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MissB

(15,800 posts)
26. That's exactly what I woke up angry about today
Sat Dec 11, 2021, 04:52 PM
Dec 2021

It’s absolutely unconscionable that those facilities were not shut down overnight.

Lives are worth more than any lost business.

Christmas rush? n/t CincyDem Dec 2021 #1
Is that a valid reason? lame54 Dec 2021 #24
For a factory to be operating 3 shifts? A HERETIC I AM Dec 2021 #36
Did you hear the local doofus officials on TV this morning? bucolic_frolic Dec 2021 #2
Those areas are 'taker' areas. Typical RW baby jeebus dupes & gunners full of hate of the 'other'. Celerity Dec 2021 #29
Tornado watches don't mean people don't go to work. Wingus Dingus Dec 2021 #3
Sometimes for multiple days. Cracklin Charlie Dec 2021 #10
Yep, I've lived in tornado alley, day after day of Wingus Dingus Dec 2021 #11
Tornados are random even with notice and they are often this time of year jimfields33 Dec 2021 #4
Climate change causes extreme weather events. This is one example. nt albacore Dec 2021 #15
Tornadoes have been going on forever. former9thward Dec 2021 #25
Umm . . . no. Ms. Toad Dec 2021 #34
Ummm... not at clear-cut as you think. albacore Dec 2021 #37
They thought it was fake news liberal N proud Dec 2021 #5
They probably went to work under a watch. xmas74 Dec 2021 #17
I don't know but the Amazon warehouse fire in Ill is labeled as a mass causalty event but ShazamIam Dec 2021 #6
don't know specifically in these buildings... getagrip_already Dec 2021 #7
Watches and Warnings Tetrachloride Dec 2021 #8
When the derecho (tornadic-like wind event) hit Iowa in August, 2020, we were bullwinkle428 Dec 2021 #9
got that right llashram Dec 2021 #12
Who do you think works in a candle factory? underpants Dec 2021 #13
The effort to evacuate/shelter a warehouse is bigger than the risk of a direct hit. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2021 #14
This wasn't a tornado that just dropped out of the sky nearby. luvs2sing Dec 2021 #16
As someone who has grown up with 🌪 xmas74 Dec 2021 #18
Tornado wildflowergardener Dec 2021 #19
Being In A Car Is Among The Worst Places To Be ProfessorGAC Dec 2021 #28
If everything shut down every time there was a chance of tornados... AkFemDem Dec 2021 #20
Given the increased propensity of NWS to issue tornado warnings nitpicker Dec 2021 #21
And even with derecho 2012 nitpicker Dec 2021 #22
Amazon distribution has to be done overnight Sympthsical Dec 2021 #23
That's exactly what I woke up angry about today MissB Dec 2021 #26
It's a majority R area, they likely don't believe in sciences like meteorology traitorsgalore Dec 2021 #27
wow....... can't believe some of the things I'm reading in this thread....... Takket Dec 2021 #30
"Did the company know a tornado was coming (i.e. were tornado sirens active?)" BumRushDaShow Dec 2021 #32
Thank you! Ms. Toad Dec 2021 #35
Some speculation pinkstarburst Dec 2021 #31
Our factory has tornado drills every 6 months NickB79 Dec 2021 #33
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