May 26, 2008: Handbrake & J

xoxoxoBruce · 05-25-2008, 11:12 PM

I don't know where this picture was taken.
It could be any one of hundreds of places in the United States, lately.
There seems to be a new tornado touch down reported every week, and not just in the traditional locations.

If you see this out your windshield, you have to get the hell out of there... NOW.
So practice your Handbrake Turn and J-Turn, people. It could save your life.

SPUCK · 05-26-2008, 04:15 AM

That sucks!

DucksNuts · 05-26-2008, 05:29 AM

Mother Natures is pissed I tell ya....PISSED!

TheMercenary · 05-26-2008, 09:16 AM

Killer pic!

HungLikeJesus · 05-26-2008, 10:03 AM

At least the photographer had his priorities straight. Picture first, then evasion.

BrianR · 05-26-2008, 10:37 AM

I saw one once in Kansas (I think). It was farther away though and moving off. Scary things.

waffle769 · 05-26-2008, 10:42 AM

Hmm... Is it possible to do those turns in an auotmatic car? It would suck to find out you can't when a tornado is starring you down.

ajaccio · 05-26-2008, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

...If you see this out your windshield, you have to get the hell out of there... NOW.
So practice your Handbrake Turn and J-Turn, people. It could save your life.

How do you do those turns???

xoxoxoBruce · 05-26-2008, 11:26 AM

You have to practice, practice, practice, Waffle.
Oh, and welcome to the Cellar.

The links are to instructions, ajaccio.

Gravdigr · 05-26-2008, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by SPUCK

That sucks!

No, it blows!

lumberjim · 05-26-2008, 07:30 PM

times like this remind us of blue's signature:

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If you spot a tornado, always remember to point at it, yell "tornado!", and run like hell.

classicman · 05-26-2008, 07:58 PM

I almost got sucked into one in DE a few years back! Had to hide under an overpass. Very cool & extremely surreal too. They are crazy fast and powerful!

BrianR · 05-27-2008, 09:41 AM

Don't hide under an overpass...the winds can be stronger there than in the open.

Try to hide in a cellar (no pun intended) or something below the level of the ground. Underpasses don't cut it.

The company tells me to park my truck and go lay in a ditch if a tornado shelter isn't available.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-27-2008, 09:55 AM

If you can make it to an underpass, and have the time, get out of the vehicle and climb the embankment up into the support beams, for protection from debris blowing through.... and hang on.

If you don't have the time, place your head between your legs and... well, you know the rest.

kerosene · 05-28-2008, 03:30 PM

I know this is late, but last week a whole slew of tornadoes were loose in Northern Colorado. This one was about 1 mile wide. I knew of at least 7 different tornadoes that touched down that day. I have never seen anything like this so far West in this state. Several people I know had significant damage to their homes (roofs torn off, etc.) One person I know had her child in a daycare there, where all of the kids were shuffled into a vault at a bank. It was quite scary!

05-25-2008, 11:12 PM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	May 26, 2008: Handbrake & J I don't know where this picture was taken. It could be any one of hundreds of places in the United States, lately. There seems to be a new tornado touch down reported every week, and not just in the traditional locations. If you see this out your windshield, you have to get the hell out of there... NOW. So practice your Handbrake Turn and J-Turn, people. It could save your life. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-26-2008, 09:16 AM	#4
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Killer pic! __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

05-26-2008, 10:03 AM	#5
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	At least the photographer had his priorities straight. Picture first, then evasion. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

05-26-2008, 10:37 AM	#6
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	I saw one once in Kansas (I think). It was farther away though and moving off. Scary things. __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

05-26-2008, 11:26 AM	#9
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	You have to practice, practice, practice, Waffle. Oh, and welcome to the Cellar. The links are to instructions, ajaccio. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-26-2008, 04:15 AM	#2
SPUCK Professor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,911	That sucks!

05-26-2008, 05:29 AM	#3
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	Mother Natures is pissed I tell ya....PISSED!

05-26-2008, 10:42 AM	#7
waffle769 Person Who Has Posted Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Winston-Salem, NC Posts: 2	Hmm... Is it possible to do those turns in an auotmatic car? It would suck to find out you can't when a tornado is starring you down.

05-26-2008, 07:58 PM	#12
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	I almost got sucked into one in DE a few years back! Had to hide under an overpass. Very cool & extremely surreal too. They are crazy fast and powerful! __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

05-27-2008, 09:41 AM	#13
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	Don't hide under an overpass...the winds can be stronger there than in the open. Try to hide in a cellar (no pun intended) or something below the level of the ground. Underpasses don't cut it. The company tells me to park my truck and go lay in a ditch if a tornado shelter isn't available. __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

05-27-2008, 09:55 AM	#14
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	If you can make it to an underpass, and have the time, get out of the vehicle and climb the embankment up into the support beams, for protection from debris blowing through.... and hang on. If you don't have the time, place your head between your legs and... well, you know the rest. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-28-2008, 03:30 PM	#15
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	I know this is late, but last week a whole slew of tornadoes were loose in Northern Colorado. This one was about 1 mile wide. I knew of at least 7 different tornadoes that touched down that day. I have never seen anything like this so far West in this state. Several people I know had significant damage to their homes (roofs torn off, etc.) One person I know had her child in a daycare there, where all of the kids were shuffled into a vault at a bank. It was quite scary!

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