Grand Rapids CAP members injured during local training mission

[mjbernier]

I'll probably get flamed for saying this, but regardless of the "LOL factor" and the opportunities some have taken here to take a humorous attitude over what happened, I'm sure none of us would be laughing if we had been the ones in that building. The simple fact is that it was a dangerous and destructive event, and thankfully no one was seriously injured or killed. There should be an investigation, not only by CAP but by the property management as well, to determine exactly why this occurred and what steps - if any - can be taken to avoid a repeat of an event like this in the future. This could involve some procedural changes on CAP's part to improve member safety, of course, but it can also prompt the property managers to take some actions as well, since I'm sure they don't want one of their buildings getting knocked down every time a storm blows through. That's not a bad thing, especially if it keeps someone from getting hurt or worse.

Mike

[Eclipse]

One word.

Weatherbug Elite.

It is available for both smartphones and the iPhone.

Thats actually two words, and quite frankly, anything that says "WeatherBug" says "Nearly a virus disguised as a legitimate piece of software" (as I rip out yet more instances of crapware installed on PCs by users who decided that WeatherBug was "cute").

Maybe its gotten better since I last used it, but its rep in my experience is so poor that I wouldn't install it on my phone.

I agree they don't have a very good history on the PC, but it is an excellent app on the Android.  No adds or crapware as the "Elite" means
you paid for it (though the freeware one is good, too).

I'll probably get flamed for saying this, but regardless of the "LOL factor"

I didn't actually see anyone making fun of anything here.  I'm of two minds on this, but I think generally it was probably a marginally
avoidable mishap, but mostly a random act of God.