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So, we've got ourself (probably) a hurricane. Ernesto is currently smashing away in the mountains of Cuba, which is causing it to weaken alot. However, once it passes Cuba, it will hit the hot water south of Florida and speed up like a mad-man...it is expected to take dead aim and smash into Miami-Dade county and Broward County (the areas where Miami and Ft. Lauderdale are).

http://storm1.herald.com/auto/miamiherald/global/Region/g3/2xpxIRSatellite.html

Thats a sat-map of the hurricane..currently destroying Cuba. At the top of the pic you can see South Florida...where the hurricane is projected to hit.

So, there are two parts of this thread. 1. Discuss Hurricanes...Have you ever been in one? Ask about them...ect.

2. Floridians and other people of the gulf-coast states...what are you doing to prepare, got any stories about hurricanes....ect.

http://storm1.herald.com/auto/miamiherald/tropical/tracking/at200605_sat.html

People used to underestimate hurricanes. I had the hardest time convincing people that as disasters go, they're on par with eathquakes and tornadoes. I don't have that argument as much anymore. :p

I've never been in a hurricane or knew anyone who was in one guess God really is an Englishman :D

and if your in the hurricanes path now is the time to panic

People used to underestimate hurricanes. I had the hardest time convincing people that as disasters go, they're on par with eathquakes and tornadoes. I don't have that argument as much anymore. :p

what about tsunamis, volcanoes and dinosaurs?

I've never been in a hurricane or knew anyone who was in one guess God really is an Englishman :D

and if your in the hurricanes path now is the time to panic
Na, not panic. We'll be fine...I'm about to go get some extra gas just in case...but yeah, I'm directly in the path. :p
People used to underestimate hurricanes. I had the hardest time convincing people that as disasters go, they're on par with eathquakes and tornadoes. I don't have that argument as much anymore. :p

Where do you live? I live in Ft. Lauderdale...I dont think I ever had to convince anyone who lives in the South about the power of hurricanes...we have like 2983293829 last year hit S. Fla. :(

what about tsunamis, volcanoes and dinosaurs?

Sure. Collect em all! :)

what about tsunamis, volcanoes and dinosaurs?

I use steel shutters for those babies.;)

Where do you live? I live in Ft. Lauderdale...I dont think I ever had to convince anyone who lives in the South about the power of hurricanes...we have like 2983293829 last year hit S. Fla. :(

I live in Connecticut. Our only direct hit from a hurricane was Gloria in 86(?).

However, I was in Pensacola Fla. in 1995-1996. I went through another direct hit and a near-miss down there. *nod*

Sure. Collect em all! :)

what about a hurricane that’s on fire :p

Na, not panic. We'll be fine...I'm about to go get some extra gas just in case...but yeah, I'm directly in the path. :p

there's a hurricane about to hit you and your stocking up on Gas :eek: (trying to set fire to the hurricane?)

I live in Connecticut. Our only direct hit from a hurricane was Gloria in 86(?).

However, I was in Pensacola Fla. in 1995-1996. I went through another direct hit and a near-miss down there. *nod*
Oh, I see. Well, I used to live in Southern California..and I know that hurricanes arnt as bad as earthquakes..cuz you can prepare for hurricanes...but these things are still pretty bad.
what about a hurricane that’s on fire :p



there's a hurricane about to hit you and your stocking up on Gas :eek: (trying to set fire to the hurricane?)

Hahahahahahhahaahhahahha....omg! No, you stock up on gas for your power generators. Hurricanes usually cause mass power outages which means...no A.C., electricity for your fridge, computer power...ect. Using a generator powered by gas, you can power up tons of things even if there is a black out. :)

Bring it ernesto.

I was in P-cola for Hurricane Ivan in 04, everything was fine. It will be this time too.

Bring it ernesto.

I was in P-cola for Hurricane Ivan in 04, everything was fine. It will be this time too.

Where do you live?

Ivan was nothing...you should have been in Florida for Wilma.

Wilam was such a typical bitch....when she came she was wet and wild, then she fucked us and took everything we had.:(

The last major hurricane that hit England was in 1987 a year before I was born so I haven't been in one. The last natural disaster we've had was that Tornado in Birmingham....a whole street slightly dishevelled. Oh the humaity!!!:eek:

Speaking of hurricanes, I found this (http://www.gregpalast.com/hurricane-expert-threatened-for-pre-katrina-warnings) little tidbit about Katrina very interesting:

HURRICANE EXPERT THREATENED FOR PRE-KATRINA WARNINGS
Monday, August 28. From New Orleans.

DON'T blame the Lady. Katrina killed no one in this town. In fact, Katrina missed the city completely, going wide to the east.

It wasn't the hurricane that drowned, suffocated, de-hydrated and starved 1,500 people that week. The killing was done by a deadly duo: a failed emergency evacuation plan combined with faulty levees. Behind these twin failures lies a tale of cronyism, profiteering and willful incompetence that takes us right to the steps of the White House.

Here's the story you haven't been told. And the man who revealed it to me, Dr. Ivor van Heerden, is putting his job on the line to tell it.

Van Heerden isn't the typical whistleblower I usually deal with. This is no minor player. He's the Deputy Director of the Louisiana State University Hurricane Center. He's the top banana in the field -- no one knew more about how to save New Orleans from a hurricane's devastation. And no one was a bigger target of an official and corporate campaign to bury the information.

Here's what happened. Right after Katrina swamped the city, I called Washington to get a copy of the evacuation plan.

Funny thing about the murderously failed plan for the evacuation of New Orleans: no one can find it. That's right. It's missing. Maybe it got wet and sank in the flood. Whatever: no one can find it.

That's real bad. Here's the key thing about a successful emergency evacuation plan: you have to have copies of it. Lots of copies -- in fire houses and in hospitals and in the hands of every first responder. Secret evacuation plans don't work.

I know, I worked on the hurricane evacuation plan for Long Island New York, an elaborate multi-volume dossier.

Specifically, I'm talking about the plan that was written, or supposed to have been written two years ago by a company called, "Innovative Emergency Management."

Weird thing about IEM, their founder Madhu Beriwal, had no known experience in hurricane evacuations. She did, however, have a lot of experience in donating to Republicans.

IEM and FEMA did begin a draft of a plan. The plan was that, when a hurricane hit, everyone in the Crescent City would simply get the hell out in their cars. Apparently, the IEM/FEMA crew didn't know that 127,000 people in the city didn't have cars. But Dr. van Heerden knew that. It was his calculation. LSU knew where these no-car people were -- they mapped it -- and how to get them out.

Dr. van Heerden offered this life-saving info to FEMA. They wouldn't touch it. Then, a state official told him to shut up, back off or there would be consequences for van Heerden's position. This official now works for IEM.

So I asked him what happened as a result of making no plans for those without wheels, a lot of them elderly and most of them poor.

"Fifteen-hundred of them drowned. That's the bottom line." The professor, who'd been talking to me in technicalities, changed to a somber tone. "They're still finding corpses."

Van Heerden is supposed to keep his mouth shut. He won't. The deaths weigh on him. "I wasn't going to listen to those sort of threats, to let them shut me down."

Van Heerden had other disturbing news. The Hurricane Center's computer models showed the federal government had built the levees around the city a foot-and-a-half too short.

After Katrina, the Hurricane Center analyzed the flooding and found that, had the levees had just that extra 18 inches, they would have been "overtopped" for only an hour and a half, not four hours. In that case, the levees would have held, and the city would have been saved.

He had taken the warning about the levees all the way to George Bush's doorstep. "I myself briefed senior officials including somebody from the White House." The response: the university's trustees threatened his job.

While in Baton Rouge, I dropped in on the headquarters of IEM, the evacuation contractors. The assistant to the CEO insisted they had "a lot of experience with evacuation" -- but couldn't name a single city they'd planned for when they got the Big Easy contract. And still, they couldn't produce the plan.

An IEM press release in June 2004 boasted legendary expert James Lee Witt as a member of their team. That was impressive. It was also a lie. In fact, Witt had nothing to do with it. When I asked IEM point blank if Witt's name was used as a fraudulent hook to get the contract, their spokeswoman said, weirdly, "We'll get back to you on that."

Back at LSU, van Heerden astonished me with the most serious charge of all. While showing me huge maps of the flooding, he told me the White House had withheld the information that, in fact, the levees were about to burst and by Tuesday at dawn the city, and more than a thousand people, would drown.

Van Heerden said, "FEMA knew on Monday at 11 o'clock that the levees had breached… They took video. By midnight on Monday the White House knew. But none of us knew ...I was at the State Emergency Operations Center." Because the hurricane had missed the city that Monday night, evacuation effectively stopped, assuming the city had survived.

It's been a full year now, and 73,000 New Orleanians remain in FEMA trailers and another 200,000, more than half the city's former residents, remain in temporary refuges. "The City That Care Forgot" -- that's their official slogan -- lost a higher percentage of homes than Berlin lost in World War II. It would be more accurate to call it, "The City That Bush Forgot."

Should they come home? Rebuild? Is it safe? Team Bush assures them there's nothing to worry about: FEMA won't respond to van Heerden's revelations. However, the Bush Administration has hired a consulting firm to fix the failed evacuation plan. The contractor? A Baton Rouge company named "Innovative Emergency Management." IEM.

There are times when I really like living in Michigan. We may get a little snow, but at least nature doesn't try to kill us several times a year.

Hahahahahahhahaahhahahha....omg! No, you stock up on gas for your power generators. Hurricanes usually cause mass power outages which means...no A.C., electricity for your fridge, computer power...ect. Using a generator powered by gas, you can power up tons of things even if there is a black out. :)

but what about that gas leaking or exploding?

So, we've got ourself (probably) a hurricane. Ernesto is currently smashing away in the mountains of Cuba, which is causing it to weaken alot. However, once it passes Cuba, it will hit the hot water south of Florida and speed up like a mad-man...it is expected to take dead aim and smash into Miami-Dade county and Broward County (the areas where Miami and Ft. Lauderdale are).

http://storm1.herald.com/auto/miamiherald/global/Region/g3/2xpxIRSatellite.html

Thats a sat-map of the hurricane..currently destroying Cuba. At the top of the pic you can see South Florida...where the hurricane is projected to hit.

So, there are two parts of this thread. 1. Discuss Hurricanes...Have you ever been in one? Ask about them...ect.

2. Floridians and other people of the gulf-coast states...what are you doing to prepare, got any stories about hurricanes....ect.

http://storm1.herald.com/auto/miamiherald/tropical/tracking/at200605_sat.html

See what you get for gloating in the New Orleans thread? Ought to make you come over to my house and bring all my shit from the patio into my apartment. :p

Where do you live?

Ivan was nothing...you should have been in Florida for Wilma.

Wilam was such a typical bitch....when she came she was wet and wild, then she fucked us and took everything we had.:(

At least after Wilma, the weather was cool, which made the 10 days without electricity (read: air conditioning) bearable. And we had a gas water heater, so even though we couldn't drink the water, we didn't have to take cold showers.

If it isn't at least a Cat 4 then I don't really give a damn.

Speaking of hurricanes, *SNIP*


That *is* interesting. Hmm....well I dunno, I think the problem lies on the state level, not on the federal level. Florida seems to do fine even though we get ass-raped by 53 hurricanes per-day.

Interesting article though...I cant beleive people threatend that guy for his opinion.

but what about that gas leaking or exploding?
It doesnt...Ever. The only problems people have with this is that there are ALWAYS a few tools who leave their generator running next to their window or in thier garage or in the their house..and get carbon monoxide poisoning.
See what you get for gloating in the New Orleans thread? Ought to make you come over to my house and bring all my shit from the patio into my apartment. :p
Meh...atleast our state government handels its shit, unlike over there. And our citizens are getting ready/evacuating.

Hahaha...anyway, this isnt a time for opposing political view, its a time for neighborly comradery. I hope you get all your shit inside and that you're safe...We're cutting down coconuts from our trees and lugging our patio furniture into the living room. Might put up shutters tomorrow depending on what the dilio is with the storm.

Sure. Collect em all! :)

"Gotta catch 'em all!"

At least after Wilma, the weather was cool, which made the 10 days without electricity (read: air conditioning) bearable. And we had a gas water heater, so even though we couldn't drink the water, we didn't have to take cold showers.

We? Speak for yourself. We were out of power for longer than 10 days AND we didnt have hot water. I had to take cold showers even for a few days after school resumed. I was gonna shoot someone.:mad: :p

If it isn't at least a Cat 4 then I don't really give a damn.


Whoah!:eek:

Watch out, bitches....E-Thug coming through.:mad:


:D

If it isn't at least a Cat 4 then I don't really give a damn.

Yup... But even a Cat 4 is bearable if it hits the opposite coast... in some areas...

Meh...atleast our state government handels its shit, unlike over there. And our citizens are getting ready/evacuating.

Hahaha...anyway, this isnt a time for opposing political view, its a time for neighborly comradery. I hope you get all your shit inside and that you're safe...We're cutting down coconuts from our trees and lugging our patio furniture into the living room. Might put up shutters tomorrow depending on what the dilio is with the storm.

It doesn't hurt that the governor is the President's brother, and that Dubya really needed a win after the disaster that was the Katrina response.

As for the prep, it won't be too hard. Drop the shutters over the front window and make the living room completely impassable with all our outside shit and we should be okay. We live a block from a FEMA ice and water station if it becomes necessary, though this shouldn't be a major storm. If it's as bad as Katrina was when it hit Florida last year, I'll be surprised.

"Gotta catch 'em all!"

http://www.boomspeed.com/looonatic/Pokethulu.JPG

:D

It doesn't hurt that the governor is the President's brother, and that Dubya really needed a win after the disaster that was the Katrina response.

As for the prep, it won't be too hard. Drop the shutters over the front window and make the living room completely impassable with all our outside shit and we should be okay. We live a block from a FEMA ice and water station if it becomes necessary, though this shouldn't be a major storm. If it's as bad as Katrina was when it hit Florida last year, I'll be surprised.

What was Katrina? A 2? And Wilma? Also a 2?

What was Katrina? A 2? And Wilma? Also a 2?

Katrina was a 1 when it crossed Florida, but it didn't act like a 1. It did incredible damage and soaked the hell out of the state. We were without power for three miserably hot days during that one--grateful for cold showers then--and it took out part of a Miami highway that was under construction. Wilma was a borderline 3 when it hit us, and the destruction zone was the widest in Florida history--it went from the Keys to St. Lucie county, about 160 miles, which is why it fucked so much up. That's part of the reason why I'm cautiously optimistic about Ernesto, especially when it comes to electricity. Some people will lose it, no doubt, but most of the really vulnerable spots were taken out last year, and this storm shouldn't be too bad once Cuba's mountains finish fucking it up.

Katrina was a 1 when it crossed Florida, but it didn't act like a 1. It did incredible damage and soaked the hell out of the state. We were without power for three miserably hot days during that one--grateful for cold showers then--and it took out part of a Miami highway that was under construction. Wilma was a borderline 3 when it hit us, and the destruction zone was the widest in Florida history--it went from the Keys to St. Lucie county, about 160 miles, which is why it fucked so much up. That's part of the reason why I'm cautiously optimistic about Ernesto, especially when it comes to electricity. Some people will lose it, no doubt, but most of the really vulnerable spots were taken out last year, and this storm shouldn't be too bad once Cuba's mountains finish fucking it up.

Hmmm...like you said...optimistic.

We'll see. We're waiting till tomarrow morning to decide about shutters, how about you?

Hurricanes are nothing to worry about if you are prepared. And as long as you don't live right by the coast, at below sea level. I won't go so far as to say those people deserve it...but...well...if you choose to live in that area... then you are asking for it. It's not like hurricanes are new.

I've lived in Florida all my life (I'm 29), and I think people getting all scared and worried is so funny. I've been through enough hurricanes that I can't really remember which hurricane party was which.

Hurricanes are nothing to worry about if you are prepared. And as long as you don't live right by the coast, at below sea level. I won't go so far as to say those people deserve it...but...well...if you choose to live in that area... then you are asking for it. It's not like hurricanes are new.

I've lived in Florida all my life (I'm 29), and I think people getting all scared and worried is so funny. I've been through enough hurricanes that I can't really remember which hurricane party was which.

Where at?

I've lived in Florida for the most of my life. In 2004, three of the hurricanes passed directly over my hometown (the eye of the storm, mind you), and although my parent's house survived just fine with some moderate damage (mostly downed trees, trashed pool area, fence built to withstand hurricanes and yet fell after the flurry of them [obviously they can only take one 'cane a year...]), the entire landscape was ripped, shredded, and reassembled by the blind hands of obscure divinities.

As for the Gulf Coast and Hurricane Katrina, all I'm gonna say is this: If you live in an area that's below sea level, and any type of serious storm approaches, what the hell do you think is gonna happen?

Hell, having lived here in Florida for so long, I've come to see that some Floridians see oncoming hurricanes as an exciting time, almost as if it were our own version of Mardi Gras.

We just can't get enough of 'em...

Hmmm...like you said...optimistic.

We'll see. We're waiting till tomarrow morning to decide about shutters, how about you?Well, we only have shutters for the front picture window, and it takes all of five seconds to put it down, so I'm guessing tomorrow. The windows on the side and back of the apartment are pretty well shielded by nearby buildings and a privacy fence. I'll tape them in case something flies into them and shatters them, but we didn't have any problem during Wilma, so I don't expect any this time either.

Hell, having lived here in Florida for so long, I've come to see that some Floridians see oncoming hurricanes as an exciting time, almost as if it were our own version of Mardi Gras.

We just can't get enough of 'em...


Heh, Paaaarrrtaaaaay!

GIGIDY GIGIDY GOO-GOO-GOO!

Well, we only have shutters for the front picture window, and it takes all of five seconds to put it down, so I'm guessing tomorrow. The windows on the side and back of the apartment are pretty well shielded by nearby buildings and a privacy fence. I'll tape them in case something flies into them and shatters them, but we didn't have any problem during Wilma, so I don't expect any this time either.

Good deal. Hopefully this thing will fall apart more over Cuba, though I think Castro is doing his best to speed that baby up.:p (If hes even alive)

Picture the scene, Castro on the mountaintop:

Fidel: "Andale, muevete!"

Fidel: "Va! MAS RAPIDO, MAS RAPIDO!"

:D

Good deal. Hopefully this thing will fall apart more over Cuba, though I think Castro is doing his best to speed that baby up.:p (If hes even alive)

Picture the scene, Castro on the mountaintop:

Fidel: "Andale, muevete!"

Fidel: "Va! MAS RAPIDO, MAS RAPIDO!"

:D

Speaking of Castro...I think I've got a younger version of him in one of my classes at university...Guy had a freaking beard like him, and even the hat...had to have been only in his 20's though.

I fear that Castro's been cloned...

Speaking of Castro...I think I've got a younger version of him in one of my classes at university...Guy had a freaking beard like him, and even the hat...had to have been only in his 20's though.

I fear that Castro's been cloned...

Did you get into politics with the guy?

Up here in PA we actually got visited by.. Isabell, I think..

So yes, and ofcourse I know people that have experienced a hurehkhen.

i dont understand why people live in places were weather can kill you. that would suck to have on your tombstone. unless you sky dived into a tornado, that would be cool.

i dont understand why people live in places were weather can kill you. that would suck to have on your tombstone. unless you sky dived into a tornado, that would be cool.

people live there because its A.its warm, B.there are beaches and C. girls in bikinis on teh beaches...

i dont understand why people live in places were weather can kill you. that would suck to have on your tombstone. unless you sky dived into a tornado, that would be cool.

Come visit sunny South Florida..then ask us how we can live here.;)

been to olando and clearwaters. dont like the heat. even england was too hot for me.
if i want sun, i can fly to italy or spain. better women.

I live in Miami. In the direct path:( I'm trying to get the most out of my power til FP'n'L (Florida Power and Light) turns it off, like after Katrina last year.

:( :( :( :( :( :(

been to olando and clearwaters. dont like the heat. even england was too hot for me.
if i want sun, i can fly to italy or spain. better women.

...I said South Florida.


South Florida has better women than Italy and the Spanish Goat-Women hybrids.

I live in Connecticut. Our only direct hit from a hurricane was Gloria in 86(?).

However, I was in Pensacola Fla. in 1995-1996. I went through another direct hit and a near-miss down there. *nod*

Gloria was 85. I was concieved durring it.

We've had some pretty stong direct hits (hurricane of 38), but we tend to get sparred. However, they say we're coming due for another very strong one to hit dead on.

ah no. american birds are crap.

i dont understand why people live in places were weather can kill you. that would suck to have on your tombstone. unless you sky dived into a tornado, that would be cool.

Are there places were it won't?

I haven't been in a huricane, but I have been in a tornado and a blizzard though I don't remember them that well.

Did you get into politics with the guy?

Hell no, I hightailed it outta there lest he call his older clone-half and have me incarcerated for something or other...

Gloria was 85. I was concieved durring it.

We've had some pretty stong direct hits (hurricane of 38), but we tend to get sparred. However, they say we're coming due for another very strong one to hit dead on.

I knew I wasn't certain. I was young and silly during the sto...

...wait a tick...

conceived?!? My my. That must've been quite a gale. :p

I knew I wasn't certain. I was young and silly during the sto...

...wait a tick...

conceived?!? My my. That must've been quite a gale. :p

we lost power. My sister went to sleep early. My parents were bored.

And there we have Sarky.

we lost power. My sister went to sleep early. My parents were bored.

And there we have Sarky.
You forgot the part about when the wind blew their clothes off. ;)

Bring it ernesto.
I was in P-cola for Hurricane Ivan in 04, everything was fine. It will be this time too.

So, there are two parts of this thread. 1. Discuss Hurricanes...Have you ever been in one? Ask about them...ect.
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Yeap, Hurricanes Ivan, Dennis, Opal, and others. On the beach for Babe. Loverly waves, and the one person that I knew of that died in Babe, well, that one was a Darwin Award Winner wanna be. (Sorry, but a normal person does NOT climb onto the top of a roof, when the thing is directly overhead and could have waited until the thing had passed.)

Ivan spawned tornadoes, one of which ripped the barn up behind us. Less than 70 feet away. (shudder)

The worse part of the hurricanes is the power outage and necessary cleanup afterwards. For Ivan, it took a month and a week for my area to go back on the grid. (and the electrical companies that came down to help get the area back on line were working HARD from before 6 a.m. to after 8 p.m. every day.) Those poor dears were EXHAUSTED. And as some came from cooler tempertured states, the heat and humidity were vicious to them.

One of the problems for the electric trucks were FOOLS who had hotwired their houses to big generators, making the lines 'hot' instead of plugging in various items the way they were supposed to.

we lost power. My sister went to sleep early. My parents were bored.

And there we have Sarky.

Hmm...so effectively...you're the true Hurricane Bitch, right?

You forgot the part about when the wind blew their clothes off. ;)

haha...thats mildly scaring.

but only mildly.

we did figure out that me being concieved during a hurricane explanes my enjoyment of senseless destruction.

haha...thats mildly scaring.

but only mildly.

we did figure out that me being concieved during a hurricane explanes my enjoyment of senseless destruction.

I was born on Pearl Harbor Day. :D

I was born on Pearl Harbor Day. :D
I believe I was born on either the day Nixon was elected or the day after. And my birthday was election day in 2000 and will be again this year. I'm hoping for slightly different results this time around.

Where at?

Jacksonville.

Where do you live?

Ivan was nothing...you should have been in Florida for Wilma.

Wilam was such a typical bitch....when she came she was wet and wild, then she fucked us and took everything we had.:(

Wilma was nothing, you should've been there for Andrew. I don't live in Miami anymore, I moved out in 'o4 but I can remember well(even though I was a young'n) the destruction of Andrew. I've never seen so much shit destroyed in my life. People were paying my dad to chainsaw trees that had fallen on cars or houses. The house we were in lost almost every roof tile, four windows, a sky light, had a huge tree fall on a car, and lost electricity for weeks. Not to mention I got to see a tornado outside my window!

Wilma was nothing, you should've been there for Andrew. I don't live in Miami anymore, I moved out in 'o4 but I can remember well(even though I was a young'n) the destruction of Andrew. I've never seen so much shit destroyed in my life. People were paying my dad to chainsaw trees that had fallen on cars or houses. The house we were in lost almost every roof tile, four windows, a sky light, had a huge tree fall on a car, and lost electricity for weeks. Not to mention I got to see a tornado outside my window!

Yeah, well we still lived in Southern California during Andrew, but beleive me, I've heard the war stories.

I've lived in Florida for my entire life. What really bothers me is that many of my classmates just say, "Yay! A hurricane's coming! No school on Wednesday!"

What they don't seem to get is that even ifwe are lucky and we live through it unharmed and with only minor or no damage, we'll still have to use one of our days from Thanksgiving break to make up the school time. And besides, even if we are lucky, where is the fun in missing school if we can't go outside and, in all likelihood, the power will go out, at least for a little while? And if we're not lucky...no more school for a long time. Along with no more house and possibly even no more life.:(

I've lived in Florida for my entire life. What really bothers me is that many of my classmates just say, "Yay! A hurricane's coming! No school on Wednesday!"

What they don't seem to get is that even ifwe are lucky and we live through it unharmed and with only minor or no damage, we'll still have to use one of our days from Thanksgiving break to make up the school time. And besides, even if we are lucky, where is the fun in missing school if we can't go outside and, in all likelihood, the power will go out, at least for a little while? And if we're not lucky...no more school for a long time. Along with no more house and possibly even no more life.:(

Honestly, you're depressing the shit out of me.

Relax, have fun, be safe, and enjoy the time off from the stress of everyday life and school.

And by the way. No school on Tuesday and Wednesday!;)

Honestly, you're depressing the shit out of me.

Relax, have fun, be safe, and enjoy the time off from the stress of everyday life and school.

And by the way. No school on Tuesday and Wednesday!;)

Sorry:)

I didn't mean to depress anyone. It's just that my area has been really lucky so far and I'm worried that it's made people underestimate hurricanes.

And I really enjoy school. I'll miss it :)

Sorry:)

I didn't mean to depress anyone. It's just that my area has been really lucky so far and I'm worried that it's made people underestimate hurricanes.

And I really enjoy school. I'll miss it :)

Thats good. My area has been very lucky *knock on wood*also, as far as injuries go.

And its good that you like school, but enjoy the time away from it aswell. :)
Spend some time with your family and neighbors,.:)

So, we've got ourself (probably) a hurricane. Ernesto is currently smashing away in the mountains of Cuba, which is causing it to weaken alot. However, once it passes Cuba, it will hit the hot water south of Florida and speed up like a mad-man...it is expected to take dead aim and smash into Miami-Dade county and Broward County (the areas where Miami and Ft. Lauderdale are).

http://storm1.herald.com/auto/miamiherald/global/Region/g3/2xpxIRSatellite.html

Thats a sat-map of the hurricane..currently destroying Cuba. At the top of the pic you can see South Florida...where the hurricane is projected to hit.

So, there are two parts of this thread. 1. Discuss Hurricanes...Have you ever been in one? Ask about them...ect.

2. Floridians and other people of the gulf-coast states...what are you doing to prepare, got any stories about hurricanes....ect.

http://storm1.herald.com/auto/miamiherald/tropical/tracking/at200605_sat.html

woo hooo ATL!!! South Florida hurricane timeee...haha good luck down there!

woo hooo ATL!!! South Florida hurricane timeee...haha good luck down there!

Hahaha...we get the storm while you get to be nice and dry up there.

Bastard.:p

Speaking of hurricanes, I found this (http://www.gregpalast.com/hurricane-expert-threatened-for-pre-katrina-warnings) little tidbit about Katrina very interesting:
Interesting post. Why am I not surprised? :(

I was born on Pearl Harbor Day. :D

fun little story about PHD...

so my friend decided she wanted to lose her virginity on a holiday so everyone would celebrate it. Of all the holidays she could have chosen, she chose Pearl Harbor Day.

I've lived in Florida for my entire life. What really bothers me is that many of my classmates just say, "Yay! A hurricane's coming! No school on Wednesday!"

What they don't seem to get is that even ifwe are lucky and we live through it unharmed and with only minor or no damage, we'll still have to use one of our days from Thanksgiving break to make up the school time. And besides, even if we are lucky, where is the fun in missing school if we can't go outside and, in all likelihood, the power will go out, at least for a little while? And if we're not lucky...no more school for a long time. Along with no more house and possibly even no more life.:(

I remember one hurricane that hit the Islands while I was visting my cousins... it was fun, sweeping the mud and water out of the house and down the driveway... :p

of course, after I turned 11 yrs old... ;)

fun little story about PHD...

so my friend decided she wanted to lose her virginity on a holiday so everyone would celebrate it. Of all the holidays she could have chosen, she chose Pearl Harbor Day.so she got torpedoed on that day huh?

so she got torpedoed on that day huh?

one could say that.

one could say that.

Did she get Bombed first? and was it one torpedo or was she breached by multiple strikes?


and has she heard all this before?

fun little story about PHD...

so my friend decided she wanted to lose her virginity on a holiday so everyone would celebrate it. Of all the holidays she could have chosen, she chose Pearl Harbor Day.Did she do it with "You Dropped the Bomb On Me" playing in the background?

fun little story about PHD...

so my friend decided she wanted to lose her virginity on a holiday so everyone would celebrate it. Of all the holidays she could have chosen, she chose Pearl Harbor Day.

It's better than 9/11...

Did she do it with "You Dropped the Bomb On Me" playing in the background?

Nein, you need something faster...like "bombs over baghdad".;)

Did she get Bombed first? and was it one torpedo or was she breached by multiple strikes?


and has she heard all this before?iirc, she was quite bombed...and multiple strikes. And yeah, she's heard it all. mostly from me. I told her it was her own dumb mistake telling me anything about it. I still mention the "day that will live in infamy" every time I see her.

Did she do it with "You Dropped the Bomb On Me" playing in the background?sadly, no. I think it was "my baby does the hanky panky" or something equally trashy.

It's better than 9/11...
this was before 9/11
Nein, you need something faster...like "bombs over baghdad".;):p

Errr, why was my title edited? Can we not say "bitches"? I thought this was pg-13...they saw "bitches ALL the fucking time in PG-13 movies.??????

Errr, why was my title edited? Can we not say "bitches"? I thought this was pg-13...they saw "bitches ALL the fucking time in PG-13 movies.??????
Probably not in the titles, because those pop up on the NS game pages, where wee kiddies might see them and be forever scarred. (Yes, I am being sarcastic.)

Probably not in the titles, because those pop up on the NS game pages, where wee kiddies might see them and be forever scarred. (Yes, I am being sarcastic.)

Ugh...if you're right..thats just lame.:rolleyes:

i dont understand why people live in places were weather can kill you. that would suck to have on your tombstone. unless you sky dived into a tornado, that would be cool.

Most people can't understand why others live in high crime areas, or places where people had been known to blow each other up, either.

Ugh...if you're right..thats just lame.:rolleyes:

they have more strict rules for titles...no profanity, that kinda thing. Those show up on all pages without people being able to choose, so it makes more sense to keep that page clean.

Jacksonville.

Heh, me too! I live near Atlantic Beach, soon to move into Atlantic Beach at the end of the week...

No stalking now...

So, there are two parts of this thread. 1. Discuss Hurricanes...Have you ever been in one? Ask about them...ect.

2. Floridians and other people of the gulf-coast states...what are you doing to prepare, got any stories about hurricanes....ect.

I grew up just south of Houston (Brazoria county) - lived there from '75 to '86, and off and on from '86 to '92 (off to college).

Got run over by: TS Claudette in '79, Cat. 3 Alicia back in '83, and the tail end of Cat. 1 Chantal and Cat. 1 Jerry in '89. (I just missed TS Allison).

Since moving to Osaka, I've been run over by a few typhoons and got near hits from several more.

Super Typhoon Ioke (http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/ap_alaska/story/8132157p-8024611c.html)(cat 5) will be passing Wake Island this Wed. it's is predicted that Wake Island will be submerged (being that the highest elevation is 20 ft about sealevel) the inhabitants/workers at Wake Island has just been evacuated to Hawaii...

can you imagine... Wake Island won't even be a speed bump to Ioke.

and should it maintain it's strength, and hit either Japan or the Phillipines... :eek:

Heh, me too! I live near Atlantic Beach, soon to move into Atlantic Beach at the end of the week...

No stalking now...

No stalking? Where's the fun in that! SO which hurricane party are you going to? I'm headed to five points myself.

As for the Gulf Coast and Hurricane Katrina, all I'm gonna say is this: If you live in an area that's below sea level, and any type of serious storm approaches, what the hell do you think is gonna happen?


"Even the fish are like," Get the f**k out!" -Carlos Mencia

"When you see fire on top of water, that's God's way of saying 'Get the f**k outta there!'!" -Mencia

Super Typhoon Ioke (http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/ap_alaska/story/8132157p-8024611c.html)(cat 5) will be passing Wake Island this Wed. it's is predicted that Wake Island will be submerged (being that the highest elevation is 20 ft about sealevel) the inhabitants/workers at Wake Island has just been evacuated to Hawaii...

can you imagine... Wake Island won't even be a speed bump to Ioke.

and should it maintain it's strength, and hit either Japan or the Phillipines... :eek:

Though it may seem odd, I hope we take it here and not the Philippines. The waters around Japan are much cooler and take the stuffing out of typhoons. Out of the several I've been through (lost count exactly, but around 8-10), only 2 were at all impressive, and then only because they went exactly right over us in Osaka. Plus, Japanese constuction tends to withstand the winds better, resulting in lower loss of life. There are usually a few deaths when we get hit by one, but mostly they seem to be due to stupidity - things like someone thinking that the middle of a typhoon is a good time to have a cookout on the beach, go winsurfing, or check the rice fields.

http://www.boomspeed.com/looonatic/Pokethulu.JPG

:D


"Cthulu, mon!"

Well Ernesto (or as I like to call him, Che) left his soul in Cuba. We're barely getting rain right now, much less wind.

Though it may seem odd, I hope we take it here and not the Philippines. The waters around Japan are much cooler and take the stuffing out of typhoons. Out of the several I've been through (lost count exactly, but around 8-10), only 2 were at all impressive, and then only because they went exactly right over us in Osaka. Plus, Japanese constuction tends to withstand the winds better, resulting in lower loss of life. There are usually a few deaths when we get hit by one, but mostly they seem to be due to stupidity - things like someone thinking that the middle of a typhoon is a good time to have a cookout on the beach, go winsurfing, or check the rice fields.
With luck, those factors will reduce it down to a cat 3, maybe a cat 2, but if it only reduces it down to a cat 4 or worse (since they are calling this THE most powerful Typhoon in Decades) it stays a cat 5...

I will agree tho... Japan's ability to recover is greater than the Phillipines... IMHO that is..