#tornado drill

[what-in-the-gloobie-glob]

I firmly hate the state of America especially right now

Cw: this is about gun violence

Before this post goes on please know that I am fortunate enough to have been sheltered from a lot of what I will bring up later in this past. And that even as shitty as this my sound, Truthfully I ignore most national news if it doesn't affect me. So please take this with both a grain of salt and a grain of sugar because this is no longer something that I am ignoring.

For context I live in a neighborhood where there is a non zero amount of people who celebrate Diwali. Now I personally don't know much (anything) about Diwali (I'll educate myself at somepoint) but I have just recently learned that fireworks are involved.

For further context I have at least one neighbor who has a gun, and said neighbor sometimes likes to fire it into the air at night at random. Why? Idk. Are there other neighbors that do this? Idk but I haven't ruled it out.

Now for the part that I hate, and I don't hold this against the people, thus was just my automatic reaction. So fire works started going off, and I'm in bed none the wiser, and I hear the first of the fire works go off. And in a moment I will realize 'oh its just a firework'

But my initial response? "Oh shit. Who the fuck has their gun out at 6pm and why the hell are they firing it in a neighborhood full of kids?"

There would be (are currently) lapses in the fireworks and any time they started up again, this happened. And it actually makes my heart do this kinda unsettling jump thing, and I hate it.

Now, again, I want to say that this is nobody's fault. I don't have a problem with cultural traditions, I really respect them, and I tried to be respectful in this post even with my limited knowledge (please tell me if I was disrespectful at any point and I will do my best to amed it asap). But the fact that this was my initial reaction (or even a reaction at all) probably means there is a problem in america.

So yeah I just wanted to share this because, everyone talks about the state of America, and bring politics into it, and I just wanted to say it goes deeper than that.

I also want to say that I've seen tiktoks about some non-Americans (definitely not all, but enough that I noticed, and I generally am not on that side ot tiktok) like to bring up school shootings when making fun of America. And I want to say IT IS NOT FUNNY!! It's a real issue, and real people die, real CHILDREN die. And you're laughing about it?

And that's not the only way it affects people. It's very traumatic, even for the kids who haven't physically gone through one, even for the kids who only have to learn about it.

Do you know how bad it has to be a kid in kindergarten and learning about active shooter drills. Do do know how heartbreaking it is for a parent to have to send their kindergartener (or any child for that matter) to school knowing that their backpack weighs just a little more because it holds a kevlar insert in it, on the hopes that on the off chance that a shooter does come for them that their child(ren) will be a little safer.

Everyone grows up with fire drill, and tornado warnings. I am now out of highschool (secondary school) since 2 years ago. I had two (2) tornado drills in 7 years (one was a really bad storm featuring tornado warnings, so is it really a drill?). I had one fire drill for each year I was in school, but none of which were ever real, nor were they close to real. I never once had to truely worry about a real fire. I had three (3) intruder drills, one for each school (elementary, middle, high), there is one (1) time my sister had an intruder drill, this was probably 7-8 years ago, there was a robbery nearby, but it got nowhere near the school (teaching was still actively happening)

Now I want you to think about how 3 something 4 times a year kids have to go through a shooter drill. How many times has teaching been interrupted for this? How many times has a kid seen real life scenarios of this happening with real consequences? (How many times has a school truely caught on fire or been hit by a tornado?)

There are kids (honestly it's most of them at this point) who know in their heart that the shooter drills probably won't save them if it happens to them. There are kids who are actively accepting the fact that they may have to take a life to save their own.

I saw a tiktok of a kid who said he has an escape plan for every single room in the school. Let me repeat that. EVERY. SINGLE. ROOM. And I know for a fact that that kid is not alone. I know for a fact that I too was constantly looking for ways of escape. I too was thinking about how if I couldn't escape, how I could use my use my desk to hide for a single moment. Did you know we were taught to line desks and tables up behind the door all the way to the wall so the door couldn't open? Kids were thinking about how to stab someone in the neck with scissors. Or how to bash a skull open with a holepuncher or a tape dispenser, or how to blind someone by throwing their backpacks. Kids are taught to put their backpacks an their front so that they have more protection.

THIS IS NOT FUNNY! THIS IS SCARY!

The state of America is horrific, and it's actively changing the way children are learning, and viewing the world. Children are actively being taught that they are not safe, and they just have to live with that. Kids are growing up fearful and they don't even know it. They don't know that it isn't normal to step into a classroom and note the desks, and wall position, and if/where there are windows, and how that relates to the door. They don't know that it isn't normal to have to live with a "them or me" mentality and yet they do.

What does this mean for the future?

And for the love of whatever you love PLEASE DON'T JOKE ABOUT IT!

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[azel98]

@docgold13 SuperGirl's Super Spinning Tornado Drill !

#Supergirl #superman the animated series #Spinning Tornado #Tornado Drill #Super Speed #Fan Art #DCAU

[meteorologistaustenlonek]

Tennessee Severe Weather Awareness Week begins Sunday, February 25 and goes until March 2, 2024, your opportunity to learn more about severe weather preparedness. Weather permitting, a statewide #tornadodrill will be held this Wednesday morning.

#Severe Weather Awareness Week #National Weather Service Nashville TN #Severe Weather Education #Severe Weather Awareness #Tennessee Severe Weather #weather preparedness #tornado drill

[mayoiayasep]

ryuseitai time….

#i’m doing a fuckinf tornado drill so now i can’t even listen to it….pain and miseryyyyyy #enstars tag

[r-fenghuang-fanfiction]

So, I think the best way forward would be to establish human attack protocols and then drill them until they become mundane. Not totally to the point where the stoats don't take it seriously, but enough that it becomes instinct to move in a certain way, even in a blind panic.

#burrows end #burrow's end #just a thought #should also do this with natural disaster response #just establish a routine #at home fire drills or tornado drills with your family kids or roommates too

[brightgnosis]

Not me casually infodumping the history of Storm Chasing and how integral Storm Spotters were to the early warning systems and general understanding we even actually have of Tornadoes today — and how people should generally respect Storm Chasers a lot more than they currently do, actually — to my Husband.

#Personal #2024 #Season's Starting Y'all — You Know The Drill: Don't Sleep Naked #You're Not Allowed To Live In Oklahoma With A Piss Understanding Of Chasers And Their History It's Against The Rules #Also: Moment of Silence For How Fucked Up the 2015 Moore Tornado STILL Is In The History Of Tornadoes

[gaphic]

shopping for a 3-piece suit to wear to the twisters premiere

#i was like ok sure yeah disaster movie schlock #and then i saw texas dundee fasten his jeep to the ground with an enormous drill #to weather a direct tornado hit #and i saw stars

[elektroyu]

Some cool things I saw on recent walks with the doggos! It feels soooo good to be outside again after 1,5 years ✨ Some of these pics could be nice paintings, especially the ones with the fences in them.

I'm slowly (very slowly, but still) getting my apartment done and even had an hour or two to print and cut a final version of the furshrimps sticker sheets, which I'm really excited about! This week should also see me getting back to my current commissions, which I can't wait to finish! ✨

#random stuff #moving #stickers #commissions #I still don't have any ceiling lights #or anything else that needs to be drilled into a wall besides the main kitchen cabinets #but other than that the apartment is mostly functional at least #tomorrow will be a slow day probably as heavy storms are forecast #even tornadoes 🥲 which is relatively rare here #so I'm likely keeping computers and internet shut off most of the day #maybe I can do some much needed thinking/ meditating about my career instead #that one's still a major headache for me #hopefully I can print a couple more sticker sheets though before the storms start #reference pics #photography

[missmamibee]

Good morning

#you guys know the drill #calling into work again until they fire me so on and so forth #hope you all are having a lovely day #there will probably be anotber tornado here tonight 😞

[lillybean730]

my favorite teacher ive ever had loved meteorology, and tried to help me overcome my phobia of storms by making me sit next to her on a field trip to watch a giant imax movie about these guys who modified a car so that they could sit in the middle of a strong tornado

somehow that didn't help :/

#i love her but god that was a terrible idea #i think i cried the whole time :p but i cried during tornado drills too so not that unusual

[steevejr]

can’t wait to be a parent so I can be like if you eat this hot pepper you’ll get set on fire and die. sorry. if you don’t close the door the ants will come in and carry you away forever. sorry. if you smash that spider instead of putting him gently outside the other spiders will be so mad at you. sorry. if you

hold on I just remembered when I was a kid and we lived in apts my parents would not let me jump because we had downstairs neighbors and when we moved into the house and I was hyped to jump my dad would says ‘you still can’t loudly jump or the worms would be mad :/ sorry :/‘ and he was so valid for that

#also he told me alligators come out of the toilet during tornados (we live in Midwest w monthly tornado siren tests) and I believed him #until I was like 15 I was sooooo scary of siren drills or just the concept of tornados. Not bc tornado. Bc alligator. #a day in the life of steeve #no I knew the worm comment was a joke but I still was respectful

[americano-psycho]

Tornado season has hit my area. We lost power within seconds of the storm starting and the sirens started just after that. I feel it is important for anyone not used to tornados to know that this is how fast they can hit. If you are passing through or freshly moved to an area that has tornados, don't risk it. The moment you get the alert, go to your basement/windowless ground level room/ditch on the side of the road if you're driving/or wherever you can get to.

If you are in a public building the staff will bring you to the tornado hall when the sirens go off. If you are driving and are near a mechanic shop when the siren starts, get out of your car and go to the mechanic shop for shelter. If there are no buildings, lay down in a ditch. I know it seems counterproductive but for the love of god do not stay in your car.

I know there are memes and jokes from people in tornado areas where we generally dont take them seriously but please don't copy that behavior. Seriously, there is a town in Illinois that is currently on fire because of tornados.

#obviously this is not a comprehensive guide on how to survive a tornado #i am not an expert nor am i really coherent (thanks to the cold i am currently suffering from) #this is really just me repeating the shit that was drilled into my head during tornado drills in school #i am one of the idiots that have lived in this place my whole fucking life so i dont exactly follow tornado safety myself #case in point i spent the whole tornado warning and siren screaming in my livingroom where there are many windows #i was drinking a beer and eating beefaroni #this is all shit you should not do

[starsbits]

100/189 flashcards reviewed. im trying so hard

#doing it in 25 card intervals to give my brain a break #the herp exam is tomorrow morning O_O and there's gonna be a state-wide tornado drill in the middle of it #lichenisms

[cheerupqueerup]

*blows kiss to the tornado siren* happy March

#happy tornado drill day to all observing midwesterners #happy first Wednesday

[gardenianoire]

I'm listening to the come from away cast recording so naturally I'm thinking about 9/11 now

what was 9/11 like for the new yorkers that were in town but not near the towers?

#one of the planes flew over cleveland and my mom told me downtown people abandoned thwir cars and ran screaming #I remember they made us do a tornado drill but idk if that was before or after the first plane #and then I don't remember much else I was like 8

[falst]

kinda fucked up lacrosse practice got cut off I was really enjoying it

#like i was pissed about yesterday but I was running better catching better throwing better etc #and we got to do some defense drills !! and then the tornado. but defense drills !! #bwaaaaa