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[erda]

So yesterday I got caught uncomfortably close to what the weather service tells me was a tornado. Me and 5 behavior disordered kids between the ages of 10 and 14 were in the van with my tornado preparedness knowledge, which is like what I've gathered from watching the Wizard of Oz. There weren't any storm cellars around, so, visibility quickly approaching zero, I pulled over and waited it out. I didn't know if we would be safer out of the van, which was rocking alarmingly, but I didn't want to panic the kids, and I was worried about keeping track of them all in the storm if we got out.

It took a while to get home what with all the downed wires and telephone poles and all the debris on the roads after the storm passed, but by the time I got back to town, it just looked like there had been a heavy rain.

Then last night I dreamt that I slept with reynolds wrap and sandwich bags. At least they didn't try to molest me or anything, they just stayed there in their boxes quietly sleeping. Maybe it's a subtle dig about being unprepared, hahaha, IDEK.

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[princessofgeeks]

so glad you are all okay!

fyi, if you are ever in that situation again, a vehicle is where you do NOT want to be. if you can get inside a building, that is really absolutely preferable. lying flat in a ditch is even preferable. a basement or actual storm cellar is, of course, best of all.

[erda]

That makes sense, except for the part where all 5 kids have Oppositional Defiant Disorder and pretty much no trust in adults to keep them safe, so they are unlikely to obey in a crisis. There were a lot of broken branches hitting the car so IDK.

[princessofgeeks]

You can google for "tornado preparedness" -- vehicles basically blow away and tump over, is all I'm saying.

So glad you all were okay!

[erda]

Yeah, I didn't mean that to sound argumentative, I was just explaining my thought process at the time, when I wasn't sure what to do. I'll know if it ever happens again to get out of the van.

[yourlibrarian]

Maybe it's a subtle dig about being unprepared, hahaha, IDEK.

*snort* Perhaps. Scary stuff! Actually, the best thing to do is get out of the car and instead lie flat in the lowest ground around (ditches are generally recommended). Not an ideal option, but a lot of times there's not much you can do.

[erda]

Yes, that makes sense. I just didn't think I could control the kids that well. They tend to run off when stressed. Next time I'll bring my reynolds wrap.