May 29, 2011

Memorial Day

On second thought, I do want to say something personal on Memorial day.
On this Memorial Day please thank a Veteran and remember our ancestors who sacrificed so much in order for us to be free and life in the most open society on earth.
And also keep the residents of Joplin in your thoughts, and if you are so inclined, your prayers.  Remember those who have loved ones they have lost.  For those who lost someone, be comforted, because God will surely know his own.
I am thankful that I was fortunate enough not to lose my home even though it was only two miles further east from where the tornado lifted off.  I know many people personally who were affected and my heart goes out to them.
I also saw the faces of the people who lost everything, many who I do not know personally.  I saw them for three days as I did my small part to help last week.  I saw so many who lost so much and my heart goes out to them as well.
This is definitely a Memorial Day those of us in Southwest Missouri will never forget.
On the bright side, know this: We will rebuild our buildings. Because although many of them might be destroyed, our Community, which is made up of People, not Buildings...is strong, and will likely become stronger because of this tragedy.
Posted by KOOK on 5/29/2011



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deleted4448310 77p · 722 weeks ago

I can't believe the pictures of destruction. God bless those people. People from Missouri are hearty folk, I am confident they will rebuild bigger and better
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Andrew33 103p · 722 weeks ago

I can speak from experiences that pictures cannot do not do it justice. Neither does seeing it on TV. The folks from SW Missouri have much to be proud of. There has been no stories to my knowledge of people complaining with the "where's the gubment" crap. The good folks of Missouri have stepped up to the challenge of disaster response like real Americans! In the end, there will be a new better Joplin where the old one stood. Now my question is where is the rest of the world that expects America to be there to pay for every revolution and repair the damage after every disaster, natural or man made?
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KOOK 91p · 722 weeks ago

Well I can tell you that the Chinese and the Mexican governments have sent aid. In the case of the Chinese there was a group of representatives that drove from Chicago to Joplin and spoke to my Mom directly at the Red Cross Shelter at the MSSU campus. They were concerned for everyone, but enquired about the students at the college (there are a lot of foreign exchange Chinese students there). Mom directed them to the person in charge there and a couple of more handoffs were made until they got to someone really in charge. They pledged the assistance of the Chinese consulate.

The Mexican Government contacted our local radio station directly offering support.
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Andrew33 103p · 722 weeks ago

I almost hate to question motives of aid, but in the case of both Mexico and China, both have a vested interest in keeping BHO in office. I hope this doesn't have anything to do with the reason they sent the aid, but I really have to wonder. It's odd that the 2 countries that have the most to lose by BHO losing reelection are sending the aid the quickest.
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KOOK 91p · 722 weeks ago

Thanks Kurt,
You are right, we will rebuild it. People who volunteered in Tuscaloosa said this was MUCH worse.
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Andrew33 103p · 721 weeks ago

The Tornado in Tuscaloosa was not as big or as strong as the one in Joplin. However, that is not the main reason Joplin was hit so hard. The reason Joplin got hit so hard was that the storm that created the tornado wasn't moving quickly when the tornado formed. Basically, this storm and it's parent tornado sat in one spot while other smaller tornadoes formed, then rotated around the parent tornado then reformed over the same places much as small tornadoes wrap around the eye of a hurricane. This is called an MVT (multiple vortex tornado). The factors that made Joplin so much worse than Tuscaloosa were duration and location, rather than the size or strength of the storm which are the factors most scientists and storm forecastors take into account.

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