String fullTitle = 'Tornado survival';
int postNumber = 2728582;
String image = '1714959948145660.jpg';
String date = '05/05/24(Sun)21:45:48';
String comment = 'I'm moving to a new town that is much flatter than my hometown. It was struck by a pretty major tornado not long ago and it's had me on edge since I learned about it. Even if it's relatively unlikely to impact me, I naturally want to plan around such things. What can I do to keep myself safe short of buying an actual storm shelter (I would in a heartbeat but I'm a rentoid for now)? Is there anything I should look for in a rental property that might make it better for riding out a storm? It may sound ridiculous, but would wearing armor help protect from impacts/flying glass?';
'you sound too stupid to try to explain anything about the situation you're getting into so I'm just going to say lightning probably won't strike the same place twice and you're in luck so stop worrying about it you fucking dunce';
'>>2728619
tthank u';
'>>2728582
I grew up in Indiana. I spent a lot of time in the basement during tornado warnings but my neighborhood never got hit. I've heard if you don't have a basement you should get in the bathtub.';
'Throw your hatchet at it, battoning knife won't do.';
'>>2728582
basement or storm shelter included. if not available, then at least an interior room or hallway with no windows. preferably a bathroom. If a tornado comes, take a twinsize mattress, lay in the tub, and cover the tub with a mattress. again, the basement or storm shelter is much more preferable. a lot of places where tornados are very frequent will have community storm shelters. Check for this in your town and your proximity to it if they have one. grew up in tornado ally, hope this helps.';
'>>2728768
>>2728644
Would something like pic related work better than a bathtub if you didn't have a basement or storm shelter?
It's a dining table made from thick, reinforced steel that the Brits used for bomb shelters during WW2.';
'>>2729517
Maybe? The biggest reason for a bathtub is the floor beneath it is structurally reinforced to hold a minimum of 1000 pounds of man tub and water. So it's generally one of the last areas in your house that's gonna go. But for a real ripper that's not gonna matter and you really need to be underground.';
'>>2729541
your mom needs to be underground';
'>>2729517
You're gunna wanna get rid of the chicken wire and put something solid like wood or steal around it to protect from glass, but as other anon said there is a reason the bathtub is suggested. The difference between a bomb dropping and a tornado, the bomb isn't going to pick that shelter up and toss it half way across the county like a twig.';
'>>2729517
No this idea is terrible. If you don't have a storm shelter or basement, good chance you are dead. Welcome to the midwest. Nobody gives a shit and lives in single story trailers and they will call you a pussy for worrying about it. Then when a tornado comes everyone dies.';
'>>2729517
Go check out the FEMA site. They may even pay to have a saferoom built for you. Also stock the room to last you a few days and put a bucket in there for the bathroom incase you end up trapped inside. It's a good practice where if you have to use it to text family or a friend that if they don't get another text from you by the next day to send help.';
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