When Dangerous Weather Threatens Your ... Or Your Loved Ones... Area, Do You,

[ChisolmTrailDem]

after first connecting/tuning to your weather sources, ...

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[Lars39]

1. Might change it to "When Dangerous Weather Threatens You or Your *Loved Ones'* Area,"

A lot of people have family in a lot of places affected by tornadoes. Only assholes shoot the messenger or label the discussions "silly".
And of course I'm not referring to you, CTD!

And when I'm hunkered down in the basement waiting out a tornado warning, I have been known to be on DU. Familiarity calms sometimes.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

2. Good point, Lars, thank you! Done... nt

[el_bryanto]

3. I don't look to DU for weather updates but don't close it either

Unless I'm evacuating my home or something like that - or lose power. Sitting around and worrying about things I have no control over doesn't take much time, so I can multitask.

Bryant

[SheilaT]

4. When I used to live in Tornado Alley

we spent a lot of time in the basement.

I've never lived in hurricane country, nor in a place that is highly prone to earthquakes, which isn't bad weather of course, but a good earthquake plan would be a good idea.

Where I am I need to be more concerned about forest fires, which obviously isn't weather also, but usually are slow moving enough that evacuating is usually possible.

[sarisataka]

5. Most likely I'd be out

in the weather. My wife is a storm chaser which pretty much means i am a storm chaser.

[magical thyme]

6. we generally get days of warning in my area

if I lived in a tornado-prone area, I'd probably just move into my basement.

So I watch DU for updates from and well-wishes to my DU "friends," and to remind myself why I won't move to tornado and/or hurricane-prone areas.

Blizzards I can prepare for. Then hunker down with the critters and hang out on DU with a nice hot toddy.