One of the top story today in my part of the country...

[Missourian]

Not a murder.

Not a shooting.

Not a home invasion.

Not a violent assault.

Not a burglary.

Not a mass shoplifting event.

Greene County barn fire damages over 100 bales of hay, farm equipment

WILLARD, Mo. — A man in rural Greene County tells OzarksFirst he’s thankful for a quick response from first responders Thursday afternoon when his barn caught on fire. Doug Willcutt says he w…

www.ozarksfirst.com

Don't you wish you lived somewhere so quiet, peaceful, law abiding and calm that a barn fire where the only casualties were hay bales made the news?

 

[MisterBeale]

same

*edit.. . (I'd post it, but I am not a subscriber, and the "real" news stories, are all for subscribers, the fluff stories are free, and worthless.. . )

 

[The Duke]

Well damn! I'm from FL and you guys are bummin' me out!

I did find this:

Stray meteorologist found wandering Ybor City - Tampa News Force

Stray meteorologist found wandering Ybor City - Weather

tampanewsforce.com

 

[MisterBeale]

you guys are bummin' me out!

I don't get it, why?

 

[The Duke]

I don't get it, why?

Big towns full of idiots with real bad things happening daily. Hurricane flooding, crime. Wheee-ha.

 

[Missourian]

Big towns full of idiots with real bad things happening daily.

Plenty of room for ya out here.

Your state is 66,000 square miles with a population of 22.2 million.

My state is 69,000 square miles with a population of 6.2 million.

 

[MisterBeale]

My state is 69,000 square miles with a population of 6.2 million.

List of U.S. states and territories by population - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Only six entire states have more folks in them than this. . .

"The current metro area population of Los Angeles in 2023 is 12,534,000, a 0.37% increase from 2022."

 

[Missourian]

List of U.S. states and territories by population - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Only six entire states have more folks in them than this. . .

"The current metro area population of Los Angeles in 2023 is 12,534,000, a 0.37% increase from 2022."

Holy smoke.