CBR Chat

[Paradox]

Oh, yes, just not several entire towns like out on the plains. It's more like a big space laser cut a ten mile path a few hundred yards wide. And the wind will do weird things. When I was a kid, we had one come through and knock down all the trees on one side of the street, but didn't even budge people's patio furniture on the other.

[Royal]

Thank gods I headed for the mountains.

Now I only have to deal with electrical storms.

[Paradox]

Most of them hit in fairly rural areas (there being more of that than urban), but this is the one that came straight through town in '80. I wasn't here for it. I lived less than a mile from the path, but I was off in Fort Wayne visiting a buddy (ended up seeing it on the news, which took me to WTFville very quickly ).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_Kalamazoo_tornado

[Wedge Antilles]

Wow, that is some crazy stuff. I guess I should consider myself fortunate to not live in a tornado-prone area, much less experience one firsthand.

Just out of curiosity, do you know if homes in those areas are primarily constructed of wood, or concrete?

[Paradox]

Homes? Definitely woodframe. You'll find some concrete structures in some apartment buildings and commercial buildings but mostly wood in individual homes (occasionally brick, but that's a lousy insulator so not many around).

[Wedge Antilles]

Thanks for the insight!

[Mari]

Earthquakes can be scary. But tornadoes, if they are like the ones Paradox describes, that is more scary!

[Speed Force League Unlimited]

I never witnessed a twister, I'm thankful for that
And sorry for anyone who had losses in such events

I dunnno he seemed to be REALLY ragging on Spiderman 2.

It's Spider-Man, two words and a hyphen

Well, I'm also not counting people who's POWER is explicitly involving stinking in some way. There's maybe a dozen or so of those that I know about.

Hehehe
Like who?

Asia's a pretty big continent to associate with.

I know, I hate it when people say Asians and mean the people in the far east only
The rest of us must be chopped liver

[Mari]

I know, I hate it when people say Asians and mean the people in the far east only
The rest of us must be chopped liver

Do you feel that way?

We are all of Asia

[WestPhillyPunisher]

Ohayo gozaimasu, my little punishers! The long weekend is over! Back to work, everybody!

[Speed Force League Unlimited]

Do you feel that way?

We are all of Asia

Sort of
It's a joke I quoted

Ohayo gozaimasu, my little punishers! The long weekend is over! Back to work, everybody!

Good morning to you too

[Mari]

Ohayo gozaimasu, my little punishers! The long weekend is over! Back to work, everybody!

Ohayo!

It is 5:52PM here and I finished work

[Mari]

Sort of
It's a joke I quoted

You should never feel like any part of Asia is better than others.

Sometimes the bad feelings some have are just because they are from different parts of a same country.

You are a good person and very intelligent! You have much to be proud of, no matter what country you are from

How is or was your day?

[WestPhillyPunisher]

Ohayo!

It is 5:52PM here and I finished work

Congrats! Hope you had a good day at work.

[Mari]

Congrats! Hope you had a good day at work.

It was a good day at work, accomplished some tasks. Good luck to you at work if you are going to work today