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Friday, April 22, 2011

Irony of Tornadic Proportions

So for those who are not yet aware, a tornado hit Lambert International Airport in St. Louis tonight.  The airport is closed "indefinitely."

Yeah.  Not good.

Even worse (from a personal standpoint), my friend who came to visit me this weekend is due to fly into this exact airport tomorrow.

Also, not good.

The irony of the whole situation is that my friend hasn't flown ANYWHERE in 5 years, and now that she does, a (very isolated) tornado smacks down on her airport.  Happily, we called the parking garage who said they haven't had any damage, so her car (which was parked on the roof of a garage across the street) is most likely fine.  Thumbs up for frugality and shuttled parking.

Anyway we'll be off to the Dallas airport bright and early tomorrow, to see what we can find out about her flights, and figure out what to do...

Stay tuned.

In the meantime, check out the story with video, etc. at this link:

http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/22/missouri.severe.weather/index.html?hpt=T1

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