Joplin, Missouri was practically wiped off the face of the earth last Sunday. The tales coming out of this town are heartbreaking. I have never heard such tales of horror. Now this town braces for another round of bad weather. Surely this town won’t get hit a second time.
Of particular interest is the story of the graduate, on the way home from graduation, who was sucked out of his family car and has not been seen since. What does a tornado do with people? Are people dumped down, miles from home?
This spring has been a nightmare, between Tuscaloosa and Joplin, the two areas hardest hit. These locations are not the only areas hit and not the only areas where people have lost their lives, but their names will be synonymous with the Titanic after the dust settles. Flooding is a horrible problem for those living along the Mississippi River. Billions of dollars have been lost in crops, homes,, human life. Weather predictors say 18 hurricanes will be nameable. That’s a lot of hurricanes.
Until man can control his environment, we will always be at the mercy of Mother Nature. And yes, she is still a bitch. We can put men and women in space. We can predict hurricanes. We cannot control volcanoes, earthquakes, hurricanes, flooding (to some degree) lightning or tornadoes. We are at their their mercy and may always be.
Towns like Joplin simply make me speechless.
