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Howard H.

05-08-2007 15:23:08

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Hi All -

I hope this link isn't inappropriate, but here are some amazing photos from the Greensburg JD dealership:

A friend of mine in law enforcement fairly near there sent me this in email with this explanation:

Hays resident Brad Riney was in the sleeper cab of his blue tractor trailer truck waiting to deliver a John Deere combine to the implement dealer in Greensburg, Kansas., when Friday's tornado struck. Here are photos he took of the aftermath of the devastating tornado.

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Randy Losey

05-09-2007 07:52:38

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Re: Greensburg Photos in reply to Howard H., 05-08-2007 15:23:08

These are photos are something sure worth looking at. Can anyone tell me how to transfer them to my email address at plumor@yahoo.com???? I went thru Greensburg on the 12th and 14th of April 2007 and also stopped at one of the nicest antique malls a couple blocks south of hwy. It was in a old church and I think the young lady working said it was converted to the antique store about 25 years prior and her and her husband had owned it for 5 years or so. It still had all of the old asbestos covered steam lines in the basement. I wish the best for everyone in that area.

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Ron in OH

05-09-2007 05:21:03

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Re: Greensburg Photos in reply to Howard H., 05-08-2007 15:23:08

These photos are amazing. I'm surprised the combine is still on the trailer. Back in 1985 I visited a tornado area in western PA. I saw a six bottom plow that had every bottom twisted and the beam was bent. Near by was an IH combine that was about six feet tall and crushed. These were apparently picked up and dropped.

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John A.

05-09-2007 04:46:07

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Re: Greensburg Photos in reply to Howard H., 05-08-2007 15:23:08

Howard, Thanks for the pics, Tornado pics never cease to amaize me, and remind us all of what can happen when one hits. It sure takes You or I back thinking what Stratford, Texhoma, or Goodwell would look like after one! Hope your Mom & Dad are well! The rest of the family also. Later, John A.

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CNKS

05-08-2007 18:53:51

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Re: Greensburg Photos in reply to Howard H., 05-08-2007 15:23:08

Greensburg has a population of about 1600. 90-95 percent destroyed. Been through there probably 100+ times. JD dealer is the first major business as you enter town from the west. Greensburg Tractor and Implement is/was a major employer, possibly one of the largest equipment dealers in KS. A lot of people out of work, in addition to no place to live. There is another JD dealer with the same ownership in Bucklin, 20? miles SW of there, the tornado apparantly missed that one.

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Glen in TX

05-08-2007 22:11:44

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Re: Greensburg Photos in reply to CNKS, 05-08-2007 18:53:51

The BTI-GTI JD dealer there has two more. One in Bucklin SW of there on hwy. 54 and another at Ness City north of Dodge City. See them advertise regular in Fastline and they always have lots and lots of combines and other equipment on their place. Makes you wonder how many machines and jobs that will take out of the harvest run soon.

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CNKS

05-09-2007 17:46:44

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Re: Greensburg Photos in reply to Glen in TX, 05-08-2007 22:11:44

I didn't know about the one in Ness City. Also don't know the effect on harvest. Custom cutters are declining because of high fuel costs. Some farmers have their own combines, others depend on custom cutters, others lease combines for harvest. The greatest effect may be repairs, and difficulty finding parts due to no dealer in that immediate area. However, JD and CIH usually have semi trailers stocked with parts that the factory (or regional represenatives, etc) send out. That will help take up the slack. Unlike Case-IH, Deere is in about every town of any size, I imagine the surrounding dealers will help take up the slack. Harvest in that area is about a month or 6 weeks at most away depending on what the weather does between now and then.

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James Jackson

05-08-2007 18:04:19

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Re: Greensburg Photos in reply to Howard H., 05-08-2007 15:23:08

Not inappropriate at all Howard . Brad and all the others are VERY lucky to be alive . Only nature gone balistic could do such total devastation . I'm sure everyone here in Australia especially those of us in the Rural community send all our prayers & fortified-wishes to all those affected . Our hearts go out to them all . James on PILILANI Property in Far North Queensland, Australia - God bless & stand with them all !! !!

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jeffcat

05-08-2007 17:07:38

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Re: Greensburg Photos in reply to Howard H., 05-08-2007 15:23:08

Thanks Howard,
WOW everyone sould take a look. This kinda knocks the wind out of ya when you think this all was over in maybe 40 seconds! I know the insurance will sell some for scratch and dent but most all of those machines cost more that my little house! That is one huge dealership. Can't get over how the toys are still on the shelf.Jeffcat

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RayP(MI)

05-08-2007 15:48:42

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Re: Greensburg Photos in reply to Howard H., 05-08-2007 15:23:08

Thanks for sharing. Haven't seen that area of the devistation. Every picture I've seen is heartbreaking. What a monster tornado!

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Walt Davies

05-08-2007 15:35:16

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Re: Greensburg Photos in reply to Howard H., 05-08-2007 15:23:08

Thousands of people lost everything and all you could take was pictures of Ugly green things. Come on Howard go back and get some local stuff for us to see.
Walt

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ex farmall guy

05-08-2007 21:10:52

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Re: Greensburg Photos in reply to Walt Davies, 05-08-2007 15:35:16

no ugly ih dealers around since they went broke in 1984

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Howard H.

05-08-2007 17:27:33

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Re: Greensburg Photos in reply to Walt Davies, 05-08-2007 15:35:16

Walt -

I didn't take these - that was a trucker who apparently was parked at the JD dealership when it struck... From the looks of his truck, he was on foot after the tornado to take this album of pictures, hence most are centered around the dealership.

Maybe that's why most of his pics are of that location. That is just my guess.

If you are curious for more, the local sheriff dispatcher also sent me this link:

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Walt Davies

05-08-2007 18:18:21

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Re: Greensburg Photos in reply to Howard H., 05-08-2007 17:27:33

I was wondering why you would only take pics of the dealership now I know thank you I been watching on the news because its just south of where my kids live in NE.
Walt

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richard in nz

05-08-2007 23:04:11

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Re: Greensburg Photos in reply to Walt Davies, 05-08-2007 18:18:21

It was on the radio news here in New Zealand about that tornado, knew they could be powerfull things, but to move combines about and do that sort of damage I had no idea. Can that lot be got on insurance? or are some unfotunate people going to lose thier business or living from that distruction?

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Howard H.

05-09-2007 05:42:50

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Re: Greensburg Photos in reply to richard in nz, 05-08-2007 23:04:11

I can't imagine them NOT having insurance with what equipment like that is worth these days..

But also, in talking about it over lunch with some farmer friends, I'll bet it took out a bunch of wheat fields on either side of town, and I'd guess those farmers might be out of luck - since some hail insurance wouldn't necessarily cover tornado damage to the wheat.

Sort of like the "wind blown water" versus "flood damage" that the insurance companies argued about in New Orleans...

Howard

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