HURRICANE FRANCES

[LaughingBear]

Hey guys, just wanted to let you all know that if I'm not seen on the board for a bit it's because me, & the fam are dealing with the hurricane. I hope anybody else in it's path fairs well I know there's a few of us down here if Fla. I intend to keep posting 'till I can't use the net, but just incase I don't have a computer, or power for a while that "come hell or high water" I'll be back.
~peace all

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Commala-come-come,
The battle's now begun!
And all the foes of men and rose
Rise with the setting sun.

[Shaylinn]

Heyla Bear,

I just went through the wait and watch thing with Charley -- I'm on the west coast (Tampa). And my Mom may have to evac to my place this time.

I just wanted to say be careful and stay safe.

And if something happens (heaven forbid) and there is anything I can do let me know.

Shay

[dperceful]

stay safe

[kev_incal]

This can't be helping relations between Americans and the French...

Hope you're doing well!

[Amy Karas]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by kev_incal:
[B]This can't be helping relations between Americans and the French...

[B]<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Lol!!! http://www.comics2film.com/UBB/flash.gif

[Junkyard]

Good luck, LB. This is why I kind of like Wisconsin weather sometimes.

[LaughingBear]

Well, Kev...I imagine that's true, but it doesn't help them to send there lousy storms over here either!!! http://www.comics2film.com/UBB/mad.gif Oh-&gt;ehem&lt;- you were kidding weren't you... http://www.comics2film.com/UBB/redface.gif sorry...no offense to the French.
Anyhoo...it's lookin like Frances is the bowlig ball, & we're the frount pin. I'm just hoping for a gutter ball, but we've got factors in our favor, we have a good srurdy house, we at the highest point of land, & inland a good bit, & we have supplies, the only thing left to do is pray, I guess.
And thank you all for your concern. Thank you for the offer Shay, Tampa's a nice place, I lived there for a few years one day.
Any way you'll be hearin' from me again, God willin', & the crick don't rise http://www.comics2film.com/UBB/biggrin.gif.
~See you inna funny pages.

[B]

Yeah, stay safe, L.B. Best of luck, man. I'll keep my fingers crossed.

[LaughingBear]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by B:
Yeah, stay safe, L.B. Best of luck, man. I'll keep my fingers crossed.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Thanks B...doing my best, i'll be in touch. And yes Junk Yard, i've heared it's nice up that way...i miss snow...,& seasons, plus you guys got the freshest Ben & Jerry's http://www.comics2film.com/UBB/tongue.gif Lucky...I get hurricanes http://www.comics2film.com/UBB/frown.gif

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Commala-come-come,
The battle's now begun!
And all the foes of men and rose
Rise with the setting sun.

[LaughingBear]

Well, it looks as though 1:00am Sat. will be the moment of truth. Nothing left to do but hunker down, & ride it out.
Not to sound soppy, or morbid, but I just want to say that, all though I don't really know any of you, I enjoy being a member of this community, & I appreciate it's openness, welcome, & all around lack of aloofness.
'nuff said~L.B.

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[dperceful]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by LaughingBear:
<B> Thanks B...doing my best, i'll be in touch. And yes Junk Yard, i've heared it's nice up that way...i miss snow...,& seasons, plus you guys got the freshest Ben & Jerry's http://www.comics2film.com/UBB/tongue.gif Lucky...I get hurricanes http://www.comics2film.com/UBB/frown.gif

</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

i get tornadoes, floods, bad allergies, and stereotyped as being a cowboy or owning some farm land or a farm animal of some sort.
tulsa, ok.

dan

again...stay safe.

[Junkyard]

Yeah, my family once went to Florida on vacation, and everywhere we went, it was "Wisconsin? Oh! The cow state, right?" and, to my father,
"So, what do you grow?"
"Oh, I work on a voicemail and digital communications farm."

[fanboy1171]

I grew up on Guam, a typhoon/hurricane-prone environment so I know how you feel, stay safe!

[Level1]

I know it won't touch South Carolina...

I told it to turn away from the East Coast, and go back to the sea and dissolve....

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[Sonic1002]

Isn't it great?? The second hurricane to hit us Floirdians this year... And we haven't been hit by a single one in like, what is it, 10 or 20 years? Yeah... just dandy...

[dperceful]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Sonic1002:
Isn't it great?? The second hurricane to hit us Floirdians this year... And we haven't been hit by a single one in like, what is it, 10 or 20 years? Yeah... just dandy...<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

at least it's a level 3 now....so only 120mph winds now. that nothing....thats advanced kite flying weather. http://www.comics2film.com/UBB/smile.gif

watch out for the high water my friends.

dan

[Sonic1002]

Thanks. But I'm not really worried about it. I know, I know, you're thinking, "This dude is nuts." But, I'm over in the Tampa area. We have like a lil hurrican shield around us. It's weird...
You take care, dperceful.

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Now comes the part where I relieve you, the little people, of the burden of your failed and useless lives. But remember, as my plastic surgeon always said: if you gotta go, go with a smile.
-Joker

[LaughingBear]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by fanboy1171:
I grew up on Guam, a typhoon/hurricane-prone environment so I know how you feel, stay safe!<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Wow...thanks fanboy...maybe you could send some of your storm surviving mojo this way.

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Levil1:
I told it to turn away from the East Coast, and go back to the sea and dissolve....<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
More power to ya man, don't say it unless you mean it, I'm sitting just shy of the bull's eye....O, & how do you do that kerazy dren with your singature? Nutty, man.

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Sonic1002
:Isn't it great?? The second hurricane to hit us Floirdians this year... And we haven't been hit by a single one in like, what is it, 10 or 20 years? Yeah... just dandy...<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Yeah...dandy, you'd think there'd be a rule about exceeding more than one hurricane a mo. in excess of cat. 1.
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Sonic1002
:<B>Thanks. But I'm not really worried about it. I know, I know, you're thinking, "This dude is nuts." But, I'm over in the Tampa area. We have like a lil hurrican shield around us. It's weird...
You take care, dperceful.</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
hhmmm...that must be due to all that mallathion (Spelling?) they dumped on Tampa when I was living there in the mid 90s, scary stuff, that. O, & dperceful resides in Tulsa, OK. some how I don't think Frances is quite that big. http://www.comics2film.com/UBB/tongue.gif

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Commala-come-come,
The battle's now begun!
And all the foes of men and rose
Rise with the setting sun.

[This message has been edited by LaughingBear (edited 09-03-2004).]

[LaughingBear]

You gotta love a huge monster hurricane that waffles on you. Frances has slowed down to roughly 6 MPH, been reduced two levels to a cat. 2, but now is expanding to gargantuan proportion. (as if 2/3 the size of Texas wasn't big enough) And now there talking about someone named Ivan!? I can't stand it...this thing's gonna kill us with the waiting. Sorry...just hadda vent...I'm good now. Still here as you can see.

[This message has been edited by LaughingBear (edited 09-04-2004).]

[Sonic1002]

*sighs* and at this moment... the winds are ablowing...

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Now comes the part where I relieve you, the little people, of the burden of your failed and useless lives. But remember, as my plastic surgeon always said: if you gotta go, go with a smile.
-Joker

[Shaylinn]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by LaughingBear:
<B>You gotta love a huge monster hurricane that waffles on you. Frances has slowed down to roughly 6 MPH, been reduced two levels to a cat. 2, but now is expanding to gargantuan proportion. (as if 2/3 the size of Texas wasn't big enough) And now there talking about someone named Ivan!? I can't stand it...this thing's gonna kill us with the waiting. Sorry...just hadda vent...I'm good now. Still here as you can see.

[This message has been edited by LaughingBear (edited 09-04-2004).]</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Heyla Bear and I'm glad to hear you have come through okay so far and Heyla Sonic from one Tampanian to another.

I'm sitting here at work where we just went to our generator for power watching the wind blow...

I'll talk to you all later -- I've hidden in the back long enough I guess I better go do some work http://www.comics2film.com/UBB/wink.gif

[Sonic1002]

Surprisingly, I have yet to lose power at home. The power has flickered about 50 times, but it has stayed on. Most of my firends have lost power though. My father's friend's father-in-law, who lives across the street, is without power. I'm pretty damn lucky... I hope this post doesn't jynx me...

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Now comes the part where I relieve you, the little people, of the burden of your failed and useless lives. But remember, as my plastic surgeon always said: if you gotta go, go with a smile.
-Joker

[LaughingBear]

Well, lost power on sat evening, just got it back steady at about 1:00AM.http://www.comics2film.com/UBB/crazy.gif We faired pretty well, nothing worse then a li'll flooding really, street, & yard, not in the house. The wind blew some things around, dropped lots'a debris in out yard, but no real damage. Many others have faired much worse in the last coup'la days. BTW Shay, Sonic...you guys make out okay? after the power went out all we had was a battery operated radio, not sure how strong Frances was by the time she got over to y'all's side. Hope every thing came out okay.
O yeah...Levil1..you didn't get any of it did you?

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Commala-come-come,
The battle's now begun!
And all the foes of men and rose
Rise with the setting sun.

[Sticks]

Glad you got through it, amigo.

Sunday was the 1 year anniversary of Felix smacking us in Bermuda around like a ragdoll. No power for over a week, some roads ripped right out etc etc, so I can empathize.

Hoping Ivan takes a BIG turn to the right so he misses both of us,

Pax

[Shaylinn]

Other than being worn out from being at work for 12 hour shifts I and all my family came through okay. The worst was my aunt and uncle had a tree take out the incoming power line to the house.

And Sticks I second,third, fourth... the hope that Ivan goes away.

[LaughingBear]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Shaylinn:
<B>Other than being worn out from being at work for 12 hour shifts I and all my family came through okay. The worst was my aunt and uncle had a tree take out the incoming power line to the house.

And Sticks I second,third, fourth... the hope that Ivan goes away.</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
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Glad to hear that that was the worst of it for you, & your fam, hope your aunt and uncle get there power lines fixed soon, going just three days without ruined a good deal of our food supply.

As for Ivan, I propose that we put our collective positive, transcendental, Sweedinborgian type mental energies in to pushing "him" out to sea so that he's just a fish storm. You may think I'm being silly, but
I've heard, & read where this kind of thing has worked, hey...it's worth a shot.


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Commala-come-come,
The battle's now begun!
And all the foes of men and rose
Rise with the setting sun.

[Level1]

Like R. Kelly said in one of his songs....The Storm Is Over!

Thank You Lord! Now most of the residents in that Florida area are cleaning up....

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[This message has been edited by Level1 (edited 09-08-2004).]

[Sticks]

Just make sure you push him far enough or he's coming to spank ME! *grin*

S'what happened to Felix...

pax

[LaughingBear]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Level1:
Like R. Kelly said in one of his songs....The Storm Is Over!Thank You Lord! Now most of the residents in that Florida area are cleaning up....<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Well, kiddies, looks like dress rehearsal's over...now if Ivan doesn't break up on Cuba, there saying it's gonna come straight up the middle of Fla. Have you heard anything Shay?

[Shaylinn]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by LaughingBear:
Well, kiddies, looks like dress rehearsal's over...now if Ivan doesn't break up on Cuba, there saying it's gonna come straight up the middle of Fla. Have you heard anything Shay?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

The current track of 5 of six models bring the evil of Ivan onshore on the west coast of Florida and the sixth brings in landfalling Panama City/Panhandle area. The National Hurricane Center's track is saying it will come onshore around Sarasota as a Cat 4 track over Tampa Bay and go from there through the state. No matter what happens this thing is going to get us more rain and winds the final track pretty much depends on the strength of a high pressure ridge out in the Atlantic if that is strong enough it will push Ivan farther west into the Gulf.

[Junkyard]

Shaylinn: Our eye in the sky.

Oh, that's kinda creepy.

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Junkyard, Proud Defender of This Nation's Garbage Dumps.

Funniest thing I've ever said unintentionally:
"Prosecutors will be violated."

[LaughingBear]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Shaylinn:
The current track of 5 of six models bring the evil of Ivan onshore on the west coast of Florida and the sixth brings in landfalling Panama City/Panhandle area. The National Hurricane Center's track is saying it will come onshore around Sarasota as a Cat 4 track over Tampa Bay and go from there through the state. No matter what happens this thing is going to get us more rain and winds the final track pretty much depends on the strength of a high pressure ridge out in the Atlantic if that is strong enough it will push Ivan farther west into the Gulf.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Wow, this is some year for hurricanes, we were considering going north for a "visit" when we started hearing about Ivan, but I think were going to wait, & see. Shay, & Sonic, I hope you, & all the west coasters stay high, & dry...I did hear that there's still a chance that it could veer off into the Atlantic, we can hope.


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Commala-come-come,
The battle's now begun!
And all the foes of men and rose
Rise with the setting sun.

[Sonic1002]

Here comes Ivan, here comes Ivan, right Hurricane lane....

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Now comes the part where I relieve you, the little people, of the burden of your failed and useless lives. But remember, as my plastic surgeon always said: if you gotta go, go with a smile.
-Joker

[Shaylinn]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Junkyard:
<B>Shaylinn: Our eye in the sky.

Oh, that's kinda creepy.

</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

LOL -- Since I wear glasses that strikes me as kind of funny.


And just to make sure I keep my title... The most recent set of tracks are showing a decided shift to the west with almost all of them showing landfall in the panhandle now...

If you want to see the 5 major models the weather geeks use http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/ there is a link and then click on "Computer Models" for Ivan.
The teal/turquoise line is historically the most accurate.

[LaughingBear]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Shaylinn:
The most recent set of tracks are showing a decided shift to the west with almost all of them showing landfall in the panhandle now...If you want to see the 5 major models the weather geeks use http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/ there is a link and then click on "Computer Models" for Ivan.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Good to hear it, BTW this a very kool link. Maybe Ivan will waffle around & peeter out before he can hurt anybody else. Nice thought.

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Commala-come-come,
The battle's now begun!
And all the foes of men and rose
Rise with the setting sun.

[LaughingBear]

Shaylinn I don't mind saying that the wunderground computer models are giving me the heebee geebees...Hurricane Jeanne looks like she's coming on with a vengeance, hope every body on both coasts stays safe.
PEACE~L.B.

[Level1]

Looks like Ivan's wife, Jenna is now out and about! Probably looking for her husband who's having it out with the Atlantis. Slick willy Ivan is!

Having a "stormy affair" with Florida....

I see why Jenna's raging mad.....

[Biohaz_Daddy]

I was watching the news of the latest aftermath and had to wonder how our Floridian friends are doing. So, how are you doing?

[LaughingBear]

Hey, every one, L.B. here. Reporting from a genuine disaster area.

Man it's good to have power, & access to the Internet once more. Looks like I have a bit of catching up to do, & I'm working on it, but living in a state that's hit by a record 4 consecutive hurricanes, two of which we (my fam, & I) were right in the path of can be extremely exhausting. And in between those Ivan dumped an ocean of rain on our house when he swung back through, saturating the ground so far beyond capacity that our septic began to work in reverse (fun fun) then Jeanne knocked the power out for something like two weeks.

We tried to wait it out, & we probably could have if it weren't for the septic issues, but eventually we high tailed it for Orlando, & a Comfort Inn until the power came back on, & now the clean up begins (more fun). Dudes, & dudettes, you haven't lived until you walk out in your back yard to find a 60 foot pine tree that has been snapped like a twig (I wondered what that sound was) luckily it missed anything important, including our newly planted citrus trees, that it missed by mere inches.

Any hoo, I'll get back into the swing of things slowly bur surely, I've got a bunch of projects that need to finish, & submit, plus I did some sketching at the inn, I think two of them are suitable for posting. I just wanted to let y'all know that I'm still here, & plugging away. I hope Shay, & Sonic faired at least as well, hopefully better.

Well, that's all from the land of Gatorade, love bugs for now. Peace~~~C ya inna funny pages http://www.comics2film.com/UBB/smile.gif

[Junkyard]

Wow. Good luck with the cleanup, Laughing Bear!