[NautiNurse]

Please use graphics wisely on this busy thread.

[TheSpottedOwl]

How much sleep have you had? Btw, doing an outstanding job : )

[smonk]

talked to my folks. they say things are clearing up at their location, about midway between laurel and collins on hwy 84.

the eastern side of the house is pretty well shingle-less, trees are down, and one fell on the house. leaks all over the house.

apparently the eye just missed them to the west. but they are okay. he put his directv dish back up, plugged the receiver into the generator, and he's watching foxnews right now :)

NHC says they measured a 110 mph gust in laurel.

[DollyCali]

NN.. thanks so much for continuing this effort of keeping info lines open.. I have followed as well as possible - your "check in " thread is a great Idea also Howlin.. Spiff's map w/FReeper locations is great. Prayers continue for all. We have a few days til it visits here in NE Ohio & will just be rain.

[Coldwater Creek]

I have dial up and do not mind having a graphic once in a while. I had rather wait a minute or two than take a chance on a link and spend days geting my computer back in shape.

[muleskinner]

Can anyone around N.O. confirm the following?

"There's a hundred thousand Frenchmen in New Orleans
In New Orleans there are Frenchmen everywhere
your house could fall down
Your baby could drown
Wouldn't none of those Frenchmen care"...

(Beginning lyrics to "Kingfish" - R. Newman)

[IMRight]

"Actually, if you check into it, you'll likely find that your flood insurance is actually through the National Flood Insurance Program run by FEMA." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- So when I bought car insurance from State Farm (or whomever it was, it was years ago) that covered floods, it was actually a joint policy with FEMA? That's weird.

Sorry. I may have missed part of the debate. AFAIK, all "comprehensive" automobile insurance policies cover "acts of God" including flood damage. I don't think you buy "flood" coverage separately (though not all states require comprehensive coverage).

The federal program is for real estate. I didn't realize you were talking about autos.

[numberonepal]

I got a first hand report from Bay Front in Mobile. It's not good. The water is still pretty high right now, but has subsided somewhat. Pops says Bay Front has been washed out in two places he knows of, and a few folks had some of the Bay in their houses. Lots of houses are green because they're plastered with leaves. No pecans (again) this year it looks like.

[benjaminjjones]

You gotta be kidding me!

IX ???

If this keeps up, I'm gonna have to review my Roman numerals! Besides, I think 1500 Upperline is OK.

Sorry, the Red Sox are on (2 homers in the first already), gotta go.

Maybe I'll even go out to a neighborhood bar to watch the game, sit next to a "live" girl, smell her perfume, see if my voice still works, yadayadayada. My butt might go numb on the bar stool, and my arm might get sore hoisting 16 ouncers, but at least I won't get any blisters on my typing fingers, LOL.

I'll be fun reading all these threads, SLOWLY, for many insomniac nights to come however, thanks for doing this.

[bert]

This will be a post for the record to compare and contrast the capabilities and inadequacies of two Fox reporters..... Rita Braver and Molly Hennenburg.

Some time back, Rita Braver was assigned the beat of Norfolk I think, perhaps Virginia Beach, when a hurricane was coming up the coast out of Hatteras and the outer banks. It was in the evening and Rita was positively gushing in fear as she reported in the rain. The rain and wind were present and there had been a hurricane but Rita completely lost control and allowed her emotions to take control as she reported pending death and destruction. She was horrified and seemed to have never actually been outside in the rain.She did not bother to learn the storm had been downgraded to a tropical storm.

In the next FOX segment, the reporter north of Rita reported it was all over, the wrath of the storm rung out in North Carolina. He made Rita a fool for allowing emotions to control and misreport the events.

Contrast that with the also blonde and blue eyed and heavily degreed Molly Hennenburg. Although not positioned on the coast, Molly was still in an actual category 1 hurricane passing through Mississippi. The rain was pelting and the wind was blowing and Molly, calm as a cucumber carefully related the events of the day where she was. In her late reports a beaming Molly was right on target with an Excellency report of the situation.

It should be remembered that Molly is the only reporter to enter Najaf and interview the grand Immam. She discreetly covered her hair but she charmed the old man tight out of his drawers and had a fantastic interview.

Rita is gone, long live Molly.

[chet_in_ny]

How much gas gauging can we expect from this storm? I see it everyday in NJ. I work in NJ and live in NY. NJ gas is always 30-40 cents less than NY gas. Funny that this summer, the difference has dropped to 10 to 15 cents. I still buy in NJ because it's still less (they can't raise it to NY levels or they would lose the NYer consumer) but the gauging is obvious.

[Boiling point]

If it is illegal for merchants to scalp prices for batteries, building materials and gas at the pump because of the storm, WHY CAN'T THE OIL COMPANYS BE CHARGED FOR THE SAME THING!

[Nachoman]

This is my public service post, to hopefully avoid cleanup tragedies. After a hurricane, you get all types of people who have never trimmed a tree limb arm themselves with chainsaws for the first time. I know this is obvious to most, but for others, a downed tree has a heavy root ball counterbalanced by the limbs of the tree. If you saw the tree through the trunk, it will VIOLENTLY right itself.

In the aftermath of hurricane Fran, one man lost his two children who were playing in the hole left by the root ball while dad sawed through the trunk. Another man was thrown through the wall of his house and killed because he straddled the trunk while sawing through it.

I know this is common sense, but it is easy to be overwhelmed by the devastation and not think clearly. Lets be careful with the power tools!

[GummyIII]

Someone may have posted this, and if so, I apologize for re-posting:

Gulf coast residents tell their stories live on the Web

[Barnacle]

The lack of solid information about the extent of Katrina's toll suggests that we are in for a hell of a shock once it's known.

All we can do is what our president asks, and pray.

[southernnorthcarolina]

An enduring memory for me, in the aftermath of Hurricane Hugo in the Carolinas (1989), was the sight of dozens of crews from utility companies from Ohio, New Jersey, Texas, Kansas, Ontario, Florida, and elsewhere, working to restore power and other utilities for weeks after the storm came through.

If you live in areas unaffected by Katrina, and you have a localized power outage, please be patient, and remember that your local utility may have sent most of its workforce and equipment to the disaster area.

[RDTF]

did yall see this?

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1473116/posts
Breaking - Weldon says Able Danger docs destroyed.

[ex-Texan]

More Reports and 145 Photo Slide Show

Click Here . . . I thank God Hurricane Katria was not as bad as predicted by some.

[Siobhan]

I thank you with all my heart for the wonderful job you have done.

[silentknight]

REPOST FROM STORM CHASERS

Jeff Gammons reports that the areas of Biloxi and Gulfport, Mississippi that
he and Chris Collura have observed this evening are "unrecognizable." Jeff
described the damage as catastrophic.



The Weathervine crew, including Jim Edds, stationed themselves late last
night between Biloxi and Gulfport at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum and
Convention Center. Their location on a sort of barrier island was within
one mile of the shore. The convention center included a steel-reinforced
parking garage several stories high, and a larger, fully enclosed coliseum
structure as well as a hotel. Many other people also rode out the storm in
this facility.



Jeff said that he witnessed storm surge more than thirty feet high, water
that included debris such as cars, boats, yachts, gasoline, oil, debris from
the casinos (including poker chips) and other material. Jeff said the surge
arrived slowly at first, built gradually, and then, with the arrival of the
eastern eyewall, increased dramatically with crashing walls of water and
debris. The crew was forced to relocate their vehicles to higher ground
several times. Many of the hotel guests pointed out their own cars floating
in the water below, along with the seacraft.



I asked Jeff about the relative lack of video coming from that area and he
said, "That's because it's completely catastrophic." Jeff and Chris are
attempting to locate an area with power and food. They are currently
eastbound on Interstate 10 approaching Pensacola. Jim Edds remained in
Mississippi.

[Atlantian]

Just heard on the radio--100 homes damaged by a tornado in Carrollton in West Georgia.