Ban Tornados!

It makes no sense to ban tornados, but it makes sense to prepare for the worst.

The Moore tornado was a rare F5 and, at times, cut a two-mile wide path of terror and destruction. I don't know anyone who craves that kind of awful.

Teachers prepare for storms like this, but none could have predicted drowning from a broken water system. We were never given life jackets. Sometimes things just happen out of our control and we can only do our best.

Again, teachers were heroes for protecting the lives of children from a nightmare that well live on for a long time in sleep and in daily life. I am thankful for those who went above and beyond to help others survive, even if it meant losing their own lives.

As a kid, those were the most painful drills out there. We had to tuck down facing the walls in the hallways, lock arms, and envision all of us being sucked out of the building in a chain of kids. We had to stay down for an extended period of time and wait for the inspector to check our preparations. Oh, and it had to be silent. What better way to scare a kid than to make them be quiet first, then listen for the tornado.... But seriously, I am thankful for all of it, how we took the drills seriously, and grateful for never having to use what we learned in reality.

It doesn't make any sense to ban tornados, but it's for sure, some people need a break from them. Moore was hit in the same areas by a powerful tornado just last year, and by another F5 once before in 1999.

It's simply impossible to ban an act of nature, but you get the idea. You can try to ban something all you want, but the problems will still be there.

Ban tornados.
For real.
Ain't nobody got time for dat....