadn't heard about it since we lost power for half the day today.

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