And the hurricane party spills into the streets

that is the shortest article EVAR.

God Bless our native Beaumonters... That was a white ass.

And reporter live in Galveston just asked a civilian walking the streets, "Where you from?"

I wish he would've replied: "I just flew in from Chicago, and boy are my arms tired!"

Any word on those folks partying at the Poop Deck bar?

I, too, am pantsless!

What're the odds?

yeah no pants

Too long; did not read

Can we use the strategic petroleum reserve for cases like this. You know, emergencies...

Yeah, so. . .

did anyone else read that to say, "White power surges"?

Frankly, I'm disappointed. I expected death, mayhem, destruction, total ruin. What do I get. Some white ass streaker.

Fark you Ike. Fark you NWS.

I left my house in San Leon the other day. Anybody wanna drive by to see if it's still there?

IKE FOR PRESIDENT IKE FOR PRESIDENT IKE FOR PRESIDENT IKE FOR PRESIDENT IKE FOR PRESIDENT IKE FOR PRESIDENT IKE FOR PRESIDENT

deebee230: Can we use the strategic petroleum reserve for cases like this. You know, emergencies...

Well, the problem isn't lack of oil. The problem is that the refineries are down right now. Petroleum doesn't crack itself into octane ya'know.

Are they sure it wasn't just a flesh colored jumpsuit?

I'm in Michigan at a soccer tournament and I've taken off my pants as a show of solidarity for my brothers and sisters that are affected by Ike. Hold on, the officials are coming over...

deebee230: Can we use the strategic petroleum reserve for cases like this. You know, emergencies...

Yesterday afternoon everybody was rushing to buy gas before the prices went up. I myself filled up for 40 bucks just to see the price up 20 cents later. Crazy.

I had to buy my gas, beer, cigarettes, and chronic before it became undesirable to go outside & I wasn't alone.

/everybody at the pump had a white car I thought it was funny
//everyone else must have thought me an ass.

Meanwhile, hear in the Ft. Worth area where everything was canceled due to the storm, we still wait for anything more than a short drizzle.

Heh, Fox News anchortard just described the size of Ike as "as large as the state of New England".

Already obligitory -

Link (linkity pop pop)

Brak for President!

We don't want Fudd or Fred or Phooey
Let's do the big job right
(Big job)
So get in step with the guy that's hep!
Get in step with Brak!

I was really hoping they'd do the great Cartoon President thing again this year, but the relative chances of today's kids not having a damn clue who Tom & Jerry are pretty high considering that the Cartoon Network shows programs with names like "The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack" and "Chowder."

No wonder kids are so fat these days.

/misses SGC2C

Maj. Burns: I think we should all evacuate!

Hawkeye: I think I just did.

deebee230 2008-09-13 12:07:17 PM
Can we use the strategic petroleum reserve for cases like this. You know, emergencies...


That is precisely what the SOR is for, supply disruptions in terms of crude. If the problem is refining capacity as was the case with Katrina, then releasing more oil from our reserves wouldn't help at all.

FTA: A huge clap of thunder sounded, making the power blink off for a second.

Such wordsmithing. I feel like I'm there.

HagarTheHorrible: Heh, Fox News anchortard just described the size of Ike as "as large as the state of New England".

Isn't that one of the 47 states?

bassett: Yeah, so. . .

did anyone else read that to say, "White power surges"?

Guilty.
While Power!!!While Power!!!While Power!!!

A stranded freighter with 22 men aboard made it through the brunt of the storm safely, and a tugboat was on the way to save them.

So at least the stranded freighter made it.

Chase Tower


Allen Parkway

Beaumont is a sh**hole. If the only way I had to get the hell out of Beaumont was to strip naked and run down the street you can be sure I would do it.

wargarbl: that is the shortest most shortless article EVAR.

FTFY

Some areas of Beaumont have lost power entirely.

A huge clap of thunder sounded, making the power blink off for a second.

It's like haiku by someone who can't count.

deebee230 2008-09-13 12:17:31 PM
HagarTheHorrible: Heh, Fox News anchortard just described the size of Ike as "as large as the state of New England".

Isn't that one of the 47 states?


Actually Obama said we have 57 and he is " The One " after all.

Just checked in with my family in League City and Texas City. The levees held and all are well. They are out and about surveying the damage --- Lots of limbs and trees down and most of the fences are gone. But thankfully everyone's houses are in good shape. They will be cleaning up for awhile. The only concern I have ---- I have a friend that is a police officer that had to stay in Galveston --- I have not heard from him since yesterday afternoon .... hopefully he is ok.

well, just grey and drizzly here in dallas. sad cause I missed the fark party last night due to a massive family spazz out aboot the size of ike. I shoulda stayed in houston.

From an earlier post from someone else:

Directv 361 is KHOU, Channel 11

If I recall, it was KHOU that pointed a finger at New Orleans residents after Katrina asking "How could these people stay knowing the storm thats coming"

And then seeing this morning on KHOU "90000 residents ignored evacuations" and "1800 calls overnight to 911"

Oh the irony ;)

The people that stayed will be whining soon because there is no power.

qilo: Beaumont is a sh**hole. If the only way I had to get the hell out of Beaumont was to strip naked and run down the street you can be sure I would do it.


We left the Beaumont Airport/Hair Care/and Tire center...

I'd like to take my pants off to show solidarity also but my wife won't let me.

From the morning news:
About half of the nearly 300,000 residents of coastal Brazoria County stayed behind in defiance of evacuation orders, officials told NBC affiliate KPRC of Houston, as did about half of the 110,000 people in Beaumont. Tens of thousands more in other areas also disregarded the National Weather Service's warning...

Let. Them. Drown.

Someone posted in the prev. Ike thread that the "surprise" storms usually kill the most - and that makes sense.
Days worth of warnings, regardless of an absolute degree of accuracy, should still be heeded. Right?
Folks that feel they MUST disregard evacuation warnings because.... well .... WTF are they thinking?
Helping the people who stayed is like rewarding a child who is waving around a loaded gun.

moonscatter: well, just grey and drizzly here in dallas. sad cause I missed the fark party last night due to a massive family spazz out aboot the size of ike. I shoulda stayed in houston.

/maybe you should have stayed in Canada

What's with the moran anchor lady on CNN? There are graphics all over the screen saying Ike is a category 1 hurricane, they have been saying all morning it's a category 1 hurricane, then the anchor lady says to the weather lady just now "Ike is a tropical storm now right?". The weather lady looks shocked and says "No, it's still a category 1 hurricane." Then the moran anchor lady goes "How come we are still calling it a hurricane if it's not over water anymore?" The weather lady looked at her like she was nuts...which she was. Does the anchor lady think as soon as a hurricane hits land we can no longer call it a hurricane???

Gray, humid, and pantsless in upstate NY.

mynagirl: Chase Tower


Allen Parkway

Oh, shiat.

To repost my stuff from the old thread;

Just talked to my parents in 77019, lots of trees down, no power, lots of water on the road, but nothing seriously bad.

/except those trees
//twelve beautiful old trees

and

To all you dumb sluts complaining about gas prices, 19% of US refining capacity is out right now. Oil prices will be falling since nothing can consume it, and gas prices will be rising since nothing can produce it.

/yes, it turns out Houston is a good place to have around

4 people arrested in Galveston for burglarizing homes. How nice. Were they stripping the dead of their jewelry as well?

Okay, I have a question, apologies if it's been asked before.

How come staying behind when a hurricaine hits is deserving of everyone telling you that you're going to be darwined because you're stupid, yet GOING to the hurricaine with cameras and a news crew is acceptable?

If some stupid news crew can survive it, then why not the people that live there?

The streaker on The Weather Channel (NSFW?)

Scroll to about the 38 second mark where the reporter goes "We are dealing with a pretty wild STREAK of weather"

Shortly after a streaker goes by...twice.

From the other thread, regarding Newport in League City

For Richard Roma- Just talked to Mom, still no further damage. The wind is still blowing pretty hard so they can't go out (and Dad is asleep). She sees some large branches in the neighbor's yard- but that tree is over 40 years old. All of their trees (all planted since Alicia) are still standing. The street is not flooded.

I think it's probably ok for you to go to sleep. You may have some ceiling damage from blown in water, but it's unlikely you have a tree through your roof. Your fence is probably going to need some work.

Oh yes- they also report that the water pressure is low- they have plenty of bottled water.

I hope that eases your mind some.

A huge clap of thunder sounded, making the power blink off for a second.

Damned schools toughed me all wrongedly.. I always thunked lightning maked the light go flicked flicker and the thunder was after the fact.

/All that walkin uphill, both ways, for miles and miles, in 12' of snow for nutin.

epoc_tnac: Okay, I have a question, apologies if it's been asked before.

How come staying behind when a hurricaine hits is deserving of everyone telling you that you're going to be darwined because you're stupid, yet GOING to the hurricaine with cameras and a news crew is acceptable?

If some stupid news crew can survive it, then why not the people that live there?

The reporters and emergency crews were staying in a hotel rated for a cat 5 hurricane, not many homes, if any, are rated that. Plus, its not surviving the hurricane only, its the lack of infrastructure (power, water) and food after the hurricane passes. One of the reasons to leave is to get to an area that the infrastructure has a better chance of surviving and where you have a better chance of finding a meal.

in Brazos County


So far the only damage I can see from my porch...still getting gusts over 40mph, but it seems to be calming down now.