kirk1701™ Posted September 23, 2005 Author Posted September 23, 2005 I heard there was another one behind Rita has anyone heard about this one or did it fizzle out?
jmet Posted September 23, 2005 Posted September 23, 2005 Right now in "Longview, TX", its calm with sunny skies. I got a feeling thats all about to change though.
l8nights Posted September 24, 2005 Posted September 24, 2005 (edited) dallas was bluessunny skies and hot damn hot but the weather man say's it' sabout to rain fo rthree day's straight go figure! 26 elderly dead in a bus that caught fire trying to escape from there nursing home on the beach. the very thing that has sustained their lives (oxygen tanks) caused their quick and painless death! every body was late for work to day they say they have opened up a camp site in the middle of interstate 45! and I worked o.t. trying to get emergency supplies to new orleans and now the TX coast! it's been a long day off to bed. Edited September 24, 2005 by l8nights
jmet Posted September 24, 2005 Posted September 24, 2005 God Bless you l8nights!!! Right now, its still calm outside.
kirk1701™ Posted September 24, 2005 Author Posted September 24, 2005 And a little tune for all those in Texas and Louisiana tonight May the force be with you. Five Feet High And Rising
Shamus_McFartfinger Posted September 24, 2005 Posted September 24, 2005 I filled up yesterday @ $2.48 a gallon. Cost me $51.00 . Is that all? That's cheap. US$2.48 = AUS$3.28 (http://www.xe.com/ucc/) 3.78 litres = 1 US gallon. $3.28 / 3.78 litres = 86.77 AUS cents per litre. We're paying $1.40 a litre here. So...... $1.40 x 3.78 litres = $5.292 AUS$5.292 = US$4.00575 per US gallon. You - US$2.48 per gallon. Me- US$4 per gallon. No wonder we drink.
cornholio7 Posted September 24, 2005 Posted September 24, 2005 1ltr. =$1.40 AUD = 6.56 dkk i pay 10.50 dkk per ltr.
Shamus_McFartfinger Posted September 24, 2005 Posted September 24, 2005 WOW!! That really sucks. No wonder you drink.
volvofl10 Posted September 24, 2005 Posted September 24, 2005 ?1 a litre = ?4.50 an imperial gallon = US $7.98 , AU$ 10.55 , Dkk49.51 and thank fook im not in Italy , cause if they still had Lire id be paying almost 13,000 a gallon iys about time some clever fook found how to make a car run on piss, after all theres plenty of that about and its free performance cars would have to run on alcoholics piss
cornholio7 Posted September 24, 2005 Posted September 24, 2005 (edited) ?1 = 11dkk 50 ?re dearer than us per ltr. Edited September 24, 2005 by cornholio7
blutach Posted September 24, 2005 Posted September 24, 2005 Here we are paying $1.50 / litre for Optimax. 10 cents less for regular unleaded. But I like the hi density hi RON petrol. Regards
l8nights Posted September 24, 2005 Posted September 24, 2005 (edited) seems it is right on top of you now jmet! god bless you! we have seen scarce rain and they are calling for tornadoes but so far it is just windy as hell I'm watching the idiots swerving on the highway and some of them probably haven't even tipped the rare breed yet! Edited September 24, 2005 by l8nights
jmet Posted September 25, 2005 Posted September 25, 2005 Well, it was bad I will admit. I got up Saturday morning and looked out the back door at the lake and saw it "white capping". We (We = Amber and I, and her daughter Gabby) then all loaded up taking only the necessities. I grabbed my dogs and put them in their kennel and put them in the back seat. Off we went, well so we thought any way. lol About 2 miles down the road a "FULL SIZE" tree was ripped completely out of the ground, roots and all laying across the middle of the road. So then I had to turn around and back track about 10 miles. I finally get into town (where amber lives) and my dogs were so scared and nervous, one of them had a massive diarrhea attack all of them selves. The worst part is we couldn't roll down the windows cause it was raining so bad and I had to drive about 20MPH all the way there cause the rain was coming down so bad. It stunk so bad, you cannot even fathom the smell. Well, we arrive at Ambers house and begin to unload everything. I had to stand out in the rain and wash their kennel out. There was shit all over the place. Plus they were both covered in shit. Then after I get there, we had to go back out in it as Amber's mom HAD TO HAVE her medication (it was a matter of life and death). So I drive to the local pharmacy and pick that up. On the way home, there were trees laying down every where. All of the traffic lights were out, so there was mass hysteria on the roads! I don't know what was worse, watching out for the other idiots driving or what the wind was blowing at you. I finally get back, then the power flickers on and off the rest of the day. I watched out the window as people backyard fences were uprooted and flying through the air. A tree fell and crushed Gabby's swing set (she was heartbroken). Finally at about 9:00 PM, it started to let up alittle, as it was just rainy. Woke up this morning, and it was like nothing had ever happened, aside from all the trees and limbs on the ground. Sunny and about 80 degrees outside. My mother told me they were without electricity all weekend, and it finally came back on here about 5:30AM this morning. All in all, a unforgettable experience to say the least! Good to be back, jmet
Grain Posted September 25, 2005 Posted September 25, 2005 Glad to have you back safe & sound JMet. Don't envy you cleaning up the dogs!
l8nights Posted September 25, 2005 Posted September 25, 2005 I must say that I had begun to worry as I have not seen any post from you glad to see everyone is safe stench and swingset aside! hope you had the nat.dis.ins god bless!!
kevdriver Posted September 25, 2005 Posted September 25, 2005 Welcome Jmet and Amber, was thinking about you guys. Heard Texas got hammered. Too bad you had such a SHITTY time on your drive Jmet.............. That really stinks............ . Seriously though, glad you guys all made it through safely.....
kirk1701™ Posted September 25, 2005 Author Posted September 25, 2005 Glad to hear you all are ok jmet LMAO on the stintch, I bet that smell smuthered in the truck overnight and with 80 degree temps its probably going to be there a while. Might had been better off had a tree fell on the truck and get a new one from insurance, but thats MHO
Mr_Fixer Posted September 25, 2005 Posted September 25, 2005 @jmet Now I'm hearing different stories going on around the net that it was you that got scared and shit your pants and tried to blame it on the dogs. All kidding to the side, glad to hear you made it through the storm safely.
jmet Posted September 25, 2005 Posted September 25, 2005 Thanks for the welcome back everyone! Fixer, damn you! I was hoping that story would not spread around.
lfcrule1972 Posted September 26, 2005 Posted September 26, 2005 Spread around like the contents of your shorts ?? Instant tan all over your ass !!
spinningwheel Posted September 26, 2005 Posted September 26, 2005 Funny parts to the survival tale, but I know how serious it all is and I also am glad that you and yours are ok.
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