Eerie sirens

Several tornado drills were run around Springfield today, and the sirens got another chance to stir up some disturbing feelings. It's weird hearing sirens sounding a long way off, then hearing closer sirens firing up, until the massive siren on campus awakens. For me, a really creepy, ominous feeling accompanies the blustery wind and urgently screaming sirens, as they signal an unstoppable oncoming force. I'm not looking forward to the real thing.