Oklahoma City deadly tornados

**Scarlett O'Hara** · 06-01-2013, 12:54 AM

That sounds rather frightening. I couldn't handle living in those places in America, I'd be always afraid of being blown away.

djchameleon · 06-01-2013, 01:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Neapolitan

I remember staying at my cousins with my brother when I was a teenager. And we heard there was a tornado warning so we went out side to see. My uncle pointed out the witch's finger forming and then my aunt yelled out us to get into the basement. They didn't touch down where we were at, but further north, closer to Pittsburgh, which I was surprise to find out that there can be tornadoes in the Pittsburgh area. But what I saw that day compares nothing to what they get in Texas and Oklahoma & the Mid West.

Oh before I got to the end of thst story. I was like what? Houses down south are allergic to basements. You'd be hard pressed to find one. I can't deal with tornados. I've been through numerous hurricanes and one was f@$#ing Hugo. It sucked having no water and having to get meals from Red Cross trucks.

hip hop bunny hop · 06-05-2013, 11:41 AM

The reason the houses are "allergic" to basements in much of Missouri and elsewhere throughout the Southern Midwest is because the soil is largely clay, the practical implication being that variations in moisture cause significant contractions in the soil. Hence the phenomenon of those with basements watering the foundation of their house, :P

edit: oh, and the whole water table thing... but whatever.

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Scarlett O'Hara Make it so Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 6,181	That sounds rather frightening. I couldn't handle living in those places in America, I'd be always afraid of being blown away. __________________ "Elph is truly an enfant terrible of the forum, bless and curse him" - Marie, Queen of Thots

06-05-2013, 11:41 AM	#63 (permalink)
hip hop bunny hop Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,381	The reason the houses are "allergic" to basements in much of Missouri and elsewhere throughout the Southern Midwest is because the soil is largely clay, the practical implication being that variations in moisture cause significant contractions in the soil. Hence the phenomenon of those with basements watering the foundation of their house, :P edit: oh, and the whole water table thing... but whatever. __________________ Have mercy on the poor.