I Like Ike!

Simon of the Playa · Post by **Simon of the Playa** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 6:43 am

please please please please please hit Houston.

they SO deserve it.

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 7:35 am

bitter are we?..........

careful what you wish for.........and the karma thing.........

Yikes, there'd be a lot of friendly comrades suffering..............

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 9:09 am

Isn't Ike, Kyles little brother?

scruffyboy · Post by **scruffyboy** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 6:01 pm

I would guess that you've never been through a hurricane? It's NOT much fun. And I for one wouldn't wish something like that on anyone.

Apollonaris Zeus · Post by **Apollonaris Zeus** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 6:28 pm

scruffyboy wrote:I would guess that you've never been through a hurricane? It's NOT much fun. And I for one wouldn't wish something like that on anyone.

Not even, Hitler, Osama or the wicked witch of the east?!

scruffyboy · Post by **scruffyboy** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 6:33 pm

Now that you mention it... Wouldn't mind seeing Osama tied to a palm in the middle of a Cat. 5 storm

Apollonaris Zeus · Post by **Apollonaris Zeus** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 11:23 am

scruffyboy wrote:Now that you mention it... Wouldn't mind seeing Osama tied to a palm in the middle of a Cat. 5 storm

How about those that didn't leave or those officials that didn't enough to get them out of there? Now they seem to be part of the problem taxing emergency services in the area. You have to be nuts or crippled not to get away from the ocean.

I met a couple from outside Galveston at Regusci Winery in Napa last week. I think the place was called the Peninsular. If so, I hope their home, which they said was built with hurricane proof with 130 mph shatter resistant windows and other state-of-the-art architectural innovations is OK.

their website in Pasadena is down. Pasadena is SE of Houston

AIIZ

scruffyboy · Post by **scruffyboy** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 12:25 pm

There's a LOT of us here (Keys) that wait till the storms get closer so we can see where they're actually going to be headed. If we'd evacuated with the non-residents it would have meant hours and hours snarled in traffic and spending a whole BUNCH of cash that we just don't have to spare for hotels.
Unless there's a 80% chance or better that we're gonna get a direct hit? Most of us just hunker down and wait it out. Ike just pissed and farted on Key West for a few hours then headed to Texas. If the track had held and it looked like we were going to get hit? I would have been out of here in a heartbeat. This time of year I keep my van (VW camper) gassed up, the water tank full and non-perishable food on hand just in case.

Toolmaker · Post by **Toolmaker** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 1:35 pm

I don't evacuate unless its a 3 or better and only after its within the 24 hour zone. I have genny with 300 gallons of gas handy and 4 years of water and food on site.

Simon of the Playa · Post by **Simon of the Playa** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 4:55 pm

i went thru Ivan, TWICE in 2005.

Pensecola got Fucked...

the naval base was 8 ft under water.

I-10 lost a section on the bridge.

i spent three months there climbing trees, and playing with chain saws.

i stand by my original statement.

Houston Deserved it, otherwise God would'nt have done it...

makes sense in a Palinesque way, huh.

Apollonaris Zeus · Post by **Apollonaris Zeus** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 8:30 am

Simon of the Playa wrote: i stand by my original statement.

Houston Deserved it, otherwise God would'nt have done it...

makes sense in a Palinesque way, huh.

Well there you go.

Teo del Fuego · Post by **Teo del Fuego** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 10:33 am

Simon of the Playa wrote: Houston Deserved it

I think you make Palin look rather enlightened and compassionate. Maybe Burner without Borders will make an announcement that no relief will be provided Houston because its a redneck right-wing state.

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 10:36 am

Simon of the Playa wrote:i went thru Ivan, TWICE in 2005.

Pensecola got Fucked...

the naval base was 8 ft under water.

I-10 lost a section on the bridge.

i spent three months there climbing trees, and playing with chain saws.

i stand by my original statement.

Houston Deserved it, otherwise God would'nt have done it...

makes sense in a Palinesque way, huh.

I'd say it makes sense in a Buddhist sort of way..........(whatever happens to you you deserve, maybe from a past life)

you guys preach love and tolerance, unless someone disagrees with you, or, is a right winger..........

geeze.......

Marscrumbs · Post by **Marscrumbs** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 10:54 am

For those too young to remember Ike was the nickname of the guy who picked Richard Nixon to be his running mate in the fifties. He also helped win WWII before we had the bomb. "I like Ike" was his winning campaign slogan. When leaving office he warned us about the military industrial complex and we ignored him at our own peril today as now the MIC is running things.

Simon of the Playa · Post by **Simon of the Playa** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 11:25 am

i wanna go loot the old ENRON headquarters.

seems fair enough.

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 11:43 am

Simon of the Playa wrote:i wanna go loot the old ENRON headquarters.

seems fair enough.

there should be lots of good stuff there...........
did you lose money to them, too?

The CO · Post by **The CO** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 11:47 pm

scruffyboy wrote:I would guess that you've never been through a hurricane?

I have! 2 in fact, plus 3 tropical storms! (Erin & Opal, 1995, Pepsicola, FL)

scruffyboy wrote:It's NOT much fun.

I disagree. Follow these simple rules & you will have a blast.

1-Stock up a two week supply of food, water, & booze (& mind altering substances if you are so inclined) at the beginning of hurricane season.

2- When the hurricane is confirmed (or damned likely) to hit where you live (24-36 hours), cover the windows with plywood or another suitable material.

3-GET OUT OF THE FLOOD ZONE. That is to say, if you are in a place that can flood, go somewhere else. A friends house on higher ground is a great choice. This does not mean try to drive 6 hours inland. The wind will still get there and you will be stuck in the traffic with everyone else trying to drive there. I mean your buddy/relatives house on the higher side of town.

4-Hunker down, drink till the room spins as fast as the hurricane, eat something every now and then, sleep with your friend you never thought of that way, and drink some more.

5-Repeat step four as needed till the storm passes.

6-Drink and/or consume mind altering substances and wander around marveling at the destruction nature hath wrought.

7-Begin cleanup, moving your business to a new location that still has a roof.

**Disclaimer**
This is not meant to make light of those oh so thoroughly fucked by hurricanes over the years, unless, of course, they were foolish enough to not get out of the flood plain when/if they had the chance. This is based solely on the authors experiences and does not represent any other person or corporation.

thirt33n · Post by **thirt33n** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 12:28 am

...sounds like burning man....

i love hurricanes.
i don't love the destruction of lives and such but nature is the ruler of all.

hurricane gilbert in jamaica was tough.
hurricane gloria in CT was fun.
hurricane bob in martha's vinyard sunk our charter boat and made for quite a party. bloody mary's and backgammon.

my pop's in boca so he's got it down to a science.

i would NEVER live in a flood plain or less than 25 feet above sea level within a mile of the ocean. visit? sure. invest in a home there? hail no!

The CO · Post by **The CO** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 10:31 am

I hadn't thought of it, but yes, that does sound like Burningman...

Isotopia · Post by **Isotopia** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 1:31 pm

That hurricane hit Houston because it was supposed to hit Houston.

It was God's will that Houston be punished for voting for a one time governor who became one of the biggest mass murderers in US history for the number of felons he had killed in prison coupled with starting a war of occupation in another country that was predicated on a series of elaborate, documentable lies.

That and he hates the Oilers just like the rest of the country does.

Simon of the Playa · Post by **Simon of the Playa** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 1:57 pm

i swear to god, if Buffalo Wins the Super Bowl this year, i will never wear pants again.

or shirts.

maybe socks, i dont know yet.

Apollonaris Zeus · Post by **Apollonaris Zeus** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 2:36 pm

Running the Bulls and Tornado Chasing seem like so much more fun

Cassidy · Post by **Cassidy** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 5:02 pm

Don't hate me because I was raised in Houston...

I'm just glad my family down there is ok. They didn't leave but they were not in an evacuation zone either. I thought they were all crazy (but, then, I've thought that for many years now...) for staying. I like Ike because he (it?) turned a few degrees NE at the last minute. Sorry Louisiana...

but family comes first for me.

A few of the reasons I moved to this part of CO: no hurricanes, earthquakes or floods - YAY!!

P.S. I only hate the Oilers because they sold out. I burned all my Luv Ya Blue t-shirts and foam fingers when the losers left. Little did I know it was foreshadowing my future Burning Man experience...

P.P.S. Toolmaker, you're just the BEST at being prepared for emergencies, aren't ya?

can't sit still · Post by **can't sit still** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 6:47 pm

Running with the bulls at the Fiesta de San Fermin isn't too bad. At least they don't fly through the air. I was on my way to Peru in '75 driving into Mazatlan at the same time Huricane Olivia arived; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_Pacif ... ane_season
It even blew down the high-tension power lines. Shit in the air everywhere.

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