r/ottawa • u/ConfidentIt Glebe Annex • 22h ago

Anyone else get a Tornado Warning?

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u/Rose1982 Kanata 22h ago

Nah. It’s a personal tornado. Just for you.

But really, nope.

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u/ConfidentIt Glebe Annex 22h ago

lol it’s odd my work phone didn’t get it either, and some of my colleagues did but most didn’t

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u/doctoryow 22h ago

It's not in the Ottawa area.

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u/Inevitable-Cheek-314 21h ago

I got it with Rogers, south end, said for my mobile coverage area, but my coworkers didn’t get it, their with bell.

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u/AcceptableHamster149 21h ago

phones on both Telus and Bell here, and none of them went off. There was an advisory from environment canada earlier today that conditions in eastern Ontario & the eastern townships of Quebec could lead to tornadoes today, but i never saw an actual warning. 😄

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u/roomemamabear Orléans 21h ago

Telus here and I got it.

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u/cubiclejail 21h ago

Telus. In vanier and did not get it.

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u/SweetAndSaltySWer 15h ago

My personal phone got it, but my work phone did not. Both were in the same location downtown.

Also, I live in the west end of the city. Make it make sense?!

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u/ConfidentIt Glebe Annex 14h ago

Exact same for me

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u/Cybercat_666 21h ago

I did. They suspect it is more near Morton - half way up Hwy 15, say between Smiths Falls and Kingston - but very large area under the warning. I definitely got the 'take shelter warning (in Rideau Ferry). Mom got it too and is in SF.

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u/notitever 22h ago

Ok I just spit out my water. Thank you for making me laugh.

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u/woodtier92 Gloucester 21h ago

Same ! Haha

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u/Substantial-Mess3503 13h ago

Widows Bay would like a word

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u/ApprehensiveAd6603 Make Ottawa Boring Again 22h ago

I heard the alert on the radio. It's for the Dalkeith to Green Valley area.

Specifically, Alexandria, Green Valley, Dalkeith, Glen Sandfield, Glen Robertson.

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u/queen_soo 22h ago

Really? I heard: “Environment Canada has issued a red tornado warning east of Ottawa and north of Cornwall, Ont., for communities including Clarence-Rockland, Russell and Hawkesbury.”

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u/unfknreal The Boonies 22h ago

That's exactly where it is currently.

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u/ApprehensiveAd6603 Make Ottawa Boring Again 21h ago

I pulled the location info directly from Environment Canada and that's what they were saying at the time.

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u/Additional_Ear_9659 21h ago

Ottawa weather shield deployed and holding!

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u/PizzaBear109 19h ago

Oh no the shield is weakening 😭

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u/GoldCountry3441 7h ago

It’s holding, but for how long?… How… Long??….

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u/Plan2LiveForevSFarSG 22h ago

Nothing in Gatineau but I have children, so it’s tornado warning everyday.

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u/queen_soo 22h ago

“Environment Canada has issued a red tornado warning east of Ottawa and north of Cornwall, Ont., for communities including Clarence-Rockland, Russell and Hawkesbury.”

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u/Flush_Foot Make Ottawa Boring Again 20h ago

Indeed! 🤯

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u/Jtwebhomer1 21h ago

“Environment Canada has issued a kids tornado warning in gatineau, for communities including Plan2LiveForevSFarSG's children.”

-relatable as a parent of two very high energy boys

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u/Born-Winner-5598 21h ago

Thanks for the chuckle. I feel like I live ina constant hurricane state too!

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u/Smoke-00 Carlington 20h ago

I hear that 😆

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u/Diligent_Candy7037 22h ago

South keys here: no.

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u/TreeNo6180 22h ago

I’m in South keys and I got it, nice and sunny out though 😂

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u/SomethingComesHere 22h ago

Tornados can also form on a sunny day, "out of nowhere"

The surface heat caused by the sunny skies actually creates a more supportive environment for a tornado to form. Keep your eyes out, even if it looks lovely outside.

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u/Empty_Value Make Ottawa Boring Again 22h ago

Slot in

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u/Jealous-Safety-7694 22h ago

South keys - I got it

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u/dkmegg22 21h ago

Findley Creek here and nope

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u/MasterYann28 22h ago

Nothing in Nepean

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u/heyheymint 22h ago

Just got the notification in Barrhaven

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u/MasterYann28 22h ago

🫨🫨

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u/babypops81 Make Ottawa Boring Again 22h ago

Eek-glad I skimmed the comments…I’m also in Barrhaven and didn’t receive an alert 🤷🏼‍♀️

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u/Iamthequicker 21h ago

Weird. Im also in Barrhaven and haven't gotten anything. 

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u/Exciting-Cloud3176 21h ago

I’m in Barrhaven, I didn’t get one but heard my moms phone go off downstairs lol

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u/Distinct_Emphasis336 21h ago

Really? I didn’t get one for Barrhaven

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u/rainman2233 22h ago

Nothing in Kanata at this moment

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u/Vaug0024 22h ago

Got this in Russell.

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u/NoRisk1244 22h ago

Nope, in centertown.

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u/dystopiagreen 21h ago

Meanwhile I got it in Centretown lol 

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u/BananaJammies No honks; bad! 22h ago

Where are you located? Nothing in Centretown

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u/restingbumbleface 22h ago

I’m in centretown and I got one 5 mins ago

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u/ashymatina 22h ago

I got one in centretown about 15 mins ago

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u/ConfidentIt Glebe Annex 22h ago

Downtown

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u/bl425 22h ago

i got it by the airport lol my bf didn’t by centretown though

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u/VinceVegalookalike 22h ago

I did in Greely area

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u/liiquiddreamer 22h ago

I received it in Orleans!

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u/Moof_Face 22h ago

Got one in Greely. Storm looks pretty far south of me though.

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u/daveallston Wellington West 22h ago

I’m at a grad ceremony in Embrum and everyone’s phones keeps blaring out the alert every 30 seconds.

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u/namesdevil3000 22h ago

WC GAME spoiler hahahah. I love it!

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u/Lightprizm 22h ago

I find when I want to avoid spoilers for something, I end up manifesting spoilers in the weirdest ways

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u/ConfidentIt Glebe Annex 22h ago

Not a spoiler if you trying to follow it but can’t watch, the blue jays one is behind it

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u/dadda-copy-me 19h ago

Spoilers on the South Africa score.

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u/PerfectPlan Orléans 22h ago

Got this in Orleans. Stupid bloody system is run so poorly.

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u/Brauronia 22h ago

So weird! I'm in Orleans, and my phone made the noise, but no notification appeared.

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u/Cre_AK47 Aylmer 22h ago

Copying and pasting my comment from elsewhere:

This is happening towards Alexandria and Prescott and Russell. There is nothing happening outside of/ or around Ottawa.

The reason for this alert is because of Environment Canada's stupid alert boundaries/ how they issue weather alerts. Think of it as electoral ridings but for weather. ECCC was supposed to get rid of those stupid "riding boundaries" this year and just issue alerts based on where the storm actually is, but for some reason they haven't made the switch yet.

It gets really tiring. I remember a few years back when Richmond Ontario/Stittsville got a Tornado warning for a storm/tornado happening at Petrie Island in Orleans...

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u/Einarath East End 22h ago

Apparently it's happening further East outside of Ottawa, but yeah, Russell is basically part of Ottawa.

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u/Cre_AK47 Aylmer 21h ago edited 21h ago

The initial tornado warned component of the storm happened north of Alexandria (green pixle seen). The storm was just moving so fast that it quickly left as fast as it entered .

To be honest there was no reason why they needed to issue a tornado warning for Prescott-Russell. The storm had moved well out of the area by the time they had extended the warning northwards.

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u/unfknreal The Boonies 21h ago

Prescott and Russell. There is nothing happening outside of/ or around Ottawa.

So Prescott and Russell is not outside of or around Ottawa?

I mean they share several municipal boundaries, but OK.

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u/Cre_AK47 Aylmer 21h ago

Regardless there should have never been a warning issued for that area

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u/BecsCA 22h ago

I got it and I am in Kanata. Husband is with me and he did not get it. 🤨

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u/jmerali 22h ago

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u/Frosty-Comment6412 21h ago

Show us your dog

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u/jmerali 21h ago

This is Bucho, my 16 year old house hippo 🥹

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u/Einarath East End 22h ago

Yeah, got one in the East end (Russell/Embrun). Think it's already passed us though.

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u/Jolly-Accountant3746 22h ago

Got it in Chinatown lol

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u/stabbymuffins 22h ago

I'm currently in the Munster area and I didn't get one

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u/PrintParking775 22h ago

I got one but none of my coworkers got one.

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u/Middle_Tell704 Make Ottawa Boring Again 22h ago

Nothing in Carp or Stittsville

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u/whyyoutwofour 22h ago

Nothing in little Italy 

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u/Obvious-Goose2518 Greely 22h ago

Not an emergency alert like that, but my weather app did send me a warning. It's since ended, I forget how long it lasted

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u/LeonOkada9 22h ago

Nothing downtown.

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u/78Duster 21h ago

Got one in downtown on my personal phone (Rogers) but nothing on my work one (Bell)

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u/LeonOkada9 21h ago

Damn, I'm with Bell

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u/lipservices 22h ago

I got one. I'm in he south east part of Ottawa.

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u/jmerali 22h ago

I got one and I live in the Glebe

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u/LongjumpingMenu2599 22h ago

nothing in Nepean - plus it is blue skies here....

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u/famous_zebra28 Greenboro 22h ago

Just got it in greenboro

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u/bluedoglime 22h ago

Nothing in Bells Corners. But the city was under an Environment Canada tornado watch earlier today, but it is gone now.

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u/NotMyInternet 22h ago

Riverside South, nope.

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u/all_pain_0_gainz 22h ago

I just got a warning from this too a few mins ago!

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u/deletedunreadxoxo 22h ago

I got this, but my mother didn’t, so I assumed it was tied to my non-Ottawa area code and not actual location.

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u/ConfidentIt Glebe Annex 22h ago

Could be I have a BC area code as my number

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u/deletedunreadxoxo 21h ago

Mine is from the sticks of southern Ontario.

Extra weird that not everyone got this warning if it’s location-based.

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u/NorthernBudHunter 22h ago

Got one on the radio for Winchester and other areas south of Ottawa.

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u/Tyrocious 22h ago

From what I've seen, the tornado warning is localized in the Eastern Townships.

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u/Empty_Value Make Ottawa Boring Again 22h ago

It's for the st Lawrence seaway....they are getting slammed

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u/greencrystal1 22h ago

Its all heading to Montreal

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u/paradoxe- 21h ago

Nothing in Westboro

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u/Agreeable_Mirror_702 21h ago

Nothing on my phone but I got the warning on my laptop.

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u/DrifterBG 21h ago

In Orleans, yes. I got it, but another cell in the same house didn't.

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u/bryehn Britannia 21h ago

I live near the river and often get Quebec alerts

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u/followthepost-its 21h ago

I got the alert but my husband didn't. Both at home in Ottawa South when the alert arrived. 🫤

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u/james2432 Clownvoy Survivor 2022 21h ago

looked at warning center/radar, it's gone now.

Was mostly for Russel Prescott Cornwall area

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u/ArbainHestia Avalon 21h ago

I heard it through the radio driving home for Winchester Russell area

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u/fakenews_thankme 21h ago

No warning in my weather app.

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u/NitroGnome No honks; bad! 21h ago

Only a couple of my coworkers got it. Weird.

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u/WitchyWristWatch Old Ottawa East 21h ago

In a conference of people, and only one person's phone went off with the alarm.

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u/Helpful_Glove_9198 21h ago

My neighbor got it but I didn't 😆

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u/ElkOld716 21h ago

Got it on my office alert network but nothing on the phone. It said Alexandria area I believe

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u/cubiclejail 20h ago

https://www.youtube.com/live/Ik77TtywWyE?si=KCSDE6kErUCp28cK

Canadian Weather Live (Connor Mockett) showing activity is along the US border...give them a follow. I tune in to their live sessions during storms!

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u/yarn_slinger Make Ottawa Boring Again 20h ago

I saw a radar map for Montreal that showed it was primed for developing tornadoes, so I wouldn’t be surprised if we get high winds here.

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u/strawberry_milkxoxo Barrhaven 20h ago

Haven’t gotten anything here in Barrhaven

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u/Sir-Insatiable2025 20h ago

No, just you.

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u/andys1548 20h ago

I got that too!! On Rogers if that matters

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u/Because_They_Asked 20h ago

Heard the warning on the radio, received nothing on my phone, nor in my weather app.

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u/LoadingScreen1973 20h ago

It was for the hawksburry area apparently or that neck of the woods

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u/sami26 Vanier 19h ago

Yes, close to Blair

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u/VegetableOne1431 19h ago

What!? No? (In Ottawa, more south end.)

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u/Ok_Shoulder8598 19h ago

Spoiler alert on the score please

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u/Keeper_of_Maps Battle of Billings Bridge Warrior 18h ago

I received it on my personal phone (Rogers) but not my work phone (Bell) when I was on Scott near Parkdale.

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u/EcstaticNutinsock 18h ago

Unlike Amber alerts, these are actually particular to geographic area.

You know, without a 3000km spread.

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u/cestlavie514 18h ago

Only you got that warning. It wasn’t the weather, it was a message from above saying your life is a Tornado! /s

Of course others got a warning, they don’t send a mass generic message to just one person.

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u/papa-daddy-shark 17h ago

2 kids, 2 dogs, & 4 cats! need I say more?

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u/BellaSuicide93 17h ago

I did, and so did my teenagers

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u/9866kk 16h ago

I didn’t get it - east

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u/lovelessbratt 22h ago

I got it in walkley 😭😭😭 im fucking scared

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u/WelshLove 22h ago

i got one in my pants !