tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673195676510322044.post6605837452910042325..comments2023-10-02T07:20:07.187-05:00Comments on Banquet of Consequences Too: Such is life on the plain Plainsjadedjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16569736113526368917noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673195676510322044.post-60389304342394204202012-05-18T12:35:13.489-05:002012-05-18T12:35:13.489-05:00YD G---A plain Plains card coming your way!YD G---A plain Plains card coming your way!jadedjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16569736113526368917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673195676510322044.post-76324465183179339362012-05-18T11:05:53.863-05:002012-05-18T11:05:53.863-05:00just a note..next month Jackie's Kitchen at we...just a note..next month Jackie's Kitchen at west rest haven is doing a salute to canada, and all my canaderian friends are sending post cards and little things to the oldies..then I thought it would be cool if all my readers would send post cards too...<br />Jackie's Kitchen<br />c/o West Rest Haven<br />300 Haven Street<br />West, Texas 76691<br />if your interested..jackieyellowdoggrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14906624317290990109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673195676510322044.post-17705013607154590122012-05-12T19:02:22.417-05:002012-05-12T19:02:22.417-05:00lexi---I know where you're coming from, it doe...lexi---I know where you're coming from, it does get ridiculous...but...then there's that one time...<br /><br />Last week we had our neighborhood siren go off with nary a cloud in the sky...and not even the people who set the things off know why. An act of...nah.jadedjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16569736113526368917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673195676510322044.post-35361495605567746082012-05-12T18:38:03.068-05:002012-05-12T18:38:03.068-05:00@Stephen: i dunno, but it's funny we're co...<b>@Stephen: i dunno, but it's funny we're considered "the bible belt" hahaha. even though we get tornadoes, i'm so used to our weather folks exaggerating over nothing that i often take the situation lightly. </b>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673195676510322044.post-21539276604612962942012-04-24T16:22:27.540-05:002012-04-24T16:22:27.540-05:00Demeur---Yep, and I remember seeing a Civil Defens...Demeur---Yep, and I remember seeing a Civil Defense film clip in the classroom...people, ducking and covering and a very large mushroom. I never have figured out what the fuck was going through their minds with such ridiculous instructions. Wha...an Atomic Skip Bomb that skips over children's school desks?<br /><br />Chimp---Oh yeeeeah, don't look at the light...you'll be blinded...just before you're blown to smithereens. Even back then I knew the score on that one.jadedjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16569736113526368917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673195676510322044.post-30710800453364242932012-04-24T12:38:22.146-05:002012-04-24T12:38:22.146-05:00You mean that wooden school desk I was hiding unde...You mean that wooden school desk I was hiding under and my hands over my head didn't really protect me from the Atom Bomb? They just said, "Don't look at the bright light!". I'm going to complain o those teachers. Wait, they're dead.Chimphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04351254840837418820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673195676510322044.post-51654085398845977042012-04-24T12:31:07.428-05:002012-04-24T12:31:07.428-05:00Wow if you remember "duck and cover" the...Wow if you remember "duck and cover" then you're an old fart like me. Back then it was sit cross legged in the school hall, place your head between your legs then kiss your sweet ass goodbye.Demeurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01935263659097273535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673195676510322044.post-29902283371102206762012-04-18T11:58:10.061-05:002012-04-18T11:58:10.061-05:00Mo---It is fearsome, but not, methinks as fearsome...Mo---It is fearsome, but not, methinks as fearsome as those things which made their way onto this blog a couple of posts ago...the crocheted uteri.jadedjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16569736113526368917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673195676510322044.post-52441768111134240352012-04-18T07:26:49.089-05:002012-04-18T07:26:49.089-05:00Well I'm definitely glad you're ok. That p...Well I'm definitely glad you're ok. That photo is probably the scariest thing I've ever seen.mo.stoneskinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10737422581378328590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673195676510322044.post-23982597999572076102012-04-16T19:16:43.597-05:002012-04-16T19:16:43.597-05:00Ol'B---Best that you not plan any trips to D.C...Ol'B---Best that you not plan any trips to D.C. A whole gaggle of clowns therein.<br /><br />Chimp---Thank you for the good thoughts.<br /><br />They do everything in a big way down yonder on the Pecos. Well OK, the Pecos is not in the Panhandle, I just like to say it...Pecos...Pecos...<br /><br />Just as long as it's not those infernal blue thingama lights that blind the shit out of you.<br /><br />Tom---Thanks.<br /><br />And Gilda was right.<br /><br />Professor---Damn, I thought it was tomato warnings.jadedjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16569736113526368917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673195676510322044.post-64209334454897092982012-04-16T18:48:09.295-05:002012-04-16T18:48:09.295-05:00Don't worry, you can get a good night's sl...Don't worry, you can get a good night's sleep once conservatives cut the funding for tornado warnings!Professor Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07983291640844939759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673195676510322044.post-49294996680548780512012-04-16T15:43:42.272-05:002012-04-16T15:43:42.272-05:00I'm glad you and yours survived. The West Coa...I'm glad you and yours survived. The West Coast has earthquakes and tsunamis; you guys have tornadoes.<br /><br />As Gilda Radner used to say, "It just goes to show you it's always something."Tom Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05610417770240609022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673195676510322044.post-19125283976574673702012-04-16T14:45:05.559-05:002012-04-16T14:45:05.559-05:00Glad you and your family made it alright, JJ.
Hea...Glad you and your family made it alright, JJ.<br /><br />Heard about the four feet of hail in the Texas panhandle. <br /><br />I'm surprised our government hasn't passed a law mandating that tornadoes turn on their lights at night.Chimphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04351254840837418820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673195676510322044.post-57098389329349745952012-04-16T07:49:20.106-05:002012-04-16T07:49:20.106-05:00I'm scared of Clowns...and there is no warning...I'm scared of Clowns...and there is no warning.<br />the Ol'BuzzardOl'Buzzardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00075162476463971258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673195676510322044.post-16161641672946786202012-04-16T07:13:38.388-05:002012-04-16T07:13:38.388-05:00w m---I believe it was Mr Chas that invoked the Go...w m---I believe it was Mr Chas that invoked the God factor...no wait, it was Stephen. Nevertheless, personally, I go with your assessment and would add the element that how one scrunches one's nose and mouth at the full of the moon on Friday the 13th affects those tectonic plates as well.jadedjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16569736113526368917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673195676510322044.post-17038148120063561782012-04-16T06:54:58.352-05:002012-04-16T06:54:58.352-05:00Yep glad you were smart and took shelter. hell in ...Yep glad you were smart and took shelter. hell in '94 or '96 we had a tornado rip through here an no one knew what the sirens were going off for. <br /><br />It's not that god hates GOP folks but that they apparently hate God. <br /><br />But...always a butt... from The Dakotas across to Idaho all the way South through Oklahoma and the Texas panhandle, the lands are flat and there is always a breeze which given temperature and moisture can escalate into bad shit. So it's not so much God that hated you all but rather plate tectonics which pushed mountains up east and West of you. Thus it is and thus it has ever been.<br /><br />Now with all that, protect the corn crop pops we need the ethanol.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673195676510322044.post-41406709600450740392012-04-16T06:43:27.029-05:002012-04-16T06:43:27.029-05:00Mr. C---Thanks, bro.
Having now lived in both Hur...Mr. C---Thanks, bro.<br /><br />Having now lived in both Hurricane and Tornado zones, I can say...I don't like either. Of course I also lived in Southern California for a number of years. Scary shit seems to be my middle name.<br /><br />Doug---Thanks for the concern man.<br /><br />The photo is from NOAA I believe. I probably should have noted that in the post. Oh well.<br /><br />Truth---You do know that Sarge is a television salesman, right?<br /><br />But seriously, we also have a NOAA radio, which I have not plugged in as yet. Well as of Saturday night, that is.<br /><br />Harlequin---It is a fine image at that. Thank you for the concern :)<br /><br />Punch---Lilac.<br /><br />Beach---Now that is scary...especially for a kid. I can think of several places I would not want to be with a tornado close by...a motel is one of them.jadedjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16569736113526368917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673195676510322044.post-62712194786914342862012-04-16T01:15:41.258-05:002012-04-16T01:15:41.258-05:00Back in 1976 my family lived in Wichita Falls, Tex...Back in 1976 my family lived in Wichita Falls, Texas and we had a scary encounter with tornado sirens. <br /><br />My mom and dad were in the early stages of their divorce and after a big fight my mom took my siblings and me to a motel for the night. One siren was right outside our room and it went off in the middle of the night. The weather was so bad we actually heard the wind and thunder over the very loud siren.<br /><br />I prayed more that night than most any other time in my life.Commander Zaiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11000824454124236774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673195676510322044.post-19299403254233660242012-04-16T01:02:41.263-05:002012-04-16T01:02:41.263-05:00I'm beginning to think you have a closet full ...I'm beginning to think you have a closet full of red sweater vest.Punchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17904275145636893257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673195676510322044.post-74900439069963421212012-04-15T23:50:40.397-05:002012-04-15T23:50:40.397-05:00glad you emerged unscathed; the image is eerie wit...glad you emerged unscathed; the image is eerie with that terrible beauty that forces of nature sometimes present....Harlequinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04964772119118368322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673195676510322044.post-82978988068367681102012-04-15T19:54:50.730-05:002012-04-15T19:54:50.730-05:00Gotta go with Sarge. Watch TV.
And live on a bl...Gotta go with Sarge. Watch TV.<br /><br /> And live on a bluff like my hometown. Bad weather breaks up and goes either 30 miles south or north. Weird how it works.<br /><br /> Or God loves me more than JJ.Joe "Truth 101" Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08875151516978133598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673195676510322044.post-84358563727979523752012-04-15T18:55:56.147-05:002012-04-15T18:55:56.147-05:00I hope you weren't the one outside taking that...I hope you weren't the one outside taking that pic...<br />I'm glad that you and yours are ok, dude.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09519879143568413067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673195676510322044.post-70354996777052585862012-04-15T18:03:45.060-05:002012-04-15T18:03:45.060-05:00A fearful sight. Tornadoes and fallopian tubes. ...A fearful sight. Tornadoes and fallopian tubes. Glad all is cool with you and yours JJ. Can't wait for hurricane season.Mr. Charlestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17497415823443875308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673195676510322044.post-16353885929442517302012-04-15T17:40:54.831-05:002012-04-15T17:40:54.831-05:00YD G---Oops, seems we passed in the wind. No, wait...YD G---Oops, seems we passed in the wind. No, wait...that doesn't sound right.<br /><br />I've been off for quite some time now. Getting used to it.jadedjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16569736113526368917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673195676510322044.post-73863631898376759052012-04-15T17:38:54.519-05:002012-04-15T17:38:54.519-05:00Punch---Everything looks like fallopian tubes to y...Punch---Everything looks like fallopian tubes to you. It comes with the old fart territory.<br /><br />Hey, wait a minute...I live in a Red State...WTF?<br /><br />Lesie---Say...isn't that for the atom bomb thingamajig? I remember doing that in school. I've been ducking and covering ever since.<br /><br />BTW, thanks for the follow :-)<br /><br />intell---Oh shit, I just remembered something I forgot to follow up on. I'm a bad boy. I'll correct that manana. Sorry ;-<<br /><br />Not to scare you, but my wife's supervisor had her house whacked 3 or 4 years ago...it was built in the 1880's and had been in her family all that time. 200 mph wind respects nada.<br /><br />Sarge---Believe me, Nebraskans definitely take the weather seers seriously.<br /><br />Hope you do okay tonight, dude.jadedjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16569736113526368917noreply@blogger.com