Posted on 02/18/2005 5:35:49 PM PST by dogbyte12
Early reports of a 6.9 earthquake off the coast of Sumatra.
(Excerpt) Read more at msnbc.com ...
What chaps my a$$ is this:
Where were these folks when the hurricanes hit Florida last year?
Were they helping us when California got hit with the mudslides?
Dont recall anyone helping the people helping out in Oklahoma when they had the tornadoes.
Could go forever, and no one from outside US, to my knowledge, ever helped us when we could use help.
It seems like when anything happens anywhere in the world we are expected to be there Johnny on the spot, giving our national treasure, and getting our a$$ chewed out for not being there 30 minutes before the catastrophy happens.
Enough already........
Not only that but someone has cornered the market on Unobtainium.
Hello, my FRiend. Your earthquake map of Cali reminded me of this.
Be prepared to LOLFOTF.
http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/end.php
All of those disasters combined were trivial compared to the Tsunami.
p.s. Warning. Contains graphic language.
The Cali part is at the end.
You mean THE FOX AND BRAIR RABBIT?
Bump and prayer
To the first part of your reply,
We don't need anyone else's help. We can and do take care of our own.
We also have it in us, as a nation with strong moral and religious values(All faiths included), to be unselfish and give a hand to others in need. Some say because we are the wealthiest nation (which, per capita, is totally untrue).
What is true, is that in the US, many times those with the least, give the most.
Second part of your reply, the criticisms from other nations have more to do with jealousy, and our interfering with their greed and corruption in the world arena than with the truth of our timeliness and magnitude of response.
They are just like our DEM WHINERS, complain, complain, complain. But what do they ever do?
We ignore those critics , and do the right thing regardless.
Search under UNCLE REMUS. The FOX and BRIAR RABBIT (I misspelled it earlier)
“FINE um whar you will en w’en you may,” remarked Uncle Remus with emphasis, “good chilluns allers gits tuck keer on. Dar wuz Brer Rabbit’s chilluns; dey minded der daddy en mammy fum day’s een’ ter day’s een’. W’en ole man Rabbit say scoot,’ dey scooted, en w’en ole Miss Rabbit say ’scat,’ dey scatted. Dey did dat. En dey kep der cloze clean, en dey ain’t had no smut on der nose nudder.”
Involuntarily the hand of the little boy went up to his face, and he scrubbed the end of his nose with his coat-sleeve.
“Dey wuz good chilluns,” continued the old man, heartily, “en ef dey hadn’t er bin, der wuz one time w’en dey wouldn’t er bin no little rabbits—na’er one. Dat’s w’at.”
“What time was that, Uncle Remus?” the little boy asked.
“De time w’en Brer Fox drapt in at Brer Rabbit house, en didn’t foun’ nobody dar ceppin’ de little Rabbits. Ole Brer Rabbit, he wuz off some’rs raiding on a collard patch, en ole Miss Rabbit she wuz tendin’ on a quiltin’ in de naberhood, en wiles de little Rabbits wuz playin’ hidin’-switch, in drapt Brer Fox. De little Rabbits wuz so fat dat dey fa’rly make his mouf water, but he ’member ’bout Brer Wolf, en he skeered fer ter gobble urn up ceppin’ he got some skuse. De little Rabbits, dey mighty skittish, en dey sorter huddle deyse’f up tergedder en watch Brer Fox motions. Brer Fox, he sot dar en study w’at sorter skuse he gwineter make up. Bimeby he see a great big stalk er sugar-cane stan’in’ up in de coruder, en he cle’r up his th’oat en talk biggity:
“‘Yer! you young Rabs dar, sail ’roun’ yer en broke me a piece er dat sweetnin’-tree,’ sezee, en den he koff.
“De little Rabbits, dey got out de sugar-cane, dey did, en dey rastle wid it, en sweat over it, but twan’t no use. Dey couldn’t broke it. Brer Fox, he make like he ain’t watchin’, but he keep on holler’n:
“‘Hurry up dar, Rabs! I’m a waitin’ on you.
“En de little Rabbits, dey hustle ’roun’ en rasfle wid it, but they couldn’t broke it. Bimeby dey hear little bird singin’ on top er de house, en de song w’at de little hird sing wuz dish yer.
| “‘Take yo’ toofies en gnyaw it, Take yo’ toofies en saw it, Saw it en yoke it, En den you kin broke it.’ |
“Den de little Rabbits, dey git mighty glad, en dey guyawed de cane mos’ ’fo’ ’ole Brer Fox could git his legs oncrosst, en w’en dey kyard ’im de cane, Brer Fox, he sot dar en study how he gwineter make some mo’ skuse fer nabbin’ un um, en bimeby he git up en git down de sifter w’at wuz hangin’ on de wall, en holler out:
“‘Come yer, Rabs! Take dish yer sifter, en run down’t de spring en fetch me some fresh water.’
“De little Rabbits, dey run down’t de spring, en try ter dip up de water wid de sifter, but co’se hit all run out, en hit keep on runnin’ out, twell bimeby de little Rabbits sot down en ’gun ter cry. Den de little bird settin’ up in de tree he begin fer ter sing, en dish yer’s de song w’at he sing:
| “‘Sifter hole water same ez a tray, Ef you fill it wid moss en dob it wid clay; De Fox git madder de longer you stay— Fill it wid moss en dob it wid clay.’ |
“Up dey jump, de little Rabbits did, en dey fix de sifter so ’twon’t leak, en den dey kyar de water ter ole Brer Fox. Den Brer Fox he git mighty mad, en p’int out a great big stick er wood, en tell de little Rabbits fer ter put dat on de fier. De little chaps dey got ’roun’ de wood, dey did, en dey hef at it so hard twel dey could see der own sins, but de wood ain’t budge. Den dey hear de little bird singin’, en dish yer’s de song w’at he sing:
| “‘Spit in yo’ han’s en tug it en toll it, En git behine it, en push it, en pole it; Spit in yo’ han’s en r’ar back en roll it.’ |
“En des ’bout de time dey got de wood on de fier, der daddy, he come skippin’ in, en de little bird, he flew’d away. Brer Fox, he seed his game wuz up, en ’twan’t long ’fo’ he make his skuse en start fer ter go.
“‘You better Stay en take a snack wid me, Brer Fox,’ sez Brer Rabbit, sezee. ‘Sence Brer Wolf done quite comin’ en settin’ up wid me, I gittin’ so I feels right lonesome dese long nights,’ sezee.
“But Brer Fox, he button up his coat-collar tight en des put out fer home. En dat w’at you better do, honey, kaze I see Miss Sally’s shadder sailin’ backerds en for’ds ’fo’ de winder, en de fus’ news you know she’ll be ’spectin’ un you.
How the Military could have gotten information out of the terrorists.
Force them to watch that. They would do anything to get it to stop.
Believe me, you don't want to.
B-chan
Northridge '94 (6.9)
Understand, but:
When that danged UN dude accused us of being "stingy" at the same time the Lincoln group was making full speed to help.
When probly most of the "Aid" we sent them is lining the pockets of corrupt local officials and most of the food, clothing etc is either rotting in warehouses somewhere or being sold.
They told the Lincoln group to help, but get the hell out asap.
It's hard for me to be chariatable.
Within 48 or so hours of the 9.X quake in Dec, I felt that there would be a 7.X in that area within 60 days. Or, on the opposite side of the ring of fire near Peru/Northern Chile etc. OR in the South Pacific or Japan.
But the sense was soooo subtle I couldn't really put any strong, reliable stock in it. Nevertheless, I have noticed that I personally have continued to expect it to prove true.
This 6.9 doesn't qaulify. But it seems somewhat alarmingly close. We shall see.
Has anyone else had any impressions, hunches, intuitions, Spirit-led inputs on such a thing? Am very curious, if so.
Several of my friends feel that something very ominous is looming very near in time.
My cat, Mandy, just meowed, then ran and hid in a closet. That's good enough for me. In 14 years, she's never been wrong..or right, for that matter. But, what the hell, she's a cat.
Indonesia - More than 400 aftershocks over past month, more expected in Indonesia's Aceh (AFP)http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/printpage/0,5481,12108952,00.htmlMore than 410 major aftershocks have occurred since last month's disastrous earthquake in Indonesia's Aceh province in December and the rumblings are likely continue for several weeks, the geophysics agency said Monday.
"Today there were already four that were felt," Syahnan, of the Geophysics and Meteorology Bureau, told AFP.
The bureau's data show that between December 29 and January 30, 410 major aftershocks took place. Syahnan said the data only includes quakes measuring four or above on the Richter Scale because if smaller aftershocks were included the daily total could reach more than 80.
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