tpratch
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Sobering news Rick, but we're all very glad that you're okay.
As for why people would stay, the only thing more amazing than the goodness people can display at times like these, is the absolute idiocy which others will display at times like these...
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emackl
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So glad your OK Rick! Stay safe.
Has there been any more news on the hotels in the Panhandle not letting the refugees stay because of the football game?
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LI Phil
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rick...
thanks for checking in...you would not believe how many pm's (and of course posts on the boards as well) i got inquiring if you had made it...thank god you're alive, that's all i can say! what you and millions of others now face is daunting, unprecedented...scary
but the important thing is that you are alive
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on a completely unrelated note, i just wanted to convey one thing: my weather here...katrina's remnants are making their way well west of me, but the air is as moist and tropical as i can ever remember feeling...worse by far than any of the remnants of last years storms that eventually made their way up here...this just shows to go ya just how STRONG was/is...very windy now (and last year 's remnants ripped siding off my condo...so these things can still pack a whallop more than 1,000 miles from their original landfall)...i can only imagine how bad it had to have been down south  ...well, no i can't.
peace ya'll & KEEP THE FAITH!
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BUCKLE UP!
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ohioaninmiss
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on a completely unrelated note, i just wanted to convey one thing: my weather here...katrina's remnants are making their way well west of me, but the air is as moist and tropical as i can ever remember feeling..
Phil - that is exactly what I was thinking here in Ohio - I left work last night about 8, it had been pouring rain all day and was still falling - the air reminded me of a florida rainstorm - very warm, very sticky.
(As a side note - I was pointing out to my students that the water falling from the sky came all the way from the Gulf of mexica and was the same storm (albeit much, much , much weaker) that hit the coast. They were amazed...they had never really thought of it that way).
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twizted sizter
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Rick...good to hear you're o.k....guess the people in the Superdome are being bused to Houston Astrodome...at least they'll have working facilities...didn't hear how they'll get them to the buses though...sadder every day.
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The Force 2005
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Phil,
My previous post looks like it was sent to graveyard. I want the oppurtunity for eveyone to see and read that link. It is not political in nature, understanding the rules that govern this blog, but it is in response to remarks to what Germany has stated, and this link is a must read. Where are all of our Allies in this catasropy? This link will shed some light. We need help, or should I say everyone along the Gulf Coast needs help, regardless where it comes from. My heart goes out to all, and will be donating to the Red Cross immediately, as well as everyone should. Right Now. Please allow your poster to read this link, and if you feel negative about, then remove it. But let them have a say on it first.
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/7143/Diesel5.html
not that it makes any difference, but i didn't move your post...another mod did
Edited by LI Phil (Wed Aug 31 2005 11:13 AM)
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RyanRedCross1
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Once again, I can't thank you all enough for the support the Red Cross is getting on this message board!
Many people, and probably here more than a lot of places, realizes what a major relief effort this will be.
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Rick on boat in Mobile
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There's an oil rig banging on the side of Cochran Bridge, here in Mobile, and another flipped over on the beach at Dauphin Island....
there's talk of gas rationing
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BillThePoet
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Hello, group. Thank you for providing the most coherent and informative updates available.
I spoke with Frank P this morning. Frank and I have been friends and co-workers for 23 years. He and his family are safe.
I won't share his story here, because as good a rocket scientist as he is (and he _is_ a great one), he's a better story teller. I'll only share that he asked to tell you all that his new storm shutters did not quite work as planned.
Again, Frank P and his family are safe.
BillThePoet
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Jeffmidtown
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Good morning from Atlanta....
According to Miles O'Brien in Biloxi, the state death toll due to has risen unofficially to 130. All the casinos in Biloxi have been destroyed and according to CNN, 80-90% of bulidings in Gulfport and Biloxi have either been severly damaged or destroyed.
Also on CNN, Fox News Channel and AP, they are planning to take all the evacuees to the Astrodome by "any means possible". They are showing the USS Shreveport leaving Norfolk, Va right now heading for the gulf coast with supplies and water for the survivors there.
Also, a number of radio stations here are doing events or sending people to the Atlanta Red Cross Headquarters for information on donations and to volunteer. I do know that one of Clear Channel's afternoon hosts Pete Davis said on air yesterday that he is going to volunteer for a couple of weeks using his vacation time.
Also, have heard that ALL radio stationsin New Orleans area regardless of who owns them are simulcasting WWL-AM as well as pooling all their resources to help out.
Finally, on the Drudge Report website, there may be a presidntial address tonight to talk about the tragedy as well as a call for energy conservation.
Edited by Jeffmidtown (Wed Aug 31 2005 10:23 AM)
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emackl
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"I'll only share that he asked to tell you all that his new storm shutters did not quite work as planned."
Not only is he safe but his sense of humor too..lol! That's great news.
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HanKFranK
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yeah, haven't heard much about the offshore rigs.. but i'd imagine did them worse than did last year.
quick runthrough of the tropics... two potential fishspinners in former TD 13 (which is moving north to the east of bermuda and getting more organized) and 91L.. which is moving NW and slated for a similar track. the shear zone it appears to be breaking has peeled back the convection enough to see a well defined LLC.. could have been rated yesterday. when/if the convection gets back over the center, it probably will.
invest 92L is being tracked south of the cape verdes. it will have to maintain for a couple of days before doing anything, but computer models are more favorable to this one than the other two (though the other two are tracked as discrete features, neither is developed a great deal).
numerous models still showing a response feature caught underneath the large high slated to dive into the NE this weekend. they vary from showing it well off the east coast to just east of florida, to even in the gulf. it looks synoptically sound, so i wouldn't be surprised if it tries to develop... may be shear issues for it as the trough bypasses and a piece splits away to the west.
SOI has been pulsing up and down all month. the result is plenty of backing in the deep tropics but also plenty of upper lows and shear zones to negotiate. with more poleward moving systems late in september and in october, this sort of pattern could support a very active late season in the caribbean/near the east coast... but it has plenty of time to transition. will see.
HF 1419z31august
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Margie
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All the coast of Mississippi has been wiped clean......completely....
Entire coast of Mississippi...all the beautiful Antebellum homes....GONE....just sad......depressing...
Well you know what, I was thinking about that this morning.
And people who are not from the South aren't aware of the deep connection to local history, but I was thinking that aside from the sadness of the loss of life and property, the thing that is going to hurt people of the coast in their hearts is the loss of the history.
All along the MS coast were homes that had lasted 150 years. You live there and you think, well nothing is going to come along that will knock those down because they've been here for 150 years and survived all those hurricanes.
I think it is the loss of the beauty and charm and history that is going to hurt. Nobody down there wants some spanking new modernized coastline; they want back what they had.
I am so sad thinking about it. Every time I went back to visit I would be so happy to take a drive down Hwy 90 for the day. Of course the casinos in Harrison County were an eyesore, but other than that the coast had remained remarkably the same as it was when I was growing up. Now a vital part of what made the coast what it is, is just gone.
I am real happy to see that a lot of the old oaks are still standing, even right behind Hwy 90! I hope they live. For about 24 hours I thought the coast was done and then I snapped back to my senses. Of course it will come back because the people who live there are not the kind of people to walk away; it is their home, and there is no other place in the US that is like the south, and so they will rebuild it.
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StormKrone
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So good to hear that Rick and Frank P. are well. It is amazing how 'attached' one can become to fellow board members.
During the storms traversing Florida last year, I often spoke of my "guys"... not totally gender identifying but rather the 'homey' feel of the boards. And the information has been top-rate..
With , I am sooo hungry for good news.. and knowing ya'll are safe is GOOD news.
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NewWatcher
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So good to hear that Rick and Frank P. are well. It is amazing how 'attached' one can become to fellow board members.
Yes now If we could just hear from Danny
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Pam in Volusia County
According to Colleen A ... "I AM A HURRICANE FREAK"
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Margie
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Hello, group. Thank you for providing the most coherent and informative updates available.
I spoke with Frank P this morning. Frank and I have been friends and co-workers for 23 years. He and his family are safe.
I won't share his story here, because as good a rocket scientist as he is (and he _is_ a great one), he's a better story teller. I'll only share that he asked to tell you all that his new storm shutters did not quite work as planned.
Again, Frank P and his family are safe.
BillThePoet
Oh I love that he said that!
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Katrina's Surge: http://www.wunderground.com/hurricane/Katrinas_surge_contents.asp
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charlottefl
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I agree with the post about history. I live in Port Charlotte. I went to school in Punta Gorda. My high school was built in 1926 and has a lot of tradition. Also the whole town of Punta Gorda does, built and settled in the late 1800's , When came through he destroyed my high school and many of the things that make this place my home. And they will put new buildings up and new houses up but I prefer it the way it was. All I can say though is we were blessed in that the storm was extreme wind and very little surge, and we can clearly that wind may do severe damage but storm surge is the real killer.
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THROWIN
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It's a nice article but it was broadcasted in 1973!
http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/g/gordonsinclair.htm
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The Force 2005
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I already knew that, I wanted to remind everyone of where we stand as a country during a catastropic event as this (Alone")
Truly ashamd at no responses giving so far to our country from any other country in the world as of today, 31 August 2005.
Americans are the first to respond everywhere in the world. I wanted to bring to light again, about that article.
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Beaumont, TX
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I just heard they are moving the people from the Superdome to the Astrodome in Houston. I was glad to hear this.
This disaster is the nation's disaster and I hope the federal government will be responding quickly. We have evacuees housed at our
Ford Center here in Beaumont. The people of Southeast Texas are praying for our neighbors in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama
during this difficult time.
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