It was a cow. It was the first thing I noticed.

guy in a gorilla suit

Why's there a cow there anyway? University of Oregon's mascot is Donald Duck and Florida State's is an Appaloosa horse and its Seminole leader Osceola. I hope everyone is OK.

oh. Upon closer inspection it's the Chick Fil A mascot, the "EAT MOR CHICKN" Cow. Now I kinda wish the cow had been hit with something. Fuck that place.

And not because I don't eat chicken but rather,
http://tinyurl.com/qfep3zy
and
http://tinyurl.com/onn25pk

reference points for ashtar

It happens in California once every few years. Tornadoes actually can happen most places in the world, it's just incredibly rare outside the midwest US.

In California there have been a couple of waterspouts over the last decade or so. And tornadoes here and there. You can actually look them up, it's all on record.

http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com

Dust devils aren't the kind of tornado fueled by supercell thunderstorms, although the physics are probably similar (cool air over warm air). So they can probably happen just about anywhere. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dust_devil

Driving between Portland and norcal along I-5 or HWY 99 or some of the Oregon Willamette Valley back roads, my mother would point out dust devils. They were never really that big or scary, it seemed to a 5-10 year old, just cool and fascinating.

Then, living in the Valley as a 33 year old with a 1 year old daughter, I came across a really big dust devil while doing the "parent driving the kid to keep her asleep" thing.

It was terrifying. Clear skies, sunny, June, just driving along; Made the car shake and everything, felt like we were being sandblasted.

My daughter slept through it all. Snoring away.

http://youtubedoubler.com/egaq