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1. k&r, looking for positive news and thank you rescuers

Reply to Graybeard (Original post)

Tue May 21, 2013, 11:31 AM

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Overnight rescuers saved 132. [View all] Graybeard May 2013 OP

k&r, looking for positive news and thank you rescuers uppityperson May 2013 #1

Damn, that's amazing! randome May 2013 #2

Question: tblue May 2013 #3

Who says the schools improvised? hack89 May 2013 #5

i dont get this idea that some people have, that these people are dumb loli phabay May 2013 #9

The Connie Chung Effect CBGLuthier May 2013 #11

yup ive seen it before, it seems that people believe they are superior in some way to others loli phabay May 2013 #12

yep -- she lost her CBS gig not long after that fishwax May 2013 #14

What does Connie Chung have to do with it? tblue May 2013 #36

there was no ugly fishwax May 2013 #38

I called nobody dumb. tblue May 2013 #35

Wrong. AtheistCrusader May 2013 #19

Who called anybody 'dumb'? tblue May 2013 #33

some of the children drowned because they went to the basement - which is what the drills teach Justice May 2013 #15

Underground is where you need to be in a tornado hack89 May 2013 #16

Plans, yes. AtheistCrusader May 2013 #18

What was lacking? hack89 May 2013 #21

Actual shelters. AtheistCrusader May 2013 #24

Considering no town has done what you propose hack89 May 2013 #26

You don't need large underground shelters. AtheistCrusader May 2013 #29

I believe 1999 was the first time Oklahoma City Area was hit wercal May 2013 #30

Pressure drop doesn't do anything. Your glass windows will fail LONG before the walls or roof will. AtheistCrusader May 2013 #31

1999 was the first F-5 in Oklahoma City, in Recorded History wercal May 2013 #32

I agree. AtheistCrusader May 2013 #34

I listened to a weather reporter this morning wercal May 2013 #37

Because they don't believe it is likely to happen. AtheistCrusader May 2013 #17

That's ridiculous laundry_queen May 2013 #23

Exactly. AtheistCrusader May 2013 #25

Underground shelters and hardened rooms Warpy May 2013 #27

Why was a teacher protecting tblue May 2013 #39

Please note that at the Briarwood School Warpy May 2013 #41

Between them and the teachers who protected students with their own bodies, that's a lot ... 11 Bravo May 2013 #4

Imagine being trapped and then hearing someone searching for you siligut May 2013 #6

Woman spotted her dog while on TV. Graybeard May 2013 #7

I watched the video here on DU siligut May 2013 #8

It's all she needed! Phentex May 2013 #28

Oh how wonderful!!! tblue May 2013 #40

Blessings on their house. n/t sarge43 May 2013 #10

That's wonderful news. HappyMe May 2013 #13

Great news X 132! (no text) Quantess May 2013 #20

I'm always thankful for fayhunter May 2013 #22