Undissembled says:

That’s a lot of destroyed trailers.

tallwookie says:

The FSM strikes again!

joshua says:

#1…this was a town, with houses and businesses….maybe a trailor or 2. This one may have thrown a glitch in the old adage of tornado’s drawn to trailor parks.

Ron says:

Interesting observation about the pool. Although, it may still be empty from winter. I don’t think most pools in the midwest open until around Memorial Day. Sad and amazing destruction. Atheist or not, we should all say a prayer for the people who live(d) there. I’m not sure any of us realize how devastating this can be.

Rob says:

Tornadoes suck.

smartalix says:

Where’s the National Guard when we desparately need them?

Oh, right, Emperor Dumya sent all our assets off to his idiotic war.

Matthew says:

Can I say it? People shouldn’t build houses in the path of tornadoes. They shouldn’t get any help from the government.

Born in Greensburg says:

I must say I’m shocked at the ignorance of the Dvorak readers. Most of the posts above don’t warrant a response, but it’s safe to say the comments about trailers and “the paths of tornadoes” show an astonishing level of ignorance. Not to wish harm for anyone, but perhaps if you were to experience just a taste of something like this, you could begin to understand. My advice, shut your mouths and open your minds.

just a kansas girl says:

Wow. I have to say, most people don’t know much about tornadoes. They hit just about every state in the union at some point in time. Kansas isn’t the only place, for sure. And no, there weren’t many trailers in Greensburg. Mostly older brick homes that have stood there for over 115 years, and weathered many strong Kansas storms.

As for the governor’s comments, re: Iraq, etc. Let’s think about this. She’s part of the same crowd complaining that our troops in Iraq don’t have enough equipment. Have we forgotten that Pres. Clinton is the one who cut the military budget??? Hmm. I don’t know how I feel about the war, but let’s not take the tragedy in Kansas and make it a political issue!

I grew up there… Yes, there are a lot of God-fearing people. Yes, there are some very “not” godly people. Just like any other town in the world. Did God CAUSE this? No, I don’t think so. Scripture says, “It rains on the just and the unjust.” It’s all about the fact that there are tornadoes in the summer, not about people’s personal lives.

God bless Kansas and the wonderful people of Greensburg as they begin to rebuild their lives.

willywildcat says:

I would like to reiterate what #18 stated, I live 30 miles east of Greensburg, in Pratt. My family and our home took a direct hit from a tornado in 2002 and everything was destroyed. Until you have lived through it, it’s difficult to understand. I can’t imagine what the people of the gulf coast experienced during and after Katrina, nor can I fully understand what 9/11 was for New Yorkers and those who got the chance to see ground zero. Well, today I was in Greensburg and it left me speechless. I doubt many of you, if any, have seen total destruction like this. I had seen the pics, hell I lived through one, but when you see a complete town almost wiped off the map, it’s humbling. You can literally do a complete 360 and not see a house standing…..just tree trunks of once wonderful cottonwoods that used to cover the town. Please give the people of Greensburg some slack; they’ve had enough to handle rather than having to get online and read some embecilic remarks as stated above.