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#148604 - 09/12/08 10:52 AM Re: Ike Approaches [Re: kd7fqd]
ratbert42 Offline
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I'm expecting to see a post by the end of the weekend from Blast containing the words "everything went pretty well until I decided to _____".

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#148605 - 09/12/08 11:05 AM Re: Ike Approaches [Re: ratbert42]
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Quote:
I'm expecting to see a post by the end of the weekend from Blast containing the words "everything went pretty well until I decided to _____".


LOL!!
laugh laugh laugh

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#148607 - 09/12/08 11:36 AM Re: Ike Approaches [Re: Blast]
Kris Offline
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Good luck to all in Ike's path.

Here in Cayman we are still getting wave action from Ike. In fact, part of downtown is closed off this morning as the waves are more powerfully today. Sea's look calm until you see a 5-8' wave form 100-200' from shore then crash on the iron shore.
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#148610 - 09/12/08 11:56 AM Re: Ike Approaches [Re: Kris]
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7:54am, 9/12/08

Current projections have Ike's eye passing directly over my house.

Galveston island will be completely submeged under 12' of water. frown

I'm not on Galveston Island. laugh

-Blast


Edited by Blast (09/12/08 12:08 PM)
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#148611 - 09/12/08 12:46 PM Re: Ike Approaches [Re: Eric]
Arney Offline
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Originally Posted By: Eric
Take care and do keep your priorities in order - 1st the whisky, then the plywood. An I think the cats go on the inside.

(emphasis mine) That's classic. wink

As I was groggily listening to the radio in bed this morning, I think I heard the newscaster saying that Ike may produce waves up to 50 feet high! I guess it's the very long distances that such a massive hurricane like Ike can drive the water that allows it to produce such high waves. And to think, it's "just" a Cat 2.

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#148617 - 09/12/08 01:16 PM Re: Ike Approaches [Re: Blast]
Stu Offline
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Registered: 05/16/05
Posts: 1058
Loc: Finger Lakes of NY State
Originally Posted By: Blast
7:54am, 9/12/08

I'm not on Galveston Island. laugh

-Blast

Blast,
Thanks for asking me to go fishing with you in Galveston this weekend. I'm sorry, I'll have to pass. Something about your meeting me there just did not sound right, so I'm not going. I still don't understand why you had me sign that blank last will & testament and the life insurance papers though.
Take care and stay safe.
Stu
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#148638 - 09/12/08 03:28 PM Re: Ike Approaches [Re: Blast]
red Offline
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Registered: 02/24/07
Posts: 175
Be safe and may the feline keep its claws retracted. My Niece is in the path as well...her preps are not good. I've been trying to preach preparedness to them for so long...sigh!

The lesson she learned after evacuating Rita? Don't evacuate.

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#148640 - 09/12/08 03:38 PM Re: Ike Approaches [Re: red]
Stu Offline
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Loc: Finger Lakes of NY State
Check out the live Galveston cams on cnn.com or if they come in, the Galveston Beach cams. http://www.galveston.com/webcams/
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#148694 - 09/12/08 10:34 PM Re: Ike Approaches [Re: Stu]
clarktx Offline
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Registered: 07/01/08
Posts: 250
Loc: Houston, Texas
I thought this was funny. This was on khou.com which has a slideshow of what people were doing to prepare. It just looks silly.


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#148701 - 09/12/08 11:18 PM Re: Ike Approaches [Re: ratbert42]
ironraven Offline
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Originally Posted By: ratbert42
I'm expecting to see a post by the end of the weekend


I give it until noon local time tomorrow.

Should we start a pool? smile
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