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Lightning and Tornado's

Discussion in 'Pull up a chair and sit for a spell' started by FLHTbiker, Oct 14, 2008.

  1. FLHTbiker

    FLHTbiker Moderator Staff Member

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    A friend of mine sent me this picture he said that he was not aware of the tornado until he took a picture of the lightning. All I can say is holly crap, run.
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    FLHTbiker, Oct 14, 2008
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    cowboy Moderator Staff Member

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    He better have run fast , :D Where was that pic taken ? Looks cool
    cowboy, Oct 14, 2008
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  4. chucktx

    chucktx Moderator Staff Member

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    wow, i got that same email last week......scary looking stuff there!!!!!! bet it made the hair on the back of somebodys neck stand right up!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    chucktx, Oct 14, 2008
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  5. FLHTbiker

    FLHTbiker Moderator Staff Member

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    My friend Rick in his E-mail to me said

    THIS IS A PICTURE THAT LESIA CASANOVA'S HUSBAND TOOK IN THE GULF OF
    MEXICO

    HE WORKS ON AN OIL RIG AND DURING A STORM HE WAS GOING TO TAKE A
    PICTURE OF THE LIGHTNING.

    HE WAS UNAWARE OF THE TORNADO UNTIL THE LIGHTNING ILLUMINATED IT.

    PRETTY AWESOME, HUH?

    This is a one-in-a-million photo..............Rick
    FLHTbiker, Oct 14, 2008
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  6. chucktx

    chucktx Moderator Staff Member

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    it really shows the force that mother nature can round up!!!!!!!!!! i think it would make a great poster......
    chucktx, Oct 14, 2008
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    Great! Tornados are right up there with snakes when it comes to nightmares. It is pretty cool though.
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  8. Tomflhrci98

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    We don't get tornados and lightening here in southern California. Nothin bad ever happens here. ;)
    Tomflhrci98, Oct 15, 2008
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  9. FLHTbiker

    FLHTbiker Moderator Staff Member

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    Yea, just fires and earthquaks....:D

    :eek: If I lived in an area that had Tornado's or Hurricanes, I think I would move.
    FLHTbiker, Oct 15, 2008
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    Neat picture but I bet it's photoshopped

    Check out the night sky around the derrick, different color and you can see
    squares of different color, a pretty good indication it's been "altered"

    either way I try and not ride in either.

    Prefer hurricanes.
    hotroadking, Oct 15, 2008
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    'Sides the fact that it is over water. Therefore. It isn't a tornado, but a waterspout. Somewhat like a tornado, but over water. Unless of course the oil derrick is just off shore...:)

    Ooooopsie.... Just noticed on the closeup that the derrick is on land... Oooopsie!!!
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    I lived 44 years in Cali. never had an earthquake do more than slosh some water out of my pool Im in texas 3 years and had to evacuate TWICE and go through major crap I will take quakes any time. I think ist whatching them for 2 weeks and listening to the news that gets to me in a quake it happens and its over good or bad just natural selection :)
    ruffrider11, Oct 17, 2008
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  13. FLHTbiker

    FLHTbiker Moderator Staff Member

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    All we get here in Oregon is some rain and light wind. :)
    FLHTbiker, Oct 17, 2008
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    Worst thing in Las Vegas besides the summer heat is the occasional heavy winds. Had some 70 mph winds earlier this year knock down some old sheds a couple of doors down.

    Marc..rain..what's that? Oh..where is the tag-line pic of your bike taken? Looks like a cove I've been to down by Coos Bay.
    SK, Oct 18, 2008
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    I bought a house that had been partly torn down by a tornado. I told the wife about the scene in the movie "According to Garp" when the airplane hit the house they were thinking of buying...he looks at the plane hanging out of the house and says "we'll take it" then looks at his wife and says "what are the odds of that ever happening again?" House is still standing!!
    fittykick, Oct 18, 2008
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  16. FLHTbiker

    FLHTbiker Moderator Staff Member

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    Kev, that is called Sunset Bay in Coos Bay a really cool little beach with outstanding Sunsets. In our travels around Coos Bay we found some really interesting area, parks and restaurants.
    :)
    FLHTbiker, Oct 18, 2008
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