Well, not really nursing related but I guess I'm just thinking out loud.
We have a severe thunderstorm right now here in NYC with 50-70mph winds. I am FREAKING OUT just because of the recent incident -tornado with macroburst a few days ago here in Queens. Where I live at, is one of the three hardest hits in Queens -Flushing/Bayside. I was reviewing for my NCLEX that very moment it happened, and the moment I looked at the window ('cause I saw a twitter update that says "Tornado watch in Queens?") I saw the tornado/high mph winds circling like crazy passing by with lightning -it was absurd! I was like "**** IS THIS THE END?!" Lol. I immediately grabbed my sister, brother, and dog and went to the basement without thinking about grabbing anything else, since we were the only ones were at the house at that time. I called both my parents and see how they were, and told them what just happened where we at 'cause both were at Manhattan. I told them immediately not to go back home as of yet, and go some place else where it's safe and notified them that we all are safe down in the basement.
This is not the first time I got scared. I had a similar incident in Florida during a family vacation. We were traveling by car from Fort Lauderdale to Miami when a passing storm suddenly came. The lightning/thunderstorms were ridiculous, and we had to drive for about 5-10mph of speed due to the winds we were encountering. Though for me its really scary, its nothing compared to what I saw from the tornado.
I feel kinda retarded 'cause I feel like I'm so vigilant after lol. Funny thing is, I was literally reviewing and so focused on the material I didn't even realize the sudden change of weather. Also, I used to love having winds, esp during summer 'cause I hate the heat, and I wasn't scared of it at all before. But now, everything changed. A lil bit of high speed wind scares the crap out of me Lol. I have feeling Imma turn out to be a weather freak constantly checking it if we're having a bad weather.
LOL definitely stands for "laughing out loud". It's not slang for punctuation. Some people just tend to end every sentence they write online with "LOL" for some reason.
Because a lot of people these days have no grammer knowledge. The internet is runing spelling and grammer.
because like txtin iz the only real way of tlking nemore. KWIM? Lol.
i don't understand the issue about this person writing "retarded" you can clearly see they weren't being hurtful in the way they wrote it. oh and lol could also mean lots of love as well as lots of laughter and laughing out loud. just thought i would throw that out there. and also the reason everyone texts the way they do is for me my blackberry only allows me to write so many characters per text so sometimes you have abbreviate a little. but i agree i'm only 24 and the generation below us is absolutely ridiculous with the slang and, for lack of a better word ghettoness.
Specializes in Medsurg/ICU, Mental Health, Home Health.
I am absolutely terrified of tornadoes. Perhaps it's because I've seen a few, or more likely than not it's because I've watched The Wizard of Oz more than 100 times (seriously).
So, no, I don't think you're silly for being afraid of them!
i don't understand the issue about this person writing "retarded" you can clearly see they weren't being hurtful in the way they wrote it.
That's nice. Now I know that when they compare their dopey behavior to that of my genuinely retarded family members, it's not hurtful.
OP, I grew up in Nebraska and have a healthy respect for tornadoes and severe weather. Keeping your family members safe is a fairly typical goal. I also have an aunt with Down's syndrome and a son with autism. People who use the word retarded as an epithet don't make me very happy.
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Because a lot of people these days have no grammer knowledge. The internet is runing spelling and grammer.
because like txtin iz the only real way of tlking nemore. KWIM? Lol.