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Lady Freedom Returns

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71. It is a fluke for them to get hit twice in one small area in14 years by a 5
Wed May 22, 2013, 01:59 AM
May 2013

But the frequency of 5's are, I think (not a scientist), are due to climate change.

And I'm getting sick of the judgments too.

The People through their government built that stadium and put their children's welfare Agnosticsherbet May 2013 #1
Exactly! This is the voters and parents priorities. Like my R-W friend who's losing his job SharonAnn May 2013 #48
Of course, to rwingers.. everything is "Obama Fault" .. that's how the Cha May 2013 #111
NEVER under-estimate a small-town's love of school athletics! JaneyVee May 2013 #2
Oh I don't... SHRED May 2013 #16
That's not fair Rosa Luxemburg May 2013 #3
Ask the injured kids if it's "fair" SHRED May 2013 #7
Is it fair to blame "the parents"? uppityperson May 2013 #9
A majority of parents... SHRED May 2013 #12
it's insenstive to blame the parents especially after this terrible disaster Rosa Luxemburg May 2013 #11
They are the people who live there... SHRED May 2013 #13
but they have lost their houses and their children Rosa Luxemburg May 2013 #17
and the loss of children could have been prevented dlwickham May 2013 #40
So we're blaming the victims Dorian Gray May 2013 #82
if you consider the truth hateful dlwickham May 2013 #101
They lost them in 1999 too sorefeet May 2013 #92
Lessons? Rosa Luxemburg May 2013 #109
So parents who have had their first grader in truedelphi May 2013 #26
If it ever gets to the point in which I blame the consequences of an F-5 tornado LanternWaste May 2013 #95
How not? ananda May 2013 #8
It's Oklahoma ... earthside May 2013 #4
Especially when they have enough Republicans to assert that treestar May 2013 #5
Because parents don't care if little kids get killed, only that they have sports? That isn't fair uppityperson May 2013 #6
^^ This. n/t winter is coming May 2013 #10
apples to oranges SHRED May 2013 #14
What office do you hold? What have you been elected to? What do you volunteer for, participate uppityperson May 2013 #15
Okay... SHRED May 2013 #19
Have you raised heel to have shelters put in your school yet? Lady Freedom Returns May 2013 #22
I don't live in Tornado Alley SHRED May 2013 #24
A tornado can still hit you. Lady Freedom Returns May 2013 #25
really? SHRED May 2013 #27
Read the link. Lady Freedom Returns May 2013 #29
Look SHRED May 2013 #31
But tornados don'y hit every year. Lady Freedom Returns May 2013 #34
We don't have that kind of weather here SHRED May 2013 #36
But it does happen. Lady Freedom Returns May 2013 #37
s-t-r-e-t-c-h SHRED May 2013 #42
So is being hit by a EF-5 twice. Lady Freedom Returns May 2013 #49
I understand, you are devoting your time to Tsunami defense levees Demo_Chris May 2013 #51
So your schools are all earthquake proof? progressoid May 2013 #67
So why didn't they start building shelters in 1999? brush May 2013 #41
Because an odd of being hit by A torndo is not as high as you think. Lady Freedom Returns May 2013 #46
I'm sorry. That's not good enough. brush May 2013 #90
Guess what? Sissyk May 2013 #98
It's the community's call brush May 2013 #107
Yep. Dorian Gray May 2013 #84
Yeah but most houses in Brooklyn have basements. nt brush May 2013 #106
Oh please Dorian Gray May 2013 #83
This message was self-deleted by its author Renew Deal May 2013 #28
Please. Lady Freedom Returns May 2013 #18
You mean like the regular "Hundred Year Floods" we've been getting the past few years? TalkingDog May 2013 #80
20,000 survived? Life Long Dem May 2013 #20
Greensburg Kansas has Tornado Shelters all along the south side of their new gymnasium. NYC_SKP May 2013 #21
^^THIS^^ SHRED May 2013 #23
Here's a pic. Let's see if this loads: NYC_SKP May 2013 #32
To be clear, that structure does have an underground facility, doesn't it? pacalo May 2013 #38
No. And no need for it. NYC_SKP May 2013 #39
Trees, planks, fences, cars being thrown in the wind might penetrate though uppityperson May 2013 #43
So I had to do a quick search. NYC_SKP May 2013 #47
That is interesting, thank you. I was skeptical because all the impacts were broad based, glad uppityperson May 2013 #62
You've never been through a tornado, have you? n/t Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #52
Greensburg is the model that all areas hit with tornadoes should follow, imo. nt laundry_queen May 2013 #35
Because..... defacto7 May 2013 #30
I think the deal is laundry_queen May 2013 #33
well put SHRED May 2013 #44
Ever notice the hate California gets SCVDem May 2013 #66
What are you apologizing for? cynatnite May 2013 #45
+1 Lady Freedom Returns May 2013 #50
I'd like to think... SHRED May 2013 #54
This was a beyond belief fluke. Just like you say about you getting hit with a tornado! Lady Freedom Returns May 2013 #57
Are you still interested in blaming the parents? cynatnite May 2013 #58
Yeah They are. Lady Freedom Returns May 2013 #60
Earthquake prone area, military installations that could be targeted close by... cynatnite May 2013 #61
FYI... 2naSalit May 2013 #55
Thank you. I can't hear the vid, what is it saying, more than what you wrote? uppityperson May 2013 #64
People who preface statements with "I'm sorry, but" Inkfreak May 2013 #85
Parents don't care about their kids unless they lose face in the process Nanjing to Seoul May 2013 #53
"Parents are bullshit and full of shit." cynatnite May 2013 #63
I am really starting to think that people just can't understand. Lady Freedom Returns May 2013 #69
Most tornados land in unpopulated areas... cynatnite May 2013 #70
It is a fluke for them to get hit twice in one small area in14 years by a 5 Lady Freedom Returns May 2013 #71
SOME people just have to have other humans to blame. Sissyk May 2013 #99
Not a huge super fluke at ALL. laundry_queen May 2013 #104
Call it ten years of "good parenting" being in a classroom. Nanjing to Seoul May 2013 #73
Parents have lost their children and this is the best you can do....disgusting. n/t cynatnite May 2013 #74
The OP stated why weren't storm shelters built, but a multi-million dollar football was Nanjing to Seoul May 2013 #75
No, football fields do not...that is bullshit... cynatnite May 2013 #76
This message was self-deleted by its author Inkfreak May 2013 #86
I have friends in Bay St Louis, Missippippi. HooptieWagon May 2013 #56
The thing about a catastrophe that is "a once in a lifetime event" lumberjack_jeff May 2013 #59
Football Crazy in the Southwest dem in texas May 2013 #65
Once you quit denying climate change SCVDem May 2013 #68
The school in which 7 children died had a basement; No Vested Interest May 2013 #72
red state/blue state Niceguy1 May 2013 #79
No drownings were ever verified. SCVDem May 2013 #87
This has been reported in many places A Little Weird May 2013 #89
No. Both destroyed schools did not have a basement jeff47 May 2013 #94
So this myth is busted! SCVDem May 2013 #97
You are just wrong, you know. If we had built shelters we could not jtuck004 May 2013 #77
It's the tornado version of "Duck & Cover" SoCalDem May 2013 #78
Why can't they have football and B Calm May 2013 #81
Just follow the money! nt SCVDem May 2013 #88
This thread makes me sad A Little Weird May 2013 #91
It's Tornado Alley but... pipi_k May 2013 #93
Huh? I thought Moore or right nearby was hit by a bad tornado in 1999...what is she talking Nay May 2013 #102
I don't know... pipi_k May 2013 #108
Ah, smug, condescending second-guessing from the comfort of your keyboard. Nye Bevan May 2013 #96
Wow, what a totally worthless and idiotic post! n-t Logical May 2013 #100
This is a human fault through and through... Junkpet May 2013 #103
Fully agree gopiscrap May 2013 #105
They will now. Apparently there is an adage that a tornado will not strike in the same place twice. applegrove May 2013 #110
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