A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....09-23-03....Isabel

9/23/03 | FreeTheHostages

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Hurricane War Stories

Tell us your Isabel war story here, if indeed you have electricity to do so.

Well, it was not the prettiest radar image for weather.


Having spent the last week staring at loads of NOAA weather graphs, all my block has to show for the event is a tree right across from my house that basically aimed at my house but was too small to hit it. Two of my neighbors helped me saw it away and we opened up our street for business. I'm not certain, but it may well be illegal to clear a downed tree on public ground in this city!

The winds around here never got too bad, their worst in DC was around midnight:



But that was strong enough to leave many homes without power, and I and many other volunteers worked our muscles sore after the storm distributing ice to powerless neighbors. My hurricane relief work will have to constitute my excuse for missing the DC Chapter's meeting Sunday, but rumor has it tgslTakoma was out of electricity and so cooked up a storm of food for the meeting!

Well, that hurricane behaved just like a Democrat, didn't it? Mindlessly destructive and noisy!
Hmm, sounds like a top ten list. Share with us your hurricane war story and I'll share with you my hurricane top ten list.



Top Ten Reasons that Isabel was a Democrat

10. It was an expensive mess.

 9. The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit didn't try to stop it.

 8. It received an inordinate amount of press attention.

 7. It harmed rich and poor alike.

 6. It behaved irrationally.

 5. It favored the East Coast of the U.S.

 4. It gave federal government workers two days off for free.

 3. Its statistics were overblown, inaccurate, and highly misleading.

 2. It was mindlessly noisy.

and the number one reason why Isabel is a Democrat . . . .  1. It thrived on hot air.

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[FreeTheHostages]

It was *definitely* a Democrat. The fact that Pacifica Radio was covering it is another reason it was a Democrat.

[SerpentDove]

I'll put it on today's Finest.

Here is the picture, Colleen, just send me the information to go on the bottom right and I'll be done.

And I should have yours done today Aquamarine!

SD

[FreeTheHostages]

Yes, I think the experience of Isabel for a lot of us is watching and reading a *lot* of weather graphs and news!

[Aquamarine]

That turned out great of deadheads dad! I've seen the "before" picture of him.

[SerpentDove]

Hee hee...yours is going to be good too!

[SerpentDove]

Darn it!!! I always forget to ping the right person!!!

Colleen, your dad's picture is on #22.

Pinging Meek while I'm at it.

SD

[FreeTheHostages]

[Aquamarine]

Yes, I think the experience of Isabel for a lot of us is watching and reading a *lot* of weather graphs and news!

They're interesting to watch. I remember staying up late at night watching Hugo come ashore on the Weather Channel some years back. That one didn't weaken, it was relentless....didn't see any weathermen standing outside in that one!

[JustAmy]

Good Morning, Free.

Top ten Reasons ..... I loved them all! LOL



Thanks for today's thread!
Sorry I have no hurricane stories.

[FreeTheHostages]

You're welcome and I'm happy you have no hurricane war stories! :)

[Pippin]

GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY!

I'm BAAAAAACK!!!!!

No Modem yet and as for the rules (I'm a bad little hobbit).

Heck with the rules!

BTW, Cal, You can't talk about me now, HEE! HEE!

ISOBEL!!!!

Is a Republican!

WHY?

Because she left a lot a Democrats without power! LOL!

[Taxman]

Thanks for the ping, FTH. Great post! Isabel was definitely a Democrat, no doubt. LOL!

My Isabel story is that I was in The Peoples Republic of Kalifornia and there was no earthquake!

I am glad that our FReeper Family survived Isabel without any major injuries or problems, and that we can now laugh about it.

Eagles Up!

[firebrand]

11. When the going gets rough, it heads for Canada.

[Taxman]

ROFOL!

[firebrand]

My hurricane story: A tree fell down on Broadway in front of my dry cleaners. Not during the storm, but the next day when the sun was shining. Go figure, as they say in this perverse town.

[Pippin]

12. All bluster and no substance.

[Corin Stormhands]

No damage at my house. But lots of destruction in my neighborhood. If I ever get power back at home I will post some pictures (of course I am NOT freeping from work).

A new storm system this morning knocked out power for an additional 15,000 customers. My neighborhood is always at the bottom of that food chain.

My son caught a glimpse of the President on his visit here yesterday. Bush said "let us know if we can help." I know he means well, but unless he's invitin' us over for a hot shower and some microwave popcorn there ain't much I need from him right now. He can focus on smackin' the UN.

[FreeTheHostages]

LOL! I know he means well, but unless he's invitin' us over for a hot shower and some microwave popcorn there ain't much I need from him right now. He can focus on smackin' the UN.

Well put!

[FreeTheHostages]

Touche!

[FreeTheHostages]

Here here! Good.