Reading Kansas, 1 Year Ago

- 2012/05/21 Monday 02:45:59
bed
- 2012/05/21 Monday 11:26:58
up--Been coming down with something -- sore throat since Saturday night.  Overslept to try to kick this thing.  Feel slightly better today.
- 2012/05/21 Monday 14:20:38
WDAF
1 (816) 753-4567
Kansas City, MO
http://m.google.com/u/m/whWepW
I checked in with the desk and found that we planned on revisiting Reading, Kansas.  I asked if I could do that story, and the desk person, Sam, said ok, thankfully.  It is hard to believe that a year ago today the forgettable severe weather season of 2011 visited our own backyard with the same wrath it had been spreading elsewhere in the country.
- 2012/05/21 Monday 14:20:50
R
- 2012/05/21 Monday 15:08:19
QuikTrip
1 (816) 931-4940
3101 Southwest Boulevard, Kansas City, MO 64108
http://m.google.com/u/m/AE3hFh
Always before a long roadtrip, it is best to stock up.  QuikTrip is becoming a victim of its own success.  Many of the stores are way too busy.  The one down the hill from us is always nuts.
- 2012/05/21 Monday 16:59:25
Reading Grain and Lumber Inc
1 (620) 699-3842
121 Franklin Street, Reading, KS 66868
http://m.google.com/u/m/dEitcR
We came to Reading and checked in here first.  Within a year they have rebuilt.  Everything is new.  The family that owns and runs this establishment is really nice.  Last year reciepts and paperwork from this business which was hard hit by the tornado were found as far north as Olathe, Kansas.

- 2012/05/21 Monday 17:00:05
Miracle Cafe
1 (620) 699-3009
103 Franklin Street, Reading, KS 66868
http://m.google.com/u/m/xTQuLU
I remember last year the owner stoically talking with the press.  She had just lost everything.  It was obvious to all of us that she loves her small town and is here to stay.  Today she is in a completely new rebuilt restaurant.  It is sad that the old house had to go.  She saved a lot of the trim and other things that she could from the old cafe.  The town has shrunk a little from last year, but most people in this town have rebuilt and are sticking it out.

- 2012/05/21 Monday 20:40:28
WDAF
1 (816) 753-4567
Kansas City, MO
http://m.google.com/u/m/whWepW
The events in Reading, Kansas were quickly overshadowed by the events in Joplin, Missouri.  It is unfortunate, but understandable given the relative scale of both disasters.  However, when you are personally affected by catastrophe, your scope of understanding is limited by your need for survival and the desire to carry on.  In a year, Reading, Kansas has carried on.
- 2012/05/21 Monday 23:10:24
- 2012/05/21 Monday 02:45:59
bed
- 2012/05/21 Monday 11:26:58
up--Been coming down with something -- sore throat since Saturday night.  Overslept to try to kick this thing.  Feel slightly better today.
- 2012/05/21 Monday 14:20:38
WDAF
1 (816) 753-4567
Kansas City, MO
http://m.google.com/u/m/whWepW
I checked in with the desk and found that we planned on revisiting Reading, Kansas.  I asked if I could do that story, and the desk person, Sam, said ok, thankfully.  It is hard to believe that a year ago today the forgettable severe weather season of 2011 visited our own backyard with the same wrath it had been spreading elsewhere in the country.
- 2012/05/21 Monday 14:20:50
R
- 2012/05/21 Monday 15:08:19
QuikTrip
1 (816) 931-4940
3101 Southwest Boulevard, Kansas City, MO 64108
http://m.google.com/u/m/AE3hFh
Always before a long roadtrip, it is best to stock up.  QuikTrip is becoming a victim of its own success.  Many of the stores are way too busy.  The one down the hill from us is always nuts.
- 2012/05/21 Monday 16:59:25
Reading Grain & Lumber Inc
1 (620) 699-3842
121 Franklin Street, Reading, KS 66868
http://m.google.com/u/m/dEitcR
We came to Reading and checked in here first.  Within a year they have rebuilt.  Everything is new.  The family that owns and runs this establishment is really nice.  Last year reciepts and paperwork from this business which was hard hit by the tornado were found as far north as Olathe, Kansas.
- 2012/05/21 Monday 17:00:05
Miracle Cafe
1 (620) 699-3009
103 Franklin Street, Reading, KS 66868
http://m.google.com/u/m/xTQuLU
I remember last year the owner stoically talking with the press.  She had just lost everything.  It was obvious to all of us that she loves her small town and is here to stay.  Today she is in a completely new rebuilt restaurant.  It is sad that the old house had to go.  She saved a lot of the trim and other things that she could from the old cafe.  The town has shrunk a little from last year, but most people in this town have rebuilt and are sticking it out.
- 2012/05/21 Monday 20:40:28
WDAF
1 (816) 753-4567
Kansas City, MO
http://m.google.com/u/m/whWepW

The events in Reading, Kansas were quickly overshadowed by the events in Joplin, Missouri.  It is unfortunate, but understandable given the relative scale of both disasters.  However, when you are personally affected by catastrophe, your scope of understanding is limited by your need for survival and the desire to carry on.  In a year, Reading, Kansas has carried on.