glassgrl
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posted on August 10, 2004 10:36:07 AM
Thinking about you as Bonnie heads my way...
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dacreson
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posted on August 10, 2004 12:05:05 PM
Same (Pensacola)here.As Bugs Bunny once said
"Batten down those hatches.Errr Batten down those hatches again. We'll teach those hatches"
David
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aintrichyet
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posted on August 10, 2004 01:04:54 PM
Good luck and God's blessings to you glassgrl .... just go tell DrDolittle that it's okay his non-ebay related post was okay too  ... most of us around here "care" about each other
Hang in there, babe ... Batten down the hatches!!! ...
(and make sure your new Homeowner's policy is paid up!) ...
p.s. hope you are heading into nice sunshine days too, mcjane ...
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iareateacher
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posted on August 10, 2004 01:37:31 PM
most of us around here "care" about each other
No, the small group of people who only talk to each other "care" about each other. And it's such a small group that I could count them off on fingers and toes without running out of appendages.
Take a look at the thread authors sometimes, and the people who respond. 20 people produce 95% of Vendio Community postings. Over 10,000 people read. You do the math.
Historically, lurkers to forums such as the eBay Outlook have complained that they don't feel welcome to post a message because there is a clique in place that doesn't talk to new people.
Witness recent newcomer "DrDolittle" who felt what he said was a "chill".
Posting threads that are meant as personal messages to one person and one person only is another clique behavior. Just publish your public (yahoo or hotmail) free email address in your Vendio profile and anyone can contact you offline.
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OhMsLucy
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posted on August 10, 2004 01:43:47 PM
Hi Aint, Glassgrl and David,
I feel for the two of you in the storm's path... Hopefully it won't interfere with your eBay selling!
Is McJane in your area? Haven't seen her lately.
My grandchildren live in P-cola. A few years ago a hurricane was headed right for their street. Fortunately it veered about a mile off and missed them. Was a big mess, though.
Lucy
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myoldtoy
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posted on August 10, 2004 01:58:23 PM
..dont sweat it...escambia-srosa tooo good a place to get any more than wet...i lived g/breeze in late early 70's...was an apt complex, english cove, only area structure that suffered any real damage..all remained my apartment was casing for back door and wall..i wasnt there..was over on the island..
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you guys in pcola, got a hellavu great place to live-and play!
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just thought i'd say so...myopinionofcourse..
myoldtoy
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DrDolittle
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posted on August 10, 2004 02:10:20 PM
I am in the path of Bonnie too, and then there is good old Charley coming our way right behind her.. going to be an interesting week or so, here in the Gulf!
Doc
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CBlev65252
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posted on August 10, 2004 02:17:34 PM
In order to please a poster or two on this board, I wonder what effect this will have on eBay? There, it's now eBay related.
Cheryl
. . .if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist- I really believe he is Antichrist- I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend.. . - War and Peace, Tolstoy
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GeneralFunds
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posted on August 10, 2004 02:50:01 PM
My thoughts and prayers are with those of you in Bonnie's path. Here in CA we just have to worry about earthquakes.
I do not post often but have learned so much from all of you that I would not wish ill to anyone on these boards.
Perhaps if one's tone was a bit lighter, one might feel more welcome. Seems to me life is too short to be so mean-spirited and "superior" so much of the time.
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sparkz
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posted on August 10, 2004 04:23:11 PM
Cheryl..Actually, it could have a big effect on some Ebayers. There was a severe ice storm a few years back in the Tennesee area that left many people without power for several days. The sellers who had auctions ending around that time were unable to see which of their items sold, much less contact the winners until power came back up. A hurricane could cause the same type of problems, plus a few you don't know about. Such as someone waiting to snipe one of your auctions who loses power 5 minutes before your auction ends 
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
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glassgrl
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posted on August 10, 2004 04:30:58 PM
well shoot, everybody knows you can't sell on Ebay if you're in the middle of a hurricane!
I knew it wasn't Ebay related but I couldn't hold out any longer, which is why I titled the thread McJane. I haven't seen McJane post since 2 weeks ago when she said they were supposed to be demolishing her old house that week and I got worried about her. She hasn't answered my emails.
Sometimes by posting here I can shame her into replying
Bonnie isn't going to be anything but a little rain I 'spect.
Hey MyOldToy...did you ever see any of them flying saucers over there?
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myoldtoy
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posted on August 10, 2004 04:37:31 PM
funny you should mention that...on a clear saturday night from 3mile bridge after couple stiff jolts of vo..yyyyesh i think i did see it[them]..
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one thing i did see, and capture on film, was the three fisherman from atlanta who anchored their boat from the stern..guess what? it really did sink..
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also got some stirring photoes of a boeing 727 lurking in the waters of the bay one night..
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been here, been there...but stil miss that pcola beach sand...
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myoldtoy
[edited to add "boeing"
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OhMsLucy
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posted on August 10, 2004 04:56:49 PM
MyOldToy,
I stayed at the Pensacola Navy Lodge three or four times before my son retired from the Navy. That's where I saw the beach. He took his helicopter pilot training in P-cola after USNA.
Yes, that beach is definitely impressive! The sand is SO white. What surprised me was the drop-off of about three feet from the ground proper to the actual sand. Maybe the tide was out?
Anyway, I sure hope the beach stays as nice as it is and Bonnie and Charlie (they shoulda named him Clyde...) don't mess it up.
You know, this might sound kinda stupid but what happens if two hurricanes meet in the ocean and become one? Does that happen?? I'm earthquake-savvy (live in California) but don't know much about hurricanes.
Lucy
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bizzycrocheting
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posted on August 10, 2004 05:25:47 PM
Teacher -- Once again you are misinformed. Had you read the doc's full message, you would have learned that he tried to participate in the RT, but caught the gist of what really goes on down there. He was warmly welcomed up here in EO.
Diane
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tsunamii
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posted on August 10, 2004 05:29:35 PM
Lucy,
No, two hurricanes can't become one. You do have the fujiwara effect where they do a kind of rotation and then go their separate ways. That's only on fully developed, strong storms. A hurricane is able to absorb a depression though.
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OhMsLucy
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posted on August 10, 2004 05:34:00 PM
Thank you, Tsunamii, I appreciate the info.
As has been said so many times before, no matter the question, there's always someone here who knows the answer!
Lucy
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myoldtoy
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posted on August 10, 2004 05:42:14 PM
tsunamii is right Lucy.
several years ago, a class 3 stage hurricane, in the mid atlantic, absorbed several tropical despressions as it crossed the atlantic...about 200 miles from florida, it was creating the lowest barometric pressures on record, and was a class 5 when it hit miami...i want to say hugo, but i think it named something else... T may know...
myoldtoy
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tsunamii
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posted on August 10, 2004 06:29:48 PM
The lowest barometric pressure and strongest cane to ever hit the US was the 1935 one that slammed the keys. Estimated winds were 200mph+. Only 3 cat 5's have made landfall as a 5. That's the 1935 one, Andrew (which the NHC recently upgraded to a 5) and Camille. The deadliest was the 1900 Galveston one which was a cat 4.
I think the one you are thinking of is Floyd in 1999. It was a strong borderline 4/5 that skirted the majority of the east coast. It had the 3rd lowest barometric pressure of the last century only behind the 1935 hurricane and Camille.
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mgm209
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posted on August 10, 2004 07:04:43 PM
I feel for anyone in the path of weather like that! Only thing in Minnesota happening is COLD RAIN & TORNADOS-high temp today-57! <p>Hey teach, why the constant chip on your shoulder? Don`t your tirades belong on RT? I don`t post often, only when I feel I can be of some help, would never consider wanton slamming of any or all posters just because I`ve had a bad day. Just my observations.<p>eBay
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rarriffle
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posted on August 10, 2004 07:21:49 PM
i feel for all of you in the path of the storms. up here in ohio we only have to worry about tornados and tiny earthquakes every so often.
may god be with you and keep safe.
i think mcjane is still busy trying to get her house rebuilt isn't she? i sure miss her posts. she does drop in when she can though.
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OhMsLucy
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posted on August 10, 2004 07:29:53 PM
Tsunamii,
Floyd in 1999? Did it go landfall in the Florida panhandle?
Not important, just wondering if that's the one that was so close to my relatives... They had to evacuate to Jacksonville. A harrowing trip.
Lucy
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tsunamii
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posted on August 10, 2004 08:48:03 PM
Lucy,
Floyd skirted the east coast and devastated North Carolina with major flooding. The entire coast from Miami on up was affected, even New England.
I'm trying to think of one that hit Jacksonville. That area gets hit quite a bit by storms. There hasn't been a major one hit there in a long time. It doesn't even have to be a hurricane to cause major damage. We got hit by TS Allison a few years ago and some areas got 37" of rain.
Tsunamii
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sparkz
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posted on August 10, 2004 09:17:00 PM
Strange how hurricanes can slam the East coast all the way from the Keys to New England, and there has never been a Hurricane make land in California, Oregon or Washington. We've had a couple tropical storms that have eliminated the need to water the front yard for awhile, but never a hurricane. Guess we'll just have to settle on earthquakes if we ever want to make the front page.
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
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OhMsLucy
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posted on August 10, 2004 09:31:23 PM
El Nino is supposed to start up in the Pacific this year. I hope we get some good solid storms from it. California can always use rain.
Lucy
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mcjane
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posted on August 11, 2004 01:08:23 AM
Hi everyone, I've been here 3 or 4 times everyday, just haven't felt much like posting since my cat, Ziggy, died. I'm starting to feel better now & glassgrl always seems to have a way of getting me out of my depression by asking about me, bless her & all of you too, it's so nice to be missed.
glassgrl, I haven't received any email from you, wonder why.
Funny, I was wondering if you were in Bonnie's path, if you are....get out.
I wish I had of left the house when hurricane Isabel showed up last September 18th. I wanted to, but my husband said not to worry & I listened to him when I knew better. We are both lucky to be alive. With the hundred or so trees around our house one was bound to come down sometime & one sure did with a direct hit that as you know totally destroyed our house
Lucy, I live about 20 miles from Philadelphia, PA & 6 miles from Delaware.
Now, I have some long awaited news.
TOMORROW demolition starts, FINALLY. It's been a looooong 11 months living in this trailer & everyday looking up at our poor broken down house.
Here is one last look at what hurricane Isabel did to us & I can't wait to post some pictures of our new house. It won't be long now.
glassgrl, if you are in the storms path, please, please get to a safe place.
Our trailer taken from the front steps of our house.
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mcjane
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posted on August 11, 2004 01:11:36 AM
Sorry, I don't know why these pictures didn't show up.
What did I do wrong??
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AintRichYet
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posted on August 11, 2004 03:02:56 AM
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AintRichYet
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posted on August 11, 2004 03:05:52 AM
Omygosh mcjane ... i added the / to the ending [img]'s and your photos show now ... how totally awful for you! ... godspeed to you ...
it will at least be fun for you to see your new home going up ... when do you think it will be done, to move into?
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lattefor2
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posted on August 11, 2004 05:36:45 AM
Hi jane, I missed you also, keep yourself busy. Glassgirl Thanks for knowing the way to get her in here to say Hi. I am on the east coast of Florida and my prayers are with you west coasters. My husband told me early this morning that the second one looks to be heading our way.Jane keep your eyes peeled for an E from me after this storm business is over.
reenie
I don't get even....I get even better Jimmy Hoffa
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myoldtoy
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posted on August 11, 2004 06:03:45 AM
hey Bizze..gonna quote you...
"Teacher -- Once again you are misinformed. Had you read the doc's full message, you would have learned that he tried to participate in the RT, but caught the gist of what really goes on down there. He was warmly welcomed up here in EO."
ANNNNNNNNNNNNND, irateteacher wrote:
"No, the small group of people who only talk to each other "care" about each other. And it's such a small group that I could count them off on fingers and toes without running out of appendages>"
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Bizz, YOU ARE RIGHT about misinformation, and to help keep the records correct, including these two threads, there are 16 unique threads to this post..running out of appendages???? hmmmm.
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myoldtoy
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