OT: WHAT!?!?

[dare2be]

...and I wasn't implying that you were propogating or buying into the sensationalist headline. I just wanted to make sure no one else did, either.

In my 30+ years of growing up and living in the burgh, I can recall exactly 2 accounts of tornados actually touching down and causing any significant damage. One was in the 90's that went through downtown and caused minor damage on Mt. Washington, and the other was a string of tornados that touched down well north of the city, where the terrain is flatter. Sure there were reports of funnel clouds, but hardly any of them ever touched down. Hills and valleys just are not conducive to tornado development.

I never had any fear of tornados growing up, even when severe weather was imminent. ...and that's how I read pix's comment "no [fear of] tornados [doing any harm]".

I'd like to see an article of the most damaging places or most lives lost due to tornados...I bet Pittsburgh isn't even on the list.

 

[awaz]

...and I wasn't implying that you were propogating or buying into the sensationalist headline. I just wanted to make sure no one else did, either.

In my 30+ years of growing up and living in the burgh, I can recall exactly 2 accounts of tornados actually touching down and causing any significant damage. One was in the 90's that went through downtown and caused minor damage on Mt. Washington, and the other was a string of tornados that touched down well north of the city, where the terrain is flatter. Sure there were reports of funnel clouds, but hardly any of them ever touched down. Hills and valleys just are not conducive to tornado development.

I never had any fear of tornados growing up, even when severe weather was imminent. ...and that's how I read pix's comment "no [fear of] tornados [doing any harm]".

I'd like to see an article of the most damaging places or most lives lost due to tornados...I bet Pittsburgh isn't even on the list.

aye fair enough.. i remember that time^.. that's why i looked it up real quick.. but that memory makes them not all that rare for someone who only spent like 10ish years there

 

[KennyBanyeah]

Would you believe I own a beer hip holster? No hands required! Well....no hands required for the beer.

Here's a better option.

 

[pixburgher66]

I remember one summer in the early 2000's where we had a lot of bad weather (I love summer storms...), and we had a microburst up in my neck of the woods (north hills area), and I remember going to the basement maybe once other than that. Just that it's not a constant worry, unlike this flat land where they actually have sirens. I was just peeved that my school didn't warn anyone (it happened at like 2am) and didn't send us to the basement (...where I live anyway). Kinda dangerous.

 

[Destroydacre]

Chalk up another win for the west coast. No tornadoes (or hurricanes for that matter).

 

[dare2be]

Chalk up another win for the west coast. No tornadoes (or hurricanes for that matter).

Pittsburgh: No hurricanes, scarce tornados, no earthquakes, no droughts.

 

[sabresfaninthesouth]

Chalk up another win for the west coast. No tornadoes (or hurricanes for that matter).

Pittsburgh: No hurricanes, scarce tornados, no earthquakes, no droughts.

North Carolina: hurricanes, tornadoes, droughts galore, and oppressive heat and humidity.

 

[dare2be]

North Carolina: hurricanes, tornadoes, droughts galore, and oppressive heat and humidity.

Florida, Georgia, SC, etc...too.

 

[puckhead]

Florida, Georgia, SC, etc...too.

Ive got a buddy in SC (close to Charleston) that swear that all the stuff just plain misses him.
it's either north or south, and has never interrupted his drinkin' by the pool.
could be he was drunk and just didn't notice, though.

 

[dare2be]

Ive got a buddy in SC (close to Charleston) that swear that all the stuff just plain misses him.
it's either north or south, and has never interrupted his drinkin' by the pool.
could be he was drunk and just didn't notice, though.

I live in Jacksonville FL and most of it misses us too...aside from the occasional annoying tropical storms and occasional Jan-Feb mini-droughts. But the constant fear is there, which is bad enough.

 

[Comeds]

i just remember spending a lot of one summer in the basement with my neighbors.. and the power going out a lot.. is there really anything worse than the power going out? how did ppl live without electricity back in the day?

I had a summer like that too. I do not recall if there were any storms though.

Ah, my first love. I remember running home and hoping my neighbor was home so we could go down the basement. I remember one game we played, I'd twist and turn my controller and bomb her canyon. I'd bomb it good too. Yeah, the summer my neighbor got an Atari 2600 was a really great one.

 

[forty_three]

Chalk up another win for the west coast. No tornadoes (or hurricanes for that matter).

I lived in San Fran for about six months helping my Cousin pick up her house after 89.

You have a few days warning with a Hurricane. As much as half an hour with a Tornado.

What happened to that place in the blink of an eye? Not for me.

Ohio - Occasional tornadoes, one hurricane, no earthquakes, farmer's daughters.

 

[puckhead]

how the fuck did a thread about banging coeds turn into a discussion about regional weather
this thread is a disgrace.

 

[KillerVee]

I lived in San Fran for about six months helping my Cousin pick up her house after 89.

You have a few days warning with a Hurricane. As much as half an hour with a Tornado.

What happened to that place in the blink of an eye? Not for me.

Ohio - Occasional tornadoes, one hurricane, no earthquakes, farmer's daughters.

True but our earthquakes are so, so few and far between! Sure, we have minor ones all the time but those rarely do any damage. I was 6 during the '89 quake and have never felt anything like that since then. Not to mention, the majority of damage is done near the epicenter. I lived 30 miles north of San Francisco and nothing happened to our house.

 

[forty_three]

how the fuck did a thread about banging coeds turn into a discussion about regional weather
this thread is a disgrace.

We're talking Mormon coeds.

Weather is more interesting.

 

[puckhead]

 

[PhillyPhaithful48]

I was going to thank you but then I read the shirt.

Oh, way to get this thread back on track.

 

[PhillyPhaithful48]

Speaking of beer and pre-marital sex,

WHO IS PUMPED FOR WEEK 1 OF ST. PATTY'S DAY FESTIVITIES TOMORROW?!?!?! ERIN EXPRESS WEEK ONE = TOMORROW

Anyone who doesnt know what I am talking about, you are missing out. (missing oat)

 

[puckhead]

I was going to thank you but then I read the shirt.

Oh, way to get this thread back on track.

sorry bud.. google search for 'hot mormon' was a bit of a disappointment.

 

[Darkstone42]

sorry bud.. google search for 'hot mormon' was a bit of a disappointment.

Well, I'm sure there are plenty attractive Mormon girls, but they're all required to hide it, and certainly couldn't be photographed. What did you expect?