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Posted on 08/24/2005 9:50:25 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
One big slow motion train wreck.
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."
Weather guy was just comparing Camille and Katrina. Camille had winds of 200 mph. But he said one difference.
"This one's bigger."
Oh great, the wacko that says we should drop and H-bomb in the eye posted not one, but two threads...
On teh Katrina IV thread, I saw a post indicating the storm surge could be 20-30 feet. Good bye levee.
took the words right outta my mouth fingertips.
Those officials on WWL sound like they're losing it.
Oh good, lets add more energy to the mix. Oughta spin that sucker up to 300+
Are you watching a video feed, or an audio link?
Video feed: mms://beloint.wm.llnwd.net/beloint_wwltv
Well, we're off to get some Sunday brunch at the casino. Be back later!
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.
Note to hobbit holers everywhere. DO NOT wait until tomorrow to gas up the car. Do it TODAY.
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.
Has anyone heard from Ruthy?? I haven't been pinged...
This is gonna be a big mess. Katrina is shaping up to be worse than Camille.*shudder*
So good to hear that you and Jeanne are OK!
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.
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.
Dummo about Ruthie.
Just heard on WWL, the eye pressure is down to 906millibars. Holy Crap!
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