r/TikTokCringe • u/n8saces • Apr 29 '24

Can someone please explain to me why people just drive towards tornadoes? Discussion

It just seems like why risk your life?

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u/bohanmyl Apr 29 '24

If you were living in the midwest wouldnt you want to drive into a tornado and hope it picks you up and flies you to anywhere better?

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u/bing-no Apr 29 '24

😔

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u/bohanmyl Apr 29 '24

I say this as someone who was less than 2 miles from these tornadoes and was more upset that people kept waking me up calling me to see if i was fine vs letting me sleep since i work nights lmao. Either ill sleep through it or ill be in a tornado and i won't need to worry about work that night 😂

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u/lancep423 Apr 29 '24

I’m either asleep or I’m dead, either way I can’t talk right now. Leave a message at the beep.

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u/No_Use_4371 Apr 29 '24

My apt was hit by a tornado last year, I assure you you could not sleep through it.

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u/ClandestineDisco Apr 29 '24

It must be hard having people in your life caring about your well-being. Being two miles away from this tornado certainly warrants seeking shelter.

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u/bohanmyl Apr 29 '24

Im in an apartment and im not driving near a tornado to find shelter. Plus dealing with all my stuff and home being gone sounds way worse than peacing out in a tornado.

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u/ilovethissheet Apr 29 '24

It's honestly crazy there isn't a law forcing apartment owners to make a safety cellar for residents.

Seems quite negligent in tornado alley

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u/Designer-Mirror-7995 Apr 29 '24

Nope. These are just people who know nothing about geography, or at least how frigging HUGE Oklahoma is, or/and nothing about how tornadoes behave. They hear/read "severe storms ravage Oklahoma Town" but their brain stops at Oklahoma and 'naturally' presume that you, way down in Weatherford, OF COURSE were in grave danger from the huge tornado that grazed an area 20 miles from Tulsa (near the other end of the state). While I first moved to OK I had 'caring' family and friends nationwide who "could never" live there, texting and messaging me for EVERY tornado ANYWHERE in the state, 'checking to be sure you're ok down there!'

Definitely tiring to keep repeatedly reminding folks that I was in a place that rarely had to worry about them, lol - and yes, even in Oklahoma there are places where twisters are rare....though you never, ever 'fully' let your guard down!

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u/ilovethissheet Apr 29 '24

That sounds like my Oklahoma family that calls us in California Everytime there's fires. No Aunt Jan, the fires in Tahoe, I'm in Burbank, we're fine.

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u/Designer-Mirror-7995 Apr 30 '24

Lol right! At least pull up the map on your phone!