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I watched the weather channel the last few days and the one news guy out in the wind in Miama was way over dramatizing the wind. He was standing outside with his legs spread about as wide as he could...in 40 mph wind gusting to 55 mph. He was acting like he could barely stand up. What kind of fools does he think are watching? Sure, the winds forecasted could take him off his feet, when and if they came, but standing there and constantly letting out little screams like he is about to topple over was pathetic.
Then he took a palm tree branch , held it out and said "watch what this wind does to it.". He let it go and it dropped in the water at his feet and stayed there! He even kicked at it. We have 60 -70 winds up here in Illinois every year and I don't have to stand with my feet 5 feet apart . Now, when they switched to another black reporter, who was standing in 60 mph winds, he was standing almost normally., and he was in much stronger winds. I lost all respect for that one reporter who was nothing but over sensualizing the whole experience. Then I wont forget a statement from one reporter sitting at a desk. Irma was a cat 5 but skirted Cuba and was down graded to a 4 ...then a 3. You could sense their dismay when it stayed at a 3....then it went back to a 4....and the reporter said..."finally, its a 4.". That told me a lot right there. Of course this could have been the worst hurricane ever, but thankfully it wasn't and many disappointed reporters will have to wait for another potential disaster to come along. |
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| Mon Sep 11, 2017 6:25 am |
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many disappointed reporters will have to wait for another potential disaster to come along
Well yeah, especially areas that voted for Trump..... News reporters...Pfffft... _________________ It's never too late to be a bad example. I spent all my money on Bikes, Broads, and Booze, the rest I wasted. |
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Yeah Stan I think I saw that footage.... a guy leaning into the wind and falling onto his hands every few seconds.... that is a normal day around here?
 Then, that part of the story ended and they showed some black looters emptying a sports store.... evidently the wind was too strong for the police to be patrolling on the streets.... but the wind wasnt strong enough to make the looters stay home? Fancy that?  Fucking Looters....  evidently they got caught and arrested?     https://www.local10.com/weather/hurrica ... ale-police  _________________ I do all of my own stunts..... most of them are even planned! Ok, Ok.... some of them are planned.. If electricity comes from ELECTRONS, then surely morality comes from MORONS?? |
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| Mon Sep 11, 2017 6:33 am |
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Then there were the reporters REALLY barely being able to stand, in what was 80-90 winds. No acting required there!
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| Mon Sep 11, 2017 6:38 am |
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Meanwhile, a sweet young lady helping to clean up a shop in Florida.
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post. _________________  A walk in the woods helps me relax and release tension. The fact that I am dragging a body should be entirely irrelevant! A simple thank you would have been enough for the morning coffee without all that "how did you get in here" nonsense. |
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| Mon Sep 11, 2017 8:43 am |
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So Gab are you out of the worst of it now?
_________________ It's never too late to be a bad example. I spent all my money on Bikes, Broads, and Booze, the rest I wasted. |
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| Mon Sep 11, 2017 9:00 am |
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Yes. We are having only 30 sustained and gusting 55
Will be like this till 2-3pm _________________ A walk in the woods helps me relax and release tension. The fact that I am dragging a body should be entirely irrelevant! A simple thank you would have been enough for the morning coffee without all that "how did you get in here" nonsense. |
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| Mon Sep 11, 2017 9:19 am |
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They say we are supposed to have 30-50 mph winds here at around 5 pm.
Do you still have power? any damage? Hope not. _________________ It's never too late to be a bad example. I spent all my money on Bikes, Broads, and Booze, the rest I wasted. |
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| Mon Sep 11, 2017 9:22 am |
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Anyone hear from Jake?
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| Mon Sep 11, 2017 9:23 am |
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Not yet, I think that Jake uses VOIP for his phone, so if He has no power...
_________________ It's never too late to be a bad example. I spent all my money on Bikes, Broads, and Booze, the rest I wasted. |
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| Mon Sep 11, 2017 9:59 am |
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Jake seems to still be offline. I did speak to Bud, though. He's fine. It was pretty much spent when it went past him. Looking forward to heavy rain here for a while and some wind. First ever Tropical Storm Warning issued for Atlanta, GA.
_________________ Jon Carleton Private ASEL Instrument Sport Pilot Gyroplane |
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| Mon Sep 11, 2017 2:18 pm |
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Gabor wrote: Meanwhile, a sweet young lady helping to clean up a shop in Florida. That is very thoughtful of her to assist the store owner in cleaning up the mess...   _________________ I do all of my own stunts..... most of them are even planned! Ok, Ok.... some of them are planned.. If electricity comes from ELECTRONS, then surely morality comes from MORONS?? |
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| Mon Sep 11, 2017 3:04 pm |
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We are without power, I am conserving the fuel in the Gen by only running it for an hour or so then cutting it off for awhile.
Guess we will be playing cards tonight... Lots of branches down in the driveway, I am sure some trees will come down, hopefully not any big ones. I was in the Carolinas when Hugo came through, I was also in Sebring Fl at Rotax school during Wilma....You all stay safe! _________________ It's never too late to be a bad example. I spent all my money on Bikes, Broads, and Booze, the rest I wasted. |
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Hellified wrote: I lost all respect for that one reporter who was nothing but over sensualizing the whole experience. Then I wont forget a statement from one reporter sitting at a desk. Irma was a cat 5 but skirted Cuba and was down graded to a 4 ...then a 3. You could sense their dismay when it stayed at a 3....then it went back to a 4....and the reporter said..."finally, its a 4.". That told me a lot right there. . Unfortunately Stan, that is the norm for 90% of reporters nowadays. All trying desperately to get that best story award at the media "Logies" We all know the old adage - "You can't let the truth get in the way of a good story". _________________ "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.- AE." |
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| Mon Sep 11, 2017 6:10 pm |
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Just fired up the generator again, I got so lucky my Son hooked me up with a military surplus Honda EB12d 12k diesel gen.
it is awesome! Hope that all of our friends in Fl are doing OK. _________________ It's never too late to be a bad example. I spent all my money on Bikes, Broads, and Booze, the rest I wasted. |
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| Mon Sep 11, 2017 7:09 pm |
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It seems I am one of the lucky ones.
Power has been on all the way. Except for the day before when the branch fell.... Even the next house and the whole street doesn't have juice. I have mine coming off the pole directly. It's good to be right now....  _________________ A walk in the woods helps me relax and release tension. The fact that I am dragging a body should be entirely irrelevant! A simple thank you would have been enough for the morning coffee without all that "how did you get in here" nonsense. |
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No issues in the Taylorsville Megaplex. I'm heading to the airport in a bit to see if the hangars leaked any.
"IF"....now THAT'S funny, that is. _________________ Jon Carleton Private ASEL Instrument Sport Pilot Gyroplane |
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Zephyrhills airport is OK. No damage to hangars or aircraft. No power in hangars but that is no issue.
No damage to my home and I have power but no FIOS service so my phone and internet are down, I can communicate with my cell phone. Mike Boyette - get to work. I need my FIOS.  |
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| Tue Sep 12, 2017 12:09 pm |
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Good deal Phil!
Glad ya'll made it out OK. Jon, Wrens is still on right? _________________ A walk in the woods helps me relax and release tension. The fact that I am dragging a body should be entirely irrelevant! A simple thank you would have been enough for the morning coffee without all that "how did you get in here" nonsense. |
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| Tue Sep 12, 2017 1:00 pm |
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Cleanup day!
Irma....F.U.....you can't break us. Pussy! See that flag? There. MURICAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA  You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post. _________________ A walk in the woods helps me relax and release tension. The fact that I am dragging a body should be entirely irrelevant! A simple thank you would have been enough for the morning coffee without all that "how did you get in here" nonsense. |
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