BryanS Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 You know, computers have taken all the fun out of hurricanes. In "the old days", word of a storm in, or heading into the gulf sent the biggest geek in the office scrambling to make up a very elaborate hurricane tracking chart, and everyone lived from update to update, sometimes having to wait hours, and possibly a whole day before the next coordinates came in. I used to laugh at those geeks, because no one could make a better homemade hurricane tracking chart than I could! Shoot, I could out geek them all! Nowadays, all you gotta do is click on a computer program and see a live radar image, or even a picture of the storm. What kind of fun is that? Of course, years ago, all you could say about a hurricane is that "the storm could hit anywhere". Today, we have "computer models" that show any number of possible scenarios as to where landfall might occur. All those computer-generated models only go to show that "the storm could hit anywhere". Ah, it's good to know some things never change.I think there are 5 main models. I always wonder when I see one of the 5 projecting a path/landfall no where near the other 4. Makes you wonder what that team of programmers was thinking and how could they be so off as compared to the others... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Not hoping for a full-blown hurricane but we could use the rain. My grass is YELLOW!And I am too cheap to water.Well,you could always put a rain barrel on one of your down spouts for irrigation...that seems to be the "in" thing that is starting to grow.either that or pee on your lawn and put that beer pay its own way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDeb Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Well,you could always put a rain barrel on one of your down spouts for irrigation.It still has to RAIN to fill the barrel in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cottonmather0 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 This isn't my first rodeo, so I'm not going to worry about it and just start gathering water. I stopped at Kroger on Friday night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 It still has to RAIN to fill the barrel in the first place.That's true, so that's why you maintain it through out the year. It may not rain NOW, but it does at certain times of the year,I'm sure you noticed that a time or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 TS Dolly is up to 60 mph winds. It is expected to become a hurricane later today.NHC AdvisoryIt looks more likely that it will hit Brownsville. Hurrican warnings extend to Port O'Connor. Tropical Storm warnings extend to San Luis Pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Aww, too bad I'm in Scotland right now. I would love a Hurricane Party! (any excuse to drink with these folks!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastEnd Susan Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Quick.. get out the Vienna sausage, shoestring potatoes and bottled water! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vertigo58 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Aww, too bad I'm in Scotland right now. I would love a Hurricane Party! (any excuse to drink with these folks!) It's such a drag when you miss all of the excitment. I was in SoCal when Alicia hit in 83? had to see in papers & news, blah. Wonder what they call these storms where you are? Best hold down that kilty when those gusts start to blowing. and your right EESusan, is it too soon to start stocking up on Spam? Ja! I think I will hide out with Sandy Squirrel & Sponge Bob down in Bikini Bottom till it all blows over! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heights2Bastrop Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 is it too soon to start stocking up on Spam?I think I'd rather take my chances dining on whatever the storm washes up into the yard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vertigo58 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 I think I'd rather take my chances dining on whatever the storm washes up into the yard. Exactly! Havent tasted that crud in eons. Your lucky since all that delicious barbecue links and slice beef is at your door! We are all coming over to eat at your place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonmacbro Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 I think I'd rather take my chances dining on whatever the storm washes up into the yard.Yum, nothing like skunk, possum, and lizard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Ew... oh, and Transtar is a little more specific now: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonmacbro Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Ew...oh, and Transtar is a little more specific now: Yeah, I was up in The Woodlands yesterday and when I drove back on I45 I noticed them up. This had to be around 3:00 p.m. They might have been up earlier though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fringe Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Are they evacuating the Houston area yet? We probably won't even get a drop of rain from this storm but you can bet our weathermen will make it sound like it's the end of civilization as we know it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Woe is us!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vertigo58 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Ew...oh, and Transtar is a little more specific now: Where's "Hunker Down"? Scarier than the storm itself, is that Neil Frank has been resurrected from retirement. Noooooo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverartfox Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 As a Houston native and survivor of many decades' worth of tropical storms and hurricanes, I get a huge kick out of the crazed, panic-stricken grocery shopping binges that people go on when a hurricane is off shore. Beer, soda and chips may be fine for a hurricane party but aren't sustenance enough for hours spent cleaning up yard debris. Prior to Hurricane Rita, I saw a woman in Randall's filling her cart with dozens of frozen dinners! If the power at her house were to go off for several days, how on earth would she store them or heat them up? Maybe she was lucky enough to have a generator, but still...Every year, at the beginning of summer, I buy camping trip type nonperishable food and bottled water, enough to last for several days. After all, even if Houston were to take a bad hit, the major grocery stores would be restocked and open within a couple of days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
native_Houstonian Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Are they evacuating the Houston area yet? We probably won't even get a drop of rain from this storm but you can bet our weathermen will make it sound like it's the end of civilization as we know it. ACCCKKK!! I'm so sick of this! Last night, Channel 11 had people stationed all along the Gulf Coast waiting for "THE STORM". Best part was the guy in Corpus Christi who was standing by the water's edge, with all the people playing at the beach in the background. He said something along the lines of, "No one seems to be evacuating yet. And, Corpus Christi has declared that they will not have emergency shelters set up." So, in other words - IT'S NOT THAT BIG OF A DEAL! IT'S A TROPICAL STORM - MAAAAYBE DEVELOP INTO A CATAGORY 1 HURRICANE. IT WILL BRING SOME RAIN, MAYBE SOME WIND. IT WILL KNOCK DEAD LIMBS OUT OF TREES. I'm so sick of the media hyping everything. Just report the news - don't be so overly dramatic!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fringe Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 I'm stocking up on Tequila. Just in case the storm interrupts shipments from Mexico. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Is it my turn to be the panicking voice of hysteria?It's been awhile and I'm out of practice.Time to buy up all the booze before the looters get it. Lord help me if sobriety hits this household. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heights2Bastrop Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Where's "Hunker Down"?Scarier than the storm itself, is that Neil Frank has been resurrected from retirement. Noooooo! That was Frank douche bag Billingsley's quote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 I'll be willing to bet Wayne Dolcefino is at this moment standing on some beach in Brownsville with his mouth drooling.aw man! We should have drawn up a pool to see who drew the short straw for hurricane duty (a.k.a. "see how wet I can get.). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vertigo58 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 That was Frank douche bag Billingsley's quote. I know, it was just two off the cuff silly statements. Which reminds me what became of that dog/mascot Billingsley used to hunker down with on national television? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Still not a hurricane yet. Dolly is at 70 mph, and 195 miles from Brownsville, heading northwest at 10 mph...pretty much just as predicted.Public Advisory 9A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memebag Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 My boss at my first programming job gave me some sage advice. Every trip to the store, buy a can of something. Keep a few weeks of beans, chili, whatever in the pantry and eat it before it ages out. That protects against both hurricanes and unexpected layoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 My boss at my first programming job gave me some sage advice. Every trip to the store, buy a can of something. Keep a few weeks of beans, chili, whatever in the pantry and eat it before it ages out. That protects against both hurricanes and unexpected layoffs.If my BOSS was giving me advice like that, I'd be polishing up the resume.BTW, I've been doing the canned food thing for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Vertigo58 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 I need to post the original one on YouTube some day. I left the VCR running that morning and that Port O'Connor footage is still priceless. Any time ma nature ruined your equipment and made you borrow somebody's home camcorder for your report in the middle of a hurricane... wow. That said, I was surprised at how the electronic signs on the Beltway between 59 & 90 kept switching back and forth between "Hurricane Forming In The Gulf" to "Storm Forming In The Gulf". Can't say I've seen that before. Right now in Westchase area its real cloudy (unusual swirl of clouds that is) and getting a bit gusty. Someone joked about dead branches falling of trees, I believe it has started. Will be an interesting night. Dont forget to.....Hunker Down everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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