Witness how Kansas and then entire nation rallied around this podunk town that was devastated by a huge tornado.
95% of Greensburg, Kansas was destroyed and I've always been of the opinion that it wasn't really worth it to rebuild . . . But the Kansas Humanities Council disagrees and funded a nice, good-looking bit of PR movie-making to prove their point.
And even I have to admit that the documentary extremely well-produced and provides an inspiring glimpse of a town rebuilt and on its way to fading back into obscurity.
YAWNNNNNnnnnnnnnnn............snore....
ReplyDeleteEXCUSE ME!!!, but who says the only communities of importance are located in Metro areas....small Kansas communities, especially Greensburg provide a quality of REAL life and relationships that you just can't find in the big city.
ReplyDeleteMaybe Tony should make a trip west out of the metro and see and experience for himself, rather than be critical of a way of life he doesn't understand.
Three cheers for small town America, and a full standing ovation for Greensburg and their commitment to sustainable building, and to future generations!!
Trust me Tony, Greensburg has no interest in what you think, or really, what anyone in JoCo or the KC Metro thinks. These small towns are the BACKBONE of this nation. Small town people are the most real, hardest working people in the nation, and they've proven it by their rebuilding efforts.
ReplyDeleteTheir blood, sweat and tears are in the grounds of Greensburg, both before and after the tornado. They couldn't care less what some hispanic dude in the city thinks. And they would have rebuilt their city with or without the publicity or special funding or movies.
It's a small town, love your neighbor and country kind of thing...you just wouldn't understand.
why sink all that time and effort and money in a community that exists near or, correct me if i'm wrong, within Tornado Alley? That's ridiculous. Any experimentation in green lifestyle should be practiced and implemented in communities that aren't in the path of destruction.
ReplyDelete... and where would that be?
ReplyDeleteSome place where the weather is more temperate. Perhaps Columbus, Ohio. I'm from Northeast Ohio (but live here in KC) and we do not fear tornadoes...
ReplyDeletewhat good reason would you have for not rebuilding? might be your dumbest thought yet.
ReplyDeletewhat i'm suggesting is to, yes, rebuild the town, but not with cutting edge technology like LED buildings and green technologies. i mean, what's the fucking point?
ReplyDelete5:20 not your worry. You just don't understand roots and love and neighborhood and community.
ReplyDeleteNatural Catastrophes can strike anywhere, any city....it struck Greensburg ONCE. It's a very small blip of populated area in otherwise wide open space. Since it's been hit once, chances are VERY slim it'll be hit again.
City slickers. UGH!
nice try, but i'm far from a city slicker. and mark my words --- greensburg will get nailed again, and there goes the fuzzy, grass roofs.
ReplyDeleteI'll take your bet on that 8:04 and give you 10 to 1 on your money that Greensburg will NOT be hit by another catastrophic tornado; perhaps one or two in the fields outside of town (much like around KC which suffers very little loss in those) or any another city/town in the midwest.
ReplyDeleteGreensburg will not even be hit by another tornado that destroys even 5% of the town. 10 to 1 on your money, heck, 100 to 1 on your money. Vegas would probably bet you 10000 to 1 that it wouldn't happen again to any devastating effect or even in a way that would divert your day.
I lived out there in that area for almost 20 years. I know how many tornadoes hit how many towns in the past 100 years. Take the bet. Take the bet. Take the bet. I'll even give you 20 years.
I went to Greensburg a few months ago and it's just like any other crappy little Kansas town except now it has a few buildings that look like they were part of the set of Logan's Run.
ReplyDeleteThe tornado didn't destroy the one thing they were previously known for, which was their bottomless pit.
Now it's a bottomless pit for tax money and misguided alternative energy research.