Posted on 08/14/2004 1:42:49 AM PDT by kattracks
Local report Arcadia: Bringing in the search dogs. WalMart distribution center destroyed. Thousands of buildings, both commercial and residential destroyed.
I meant the currant President Bush.
TIme for a little levity, what are Rita's Sources saying about the damage????
Well, how about estimating when TD5 will hit land and update us on where your brother plans to be. ;-)
Clear, Thanks.
"I just saw an interview on the Weather Channel of a woman shouting over the howling winds [with palm trees bending all around her] saying how much she loved the 'power' of the storm.
Some of us are also frustrated' by people who needlessly risk their lives "
So true, we have to remember there are real people out there who are "adreniline junkies". They get a rush out of storm chasing. There was a segment I saw once on how many people are addicted to cable t.v.'s "The Weather Channel". There are vacation trips where Europeans come to America and go on storm chasing "tours" to see tornados! Too weird for my comprehension. Different strokes for different folks.
I remember, a real calm before. Something was different though, unnaturally calm. What marine do you use. I live 3 blocks from the Pilot House, mm99.5
Speaking of adrenaline jinkies.. How did Darwin Award Candidate NEWSBOY TODD make out. Last I heard his Van was being pelted with debris and he was watching the Holiday come apart in front of him, then his cell phone went out.
Your post is a little ambiguous. The governor of a state must call for help, which Jeb did early on. The elder Bush was hampered in declaring a Disaster area because the dem governor of Florida (his name escapes me) was very slow to ask for fed help after Hurricane Andrew. I feel the elder Bush was and continues to be unjustly blamed.
Was it the blonde chic?? .. I usually avoid watching her on the weekends .. she's too annoying
I work with a fellow whose wife if addicted to the Weather Channel. He's not complaining as it cured her of her previous addiction - the PTL channel - she sent them nearly everything he earned!
GWB did this yesterday.
Sometimes I think a cloud is hovering above me and tracking me.
"...there are real people out there who are 'adreniline junkies'. They get a rush out of storm chasing..."
Shoot if they wanted a thrill, they could have rode with me years ago when I drove a cab that used to be a police car. That wuz fun!
In Captiva, a typical cinderblock home “is” a multi-million dollar estate.
Those of us anxiously following the track yesterday were infuriated by the idiots reporting on location. We needed to see the track of the storm, not the foolish Hurricane Martyrs.
When I read about residents who didn't have the "sense to evacuate", I think of the old people who couldn't drive. It's hard enough for some old people to get someone to ride them to the doctor, let alone getting someone to evacuate them when everyone's trying to save their own skin.
My husband has been convinced I get hysterical about these things for years, but yesterday he was the one tying things down and saying, "I'm getting ready for the hurricane that isn't coming!"
See the comment with report and URL address behind the following. In the last report that I saw, it appeared that hurricane/tropical storm Charlie was heading north, toward the North Carolina-Virginia area. That report is almost two hours old at this time, I think.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1191393/posts?page=206#206
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