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Man who mowed lawn with tornado behind him says he 'was keeping an eye on it.'
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QuantumZebra
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And so it begins
Patrick S.
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Living on the hedge.
Always-honest
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That's a Boss ass photo
Patrick S.
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It'll get much use on 9gag for sure.
Imperfected
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He's still completely out of his depth put next to that Russian driver who casually drops his visor to block out a meteor impact explosion.
old manatee
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So awesome.
Correctomundo
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Fucking perfect.
No, no you don't.
Impeccable
Member
Lots of people do, myself included.
Yep, I do. Forces of nature like this fascinate me.
Snkfanatic
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I chuckled
I went through the Joplin Storm. Absolutely horrifying. Literally subjecting yourself to a lottery of death.
How did it feel? I'd imagined the heightened sense of fear and excitement and the raw energy of it must have been pretty exhilarating.
Closest I've come is walking outside during a heavy thunderstorm with torrential rain. I've never felt anything quite like it.
IndoAssassin
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I, sorry but this thread has died me
When you gotta mow, you gotta mow.
Tornado might take care of it pretty quickly though.
Tornado might take care of it pretty quickly though.
Lawnmowing next to a tornado, okay, but you can't mow a tree you dumbass.
old manatee
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Since this is from South-Africa, he is clearly of Dutch descent, as Theunis is a typical ( not common though) Dutch first name. Wessels is a more common Dutch last name though.
MoonsaultSlayer
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The subtext here is who REALLY causes more destruction: the natural disaster in an open field of dead grass, or man and their gas guzzling machines attacking all that is green?
Herr Schwarz
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Good on him, don't let the tornados win!
Thatonemoor
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Perfection.
ArgyleReptile
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It's a little known fact that tornadoes respect a man who has an immaculate lawn.
Mechanized
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I feel second hand embarrassed for you.
BudokaiMR2
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Only time I got that good of a look at a tornado was when we spotted a waterspout form in the bay we were planning to fish in. We promptly turned the boat around and went fishing somewhere else.
fierrotlepou
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I would frame that picture. Goddamn that's cool.
MidgarBlowedUp
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Is he wearing shades?
I am in tears right now.
I am in tears right now.
LastGamer84
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He's a true hero.
Besides, had the tornado been foolish enough to encroach on his property, this man without fear would have simply; flipped his mower over, activated his turbo switch, and used the counter force of the spinning blade to push it away.
/s
cartographer
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They can be unpredictable. But this one isn't obscured by rain so you'd still have a good heads up. Often the rain and surrounding storm makes it harder to pinpoint, especially from the ground.
Yeah, my soccer coach kept us out on the field multiple times with visible tornadoes in the distance when I was in high school. Kept the radio with him to listen for developments but nothing was getting in the way of us losing our first round playoff games.
Pinko Marx
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This is such a suburban dad thing to do I can't help but smile.
Hickbilly Deluxe
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At a diatance. A far one. Preferably not in a town or city.
Seriously, fuck tornadoes. People tbat cry about hurricanes can kiss my ass repeatedly till they go through a no warning 3 AM tornado.
TheFuzz
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May God bless you, Venture. This is incredible. I'm dying.
cpp_is_king
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Classic Theunis
One Eyed Willy
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lol
"I was keeping an eye on it."
gutter_trash
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Love the meme
old manatee
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CaviarMeths
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Are we sure the dude isn't just real life Mr. Magoo? He's about to walk into that tree with the mower.
That's a pretty dumb statement. This is one of the cases where portrait mode actually makes sense to use. The framing of the guy with the tornado in the background is pretty much perfect.
Not to mention you can easily buy a frame in that format.
I'm pretty sure they move unpredictability. At least that's what the movie "Twister" taught me
Vincent Alexander
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This sounds like some stubborn dad shit, for sure.
"First she gets on me to mow the lawn, then she wants me to stop because of a tornado. Wish she'd make up her mind."
"First she gets on me to mow the lawn, then she wants me to stop because of a tornado. Wish she'd make up her mind."
Another Oklahoman joining in to say that no you reallllllly don't.
Maybe next time there's an outbreak you can find a stream and watch the storm coverage live. That'd probably be a good substitute. Or maybe watch some May 3 outbreak vids on youtube?
Also, the lawnmower guy is lucky, it's not unheard of for tornadoes to wobble and have their direction change.