Hurricanes are a pain in the A$$

[Mike41793]

I love how some of you talk about a tornado likes it's no big deal.

I think it just comes with living in that area of the country. A tornado is nothing to them, yet if they got an inch of snow or some black ice then the state would probably shut down lol.

[WarriorPrincess90]

"But... but where do you go during tornado warnings?"

Answer: Outside to figure out what those weird sirens are...and to see if you can see the funnel if it's moving north of you.

But really, the reason the reaction to the tornados has been less than expected is mostly because they were very small and short lived. And most of them didn't even hit anything. For instance, there was a waterspout in the bay of Tampa right by the RNC...but it never hit land and didn't cause any damage. There was also a touchdown by my apartment, and while that was unnerving, I was just contemplating bagging up my snakes and cat () and taking them to the bathtub with me. Then the newscasters informed me that it was moving north...so I went outside.

Also, tornados have a relatively small area of effect as opposed to the possible severity of a hurricane. Unlike tornados, hurricanes stick around for hours and cause all kinds of damage...if they pack any sort of power that is. Tornados are kind of terrifying though because they come up fast and you don't get much time to react. Had any of them been severe, we wouldn't be making light of it. But as it stands we got baby tornados and compared to the flooding and other damage we were expecting from Isaac, it really seems a bit pathetic.

As to snow...Ha! You are totally right. People can't hardly drive on a flat, dry surface. I'd hate to see Floridians attempting to drive in snow. They are stupid enough when it rains! Ugh!

[19SteveB93]

I am in Milton Fl, a little east of Pensacola. It didn't get too bad here, some rain and a decent amount of wind and a couple tornadoes and that is it!!! I am so happy it didn't hit anywhere as hard as Katrina OR Ivan did!!!!

Right on! I stayed for Ivan

[19SteveB93]

Sorry guys no pics