I'm a bit older than you, so I recall a couple that have landed around here, although they were much decreased from those that land south of here. However, the folks who aren't from our neck of the woods have never had the pleasure of a true autumn nor'easter.Captain Picard's Hair wrote:Good luck, man. Up north here we don't get many direct hits by hurricanes; I've never seen one firsthand. At worst I've seem the very edge of one cut through, with effects little worse than a strong thunderstorm (we get plenty enough of those). 'Tis lucky for my fellow New Yorkers and I, since this is a coastal city. The longest I've been without power was during the great blackout of 2004, and where I live that was only 10 hours (folks in Cleveland were without power for over a week) - though it was one of the hotter days of that summer.
Hurricane Ike
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Mikey
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Re: Hurricane Ike
I can't stand nothing dull
I got the high gloss luster
I'll massacre your ass as fast
as Bull offed Custer
I got the high gloss luster
I'll massacre your ass as fast
as Bull offed Custer
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Teaos
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I'm a bit older than you
What does defeat mean to you?
Nothing it will never come. Death before defeat. I don’t bend or break. I end, if I meet a foe capable of it. Victory is in forcing the opponent to back down. I do not. There is no defeat.
Nothing it will never come. Death before defeat. I don’t bend or break. I end, if I meet a foe capable of it. Victory is in forcing the opponent to back down. I do not. There is no defeat.
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Tsukiyumi
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Well, it's coming in; the outer bands are hitting me now. The wind is already pretty serious. In about three hours, I'll be in the eye.
If I don't make it, let me just say: YEEEEEHAAAAAW!!!!!!
There are other worlds than these.
Time to go now.
There is only one way of avoiding the war – that is the overthrow of this society. However, as we are too weak for this task, the war is inevitable. -L. Trotsky, 1939
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Teaos
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Re: Hurricane Ike
*Sings*
Cause it seems to me,
That he lived his life,
Like a candle in the wind...
Cause it seems to me,
That he lived his life,
Like a candle in the wind...
What does defeat mean to you?
Nothing it will never come. Death before defeat. I don’t bend or break. I end, if I meet a foe capable of it. Victory is in forcing the opponent to back down. I do not. There is no defeat.
Nothing it will never come. Death before defeat. I don’t bend or break. I end, if I meet a foe capable of it. Victory is in forcing the opponent to back down. I do not. There is no defeat.
Re: Hurricane Ike
Remember, if you end up in Oz, grab a water gun right from the get go!!!
They say that in the Army,
the women are mighty fine.
They look like Phyllis Diller,
and walk like Frankenstein.
the women are mighty fine.
They look like Phyllis Diller,
and walk like Frankenstein.
Re: Hurricane Ike
Good luck Tsu. Hope to hear from you soon.
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Re: Hurricane Ike
And if the power goes out, remember to send us up some smoke signals!!!!
They say that in the Army,
the women are mighty fine.
They look like Phyllis Diller,
and walk like Frankenstein.
the women are mighty fine.
They look like Phyllis Diller,
and walk like Frankenstein.
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Re: Hurricane Ike
Good luck, Tsu, Uzume! 
"You've all been selected for this mission because you each have a special skill. Professor Hawking, John Leslie, Phil Neville, the Wu-Tang Clan, Usher, the Sugar Puffs Monster and Daniel Day-Lewis! Welcome to Operation MindFuck!"
Re: Hurricane Ike
Happy Landings.
"You ain't gonna get off down the trail a mile or two, and go missing your wife or something, like our last cook done, are you?"
"My wife is in hell, where I sent her. She could make good biscuits, but her behavior was terrible."
"My wife is in hell, where I sent her. She could make good biscuits, but her behavior was terrible."
Re: Hurricane Ike
From what I've heard, the storm is pretty bad. All power is out in Houston. 
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Captain Picard's Hair
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Re: Hurricane Ike
Heartily seconded.Rochey wrote:Good luck, Tsu, Uzume!
"If you can't take a little bloody nose, maybe you ought to go back home and crawl under your bed. It's not safe out here. It's wonderous, with treasures to satiate desires both subtle and gross... but it's not for the timid." Q, Q Who
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Re: Hurricane Ike
Agreed, Uzume needs to come back so we can see more pics...
Tsu, stay alive so you can take them!
Tsu, stay alive so you can take them!
Jinsei wa cho no yume, shi no tsubasa no bitodesu
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Sionnach Glic
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Re: Hurricane Ike
There was a bit about Ike on the news this morning, apparently it caused a fair bit of damage. On the plus side, there was no mention of fatalities, which is a good thing.
"You've all been selected for this mission because you each have a special skill. Professor Hawking, John Leslie, Phil Neville, the Wu-Tang Clan, Usher, the Sugar Puffs Monster and Daniel Day-Lewis! Welcome to Operation MindFuck!"
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Re: Hurricane Ike
I heard 3 fatalities, which may or may not be in Houston, I don't recall.Rochey wrote:There was a bit about Ike on the news this morning, apparently it caused a fair bit of damage. On the plus side, there was no mention of fatalities, which is a good thing.
"All this has happened before --"
"But it doesn't have to happen again. Not if we make up our minds to change. Take a different path. Right here, right now."
"But it doesn't have to happen again. Not if we make up our minds to change. Take a different path. Right here, right now."
Re: Hurricane Ike
So, has anyone heard from Tsu yet?
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