Posted on 09/12/2008 11:29:13 PM PDT by NautiNurse
I remember that- what a mess we had that week.
The chopper pilot talks about “TFR” forcing them above 2000 feet. That means “temporary flight restrictions”.
Did you hear the people who tied themselves together walked in chest deep water to High Island?
He says that he is unable to do Galveston as “the current TFR (Temporary Flight Restrictions) are forcing us over 2000 feet.”
In other words, given the crappy visibility that’s evident, he’s saying that since he has to stay above the rescue helos at Galveston they won’t get any usable footage.
Having been in the LA Riots, I must unfortunately tell you that it is not necessarily so elsewhere.
I think you’re right about FL STARWISE. Ivan and Dennis hit us pretty much dead on and the neighborhoods just rallied together to help. No looting, no moaning and groaning about FEMA, just people helping people.
I had only lived there two weeks before Ivan and to this day I thank him for introducing me to such lovely people. There really CAN be a silver lining to nature’s fury.
Not sure you would ‘come out the same in the end’. Your tax dollars could be invested and you might come out better in the end!
On another note, I never understand people who jump for joy when they ‘get their income tax check’ every year. They have basically given the government an interest free loan.
I’d rather get no money or owe money than get a check back for over-paying.
OK. Good deal. Thought I’d dig up the video before I caused an Urban Legend to be born. Sorry if my concern caused more concern.
WHOU ch. 11 just showed the first areal photos of Crystal Beach from a private pilot. Not sure what it used to look like, but it looked to me like places that used to be land are now “rivuletes” where the storm ate away at the land. Other pics showed all water except for some green brush and some buildings or remnants of buildings. Some houses still there, but it seems perhaps some are gone.
Sure did ... and 25% of the reason
I left FL after 30 yrs in ‘04 .. ;)
You can try www.safeandwell.org
It’s a Red Cross site - I don’t know how good it is but it is all over the newscasts.
Have you tried text messaging her? The cell nets have been damaged; what’s left is severely overloaded; texts are more likely to get through than voice calls.
So Ike interacting with this front pushing down from the north has high potential to yield fireworks during the next two days, it sounds like you're saying. That means we need to put tornado stuff up top here soon and keep it up. jeffers was suggesting such a scenerio, too.
I know that the hurricane itself is no longer, but with the damage still so unknown and this coming possibility of Ike not going quietly into the NorthEast, this thread could still have a good amount of life in it.
Therefore: Anybody who is anywhere near the remnants of Ike: hammer this frequently! ---
There are zero as of this post.
Any news from the Crystal Beach, Port Bolivar area?
Thanks!
We lived almost like primitives (save
for going into town for the blessed
rations from Salvation Army, Goodwill,
military food tents, etc.). No electricity
for about 3 mos. out in the country.
You can imagine how much neighbors helping
neighbors meant.
Ooops .. forget to say that was after Andrew.
Heard one report today that said air traffic over the island was restricted to allow the rescue choppers to work unimpeded.
Well, we miss you! Poor Punta Gorda got nailed in that one.
That was a dreadful summer- but we all got giddy after awhile..if it’s Thursday, it’s time to get ready for the next hurricane!
This was such a huge area affected...I'm not one bit surprised by the amount of rescue vehicles down here. We've got the assets lets use them...these are Americans...look what we do for other countries...I'm happy to see this kind of response...at least this Texas Governor actually gets it and isn't using this as a political game...like what happened in Louisiana, Katrina and Governor Blanko...
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