A Visit to Washington, IL

Yesterday the Bradley University Chemistry Club Demo Crew visited Washington Intermediate School.  The school itself got relatively little damage from the tornado that struck nearly 6 months ago (November 17), but was right next to a very heavily damaged area.  Having seen damage from a long track tornado near Mountain, WI, years ago and lots of pictures from this event, I had a rough idea of what to expect, but seeing it in person hit me harder than I expected. On the plus side, there is lots of rebuilding going on and very little debris left.  A friend's house that took a hit from the tornado but still stood is coming along quite nicely.  The demo show itself had a big, enthusiastic crowd and was crazy fun.