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True Dough

(17,305 posts) Sun Jun 4, 2017, 12:04 PM Jun 2017

"I was keeping an eye on it."

That's what this man reportedly told a reporter when questioned about his choice to carry on with his yard work in Alberta on Friday evening.

http://www.metronews.ca/news/canada/2017/06/03/man-who-mowed-lawn-with-tornado-behind-him-says-he-was-keeping-an-eye-on-it.html?cq_ck=1496585365727

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"I was keeping an eye on it." (Original Post) True Dough Jun 2017 OP

Maybe he thinks the Darwin Award is a contest. Arkansas Granny Jun 2017 #1

Gotta cut the grass before fixing the fence. N_E_1 for Tennis Jun 2017 #2

. Kittycow Jun 2017 #3

I saw another video of this twister on Facebook Beaverhausen Jun 2017 #4

You're right True Dough Jun 2017 #6

Truly great picture....if it is real.. Stuart G Jun 2017 #5

Probably not. That's what they really look like. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2017 #7

Real, read article in top post. Fla Dem Jun 2017 #8

Arkansas Granny

(31,518 posts)

1. Maybe he thinks the Darwin Award is a contest.

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Sun Jun 4, 2017, 12:12 PM

Jun 2017

N_E_1 for Tennis

(9,733 posts)

2. Gotta cut the grass before fixing the fence.

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Sun Jun 4, 2017, 12:23 PM

Jun 2017

Kittycow

(2,396 posts)

3. .

Reply to N_E_1 for Tennis (Reply #2)

Sun Jun 4, 2017, 12:38 PM

Jun 2017

Beaverhausen

(24,470 posts)

4. I saw another video of this twister on Facebook

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Sun Jun 4, 2017, 12:43 PM

Jun 2017

from another angle. It was moving very slowly so he was probably safe as he knew it was not headed in his direction.

True Dough

(17,305 posts)

6. You're right

Reply to Beaverhausen (Reply #4)

Sun Jun 4, 2017, 01:39 PM

Jun 2017

It was slow moving.

Stuart G

(38,428 posts)

5. Truly great picture....if it is real..

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Sun Jun 4, 2017, 12:44 PM

Jun 2017

What a picture of a tornado.. could it be photo shopped?...who knows?

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,721 posts)

7. Probably not. That's what they really look like.

Reply to Stuart G (Reply #5)

Sun Jun 4, 2017, 02:21 PM

Jun 2017

That one has a brown funnel because of all the dirt it sucked up.

Fla Dem

(23,681 posts)

8. Real, read article in top post.

Reply to Stuart G (Reply #5)

Mon Jun 5, 2017, 09:36 AM

Jun 2017

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