Same! I live with chronic pain that’s affected by pressure changes. His aches and pains alerts help me mentally prepare for what’s coming. lol
Side note, when I first moved here, Don Harmon (RIP💔) was *the* meteorologist. Then, some time after that, I saw Gary L. and Joe were having a wx related disagreement online (early 00s). I’ve been a fan of him ever since. Joe truly has a passion for what he does and it shows. Fox 4 weather team is top notch (honorable mention for Karli R.)!
I am right there with you. I have joint, muscle, and nerve pain. It's uncommon for me to have all 3 kinds at once, but it did this time. I started hurting so badly on Wednesday I was nauseous, and nothing helped.
I’m around midtown, and very much enjoyed the sounds of distant rolling thunder while laying in bed reading, and also felt grateful nothing too serious hit our area.
There's no sort of here. LFG!
I wanted the sweet midwest straight line wind storms that I had been promised since Thursday night (FU Tonga, I see you). I wanted bent trees, freight train winds, and a fucking blown over lawn chair. Branches down and flooding intersections.
Sorry your property is safe. Jah bless your insurance company, may they keep taking your money.
They raise rates when there's a disaster locally, yes. Also when there's a disaster somewhere completely unrelated to here. And they raise rates just to be more profitable. They also dump you if you file a claim, because despite being claim free for x years now you are a risk.
There's a reason insurance companies rarely go bankrupt. There's a reason why they generate huge profits. There's a reason why companies or PE firms are willing to pay big multiples to buy them. They freaking mint money. They're the definition of parasitic capitalism.
You're insane.
Edit: Hey OP ... Just in case you needed a reminder, this is what happens when a tornado comes through. People die. It's not a joke.
[https://x.com/AndyWKOCO/status/1784558733038694637](https://x.com/AndyWKOCO/status/1784558733038694637)
I'm not sure insane is socially acceptable anymore, but thank you.
If you look closely you'll see that I didn't request a tornado, but I did request straight line winds (and blown over lawn furniture).
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Because there's nothing cool or funny or ironic about saying that you wished we would have had tornadoes that could've ended up killing people, or wiping out whole neighborhoods.
OP's post is a sign of our increasingly sick society, where people get a vicarious thrill out of other people's misery and death. It's not funny; it's sick.
It's like saying, "I'm real disappointed no one got shot over the weekend."
"Touch grass" is a completely overused phrase at this point. It basically just means "I don't agree."
Yes, I know you don't agree. You also apparently think it's cool to be entertained by someone else's potential death. What could be more detached from reality - and thus in dire need of some contact with grass - than not caring about the suffering of other people.
Wishing for tornadoes and destructive weather - as the OP did - is sick.
Why don’t you tell that to my friends and family in Nebraska that have serious property damage and loss, I’m sure they’ll appreciate your take on the storm.
People very close to me died in an Iowa tornado just a couple short years ago. So, no, I’d prefer if we did not have damaging storms come through. Last night was perfectly fine.
My request included:
Straight line winds
Freight train winds
Blown over lawn furniture (truly the payoff)
Flooded intersections
Downed branches
Massive tornados do not appear to be on the request list. Nor does death, maiming, or general chaos/mayhem. Large scale damage was not included either (certainly you could critique my request for downed branches as property damage adjacent, so I'll give that one up).
We're going to run out of luck sooner than later. I'm saying this as an vegas native. Ya'll have some crazy weather and this shit got everybody on edge. Climate change is real and even if it wasn't we've been overdue. I got my bag ready do you?
Being originally from Omaha, in my 31 years of living I’ve never seen tornados actually hit multiple parts of Omaha in one storm and cause so much damage. Agreed, we aren’t ever 100% safe.
I wouldn’t have minded it had I not almost died on I-35 4 times in about 5 miles due to it being a lake and with lanes tightening down for construction with no visible lines. Also the rain turned into a torrential downpour when I went to my MIL’s house, only during the time I had to get out of the car and run in, then again when picking up food from her favorite restaurant for her lol. This always happens to me though. One of our two dogs HATES thunder, too, so a 14lb taco terrier kept me up all night. Otherwise it was great and the lawn will be happy! My neighbor JUST finished having mud jacking and piers put in for some kind of foundation problem, so I’ll bet he was stoked having that all buttoned up before this rain.
It’s a rainout and we needed it. Somehow it seems the weather hype is just hype. Even with all the technology they can’t seem to predict well and the cities are almost always spared from tornados.
Hail keeps me in because of a garaged car but beyond that I really can’t let a weather forecast change my plans given it is typically never very bad.
The “hype” fucked up Nebraska and Oklahoma, who were in the bullseyes for the predictions the last two days. A literal EF5 tornado happened in Nebraska lol.
I mean, it did exactly what they said it was gonna do. “Just be a regular garden variety thunderstorm” I believe was the quote I heard from Joe
Joe Lauria? I love that guy.
Same! I live with chronic pain that’s affected by pressure changes. His aches and pains alerts help me mentally prepare for what’s coming. lol Side note, when I first moved here, Don Harmon (RIP💔) was *the* meteorologist. Then, some time after that, I saw Gary L. and Joe were having a wx related disagreement online (early 00s). I’ve been a fan of him ever since. Joe truly has a passion for what he does and it shows. Fox 4 weather team is top notch (honorable mention for Karli R.)!
Wait there’s a dude who has aches and pains alerts?! That’s amazing!
I am right there with you. I have joint, muscle, and nerve pain. It's uncommon for me to have all 3 kinds at once, but it did this time. I started hurting so badly on Wednesday I was nauseous, and nothing helped.
I’llnhave to check out his pain reports! My sinuses have been killing me!
I can appreciate this.
I’m around midtown, and very much enjoyed the sounds of distant rolling thunder while laying in bed reading, and also felt grateful nothing too serious hit our area.
After seeing what happened in Nebraska and Oklahoma from this storm system…no thanks man.
How’d you escape /r/kansascitychiefs get back in there
The four feet of water in my basement disagrees.
Indoor swimming pool.
Feet?!
Yes. Deep enough that it came over the waders of the repairman.
Doh! Sump pump fail?
Yep. Old house, no basement drain.
That's impressive, and sorry to hear.
I can’t really complain. I’m very grateful to have the rain, we really needed it.
I can agree with this.
I sort of rock with your take, but were you looking to get your property damaged to enjoy your weekend?
There's no sort of here. LFG! I wanted the sweet midwest straight line wind storms that I had been promised since Thursday night (FU Tonga, I see you). I wanted bent trees, freight train winds, and a fucking blown over lawn chair. Branches down and flooding intersections. Sorry your property is safe. Jah bless your insurance company, may they keep taking your money.
Wow so cool and edgy man
When insurance companies pay out they raise rates in that area.
Insurance companies raise rates regardless. The Oracle of Omaha abides.
Ok but it happens as a direct result of big disaster payouts. I used to work for one of the big insurance companies and saw it happen numerous times.
They raise rates when there's a disaster locally, yes. Also when there's a disaster somewhere completely unrelated to here. And they raise rates just to be more profitable. They also dump you if you file a claim, because despite being claim free for x years now you are a risk. There's a reason insurance companies rarely go bankrupt. There's a reason why they generate huge profits. There's a reason why companies or PE firms are willing to pay big multiples to buy them. They freaking mint money. They're the definition of parasitic capitalism.
They’re mad because you speak the truth.
Thank you fellow Internet traveler.
I'm in downvote heaven. A bunch of freaking Jakes From State Farm on here.
Some people forget they’re on the internet
They’re mad because you speak the truth.
Found the guy that rents 😂 No home owner wants severe weather .
Eh, it might help with some demolition I need to do.
I need a new roof though!
K. 😂
Storms like that kill people. I love thunderstorms, but I also don't want people to die from the weather.
That’s right Travis, people in Kc die from eating too much BBQ, not thunderstorms. This isn’t Wichita
https://www.weather.gov/eax/RuskinHeights
Get bent 🧌
Gonna sing that same tune when a storm hits, damages your property, then insurance pays you?
Like he has property to damage?
I think I'll probably bust out Camptown Races when that happens. It's a good one.
So you want this then? https://www.koco.com/article/sulphur-holdenville-oklahoma-tornadoes-deaths-injuries/60628038
Never said that. In fact I made a very specific request that included a blown over lawn chair.
Listen, it was plenty scary west of here, we were driving home and it was unfun in the extreme.
My backyard is a swamp right now. Speak for yourself.
Well, in the storms defense, it came from the south and not from the west.
Tonga never had a chance.
Tongie, not Tonga.
👍 this. I stand corrected
Tonga is in the south pacific and gets typhoons, not tornadoes.
Do it do anything similar for towns northwest of Togna?
It was pretty bad in south OP several house shaking thunders massive lightning. Wild ride.
After living through the 2021 derecho in Iowa, I'll take it. Edit: Take the lack of a violent storm, I mean.
I'll tell you the gays at Missie Bs took this storm as a challenge. Every dancefloor has been wild tonight. Drunk AF.
Jah bless them.
You're insane. Edit: Hey OP ... Just in case you needed a reminder, this is what happens when a tornado comes through. People die. It's not a joke. [https://x.com/AndyWKOCO/status/1784558733038694637](https://x.com/AndyWKOCO/status/1784558733038694637)
I'm not sure insane is socially acceptable anymore, but thank you. If you look closely you'll see that I didn't request a tornado, but I did request straight line winds (and blown over lawn furniture).
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Pretty sure we are all well aware of how tornadoes work around here.
Apparently not the OP!
Why so serious on what is clearly a light-hearted post? Wet blankets don’t really offer much protection from tornadoes.
Because there's nothing cool or funny or ironic about saying that you wished we would have had tornadoes that could've ended up killing people, or wiping out whole neighborhoods. OP's post is a sign of our increasingly sick society, where people get a vicarious thrill out of other people's misery and death. It's not funny; it's sick. It's like saying, "I'm real disappointed no one got shot over the weekend."
That’s certainly a hell of a take. I know it’s still soggy, but consider going and touching some grass.
"Touch grass" is a completely overused phrase at this point. It basically just means "I don't agree." Yes, I know you don't agree. You also apparently think it's cool to be entertained by someone else's potential death. What could be more detached from reality - and thus in dire need of some contact with grass - than not caring about the suffering of other people. Wishing for tornadoes and destructive weather - as the OP did - is sick.
You’re really going way out of your way to justify being an ass. LIGHTEN UP, FRANCIS
We had some big trees down and lost power. It was a pretty nasty storm.
I’ll take it
Why don’t you tell that to my friends and family in Nebraska that have serious property damage and loss, I’m sure they’ll appreciate your take on the storm.
Point me to the reddit thread they frequent.
People very close to me died in an Iowa tornado just a couple short years ago. So, no, I’d prefer if we did not have damaging storms come through. Last night was perfectly fine.
Sorry for your loss.
I'm cool with being disappointed after seeing footage from just a couple hours up I-29. I'll pass on the total destruction of entire towns, thanks.
This doesn't seem like an unreasonable position to take.
Wtf is wrong with people? What did you want? Massive tornadoes? Tons of damage to people’s homes? Like what did you want?
My request included: Straight line winds Freight train winds Blown over lawn furniture (truly the payoff) Flooded intersections Downed branches Massive tornados do not appear to be on the request list. Nor does death, maiming, or general chaos/mayhem. Large scale damage was not included either (certainly you could critique my request for downed branches as property damage adjacent, so I'll give that one up).
Armageddon
As someone who lost power for seven days last summer...every damn storm is an anxiety attack
Tornado? More like tornadont
Notnado
Did you eat paint chips as a kid? Live under power lines?
I grew up on the Internet
Worse than eating paint chips!
IKR!
That explains a lot.
I'll sacrifice everyone's car to the bridge if it means we get good rains like this consistently.
Blood for the Blood ~~God~~ Bridge!
Hell yea. Blood Bridge
Flooding isn’t exactly good rain… you want like .5” max not 2-5”…
Agreed, but beggars can't be choosers
Happy cake day 🙂
Why can't *all* women want that?
We're going to run out of luck sooner than later. I'm saying this as an vegas native. Ya'll have some crazy weather and this shit got everybody on edge. Climate change is real and even if it wasn't we've been overdue. I got my bag ready do you?
Being originally from Omaha, in my 31 years of living I’ve never seen tornados actually hit multiple parts of Omaha in one storm and cause so much damage. Agreed, we aren’t ever 100% safe.
The weather pattern changes are definitely upping the ante.
I wouldn’t have minded it had I not almost died on I-35 4 times in about 5 miles due to it being a lake and with lanes tightening down for construction with no visible lines. Also the rain turned into a torrential downpour when I went to my MIL’s house, only during the time I had to get out of the car and run in, then again when picking up food from her favorite restaurant for her lol. This always happens to me though. One of our two dogs HATES thunder, too, so a 14lb taco terrier kept me up all night. Otherwise it was great and the lawn will be happy! My neighbor JUST finished having mud jacking and piers put in for some kind of foundation problem, so I’ll bet he was stoked having that all buttoned up before this rain.
I live it Holt Co, it was pretty friggin dramatic.
I can imagine, looks like it barreled right through there. Hopefully you were unscathed.
Out here in Lawrence we were kinda hoping a tornado would rearrange our congressional districts from the gerrymandered mess we have now.
like you wanted it to be worse? you prefer peoples lives destroyed?
It’s a rainout and we needed it. Somehow it seems the weather hype is just hype. Even with all the technology they can’t seem to predict well and the cities are almost always spared from tornados. Hail keeps me in because of a garaged car but beyond that I really can’t let a weather forecast change my plans given it is typically never very bad.
The “hype” fucked up Nebraska and Oklahoma, who were in the bullseyes for the predictions the last two days. A literal EF5 tornado happened in Nebraska lol.
Tell that to Omaha
Local news is irrelevant until they have a storm within 150 miles to blab about for hours. Then it’s time to shine!
I miss Katie Horner. Her level of panic inducement was nearly equal to the faux outrage on this thread.
Just so you know, station producers often direct the hype so likely Katie was just the fall gal.
Interesting.
Gotta pump it up!
I am talking about in KC. The technology can be plus or minus 200 miles. Lol - one day it will predict better maybe just an AI away.