Hurricane Gustav

[Kurt Horvath]

The Media hardly ever gets it right, mostly because they lean to the
left LOL:}

I remember Hurricane Albert back in the early 90's in S. Florida, Hey
no big deal.

My folks had a house in Miami 57th Ave. & 8th. St.. Nothing happened,
the potted plants on the door step did not even tip over!

5 miles south some damage, 10 miles south bad damage, 15 miles south
DEVESTATION! Homestead, Redlands, parts of Kendall, these places were
leveled as if the hand of god had wiped off the face of the planet.

This was Hurricane damage, not flood damage as in N.O.LA.

No one knows what a Hurricane will do once it gets to your doorstep.
Rain, Wind, Tornadoes, Flooding, Lightning, these girls have it all!

The more people that encroach up these areas that are prone to
natural phenomena's, whatever type you choose, if they do not
prepare for that eventuality, there will be consequences. You make
your choices and you take your chances.

I'm happy that it was not as bad as anticipated, people took it
seriously, finally, that's a good thing.

Kurt Horvath
95 PT-42
23 years a Hurricane Refugee in 10AC


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "mbulriss" <mbulriss@...>
wrote:
>
> I agree that the media makes everything into major events, but
given
> the fact that it was a category 4 when it crossed Cuba and was huge
in
> area when it hit the Gulf, the media should have ignored it? Wolf
cry
> and prudence are two different things. The families of the people
> that died probably don't think it was a false alarm.
>
> The fact that the Gulf Coast dodged a big one doesn't make it a
false
> alarm or non-event, not when coastal areas outside of NOLA got hit
> hard and hundreds of thousands are without electricity and will be
for
> many days. It could have just as easily been a cat 4 or 5 when it
hit
> land. Looked like even one more foot of storm surge on those
levees
> might have written an entirely different story.
>
> People that left for the holiday weekend were prudent.
>
> Mike Bulriss
> 1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"
> San Antonio, TX
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Gregory OConnor"
> wrote:
> >
> > The media is making weather events into a wolf cry. too much
money
> > in continued coverage advert time. Saw coverage of a trash can
being
> > blown down the street hitting news van after news van. They work
you
> > folks up. the big story will come when everyone stops listening
to
> > the false alarms.
> >
> > Greg
> >
> > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Peggy & Ed McStay"
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > ED AND PEGGY MCSTAY REPORTING THAT LAKE CHARLES LOUISIANA HAS
> > SURVIVED
> > > THE HURICANE WITH LITTLE OR NO DAMAGE TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. WE
HAVE
> > JUST
> > > GOTTEN IN FROM KILGORE AND TALKED TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY THAT
> > STAYED AND
> > > THEY ALL SAY THE WINDS NEVER GOT OVER ABOUT 45MPH HERE. I CAN
TELL
> > THAT
> > > TO BE TRUE BECAUSE OUR YARD IS NOT A MESS. OUR BUSINESS IS FINE
> > AND SO
> > > IS OUR HOME. I DONT KNOW IF "LONESOME DOVE" WILL SURVIVE THE
BLACK
> > BUGS
> > > THAT WE GOT IN TEXAS. WE HAVE BEEN WASHING AND SOAKING AND
WASHING
> > AND
> > > SOAKING FOR A FEW HOURS NOW AND WE STILL HAVE A MESS. OH WELL
WE
> > WILL
> > > GET IT CLEANED UP TODAY AND GET READY FOR THE NEXT ONE. THANKS
TO
> > ALL
> > > THAT CALLED AND EMAILED CHECKING ON US.
> > >
> > > ED AND PEGGY MCSTAY
> > > "LONESOME DOVE"
> > > LAKE CHARLES LOUISIANA
> > >
> > > WE SAW A 1983 35 FT BIRD FOR SALE IN NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS AT
ENCORE
> > RV
> > > WILL GIVE SOME MORE INFO LATER..................
> > >
> >
>