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| I would have taken some of those signs down…
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| From the Weather Channel. Grand Isle: 148 mph gust before the "gauge broke". Also 4' of water in front of police station, and roofs are coming off homes.
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| quote: Originally posted by jodi:
I would have taken some of those signs down…
I was thinking the same thing. They're swinging freely, as though they're on little hooks. |
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| quote: Originally posted by Piano*Dad:
I'm still seeing people walking the streets. Weird.
My wife grew up in hurricane country. She said lots of people just refuse to leave, it's not uncommon.
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“It's hard to win an argument with a smart person. It's damn near impossible to win an argument with a stupid person." -- Bill Murray
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| A friend who lives in Gulf Breeze, between Pensacola and Pensacola Beach, has stayed at home during hurricanes. He lets the mangroves around his house grow tall. Says the mangroves block the wind and it was not bad.
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Several people have eaten my cooking and survived.
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| It looks to me like the engineering measures taken in NOLA worked very well. Im sure Biden will get the credit - he certainly would have been the goat if things went badly. Bravo!
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| There was a picture somewhere of a couple of public works guys on a New Orleans street mocking the storm. Found it!  |
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