April 24, 2008

I Hate Weather

This is my wife's favorite image. Especially the red part that shows up occasionally that indicates only one thing: There's bad weather ahead.

My wife was raised in Oklahoma, and I'm coming to learn that there are few people in the world that get their kicks from bad weather like those born and raised in Oklahoma, Kansas, or Arkansas. If you are from any other place in the world, you may hear of bad thunderstorms and be somewhat thankful for those Severe Weather Updates on the local news, but if you're from Oklahoma, Kansas, or Arkansas, this is where the ultimate thrill of the universe comes into play. You live for the bad weather updates if you're from one of these three states, and Oklahoma gets the biggest kick out of them all.

My wife tells me every time we drive to her grandparents' home in Oklahoma, "There used to be a town here. It got demolished by a tornado."

I sat through a few hurricanes in my Florida upbringing, but I will never TiVo the local news JUST TO SEE THE WEATHERMAN!

Sorry, I just won't go there.

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March 13, 2006

Gotta Love Tornado Season

And it's officially tornado season in the midwest. The photos above were taken at our downstairs neighbors' apartment where we've been riding out the major tornadoes that have been hitting the Southwest Missouri area. And yes, that's hail up above. This is how big it's getting. Thankfully, none of our cars have been messed up by it. I'll be glad when tornado season is over. Kristin, on the other hand, lives for tornado season. She'll probably be posting all about her love of storms tomorrow.

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