Posted on 09/12/2008 11:29:13 PM PDT by NautiNurse
Well, at least your list did not include explosives....
You either go across the ferry or down a road that is easily underwater with a high tide. Otherwise, they are in big trouble...I can understand how the authorities feel...yet...the people love this place and want to live there...I just hope and pray...people and authorities can work this out...
It seems logical that there must
be, but we’re left to wonder right
now. Can’t imagine the trauma
the family’s are going thru, if
they’re wondering, too. How
unbearably horrible ... not knowing
anything for sure. That is, if they
don’t know.
God have them in His mercy.
Sitting out front of a club many moons ago, I’d had a few, and a Siberian tiger walks out and sits in front of the door.
First I’m double checking...white stripes, black stripes orange stripes, striped tail, whiskers, claws, teeth, yup, Siberian tiger.
Next I’m deciding if this is a big cat or DTs. Every other datapoint matches my recollections of reality, so I go with big cat.
Next I have to decide if this just seems unusual due to the brews, or if it really is unusual for a Siberian Tiger to hand out in front of a bar. US bar, normal commercial real estate area...I’m still wrestling with that when the trainer finishes his conversation just inside the door and walks out with the other end of the leash in his hand.
Some sort of promo...
That was it for the beer that night...
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It’s time for celebrities to step up with other Americans and help the victims of Hurricane Ike, like they did for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. The people need help, and charities desperately need funds.
We’ve not heard of any benefits being organized. Hopefully that will change, and change quickly. Celebs have proven their abilities to quickly assist in raising funds for good causes- most recently the very successful “Stand Up For Cancer” that so many generously helped with.
*snip*
In Galveston, they are cutting off the gas, because of the risk of fire. There is no power, no running water, very little food. The Mayor of Galveston said to residents: “You cannot live in Galveston at this time.”
Galveston is apparently bringing in a cruise ship to help house those who have lost it all, and have nowhere to go. Galveston is a small part of the total area of destruction. Much of the coast has been flattened, and rescuers are just now reaching parts of it. The area of devastation is as wide as Ike was, and Ike is looking more and more like Katrina.
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt did great work in New Orleans, and continue humanitarian help around the world, but let’s face it. They have their hands full. Now would be a great time for other celebrities to step up and flex some muscle. There’s no need to wait for a huge body count.
LOL ... really good beer.
You know beaches repair their selves over time. I believe this will happen with Bolivar Peninsula...no telling how many times over centuries a hurricane has destroyed this Peninsula and it’s rebuilt itself.
This is going to sound cynical but I would like for Texas to be able to say NO THANK YOU to the celebrities and their hand outs. I wish we could say “we can survive just fine without you and your liberal, idiotic friends” Far as I’m concerned, Sean Penn can keep his boat, hole and all. And Matt Damon, well, we I’m not a cusser so I will shut up now. I would just like to send a message to Hollywood “WE DON’T NEED YOU”.
Just a bright ray of sunshine aren’t I? :0)
I know what ya mean. It would
be nice to refuse an offer of
generosity from the wackos who
give billions for Obama, oceans,
dirt, algore and green things tho,
wouldn’t it?
I thought it was great to see Canadians come to Houston to help turn the lights on. There are teams working down here from many states...even California...but forget that Hollyweirdo crowd...you know that crowd that hates America.
Pollyanna would recognize that when not even a blade of grass remains sticking out of the sand,it’s time to expand the search.
An eye towards probable time of most structural failures, cross referenced with radar, windfield data, and estimated bay currents from that point in the storm is one approach.
Quick and dirty, the numerous debris trails (as seen in overhead imagery) gives general direection, and trained dogs can take it from there.
They don’t want to find the dead.
Come-along and sturdy tree...
Rope, pulley and scavenged debris timber A frame...
Gasoline and a match...
Truck and length of wire rope...(chain fails sudden and violent under load)
Shovel and fulcrum...
Worse comes to worst, prop it temporarily to preserve your shed, and come back to it when you have the time an tools to do it right.
Earlier posters know what they speak of, felling timber is risky work, even for professionals.
shield wrote:
They don’t want to find the dead.
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If so, it seems kinda silly to blockade areas where bodies ain’t, instead of blockading areas where bodies iz.
Course, folks who make a habit of scams usually aren’t the brightest bulbs in the box.
The imagery links have alrweady been posted. Orient the image to north, find the debris trail’s rough bearing, transfer the bearing to a large area paper map, double check declination if necessary, isolate the range of highest probability, download the proper images, load them up in your super zoom image browser, then set them straight, with their own pix.
Or just sit back and wait for the scam to unravel itself.
How many other 3K post hurricane threads you see here before?
Yay for Shackle the lioness. :D No need to worry about looters in that church, either....
Someone needs to get the big cat some food, though.
I've thought so many times, after the incredible stories of raging, rushing, ever growing waters, and the survivors who road it out on a staircase or floated to something to hold onto until rescue, that swept out to the sea could have been likely for many.
God bless their families through this.
STORY OF THE LION, AMAZING SURVIVOR STORIES, ETC. - CAN'T BE POSTED HERE
Read to the end to see how tame that beautiful lion was... like a kitten.
Your doing a great job on the thread, your very dedicated..
I have a friend down in the Houston area. He's an older gentleman, his health is only so so. I got an email from him last Thursday saying he wasn't going to evacuate this time because the last time they did so (three years ago) they got stuck in gridlock traffic for 25 hours. He said he didn't want to get trapped in that type of fiasco again but would let me know how he makes out.
I sent him an email Saturday morning but I haven't heard anything from him again. I'm very concerned now after seeing some of the devastation. All they've been talking about on the news is Galveston but nothing about the other hard hit areas. I'm not familiar with Texas but I believe his location is about 12 mile west of Galveston Bay around the out skirts of Houston. I'm wondering if the power is back on in that area or how much damage the area has sustained. I've been so busy these days that I don't have much time for the Internet anymore but I've been skimming over the thread periodically looking for some clues. If you or anybody out there knows anything or hears anything please let me know.
Read my post .. it’s cute.
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