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Katrina's coming to visit. Already had her over for dinner yesterday; she was quite the rude houseguest. We boarded up, as we heard she was going to be a cat 1 prior to hitting landfall, which was right on the money. As fate would have it, she took a southwestern track down into Miami-Dade county before exiting into the Gulf. Had she kept on going due west, she would've run right into my front door. We got all the wind (75mph+) and Miami- Dade got all the rain (over a foot). Katrina will probably be a strong 2 or maybe even 3 by the time she hits you guys, so take care and be safe. Should I make a bad joke about Katrina And The Waves? Nah.. Joe Calypso Green '93 5.0 LX AOD hatch with a few goodies Black '03 Dakota 5.9 R/T CC It's starting to seem like houses down there should come with preinstalled "board up" bracketry. Then you just have to hang your wood and wait for the action. Steve 72 Skylark Custom455 > Katrina's coming to visit. Already had her over for dinner yesterday; > she was quite the rude houseguest. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Calypso Green '93 5.0 LX AOD hatch with a few goodies > Black '03 Dakota 5.9 R/T CC > It's starting to seem like houses down there should come with > preinstalled "board up" bracketry. Then you just have to hang your wood > and wait for the action. Nah, I'm thinking windowless bunkers made from rebarb reinforced cinder block walls topped with a steel roof. And that's just the outside covering. The inside structure would feature steel girders with all the inside walls being brick. Patrick '93 Cobra >>It's starting to seem like houses down there should come with >>preinstalled "board up" bracketry. Then you just have to hang your wood [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Patrick > '93 Cobra ...and a door big enough to drive the cars in. Steve 72 Skylark Custom455 >>>It's starting to seem like houses down there should come with >>>preinstalled "board up" bracketry. Then you just have to hang your [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Steve > 72 Skylark Custom455 Saw a story on construction like that a while ago in the paper. They have these dome-like structures (a lot more aerodynamic) that are wind-resistant and they sit about 15 feet above the ground. Joe Calypso Green '93 5.0 LX AOD hatch with a few goodies Black '03 Dakota 5.9 R/T CC Now they all come with hurricane shutters. Of course, upgrades are optional. You can get anything installed from manual accordian shutters to electric roll-up shutters. Joe Calypso Green '93 5.0 LX AOD hatch with a few goodies Black '03 Dakota 5.9 R/T CC > It's starting to seem like houses down there should come with > preinstalled "board up" bracketry. Then you just have to hang your [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] >> Calypso Green '93 5.0 LX AOD hatch with a few goodies >> Black '03 Dakota 5.9 R/T CC > Katrina's coming to visit. Already had her over for dinner yesterday; > she was quite the rude houseguest. It's not good to hear she was a bad girl back when she was just a little Cat 1. > We boarded up, as we heard she was going to be a cat 1 prior to > hitting landfall, which was right on the money. As fate would have > it, she took a southwestern track down into Miami-Dade county before > exiting into the Gulf. Had she kept on going due west, she would've > run right into my front door. We got all the wind (75mph+) and Miami- > Dade got all the rain (over a foot). Good to hear you fared okay! > Katrina will probably be a strong 2 or maybe even 3 by the time she > hits you guys, so take care and be safe. They're talking possible Cat 4/131mph+. The latest has it hitting Alabama/Mississippi state line. But they're still talking the Florida panhandle too. I think it'll be zero'd in around noon tomorrow. Keeping my fingers crossed with two more brewing behind Katrina and only 3 1/2 months to go. > Should I make a bad joke about Katrina And The Waves? Nah.. Katrina was cool. I saw her back in the 80's when she warmed up for Don Henley. Patrick '93 Cobra NoOption5L@aol.com wrote in news:1125113055.430994.27730 @g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com: >> Katrina's coming to visit. Already had her over for dinner yesterday; >> she was quite the rude houseguest. > > It's not good to hear she was a bad girl back when she was just a > little Cat 1. Everything I've read in the papers say how nobody should underestimate the power of a cat 1. Mobile homes ripped to shreds, 60-ft. trees uprooted like they were toothpicks. IMO, _any_ hurricane shouldn't be treated lightly. >> We boarded up, as we heard she was going to be a cat 1 prior to >> hitting landfall, which was right on the money. As fate would have [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Good to hear you fared okay! Thanks - just a few broken tree limbs and palm fronds here. >> Katrina will probably be a strong 2 or maybe even 3 by the time she >> hits you guys, so take care and be safe. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Keeping my fingers crossed with two more brewing behind Katrina and > only 3 1/2 months to go. Yes, I saw that last night. Ironic that Katrina hit us at the same time Andrew did... >> Should I make a bad joke about Katrina And The Waves? Nah.. > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Patrick > '93 Cobra Indeed - good stuff. http://www.katw.com/ Joe Calypso Green '93 5.0 LX AOD hatch with a few goodies Black '03 Dakota 5.9 R/T CC > >> Katrina's coming to visit. Already had her over for dinner > >> yesterday; she was quite the rude houseguest. > > It's not good to hear she was a bad girl back when she was just a > > little Cat 1. > Everything I've read in the papers say how nobody should underestimate > the power of a cat 1. Mobile homes ripped to shreds, 60-ft. trees > uprooted like they were toothpicks. IMO, _any_ hurricane shouldn't be > treated lightly. True enough. But Katrina is now a total monster compared to what she was when she passed over Florida. I feel sorry for New Orleans... with it now at 902 mb, 175 mph winds, and 20-25 foot waves it'll be wiped off the map. It'll be the lost city of New Orleans. > >> We boarded up, as we heard she was going to be a cat 1 prior to > >> hitting landfall, which was right on the money. As fate would have > >> it, she took a southwestern track down into Miami-Dade county > >> before exiting into the Gulf. Had she kept on going due west, she > >> would've run right into my front door. We got all the wind (75mph+) and > >> Miami- Dade got all the rain (over a foot). > > Good to hear you fared okay! > Thanks - just a few broken tree limbs and palm fronds here. Despite Katrina's path/expected landfall it looks like we may still get hit with 60+ mph wind gusts. > >> Katrina will probably be a strong 2 or maybe even 3 by the time she > >> hits you guys, so take care and be safe. > > They're talking possible Cat 4/131mph+. The latest has it hitting > > Alabama/Mississippi state line. But they're still talking the > > Florida panhandle too. I think it'll be zero'd in around noon tomorrow. > > Keeping my fingers crossed with two more brewing behind Katrina and > > only 3 1/2 months to go. > Yes, I saw that last night. Ironic that Katrina hit us at the same > time Andrew did... I don't know how much more of this I can stand. The house may go up for sale soon. At this point even something like Kansas or Oklahoma are not looking too bad. Patrick '93 Cobra >> >> Katrina's coming to visit. Already had her over for dinner >> >> yesterday; she was quite the rude houseguest. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > waves it'll be wiped off the map. It'll be the lost city of New > Orleans. Indeed. They're toast if they get anywhere near a direct hit. >> >> We boarded up, as we heard she was going to be a cat 1 prior to >> >> hitting landfall, which was right on the money. As fate would [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Despite Katrina's path/expected landfall it looks like we may still > get hit with 60+ mph wind gusts. Then you'll feel pretty much what we felt. We had gusts of around 65 or so. Not too bad at all. I ventured outside after we lost power (totally bored) and it was nasty but I certainly wasn't worrying about losing the roof. >> >> Katrina will probably be a strong 2 or maybe even 3 by the time >> >> she hits you guys, so take care and be safe. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Patrick > '93 Cobra Sure it's no picnic, but it's just stuff that comes with the territory. I'll pass on Kansas and Oklahoma though - I'll take a hurricane over a tornado any day. > >> >> Katrina's coming to visit. Already had her over for dinner > >> >> yesterday; she was quite the rude houseguest. > >> > It's not good to hear she was a bad girl back when she was just a > >> > little Cat 1. > >> Everything I've read in the papers say how nobody should > >> underestimate the power of a cat 1. Mobile homes ripped to shreds, > >> 60-ft. trees uprooted like they were toothpicks. IMO, _any_ > >> hurricane shouldn't be treated lightly. > > True enough. But Katrina is now a total monster compared to what > > she was when she passed over Florida. I feel sorry for New > > Orleans... with it now at 902 mb, 175 mph winds, and 20-25 foot > > waves it'll be wiped off the map. It'll be the lost city of New > > Orleans. > Indeed. They're toast if they get anywhere near a direct hit. Yep, the aftermath is going to be sooo ugly, even for the inland areas 400-500 miles away from the coast. > >> >> We boarded up, as we heard she was going to be a cat 1 prior to > >> >> hitting landfall, which was right on the money. As fate would > >> >> have it, she took a southwestern track down into Miami-Dade > >> >> county before exiting into the Gulf. Had she kept on going due > >> >> west, she would've run right into my front door. We got all the > >> >> wind (75mph+) and Miami- Dade got all the rain (over a foot). > >> > Good to hear you fared okay! > >> Thanks - just a few broken tree limbs and palm fronds here. > > Despite Katrina's path/expected landfall it looks like we may still > > get hit with 60+ mph wind gusts. > Then you'll feel pretty much what we felt. We had gusts of around 65 > or so. Not too bad at all. I ventured outside after we lost power > (totally bored) and it was nasty but I certainly wasn't worrying about > losing the roof. Well, now it 60-80 mph winds (not just gusts) and 8 inches of rain... so a bit nastier. The extra rain fall will really soften up the ground so I expect some downed trees. > >> >> Katrina will probably be a strong 2 or maybe even 3 by the time > >> >> she hits you guys, so take care and be safe. > >> > They're talking possible Cat 4/131mph+. The latest has it > >> > hitting Alabama/Mississippi state line. But they're still > >> > talking the Florida panhandle too. I think it'll be zero'd in > >> > around noon tomorrow. Keeping my fingers crossed with two more > >> > brewing behind Katrina and only 3 1/2 months to go. > >> Yes, I saw that last night. Ironic that Katrina hit us at the same > >> time Andrew did... > > I don't know how much more of this I can stand. The house may go up > > for sale soon. At this point even something like Kansas or Oklahoma > > are not looking too bad. > Sure it's no picnic, but it's just stuff that comes with the > territory. I'll pass on Kansas and Oklahoma though - I'll take a > hurricane over a tornado any day. Well, the another problem with hurricanes, as you know, is they spawn tornados. We just had a warning posted a few minutes ago... and I'm sure with our position to Katrina we'll get a few more warnings tomorrow. Patrick (Reporting live from the Panhandle) '93 Cobra > Well, the another problem with hurricanes, as you know, is they spawn > tornados. We just had a warning posted a few minutes ago... and I'm [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Patrick (Reporting live from the Panhandle) > '93 Cobra It looks nasty down there. In other weather news, the Seattle area just got it's second day with rain in over a month. Of course, I automatically told the wife that I'd take care of watering the gardens tonight... Steve 72 Skylark Custom455 > Well, the another problem with hurricanes, as you know, is they spawn > tornados. We just had a warning posted a few minutes ago... and I'm [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Patrick (Reporting live from the Panhandle) > '93 Cobra One word: Pennsylvania. dwight (oh, gee... overcast today) Geeze, and you thought Tennessee had twister problems! : > >> Katrina's coming to visit. Already had her over for dinner : > >> yesterday; she was quite the rude houseguest. [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] : Patrick : '93 Cobra |
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