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Same with the folks at the candle factory
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@Sexy Homunculus, didnt the candle factory have it so much worse? I thought the news report was that Amazon did good, but just couldn't handle a direct hit. not posting opinions or anything, I just may have read wrong.
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@ThePandaPool , I think so. Don’t know all the details, but from I’ve been hearing it was really bad.
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@Sexy Homunculus, yup. You got me to check it out again. I must have been just that tired when I first read about it. Hopefully this results in people going to prison before the wrongful death suits hit.
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Tornado safety 101: don't get in a car and leave, seek shelter where you are
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@Plague, This is an outdated bit of advice that gets people killed. The truth is if a tornado is on the ground in your vicinity you need to use your best judgement. If you can see an unblocked escape path then haul ass away from the storm, if it looks iffy or visibility is low (rain wrapped tornadoes are almost invisible) you may be better off seeking shelter where you are. But if you're caught in your car in the middle of nowhere, you absolutely should not get out of your car and lay in a ditch or hide under an overpass. Some people get lucky and survive but most don't, you're better off getting out of there or finding a Walmart or something.
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@KermitSmash, obviously if you're in your car you shouldn't get out, I thought it was clear that I meant if you were already in a building, you shouldn't leave.
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@KermitSmash, you sound like you're from Oklahoma. That stuff is real common here
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@Plague, wasn't that building completely demolished?
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@Blackfrost273, yes, in this case these people got unlucky. But in general you're supposed to stay put.
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@Blackfrost273, Close, north Texas lol I was born in Amarillo
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@Plague, I would do everything I could to get away from a vortex before it has a chance to touch down. If you have prior warning that your shelter is in danger of being hit you should absolutely leave if you can see an escape route. Again though, this is up to your judgement, if you can't tell where the tornado is then you might be better off staying put. Most of those tornado safety tips you learned in grade school are based on statistics, and statistically most tornadoes are small with low wind speed. In that event you'd probably be fine staying in your house or workplace. The problem arises when people use these generalized tips and then get hit by a larger cyclone that rips their shelter apart.
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Yeah, this is silly. They were safer sheltering in place than trying to drive home. Not Amazon's fault they got a direct hit from a tornado.
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@Branth, You could make that argument, but you could also say they are guilty of false imprisonment. We wouldn't know of those people would be alive or dead if they were allowed to leave because the Amazon warehouse managers robbed them of their agency to take their lives into their own hands.
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@Mag3rPayne, for it to be false imprisonment they would have to be actually imprisoned. It's not imprisonment if your employer says you're not allowed to walk off the job site or you may be fired, that's called "employment" Did Amazon physically bar people from leaving, or just not give them permission to do so?
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@Branth, The other side I heard is they had hours of warning ahead of time. Amazon could have let them leave but did not.
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@Branth, boot lickers are alive and well I see, eh?
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@Branth, imprisonment can be mentioning something that is dear to a person and robbing it away if they don't follow their orders. Perhaps something different, maybe blackmail? It is absurd that an employer would do this kind of action. Could be just a middle management at fault too. I don't know
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Let's be honest, he would close and have everyone take cover the second they knew a tornado was coming. Also you can't close for every thunderstorm.
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@AverageIdiot, are you sure? I mean if he could lawfully get away with it without any kind of responsibility for employees health or wellbeing I think he probably wouldnt give a shjt. no I'm not saying this particular situation is that. just saying he doesnt seem like the greatest guy.
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@AverageIdiot, They do at my job. They hear sirens everybody shelter. But the job does come first until then. They also have plans to be safe, which is important. Arguably the most important because the job has control over attendance, usually.
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Bro, Bezos is short too
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@Atomicking74, now that's a funny coincidence
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When you are not allowed to leave, or being held in a place against your will, that's actually kidnapping.
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Elon = Shrek?
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He ain’t even the CEO anymore. Find a new face to hate
So, my stuff is coming on time or nah?