Moore Oklahoma Obliterated by F5 Tornado, 24 dead, at least 9 of them kids

[Admiral Yi]

I know they show up cutting a lot of checks for victims and housing for rent and damage recovery, and shitload of low interest loans for businesses.  I think farmers get something like $500K max for livestock losses and business continuity.

But I don't have a degree in Emergency Management, so how the fuck should I know.

Rent I can see, business loans I can sorta see, but why aren't farmers insuring their livestock?

[CountDeMoney]

I'm sure they are, but they still qualify for loans related to business losses contingent to the livestock, e.g., loss of milk production, etc.

[jimmy olsen]

Durant donates $1 million for disaster relief.

http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/21/durant-donates-1-million-to-oklahoma-city-tornado-disaster-relief-efforts/related/

[Berkut]

This morning the radio news guy was interviewing someone from world vision or somesuch aid organization.  The news guy asked the aid person, "with such massive destruction where do they start to address all the need - lack of food, water, housing for the survivors etc etc.

She paused and said the first thing they do whenever the enter a disaster zone is pray.  So I turned stations to see if someone a bit more sane was being interviewed.  The other station had a Salvation Army volunteer on.   He seemed matter of fact in describing all the destruction and so I thought I had a good source.  But then when asked what his organization was doing on the ground to help the survivors he said they held a number of prayer vigils before they did anything else.

This is one of the reasons I carefully screen the aid agencies before donating to ensure they wont be spending money sending people to pray.

Yeah weird, though it fits right in with the Oklahoma governors' policy toward disasters:

http://newsok.com/article/3762205

OKLAHOMA CITY – In light of the sustained drought, Governor Mary Fallin today asked all Oklahomans to set aside time this Sunday, July 17, to pray for rain.
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"I encourage Oklahomans of all faiths to join me this Sunday in offering their prayers for rain," Fallin said. "For the safety of our firefighters and our communities and the well-being of our crops and livestock, this state needs the current drought to come to an end. The power of prayer is a wonderful thing, and I would ask every Oklahoman to look to a greater power this weekend and ask for rain."

Secretary of Agriculture Jim Reese said he appreciated the governor's call for prayer and would be saying his own this Sunday.

"Farmers across the state are really suffering under these conditions," said Reese. "I'm glad the governor is issuing this call to prayer, and I hope it helps deliver the rain we need soon."
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http://www.politico.com/story/2013/05/oklahoma-tornado-governor-mary-fallin-91658.html

"Oklahoma City has rebounded. It has rebuilt. Oklahoma people are very strong, and they will make it through this, but we're going to need a lot of prayer and a lot of support to get back on our feet."

http://www.ontheissues.org/house/Mary_Fallin.htm

Makes perfect sense, really.

If there is a god, clearly someone in Oklahoma really pissed him off. Some serious praying is in order, or he might just send another one.

[fhdz]

Durant donates $1 million for disaster relief.

http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/21/durant-donates-1-million-to-oklahoma-city-tornado-disaster-relief-efforts/related/

Rad.

[DGuller]

Makes perfect sense, really.

If there is a god, clearly someone in Oklahoma really pissed him off. Some serious praying is in order, or he might just send another one.

I wonder if God published his Shit List somewhere.  That could really be useful in my line of work.

[Syt]

Makes perfect sense, really.

If there is a god, clearly someone in Oklahoma really pissed him off. Some serious praying is in order, or he might just send another one.

I wonder if God published his Shit List somewhere.  That could really be useful in my line of work.

http://www.godhatesfags.com/

[CountDeMoney]

Happy feel-good dog story, recorded live.

http://www.scpr.org/news/2013/05/21/37351/video-after-oklahoma-tornado-an-old-woman-rescuing/

[Valmy]

Yeah weird, though it fits right in with the Oklahoma governors' policy toward disasters:

Odd that such supposedly religious people do not really get prayer and seem to think it is some sort of magical spell.  If it were we would just pay millions of third worlders a few pennies each to pray for something each day and control the universe.

[Valmy]

Happy feel-good dog story, recorded live.

http://www.scpr.org/news/2013/05/21/37351/video-after-oklahoma-tornado-an-old-woman-rescuing/

Yeah I thought about you when I saw that.

[CountDeMoney]

Happy feel-good dog story, recorded live.

http://www.scpr.org/news/2013/05/21/37351/video-after-oklahoma-tornado-an-old-woman-rescuing/

Yeah I thought about you when I saw that.

Shame I didn't score that disaster recovery field responder gig with a certain animal welfare organization;  I'd be ramping up to get logistical assets there right about now.

[merithyn]

Happy feel-good dog story, recorded live.

http://www.scpr.org/news/2013/05/21/37351/video-after-oklahoma-tornado-an-old-woman-rescuing/

Made me cry at work...

[Legbiter]

If there is a god, clearly someone in Oklahoma really pissed him off. Some serious praying is in order, or he might just send another one.

Xipe Totec must be appeased.

[Valmy]

If there is a god, clearly someone in Oklahoma really pissed him off. Some serious praying is in order, or he might just send another one.

Yet he never sends tornadoes to attack sinners in non-tornado areas

It could have been like when God sent those Tsunamis to smash Indonesia for the sins of Bangkok Thailand.  One would think he would have just smashed Bangkok but sometimes, you know, erm...yeah I got nothing.

[CountDeMoney]

If there is a god, clearly someone in Oklahoma really pissed him off. Some serious praying is in order, or he might just send another one.

Yet he never sends tornadoes to attack sinners in non-tornado areas

No shit.  Where's the F5 I've been asking for to barrel down Wall St from Broadway to South Street?