A Tornado Of Stupidity

One evening at work, we have a massive thunderstorm come through, which is soon followed by a tornado warning and reports of a tornado on the ground just a few miles away. With the sirens going off and the intercom blaring the tornado warning alert, my partner and I, as well as the security guards on-site, make sure everyone is in the designated storm shelter location.

The problem is keeping people there.

Actual phrases that I hear while chasing people down to guide them back to the designated safe location:

Worker #1: *As golfball-sized hail is falling* “I just wanted to check on my car.”

Worker #2: “This is stupid. I have better things to do.”

Worker #3: “I was just going to have a smoke.”

Thankfully, the tornado missed us, but it was almost an hour of feeling like I was herding cats.