Hurricane Thread

Governmentyard · Post by **Governmentyard** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 11:26 am 0

It's going to suck if you live in New Orleans, but this hurricane is also going to be interesting. Here's a thread to say stuff about it in.

DutchLlama · Post by **DutchLlama** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 11:57 am 0

The hurricane sucks!

merman · Post by **merman** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 11:58 am 0

No, it blows. Very hard. Constant 150mph, up to 175mph gusts.

Read STORMY WEATHER by Carl Hiaasen, amazing book based on what happened in Florida after Hurrican Andrew.

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While the hurricane is coming, you should switch on your hurricane lamp, listen to Rock you like a Hurricane and watch that cartoon series The Hurricanes...

DutchLlama · Post by **DutchLlama** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 12:08 pm 0

merman wrote:While the hurricane is coming, you should switch on your hurricane lamp, listen to Rock you like a Hurricane and watch that cartoon series The Hurricanes...

And don't forget listen to Neil Young's Like A Hurricane with that amazing guitar intro.

Zen-Chan · Post by **Zen-Chan** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 2:30 pm 0

Apparently the roof of the Superdome, where thousands of people have been evacuated to, has sprung a massive hole and is in a precarious state

Governmentyard · Post by **Governmentyard** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 2:53 pm 0

Didn't see that one coming.

Has anyone got webcam links with a good view?

http://www.nola.com/bourbocam/

quartercam and bridgecam are the best I can find...

TastyMorsel · Post by **TastyMorsel** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 4:46 pm 0

There's an article at http://www.popularmechanics.com/science ... 82151.html (link stolen from boingboing.net) about what might happen if New Orleans were to be hit be a category 5 hurricane (like Katrina). Looks like it has the potential to be quite an expensive hurricane - let's just hope no-one is hurt...

Kemper_Boyd · Post by **Kemper_Boyd** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 4:56 pm 0

merman wrote:Read STORMY WEATHER by Carl Hiaasen, amazing book based on what happened in Florida after Hurrican Andrew.

Oh that sounds good, he's meant to be very funny.

*turns around and looks at shelf*

Stormy Weather - Carl Hiaasen sitting unread on a shelf for... well before
I bought this house for sure. I wonder how many years I've owned the
book? Well it says this edition was published in 1996 and doesn't mention
any reprinting.

I think I might have a read of it.

Chuffmeister · Post by **Chuffmeister** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 5:03 pm 0

Try adding a slice of ham every sixth page and a slice of cheese here and there - smother the front cover in mayo and go to work on it like it was your last fucking meal.

If you have time I can recommend prawns and ripe avocado with any of Asimovs Foundation series.

Matrixxx · Post by **Matrixxx** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 5:18 pm 0

* ba-bum-ba-bum... this is the story of the hurricane - the thing the authorities came to blame * de-dum-de-dum *

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0174856/

Matrixxx · Post by **Matrixxx** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 5:31 pm 0

Oooh Oohhh, i was watching on http://www.nola.com/bourbocam/ and the cams died...

bobajob · Post by **bobajob** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 5:42 pm 0

Matrix wrote:Oooh Oohhh, i was watching on http://www.nola.com/bourbocam/ and the cams died...

Out of service due to hurracaine message now

TT · Post by TT » Mon Aug 29, 2005 8:52 pm 0

Its a big fecker:

Sir_LANs-a-lot · Post by **Sir_LANs-a-lot** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 8:54 pm 0

Shiiiiiiiiiiiit.

Spoongod · Post by **Spoongod** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 9:00 pm 0

That is fucking crazy. I knew it was super-massive, but that is really apocalyptic. I hope that as little shit goes down as possible, but even before I saw that pictue I expected plenty of bad.

What happens, happens.