droy1958- you ok?

**Old Smokey** · 08-07-2017, 12:15 PM

I see a tornado struck the Tulsa, Broken Arrow area and hoping you were not affected.

**AlanS** · 08-07-2017, 03:04 PM

It rains here a little, cant imagine living in tornado alley. Crap may as well build a home on the railroad tracks.

**Old Smokey** · 08-07-2017, 04:14 PM

Originally Posted by AlanS

It rains here a little, cant imagine living in tornado alley. Crap may as well build a home on the railroad tracks.

Lol, it's not quite that bad Alan. Sure tornadoes pop up from time to time and can be devastating, but I would guess that over the last 100 years, of all the people that live in tornado alley, probably way less than 1% have ever had tornado damage. Sometimes you just hit the lottery.

**droy1958** · 08-07-2017, 05:12 PM

It was closer than fur on a coyote, but just 3.5 miles from me. There was actually 3 tornados. Tulsa, Broken Arrow and up north at Oolagah. My buddies pawn shop was right in the middle of it. Everything torn to shit on all sides of the pawn shop, but his place stood tall. I'm talking EVERYONE around him was hit and his sign was still standing along with the shop. It also ran a half mile south of dad's, so we all were very lucky.....

**Old Smokey** · 08-07-2017, 05:39 PM

Originally Posted by droy1958

It was closer than fur on a coyote, but just 3.5 miles from me. There was actually 3 tornados. Tulsa, Broken Arrow and up north at Oolagah. My buddies pawn shop was right in the middle of it. Everything torn to shit on all sides of the pawn shop, but his place stood tall. I'm talking EVERYONE around him was hit and his sign was still standing along with the shop. It also ran a half mile south of dad's, so we all were very lucky.....

Great news David. I heard zero warning was given?

**droy1958** · 08-07-2017, 05:59 PM

Yessir, there was ZERO warning in Tulsa. When the sirens went off in Broken Arrow, it was past us. The weather people said they developed so fast that it caught them off their feet. It was just a hell of a night as I couldn't get ahold of my people to see if they were good.....

**Old Smokey** · 08-07-2017, 06:57 PM

Originally Posted by droy1958

Yessir, there was ZERO warning in Tulsa. When the sirens went off in Broken Arrow, it was past us. The weather people said they developed so fast that it caught them off their feet. It was just a hell of a night as I couldn't get ahold of my people to see if they were good.....

Tornadoes are scary stuff when they get close to yourself, friends and loved ones. When we had our monster people were just wondering around like bloody zombies. Others were screaming and in full panic mode looking for loved ones. And it was like that farther than the eye could see. Downed power lines everywhere, thankfully all power was dead from the damage being so massive. It feels weird when you are walking in 4" of water and are stepping over huge power lines. The smell of natural gas was everywhere and I remember expecting a massive explosion at any time. Weird times and it still seems surreal and is something I hope I never have to experience again. I am glad you and yours are fine David.

**droy1958** · 08-08-2017, 06:00 PM

Yessir, it's something to experience. I was in Houston for Hurricane Ike in 2008. The mass migration trying to get north to Dallas was a sight to see. People couldn't get gas and were strung all along the Interstate. I didn't burn my gas sitting still on the highway. When I caught up with the back of the pack, I would pull over, load up the 10mm and grab a nap. I had a room reserved in Dallas, so when I got there, I got there.....

**Branzig** · 08-08-2017, 07:50 PM

Originally Posted by droy1958

Yessir, it's something to experience. I was in Houston for Hurricane Ike in 2008. The mass migration trying to get north to Dallas was a sight to see. People couldn't get gas and were strung all along the Interstate. I didn't burn my gas sitting still on the highway. When I caught up with the back of the pack, I would pull over, load up the 10mm and grab a nap. I had a room reserved in Dallas, so when I got there, I got there.....

You know, there are places you can live in this country where there are none (ok, significantly less) natural disaster threats, right?