Random thoughts...

[Ben Staad]

Thank you, Martin. It's a tough day.

[mhatchett]

Best wishes....

[Martin]

Thank you, Martin. It's a tough day.

Unfortunately there will be many more tough days. There is probably nothing I can do to help from a distance but if there is anything please reach out.

[TacomaDiver]

The first thing I saw when I got off the plane in Denver for my job interview were signs for Tornado Shelters. I was thinking that here I was potentially moving away from the land of tsunamis and lahars, only to find myself in the land of tornadoes.

I even brought this up in my interview, but I was assured that tornadoes aren't a thing in the Denver metro area - we're simply too close to the mountains. Ok.

Well today I experienced my first tornado warning (not a watch - a warning) while at work, so we all evacuated down to the basement where we sat out the weather. My poor wife is FREAKED.

So that was Thursday.

[RonClinton]

Yikes, I hope your Friday is better.

FWIW, the Puget Sound, your old stomping grounds, remains tornado-free…and thus far Mt. Rainier hasn’t vomited any lahars, but the week isn’t over yet.

[Ben Staad]

Never heard of a Lahar before.

[RonClinton]

I remember reading somewhere that the ash and volcano from an exploding volcano take a backseat to lahars -- all that rushing rock, debris, mud and water -- in terms of killing potential, generally speaking. That'd be especially true with volcanos like Rainier that have so much ice to melt and local rivers and streams to overflow.

[Martin]

Never heard of a Lahar before.

I live about an hours drive from the remnants and destruction of Mt. St. Helens. The path of the lahars looked like another planet for several years after the eruption. Definitely something you do not want to be in the path of. When Rainier blows it will be much worse because of the population base in the path. Tacoma, Puyallup and several towns will be at least partially wiped off the map.

The Portland Vancouver area occasionally has small tornados. About 30 years ago I was working at the Cornelius Fred Meyer store and a tornado hit our parking lot. It picked one of our display sheds up and dropped it on the hood of a BMW. I thought it looked pretty funny. The owner of the car did not agree.

[mhatchett]

This is looking very interesting glad I ordered it.
http://www.haffnerpress.com/book/the...the-balladeer/

[sholloman81]

This is looking very interesting glad I ordered it.
http://www.haffnerpress.com/book/the...the-balladeer/

I have this one on pre-order as well. This will be my first purchase from their press. I do wish they had listed a publication date for this set. Am hoping that it will be sometime this year.

[mhatchett]

I have this one on pre-order as well. This will be my first purchase from their press. I do wish they had listed a publication date for this set. Am hoping that it will be sometime this year.

Me too on everything you said LOL!!

[TacomaDiver]

I live about an hours drive from the remnants and destruction of Mt. St. Helens. The path of the lahars looked like another planet for several years after the eruption. Definitely something you do not want to be in the path of. When Rainier blows it will be much worse because of the population base in the path. Tacoma, Puyallup and several towns will be at least partially wiped off the map.

The Portland Vancouver area occasionally has small tornados. About 30 years ago I was working at the Cornelius Fred Meyer store and a tornado hit our parking lot. It picked one of our display sheds up and dropped it on the hood of a BMW. I thought it looked pretty funny. The owner of the car did not agree.

Yikes, I hope your Friday is better.

FWIW, the Puget Sound, your old stomping grounds, remains tornado-free…and thus far Mt. Rainier hasn’t vomited any lahars, but the week isn’t over yet.

Yeah, the whole Puyallup River Valley and surrounding areas will be gone when/if Rainier erupts. Puyallup, Orting, Pacific, parts of Auburn and Kent. It will be an immense level of destruction.

[RonClinton]

Yeah, the whole Puyallup River Valley and surrounding areas will be gone when/if Rainier erupts. Puyallup, Orting, Pacific, parts of Auburn and Kent. It will be an immense level of destruction.

Yes, I remember seeing a map a few years back that had the color-coded potential of a mild, moderate, and volcanic large event in relation to lahars, and regardless of degree, it was frightening.

[mulleins]

Just being Random - When Pink Floyds Another Brick in the Wall plays, why do I try to sing it with an English accent?

[TacomaDiver]

Speaking of random music things - I saw this last night and thought it was pretty funny. Especially since my wife has this as a tattoo on her arm (well, not the song lyrics part.)
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(Just in case - these are sort of the song lyrics to Rob Zombie's Dragula.)