Posted on 09/08/2004 9:06:23 AM PDT by bd476
Gator tastes more like a real good Pork Chop, if you really want my opinion. Everytime I go to south Georgia or Florida, I always eat some of that Yummy Gator Tail. I just love the stuff.
ME TOO.
I agree...evac them.
And I thank you kind sir for your analysis. ;o)
You're a good FRiend!!!!!!!!
My neighbor came over to look at the track and forecast an hour ago after his brother in Islamorda called him and said he may be evacuating up to Pensacola where their family is; he heard something locally there.
Nobody wants to be in the path of this hurricane. Some of the reports coming out of Grenada are horrific.
Good luck deep sea fishing. My experience tells me that you will catch very few fish after the recent passing of the past two hurricanes. You might catch some big Amberjacks, but they are usually full of worms during this time of year, and I never acquired a taste for them anyway. Let me know how your luck runs. I used to work on Charter boats in Savannah, GA, and never had much luck for a week or two after the storm passed. The extreme low pressure must really scatter the fish or just makes them quit biting for some unknown reason. Good Luck...
Always fish off the aft starboard corner for the best luck, it really works...
This picture has just become my "Wallpaper"...Awesome!
Holy Smokes.
The way the news says "three dead uncomfirmed" gives me a very bad feeling about how bad it really is.
(1) There is no need to panic.
(2) We could all be killed.
Yes, hurricane season is an exciting time to be in Florida. If you're new to the area, you're probably wondering what you need to do to prepare for the possibility that we'll get hit by "the big one." Based on our insurance industry experiences, we recommend that you follow this simple three-step hurricane preparedness plan:
STEP 1: Buy enough food and bottled water to last your family for at least three days.
STEP 2: Put these supplies into your car.
STEP 3: Drive to Nebraska and remain there until Halloween. Unfortunately, statistics show that most people will not follow this sensible plan. Most people will foolishly stay here in Florida.
We'll start with one of the most important hurricane preparedness items:
HOMEOWNERS' INSURANCE: If you own a home, you must have hurricane insurance. Fortunately, this insurance is cheap and easy to get, as long as your home meets two basic requirements:
(1) It is reasonably well-built, and
(2) It is located in Wisconsin
Unfortunately, if your home is located in Florida, or any other area that might actually be hit by a hurricane, most insurance companies would prefer not to sell you hurricane insurance, because then they might be required to pay YOU money, and that is certainly not why they got into the insurance business in the first place. So you'll have to scrounge around for an insurance company, which will charge you an annual premium roughly equal to the replacement value of your house. At any moment, this company can drop you like used dental floss.
SHUTTERS: Your house should have hurricane shutters on all the windows, all the doors, There are several types of shutters, with advantages and disadvantages:
Plywood shutters: The advantage is that, because you make them yourself, they're cheap.
Sheet-metal shutters: The advantage is that these work well, once you get them all up. The disadvantage is that once you get them all up, your hands will be useless bleeding stumps, and it will be December.
Roll-down shutters: The advantages are that they're very easy to use, and will definitely protect your house. The disadvantage is that you will have to sell your house to pay for them.
Hurricane-proof windows: These are the newest wrinkle in hurricane protection: They look like ordinary windows, but they can withstand hurricane winds! You can be sure of this, because the salesman says so. He lives in Nebraska.
Hurricane Proofing your property: As the hurricane approaches, check your yard for movable objects like barbecue grills, planters, patio furniture, visiting relatives, etc... You should, as a precaution, throw these items into your swimming pool (if you don't have a swimming pool, you should have one built immediately). Otherwise, the hurricane winds will turn these objects into deadly missiles.
EVACUATION ROUTE:
If you live in a low-lying area, you should have an evacuation route planned out. (To determine whether you live in a low-lying area, look at your driver's license; if it says "Florida," you live in a low-lying area). The purpose of having an evacuation route is to avoid being trapped in your home when a major storm hits. Instead, you will be trapped in a gigantic traffic jam several miles from your home, along with two hundred thousand other evacuees. So, as a bonus, you will not be lonely.
HURRICANE SUPPLIES:
If you don't evacuate, you will need a mess of supplies. Do not buy them now! Florida tradition requires that you wait until the last possible minute, then go to the supermarket and get into vicious fights with strangers over who gets the last can of SPAM. In addition to food and water, you will need the following supplies:
23 flashlights. At least $167 worth of batteries that turn out, when the power goes off, to be the wrong size for the flashlights. A big knife that you can strap to your leg. (This will be useless in a hurricane, but it looks cool.)
A large quantity of raw chicken, to placate the alligators. (Ask anybody who went through Andrew; after the hurricane, there WILL be irate alligators.)
$35,000 in cash or diamonds so that, after the hurricane passes, you can buy a generator from a man with no discernible teeth.
Of course these are just basic precautions. As the hurricane draws near, it is vitally important that you keep abreast of the situation by turning on your television and watching TV reporters in rain slickers stand right next to the ocean and tell you over and over how vitally important it is for everybody to stay away from the ocean.
Good luck, and remember: Its great living in Paradise.
Jim Cantore has been a busy guy this summer, that's for sure.
331 humor break
Thanks for the ping and ouch. PLYWOOD'S ON MY SHOPPING LIST...
IVAN LINK.... Thought you may need it. I do.
Sorry about my confusion, I'll just blame it on my meds. I hope spectre has the good fishing trip then. Thanks for keeping me corrected.
I cannot help but hope that Ivan squats over Cuba, and blows Castro's commie paradise off the map.
Then drops down to a mild storm.
Perhaps then the people of Cuba might simply get to rebuild as a free country, with Castro's goon squads too busy with their own problems to enforce his manifestos.
OK, I know it's wishful thinking.
LOL...ME TOO.
What about US base in Cuba? What'd happen to it?
Please go read message 326. I got confused and sent a message for you to somebody else. I would've cut and pasted my message here, but WEBTV cut&paste isn't that simple. I was just wanting to tell you about my experiences of fishing after a hurricane has just passed nearby and a week later. I hope you understand my confusion. Good luck fishing though.
"...Maybe Florida can make like a hole in the water?..."
If these huricanes keep targeting Florida, it may indeed BECOME a hole in the water. Good luck and God-speed to all in harms way.
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