The Hobbit Hole XXIV - Sand and Stone and Pool and Dell...

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[HairOfTheDog]

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

Sand and Stone and Pool and Dell...

• First thread: New Zealander builds Hobbit hole
• Second thread: The New Hobbit Hole
• Third thread: The Hobbit Hole III - Journey to the Cross-roads! (Congratulations, we filled it up!)
• Fourth Thread: The Hobbit Hole IV - The Road Goes Ever On...
• Fifth Thread: The Hobbit Hole V - Where Many Paths and Errands Meet...
• Sixth Thread: The Hobbit Hole VI - And Whither Then? I Cannot Say...
• Seventh Thread: The Hobbit Hole VII - But not yet weary are our feet...
• Eighth Thread: The Hobbit Hole VIII - Still round the corner we may meet...
• Ninth Thread: The Hobbit Hole IX - A sudden tree or standing stone
• Tenth Thread: The Hobbit Hole X - That none have seen but we alone.
      Eleventh Thread: Wedding Edition: The Hobbit Hole XI - No One Admitted Except on Wedding Business!
• Twelfth Thread: The Hobbit Hole XII - Tree and flower and leaf and grass
• Thirteenth Thread: The Hobbit Hole XIII - Let them pass! Let them pass!
• Fourteenth thread: The Hobbit Hole XIV - Hill and Water Under Sky
• Fifteenth thread: The Hobbit Hole XV - Pass them by! Pass them by!
• Sixteenth Thread: The Hobbit Hole XVI - Still round the corner there may wait...
• Seventeenth Thread: The Hobbit Hole XVII - A new road or a secret gate...
• Eighteenth Thread: The Hobbit Hole XVIII - Though we pass them by today...
• Nineteenth Thread: The Hobbit Hole XIX - Tomorrow we may come this way...
• Twentieth Thread: The Hobbit Hole XX - And take the hidden paths that run...
• Twenty-first Thread: The Hobbit Hole XXI - ...Towards the Moon or to the Sun.
• Twenty-second Thread: The Hobbit Hole XXII - ...Apple, thorn, and nut and sloe
• Twenty-third Thread: The Hobbit Hole XXIII - Let them go! Let them go!

New verse:

Upon the hearth the fire is red, Beneath the roof there is a bed; But not yet weary are our feet, Still round the corner we may meet A sudden tree or standing stone That none have seen but we alone. Tree and flower and leaf and grass, Let them pass! Let them pass! Hill and water under sky, Pass them by! Pass them by!

Still round the corner there may wait A new road or a secret gate, And though we pass them by today, Tomorrow we may come this way And take the hidden paths that run Towards the Moon or to the Sun. Apple, thorn, and nut and sloe, Let them go! Let them go! Sand and stone and pool and dell, Fare you well! Fare you well!

Home is behind, the world ahead, And there are many paths to tread Through shadows to the edge of night, Until the stars are all alight. Then world behind and home ahead, We’ll wander back to home and bed. Mist and twilight, cloud and shade, Away shall fade! Away shall fade! Fire and lamp, and meat and bread, And then to bed! And then to bed!

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[Overtaxed]

One big slow motion train wreck.

[Professional Engineer]

Today's Foxhole thread is about the Marine Copr Emblem and Seal.

A Sailor's take on it:

When I was in the navy I heard it was a seagull standing on a beachball waving a "Go Navy" flag.


The Marines say:

"We stole the Anchor from the Navy, the Wings from the Air Force. On the 7th Day, when God Rested, we stormed His fort, stole the globe, and have been defending it ever since."

[Corin Stormhands]

Weather guy was just comparing Camille and Katrina. Camille had winds of 200 mph. But he said one difference.

"This one's bigger."

[Corin Stormhands]

Oh great, the wacko that says we should drop and H-bomb in the eye posted not one, but two threads...

[Professional Engineer]

On teh Katrina IV thread, I saw a post indicating the storm surge could be 20-30 feet. Good bye levee.

[Professional Engineer]

One big slow motion train wreck.

took the words right outta my mouth fingertips.

[Overtaxed]

Those officials on WWL sound like they're losing it.

[Professional Engineer]

Oh good, lets add more energy to the mix. Oughta spin that sucker up to 300+

[Professional Engineer]

Are you watching a video feed, or an audio link?

[Overtaxed]

Video feed: mms://beloint.wm.llnwd.net/beloint_wwltv

[ecurbh]

Well, we're off to get some Sunday brunch at the casino. Be back later!

[Corin Stormhands]

Yeah, I'm headin' out too. I did early service to sing in the choir. Wife and Nana did second service so we're meetin' fer lunch.

I'll check in later.

[Peanut Gallery]

Note to hobbit holers everywhere. DO NOT wait until tomorrow to gas up the car. Do it TODAY.

[2Jedismom]

I know it, sis...it chills me to the bone that Celeste is in such denial. She told me she was praying for me...that I would have peace.

I'm praying for Celeste to have a U-turn and I told her so.

:-)

I am pretty sure everyone in BA CHEF would forgive her if she asked and wanted to join us...but I'm also pretty sure she'd never have a position of responsiblity again. Being a leader is very important to her and I can't see her humbling herself to being just a mere member again. But I believe in miracles and I'm praying for that U-turn!

And since I told her so, that little bug will always be in her ear. The option is there.

But it's gonna take a miracle, especially after I talked to her Friday...she is absolutely locked into her position.

[2Jedismom]

Has anyone heard from Ruthy?? I haven't been pinged...

[SuziQ]

Just heard from my sister in Ocean Springs MS. Her two older kids and their families live in NO, but all have left the city. Their daughter and her family are with Brenda and are going to Hattiesburg to my sister's in-law's house. Her son is going to Birmingham with his wife to go to her mother's house. Actually, if Katrina follows the expected track, Birmingham is gonna get hit on Tuesday, but at least they won't have to worry about storm surges! My two younger sisters are staying on the coast. They are over in Gautier and Pascagoula, so they'll get some strong winds, but not nearly as bad as near the eye. My b-i-l, who is Pastor of a Parish in Gulfport is staying. It's gonna get bad where he is because he'll be in the Northeast quadrant, which is the worst place to be, though he'll be about 50 miles away from the eye, as the crow flies. He'll move over to one of the parish buildings before the storm gets too bad. It's a two story building, he's a mile off the beach, and probably 15' off the water, so the storm surge probably won't do any damage up his way.

This is gonna be a big mess. Katrina is shaping up to be worse than Camille.*shudder*

[SuziQ]

So good to hear that you and Jeanne are OK!

[SuziQ]

They're evacuating special needs folks to the Superdome, which can handle, according the the Mayor, up to 50,000 people. They've opened most of the schools as shelters as well, and will begin picking folks up in RTA busses at certain points throughout the city. Anyone who wants to get out of their home to go to a shelter will have the opportunity to do that for free. The police are beginning to go through the city with their car PA systems blasting the announcements about the pick-up locations. The Mayor is taking this very seriously, and anyone paying attention for the last 24 hours knows they need to get out of Dodge if they can.

[SuziQ]

The entire MS Gulf Coast is technically within that Northeast Quadrant of the storm! It is not that large an area. You can drive from Waveland to the Alabama line along the coast in two hours, and it only takes that long because the traffic on the Beach Road is slower than the Interstate. Actually, it only takes two hours to get to New Orleans from the Alabama line along I-10, and the storm is SO HUGH, hurricane force winds will be felt all along there. My sister, Joanne, and her husband live at our Fish Camp over near Pascagoula, and it got through Camille OK, so they should be fine.

[Professional Engineer]

Dummo about Ruthie.

Just heard on WWL, the eye pressure is down to 906millibars. Holy Crap!