Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for July 22, 2019

But worse if you get no answer.

Methinks Mr. Degroot was going to say Luann and the other girls are “sound afraid.”

No matter how old you are, no matter how old they are, you still worry about your children.

I’d wager that Luann’s phone is dead! Or because of the storm there is no signal!

Continuing this year’s theme: Always on the phone!

Interesting appearance by the parents, usually absent except for Sundays.

”It was a dark and stormy night …” ✨❤️✨

She is still their baby. And if she can’t recharge her phone, it might mean the car is dead. Yes, your Luann is in distress, Frank and Nancy.

Isn’t it a little early to be introducing the rescue…unless…this means Frank and Nancy will get trapped out in the rain too!!

Either that’s one HECK of a storm, or “something” just blew up!

Mom and Dad to the rescue

Frank and Nancy would be frantic if they knew just how squirrely one of the occupants of luanns car is. haha

Rescue? We don’t have any reason to think there’s anything wrong with the mauve SUV, other than the color taste of whoever bought it. And the threesome had sensibly agreed to wait out the storm instead of risking driving in it.

However, a trip to the wilderness area (that storm must be a monster if it’s in Pitts too) may indeed happen…

…Luann can’t answer right now because she’s too busy laughing at the squirrel in Bernice’s hair. That may confuse Frank and Nancy.

Nancy you feel worse if Luann does not answer.

Since we have another week on this – it’s likely that Luann’s phone can’t be reached. Lots of ways for everything to go wrong.

I kinda like a really massive thunder BOOM! I think it puts things in perspective.

In Saturday’s strip, Dez mentioned the time was 11:20 PM and in this strip, Frank mentions it is 12:00 AM. This makes me wonder what has happened in the girl’s car in the 40 minutes since Bernice had a squirrel in her hair.

I guess for the purposes of this plot line, the strip is probably not located in Southern California…

Plot #31: Frank & and Nancy can’t reach Luann. They are very worried and drive to the camp area. They see Highway Patrol cars surrounding the girls’ car. They hear an officer phoning HQ. He’s saying, “We have a strange accident. The driver (Bernice) went through the window, but none of the other passengers was hurt.”

Frank gets lost, and a frantic call from Nancy to the girls finally gets through and results in them finding him and bringing him home safely. And everyone lives happily ever after. Except the squirrel, who now has to deal with city squirrels because the girls could not get him out of the car.

I guess this shows how much faith Luann’s parents have in her ability to withstand a simple rainstorm. That really just reflects back on them though…

Unless the rules have changed, isn’t still not a good idea to talk to someone on the phone (any type) during an electrical storm?

Alas, do F & N know that their little girl and her friends are fiercey fighting a furry fiend?! Fie!

Remember when camping meant you were unreachable by phone?

By now they’ve all piled out of the car screaming as Bernice tries to get the squirrel off of her.

Yep! I’m sure that if these apprehensive parents will call, Luann and her group will certainly feel better… I love how Nancy is looking at her smartphone waiting for a call♡.

Yes please save the survivalists

A comment about the Sunday Luann. Yesterday’s Ask Amy on Arcamax had a letter about the topic of a woman getting compliments from men she does not know. There were many comments from the readers, most of them agreeing that it is a bad idea for men to make personal comments to women they don’t know.

the only things missing in this parental panic attack are two hitchhikers carrying banjos, a guy putting on a hockey mask and the sound of a chainsaw…

Damn, I wanted to know how they handled the bushy tailed tree rat.

They are only trying to call them, not yet go where they are and if they do try to go out looking, they better tell someone they are going before everyone’s car and phone batteries run out of juice, then here comes the mud slide.

Only 67 comments at 6:20 MDT. Are people checking out until the camping arc is over?

Anyone one know why I am not getting feedback to my posts?

It’s freaking rain. Seriously? Who hasn’t gone camping and have it rain on them?

In a thunderstorm, from what we’ve seen of the camping area, the only safe place to be would be in the SUV.

They’re your babies until the day you die.

Did none of them check the weather report before the trip?

Well! A surprise appearance of Mama and Papa in the dailies. And apparently an integral part of the episode and not just an aside! When’s the last time that happened? Any archivists out there?

So much for the studly hero.

USA Today had the story about the man struck by lightening and killed this past weekend, and it was Clearwater beach, not St. Pete (sorry to St. Pete residents). Seven other people were injured. A lightening storm is not ‘just a little rain storm’, and people who think so may be the ones who stay out in it and suffer the consequences.

And I still fail to understand how being concerned about someone’s safety in a lightening storm ‘reflects badly’ on anyone, whether the parents who are concerned or their kids. Silly me, I guess it’s not ‘cool’ to be concerned about someone’s safety these days…

They can’t have gone that far if the rain covers the same territory…

I think the way F & N are reacting is great! Far better than “She’s an adult. Let her figure it out for herself” Which type of parent would you rather have? I already know MY answer!

Panel No. 3, Frank is engulfed by the same distracting shadow that engulfed Luann on July 9th. No big deal, we all notice different things.

In the meantime, Nancy gets out her old, combat medic gear, Frank breaks out the 4 wheel drive beast, and they are off to save their offspring. Stand back, Mother Nature, a real action team will let loose the “dogs of war.”

This is somewhat disappointing. I was hoping to see bony, boring Bernice leap out of the car, run in circles, screaming and shaking her head trying to dislodge the squirrel. Dez and Lu would be sitting in the car, stunned into silence wondering at Bern’s peculiar (even for her) behavior, cause they DON’T KNOW about Mr. Squirrel. Dez may assume Bernice had decided to do an “embrace nature” dance, and when Bern returns to the car with half her hair torn out, Dez can patiently explain that the middle of a bad thunderstorm is not the best time for such activities. :D

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Such a nice touch here, IMO, with Frank showing concern. He is a true Dad. :)

If he calls, and I hope he/they do… will Luann actually have energy in her phone? Will she have her phone or will it be locked in the car with the squirrel?

Frank and Nancy are worried about the storm and they may get an earful about the squirrel trapped in the car.

Seriously, the girls should be trying to find some more substantial shelter – a ranger station, etc. If they are totally unfamiliar with the area, then the best thing to do is stay put and ride it out (squirrel and all)…

The weekly setup for this part of the arc. Have no idea what will happen, but I am looking forward to it. Maybe Jack, Nil, and Tara won’t show up, but still room for that to happen. Do the girls know how to say where they are if the phones don’t work?

What is Luann’s Speed Dial number?

I rather enjoyed the visual effect in the third panel, with a big flash of lighting startling Frank and illuminating everything. Between this and the sunset earlier, I feel like the artist/colorist is trying new things lately, and I like it. I feel bad for those who only get to see this stuff in black and white.

Even though it’s starting to look like the parents are coming in for the rescue, I’d really rather see the girls figure it all out for themselves. I mean, come on. They’re not thirteen anymore. They’re college age, and old enough to weather a storm by themselves. Boot the squirrel out the door, settle in, and enjoy what nature has to offer.

I think Frank’s comment about Luann feeling better if they were to call refers more to him and Nancy. I believe they are the ones who want to be reassured that everything is OK. But yes.. these ’kids" need to have the experience of solving their own problems.

So you raised and daughter that’s not intelligent enough to come in out of the rain?

What the heck? Mom is more interested in her cell than her daughter? I get having confidence in your kids, but it does not mean their safety becomes second nature when something like that is happening.

Dad is right on target here.

Right, Nancy. Frank would feel better, too. But so would you. Whether you do or do not make telephone contact, it may befall you to go all-out Search and Rescue!

Good luck making contact.

helicopter parents

Never underestimate the “power” (pun intended) of squirrels. True story – just a couple of days ago here in Colorado, a squirrel got into a transformer and knocked out the power to about 8000 customers of the electric company, who fortunately got the situation fixed fairly quickly. The last I saw, some of the customers commenting on Facebook were wondering about a funeral for the squirrel.

Frank and Nancy show appropriate concern for caring parents. Compare them to Tiffany’s breeders. Her mom disappeared and daddy still likes to shack up with whatever hot babe he can pay the bills for.