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| The Hurricane Thread | |
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| Mihoshi Marie | Sep 14 2008, 12:21 AM Post #41 |
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to whom it may concern
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I hope you're doing okay. I hate hurricanes, and it's so sad that Ike has come right after Gustav. I remember hurricane season when I lived in Florida. Fortunately there weren't many really bad hurricanes on the scale of Katrina or Andrew when I lived there. |
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| flea dip | Sep 14 2008, 05:04 PM Post #42 |
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Rock Star From Mars
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KHOU (local Houston news station) just did a story about people bringing in baby squirrels left homeless after hurricane Ike. People have been driving the babies to ASPCA spots around town, awwwww. They showed the babies on TV, and they're very cute. How very thoughtful of people to take the time to bring the baby squirrels to the ASPCA. :good:
I discussed the impact of the hurricane on me personally in more detail in the 'Private Chat' forum, I think in the thread called "Will be away from board for awhile." About five minutes after I made these posts to the board last night, our phone service got cut off. Come to find out, FEMA took over Houston's phone lines until a few hours ago. I use a dial-up modem to connect to the web, and obviously when FEMA took over our phone lines, I was not able to get on the web. I'm sorry for the people in Galveston who lost homes and what not due to Hurricane Ike, but I'm sick and tired of the news people discussing ONLY Galveston. Also, 9 out of 10 times, when they run stories on Ike, they show the toppled boats of Galveston sitting on the highway. The media are acting like Galveston, Texas was the only area impacted by Hurricane Ike. It was not. A house in the subdivision next to mine was totally gutted by Hurricane Ike, and I do NOT live in Galveston. A four year old boy died today in the Houston area due to carbon monoxide poisoning - from a generator. People have been bringing their generators indoors (because we got rain after Ike went through), despite the warnings on the news that you should not be doing this. Even though the mayor of Houston was telling people the other day to stay off the interstates around town (we got a very bad rain storm that hit downtown Houston after Ike left, it produced flooding in areas), they did so anyway and had to be rescued. I used to live in Florida, too. Like New Orleans (I used to live in New Orleans) it rains in Florida almost every single afternoon.Federal emergency aid begins arriving in Houston Houston inconvenienced, but not devastated Storm Damage Is Extensive and Millions Lose Power Ike Robs Houston of Drinking Water, Prompts Curfew Ike's Bad Blow Was Almost Worse Photo gallery: Ike's destructive path |
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| flea dip | Sep 15 2008, 06:41 PM Post #43 |
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Texas grapples with power outages after Ike Rescues Continue in Texas; Millions Without Power |
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| flea dip | Sep 16 2008, 03:50 PM Post #44 |
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There has been some looting going on. I hate looters. There are long, long lines around here for anything, especially gas. A typical wait for gas is three hours long, with lines stretching around the block. (Some gas stations don't even have any fuel.) Police had to be called in to some gas stations today because some people were cutting ahead in line, which was starting fights. A day or two ago, a shooting happened at a gas station. A cop had to shoot some guy who was acting up. Most stores are closed, including grocery stores. My situation isn't very good because I was already low on food because I'm moving in a week or two. I've got two loaves of bread, a jar of peanut butter, some crackers, a couple of packages of Ramen noodles, and a few cans of Campbell's soup and that's about it. I thought about phoning Domino's for a pizza, but I'm assuming they're all closed. (A lot of Houston & the surrounding area is still without power.) It's amazing how an entire city can come to a virtual stand still over a hurricane. WHAT'S OPEN BLOG: Food & retail Ike's havoc expands reach Texas Officials Work to Avert Health Crisis After Ike Looters think twice as police up patrol, arrest 100 One more little problem on Bolivar Peninsula: Loose tiger |
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| flea dip | Sep 20 2008, 12:42 PM Post #45 |
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Amazing Photos from Hurricane Ike -almost 30 large photos, NOT dial-up friendly. The local news is still fixated upon Hurricane Ike, and it's gotten very old. The local CBS channel, as of today, is still doing round the clock coverage of Hurricane Ike relief efforts, storm damage, etc. A week after Ike, Texas getting back on its feet Ike expected to inflict job damage Battered Galveston ready to rebuild after Ike $6 billion storm? Ike's economic impact felt Two million still without power after Hurricane Ike US hurricane death toll reaches 51 On Texas' coast, a scramble for basic needs amid 'chaos' |
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| flea dip | Oct 12 2008, 10:12 PM Post #46 |
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Hurricane Norbert claims three lives Hurricane Norbert weakens as it crosses over Mexico's mainland |
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| flea dip | May 24 2010, 04:00 PM Post #47 |
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This was cross posted to the Obama thread. I never understood the "blame Bush" mantra following Katrina, so imagine my delight at seeing these headlines.... Jindal to Obama: We’re tired of waiting for the feds to help with the spill Oil spill's political consequences rise for Obama Fed.Not Responding to Oil Spill Jindal tired of waiting for approval, to build sand booms [Louisiana] Governor Jindal Meets With Federal Officials, Calls Response Efforts Disjointed Jindal demands accounting for oil spill |
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| flea dip | Jun 15 2010, 05:20 PM Post #48 |
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Poll: Louisianans think Bush did better on Katrina than Obama’s doing on the oil spill |
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| flea dip | Aug 28 2010, 12:20 PM Post #49 |
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XP to Obama thread: Louisiana poll: Majority say Bush handled Katrina better than Obama handled spill Excerpt: |
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Like New Orleans (I used to live in New Orleans) it rains in Florida almost every single afternoon.
1:30 PM Jul 11