hurricane ernesto

[polopony]

well here we go again ,spent the day installing shutters for customers in prep for the storm .Its 10:00 pm and the wind is howling and its raining cats and dogs just another lovely day in South Florida

[cornholio7]

hop e you fair well through it mate

[polopony]

it looks like it was a lot of hype its 2:30 am and its very calm at the moment it was downgraded to a tropical storm ,we'll see what thew morning brings

[lfcrule1972]

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WEATHER/08/30/ernesto/index.html

 

Looks like this one might be ok polo - do you get paid to take the shutters down again ?

[polopony]

yeah I do ,its still pissing outside but no wind everyone took the day off most stores are closed so its back to bed

[Shamus_McFartfinger]

its raining cats and dogs

Trivia time: Do you know where this phrase has its origin (its etymology)? Basically, it comes from the days of yor when people used to cover their roofs with thatch. During heavy rain the thatch would become greasy and slippery and the animals that were sleeping on the roof (cats, dogs, elephants) would slide through the thatching to land on the beds of the occupants. Hence: Raining cats and dogs.

 

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[lfcrule1972]

Never knew that......

[Shamus_McFartfinger]

You may be surprised to know that it was actually the peasants who came up with the idea of a 4-poster bed. It was made specifically to stop animals (and animal crap) from landing on those sleeping below.

[polopony]

all the hoopla is over, it rained part of the day then the sun broke out and it was fine.

 

the village of Knighton, in Powys reported raining fish which is not uncommon in areas of Britian. Great Yarmouth in Norfolk also reported raining fish in 2000. If it would only rain chips also