Sigh…
I’m only 83 years too late…
Sigh…
I’m only 83 years too late…
First and foremost, prayers go out to those who were injured and the families of those that lost loved ones in the tornadoes. It does appear that ‘most’ of the areas did get at least some warning, but once again remote areas seem to be lagging on availability of notifications.
Latest death toll is now apparently over 90, with many still missing. Sadly, this total will probably increase.
Post mortem reporting on the tornadoes that hit from Arkansas to Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee.
Initial surveys have confirmed at least 38 tornadoes, with many more surveys still ongoing over the coming days.
The seven strongest tornadoes have each been given an EF-3 rating on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, including the twisters that struck Mayfield, Kentucky; Bowling Green, Kentucky; Saloma, Kentucky; Edwardsville, Illinois; Defiance, Missouri; a long-track tornado that was on the ground for more than 71 miles from Newbern to Paris Landing, Tennessee; and another long-track tornado that tracked from Weiner, Arkansas, to Hornersville, Missouri.
Full article, HERE from Fox News.
BUT, contrary to what the MSM/Climate types are saying, these aren’t the worst to hit…
A catastrophic EF-5 tornado has not been documented in the United States in more than eight years, the longest span between “5-rated” twisters in historical records dating to 1950.
Full article, HERE.
Yes, I live on the dry line, and I do have a weather alert radio. I have a Midland WR300 and have had in for five years. It’s a mid-priced unit, about $60. The picture below will take you to the Amazon page for it.
Folks, weather is just that… weather. NWS does the best they can with the tools they have (which have improved considerably) to predict extreme weather, but it is still more art than science. And yes, weather IS changeable. It has been changing since long before we were here, and our ‘accurate’ records are a microcosm of the actual cycles of the weather this world is experiencing.
The link to NOAA/NWS to get your weather is HERE.
Sadly, the ‘true’ experts, the climatologists, anthropologists, and geologists who have studied long term geological and flora and fauna have been/are being silenced in the whole mess.
On fact checkers…
Now, Facebook is admitting what many of us have known to be true for some time: Its fact-check labels are opinions rather than definitive renderings of the facts. In court filings (embedded below) related to a defamation lawsuit by John Stossel, Meta, the parent company of Facebook, claimed that the platform did not defame the veteran journalist because they were merely offering an opinion when labeling his videos about climate change as “partly false.”
From PJ Media, HERE. It’s a bit long, but worth reading…
And the Stossel lawsuit ‘may’ be the one that finally gets the judges/court/congresscritters off their asses to revamp 230 and make FB/Google/Twitter/et al actually responsible as publishers, which, in fact, they are!
Heh… One ‘more’ impact of 3G going away…
While you were probably aware that 3G cellular networks will be shut down in the U.S. next year so the telecom industry can focus in on 5G, you may not have been hip to the fact that this could totally nullify the connected features inside of your car. Unfortunately, loads of automobiles manufactured the early days of phone pairing and internet integration won’t be able to make the journey into 5G like the new phone or tablet you purchased. Worse yet, there are even some modern vehicles that are about to become a lot less feature rich with companies that have no intention of offering updates.
Full article, HERE from The Truth About Cars.
And this article, HERE has a list of cars affected. And the ones that ‘may’ be fixed. It appears a number of high end cars may NOT ever be fixed…
One other item of note, is that this ‘may’ cause significant issues with autodrive/hands free driving (as if there aren’t enough already)…
Sigh…
Or are they really just basing their fact checks on their ‘opinions’?
It seems the White House sicced them on Townhall for… QUOTING Xiden…
The Democrat-Media complex has been in overdrive trying to protect what remains of President Biden’s credibility and, thanks to collusion between the White House and the fact-checkers at PolitiFact, Townhall found itself in the crosshairs of a White House-triggered fact-check.
Full article, HERE.
Some of the leaks from FB, Twitverse, and others seem to indicate the ‘fact checkers’ are getting direction from higher/outside the company, and/or just using their opinion and biases to determine truth or falsehood. Snopes was outed a few years ago for that, and it seems PolitiFact is doing much the same.
I find it really interesting to do comparisons of stories across the media. By that I mean AP, Reuters, USA Today, Fox, CNN, and a couple of the online media. The ‘variances’ are AMAZING… Always there is the proverbial ‘grain’ of truth in the story, but the agenda of that particular organization comes through loud and clear.
And most if not all of the talking heads on TV are giving opinions, not facts… sigh…
Yes, P-3s DID fly in formation occasionally…
Nuff said…
We did an anthology about PTSD, and it seems to be ‘stalled’ for lack of a better term. The reviews are excellent, but we only have 20. We need a minimum of 50 for Amazon to start pushing it, so if you’ve read it, we would appreciate an HONEST review…
If you haven’t gotten it, click on the cover for the Amazon link.
We believe it is important to get the word out that there IS hope and a ‘way’ home. Rather than repeat the blurb, I will just offer this review we received.
Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2021
Verified Purchase
Thank you.
There is keeping secrets and then there is KEEPING secrets…
And it looks like the Air Farce went just a ‘bit’ over the top with the B-2!
Mark Thompson, a national-security analyst at the Project On Government Oversight, brought our attention to the notice, which seeks an engineering effort that will reverse engineer key parts for the B‐2’s Load Heat Exchangers. While it is not exactly clear what part of the aircraft’s many complex and exotic subsystems these heat exchangers relate to, the bomber has no shortage of avionics systems, for example, which could require cooling.
Sigh… Full article, HERE.
I mean it’s one thing for the military to not have parts because the aircraft is old/at the end of service life, but…
I can’t help but wonder what ‘else’ they don’t have parts for.
And this one is from 2012, from Canada. Military C-130s with counterfeit instruments in some panels in the cockpit…
Despite repeated government denials, CBC News has confirmed that some of Canada’s new Hercules military transport planes have counterfeit Chinese parts in their cockpits that could leave pilots with blank instrument panels in mid-flight.
Documents show the Canadian military has known about the bogus electronic chips in the giant Hercules C-130J aircraft since at least July 2012, but continued to hide the fact during a CBC News investigation months later.
Full article, HERE from the Canadian Broadcast Corp.
We’ve known for a while about the counterfeit replacement parts that are flooding the aircraft industry, most from China…
According to an FAA estimate, about 520,000 counterfeit or unapproved parts are currently making it into planes annually, which is about 2% of the overall 26 million active parts. While 2% may seem like a small number, consider that a typical passenger aircraft contains up to 6 million parts, and consider the extreme tolerances for failure to which each part must adhere.
Full article, HERE.
As we get to the holidays, this is definitely applicable…
If you use candles during the holidays, PLEASE be aware of the issues surrounding them if there is a fire!!!
Stay safe out there folks!
On Dec 7, 1941, Japan performed a sneak attack on the US at Pearl Harbor, the attack sank four U.S. Navy battleships (two of which were raised and returned to service later in the war) and damaged four more; other damages included three destroyers, three cruisers, 188 aircraft with 2,402 killed and 1,282 wounded.
This day does live in infamy…
The oldest attendee this year, the 80th anniversary will be 101 years old. I don’t know if there will be another ceremony where an actual WWII survivor will be able to attend.