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Bluebear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-25-05 06:09 PM
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CNN reporter just now: "Locals are 'laxadaisical' about Hurricane Katrina"
Edited on Thu Aug-25-05 06:19 PM by Bluebear
In news other than using words that aren't words, CNN is reportedly fuming that Katrina made such a quick arrival on the scene. "We could have milked this for DAYS," fretted Leslie Blitzer in his "Situation Room".
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Drum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-25-05 06:12 PM
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1. It's a category 1 hurricane, maybe not rating the hysteria like others?
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Bluebear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-25-05 06:15 PM
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2. They haven't been whipped into a media frenzy!
Advanced warnings are great, but Blitzer and company seem to take sheer delight in scaring the crap out of folks lol.
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jsamuel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-25-05 06:39 PM
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10. cat 1's in Florida are not treated very seriously because they quickly
turn back to Tropical Storms and do only a small amount of damage in a localized area. The only thing they need to worry about is flooding and lightning.
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teknomanzer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-25-05 06:16 PM
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3. sitting in Ft. Lauderdale...
This one made land fall quick didnt expect it to arrive until early friday morning... eye has passed over...
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Bluebear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-25-05 06:22 PM
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5. You be safe, hear? nt
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teknomanzer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-25-05 06:25 PM
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6. Hunkered down...
Edited on Thu Aug-25-05 06:36 PM by teknomanzer
Shutters locked down and chillin'

One fatality so far... large tree fell on a car and has most likely killed the occupant.

Still category 1, not dangerous if you stay inside. Unfortunately there are some people unwisely hanging out in this shit.

(edited conjunction in wrong place)
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The Backlash Cometh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-25-05 06:38 PM
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9. I went out to do errands when it whirled though here.
Not a big deal and not disappointed.
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teknomanzer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-25-05 06:41 PM
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12. I thought I would have more time...
I was watching the storm online it was 55 miles out and moving at 6mph
so I didnt think it would make landfall till 9 or 10pm... got home at 4pm dropped the shutters, showered and took a nap. Woke up and the eye was sitting over Hollywood.
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FloridaPat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-25-05 06:41 PM
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11. Wow. Didn't realize that. That's the first one not on a weekend.
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Deep N RedLand Donating Member (184 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-25-05 06:17 PM
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4. They're just mad the hurricane isn't in Aruba.
They could have gotten a two-for-one deal on coverage.
:sarcasm:
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The Backlash Cometh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-25-05 06:33 PM
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7. Well, should we LamBLAST him with e-mails?
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Bluebear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-25-05 06:42 PM
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13. Are you series?
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Kingofalldems Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-25-05 06:34 PM
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8. Well...
I hope they all excaped.
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