[Zipperfish]

xerxes xerxes:

The town of Mayfield, KY was absolutely ravaged by one of the tornado's form that storm system.

Wow, what a monster!

[bootlegga]

Scape Scape:

Building codes are going to be changed as a result of this and Amazon is going to be made accountable for not doing the bare minimum. Shelters will be required.

You'd think storm shelters would be mandatory for businesses in Tornado Alley. Hell, Denver International Airport has them...and they're not even in Tornado Alley.

[Scape]

Like I said, bare minimum. Jeff should pay thru the nose on this.

[xerxes]

Zipperfish Zipperfish:

The policy was temporary withdrawn for Covid. Still it seems like there was warning of this, so there'll be questions as to why workers were left exposed.

Answer: the gears of capitalism are oiled by the blood of the workers.

[xerxes]

Zipperfish Zipperfish:

xerxes xerxes:

The town of Mayfield, KY was absolutely ravaged by one of the tornado's form that storm system.

Wow, what a monster!

I think the footage of the tornado I posted was the one that went on a 200+ mile path of destruction. Which is insane. Think of how much energy that storm had to sustain a tornado of that ferocity over such a long distance.

[Strutz]

bootlegga bootlegga:

Scape Scape:

Building codes are going to be changed as a result of this and Amazon is going to be made accountable for not doing the bare minimum. Shelters will be required.

You'd think storm shelters would be mandatory for businesses in Tornado Alley. Hell, Denver International Airport has them...and they're not even in Tornado Alley.

No kidding! Shit, you'd think a company as big and ridiculously wealthy as Amazon would have had measures in place, especially in this area that is prone to tornadoes.

[DrCaleb]

xerxes xerxes:

Zipperfish Zipperfish:

xerxes xerxes:

The town of Mayfield, KY was absolutely ravaged by one of the tornado's form that storm system.

Wow, what a monster!

I think the footage of the tornado I posted was the one that went on a 200+ mile path of destruction. Which is insane. Think of how much energy that storm had to sustain a tornado of that ferocity over such a long distance.

When people say in the aftermath 'it looks like a nuclear bomb went off', they are vastly underrating the power of a storm. It has hundreds or thousands of times the power of a nuclear weapon.

[bootlegga]

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

When people say in the aftermath 'it looks like a nuclear bomb went off', they are vastly underrating the power of a storm. It has hundreds or thousands of times the power of a nuclear weapon.

I still vividly recall the destruction and chaos from the F-4 that hit Edmonton in 1987, though this documentary shows it much better than I ever could describe it:

[DrCaleb]

bootlegga bootlegga:

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

When people say in the aftermath 'it looks like a nuclear bomb went off', they are vastly underrating the power of a storm. It has hundreds or thousands of times the power of a nuclear weapon.

I still vividly recall the destruction and chaos from the F-4 that hit Edmonton in 1987, though this documentary shows it much better than I ever could describe it:

Still brings up bad memories. My Uncle-in-law was a trucker for Byers, and was trapped in his truck in the building that collapsed on top of people working there. He was trapped for almost a day, and it took a few months to recover.

[DrCaleb]

U.S. opens probe into Amazon warehouse fatal collapse in Illinois

[raydan]

[fifeboy]

My wife’s cousin and family live in Mayfield. Thankfully they are all ok .

[Strutz]

fifeboy fifeboy:

My wife’s cousin and family live in Mayfield. Thankfully they are all ok .

Wow that's fantastic news for your family.

[Scape]

OMG.

[DrCaleb]

Amazon driver was warned she’d be fired for returning with packages during a tornado