It's well understood when a cold air mass collides with a warm air mass (in the presence of higher altitude wind shear) super-cell thunderstorms can develop quickly with cyclonic tendencies. These rate right up there with stinging insect hives, rabid animals, copperheads and rattlers, territorial horned bulls and zealous but uniformed, armed and sleep-deprived property owners when it comes being dangerous to field personnel. Although all of these are a product of nature and personally considered God's creation by me (except for the toothless meth-head with a 9mm), their indiscretion to life and limb is evident. Avoid them at all cost.
Here on the prairie we are approaching the time of year when the Great Winds battle each other for dominance. Our pitifully frail structures and existence are no match for Nature's fury. Everybody keep a keen eye peeled to the sky and get you and yours out of harm's way; be safe. Ol' Paden's hide made it all these years because he always maintained "exit strategy". Take note and do the same. If lucky, we will all survive to enjoy the triple-digit temps yet to come.
Have a safe Monday.
No mention of trailer parks?
This time of year I keep an old worn out "Def Leppard 1978 World Tour" t-shirt at the ready. In case a storm hits our area, I'll be dressed properly when the TV reporter interviews me.
I practice my lines daily; "We heerd the 'nader acomin' and then the trailer started ashakin'....".
It's time to check out the ladder going up the side of the house and the lawn chairs and beer cooler on the roof top are still firmly attached and fully functional so they will be ready for use. Watching tornadoes is best accomplished while sitting on your roof with a cold beer in your hand. Works great everywhere except trailer parks. To ensure an opportunity to star on the TV news be sure to keep a dirty wifebeater within close reach for yourself and a lilac and chartreuse muumuu for the little missus. It helps if you leave any removable teeth at home.
paden cash, post: 365488, member: 20 wrote: "We heerd the 'nader acomin' and then the trailer started ashakin'....".
It sounded just like a freight train!
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Holy Cow, post: 365492, member: 50 wrote: It's time to check out the ladder going up the side of the house and the lawn chairs and beer cooler on the roof top are still firmly attached and fully functional so they will be ready for use. Watching tornadoes is best accomplished while sitting on your roof with a cold beer in your hand. Works great everywhere except trailer parks. To ensure an opportunity to star on the TV news be sure to keep a dirty wifebeater within close reach for yourself and a lilac and chartreuse muumuu for the little missus. It helps if you leave any removable teeth at home.
So, you are saying that such a case is not the time to say "hold my beer and watch this"? Hold your own beer and do it yourself.... what a concept...
John, post: 365510, member: 791 wrote: So, you are saying that such a case is not the time to say "hold my beer and watch this"? Hold your own beer and do it yourself.... what a concept...
It's pretty much red-neck protocol to hold your own beer while spotting tornados. There are a few exceptions, however. Holding a golf club like a lightning rod up in the air (and being videoed by your BIL) while on a roof in a storm may require allowing Sharon Jean to "hold my beer". Another, of course, would be when relieving oneself as you stood on the roof.
And this is why I like this forum so much. Get schooled on so many things I never knew about....:-D
To continue with the Û÷beer in a redneckÛªs handÛª theme.
The memorable one that I witnessed years ago was on the lower Tangipahoa River at a friendÛªs camp that was accessible only by boat. It was about this time of the year, when I spotted a jon boat cruising along the banks. Two Redneck or river rats types were searching the bank. The boat butted up on the far bank and one jumped out with a beer in hand and approached a cottonmouth and snagged him by hand. Carried it to the boat, balancing the beer in one hand and the snake in the other where the other was waiting with the sack.
I was told that they sold them to the local university for venom collection. I guess for more beer cash too.
Robert Hill, post: 365529, member: 378 wrote: ...I was told that they sold them to the local university for venom collection. I guess for more beer cash too.
Most likely, as there was no expense for the boat or gas...they stole it. :pinch:
I hear the train a comin'
It's rolling round the bend
And I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when
I'm stuck in Nader Alley and time keeps draggin' on
But that train keeps a rollin' on down to Okie Town
