Just when I thought gas prices suck (and they still do BTW), the southeast gets hit by the worst tornado outbreak in nearly 40 years, killing 15 here in Georgia... and nearly 200 in Alabama as of last count.

A friend of mine recently came back from Tuscaloosa, where his business delivered much-needed heavy-duty generators. According to this friend, the devastation in Tuscaloosa alone was apocalyptic, and that the State of Alabama has practically locked down the area. No one (and he meant NO ONE) was able to get in without authorization from either FEMA or the State. When I asked him if trucks hauling emergency supplies were being allowed to continue on the road past the normal 11 hour driving limit, he mentioned that the Georgia westbound weigh station on I-20 was waving through any trucks with FEMA paperwork showing that they were hauling emergency supplies to disaster areas.

While it is important to enforce commercial vehicle regulations for the safety of the driving public and the health of our highways, it's good to know that someone in government is using some common sense in these dire times.

We here at GRG HQ are praying for the storm victims and those responders (public safety, electricity crews, etc.) who are working to help them, and we urge you to keep them in your thoughts and prayers as well.

BTW, here's the video of the EF5 tornado as it ravaged Tuscaloosa (filmed by Mike Wilhelm, YouTube site bamawxcom)...



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