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JDPriestly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-21-05 05:57 PM
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Is Rita Headed for Crawford?
If it is, what will Pat Robertson say? Could God have a reason to punish Houston, Crawford, Galveston, etc.?
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Horse with no Name Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-21-05 05:58 PM
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1. No.
The areas East of the Dallas area look to be the most affected.
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crispini Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-21-05 05:58 PM
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2. Congrats! This is the 42nd thread on this today!
Crawford is nowhere near Houston.
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Horse with no Name Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-21-05 06:00 PM
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3. But sure makes interesting fodder
:silly:
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tammywammy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-21-05 06:01 PM
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6. My thoughts exactly
:P
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skooooo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-21-05 06:02 PM
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7. It's close enough to get hit by a pretty big storm!


I wouldn't completely write off the possilibity that Crawford will see some mighty big winds (besides the ones it usually sees).
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WolverineDG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-21-05 06:46 PM
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10. Dear Skinner
Please come up with a "Beating a dead horse" smilie asap. Thanks.

To Crispi: :banghead:

dg
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crispini Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-21-05 07:14 PM
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11. Here ya go, Wolvie!
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WolverineDG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-21-05 08:11 PM
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16. Thanks!
Edited on Wed Sep-21-05 08:11 PM by WolverineDG
Knew I could count on you, Crispy. I just wish the mods would step in & start locking these stupid threads.

dg
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donheld Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-21-05 08:41 PM
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20. Beating a dead horse.
Makes me think, W is afraid of horse. I'll bet he'd be good a beating dead horses. He's too afraid to go near a live one. :eyes:
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Lex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-21-05 06:00 PM
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4. Who cares? Think of every one of our fellow citizens Rita will affect
adversely. Many of whom will lose their lives and/or property.

I don't give a sh*t about stupid Bush or Crawford right now!
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yella_dawg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-21-05 06:01 PM
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5. Last time I checked the NOAA Rita page
it was headed straight for Crawford, and will still be a tropical storm at that point.

Which I find damned hard to believe.

Can hurricanes hop over hundreds of miles of dry land to whump down on a pinpoint target?

Can we wish and hope?
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Liberty Belle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-21-05 06:35 PM
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9. No, but they sometimes spawn tornados, which can.
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-21-05 06:06 PM
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8. Perhaps a lesson in geography is in order.
Ahem.

CRAWFORD IS WEST OF WACO, HENCE HUNDREDS OF MILES FROM THE COAST.

Here endeth the lesson.
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crispini Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-21-05 07:14 PM
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12. LOL!
:thumbsup:
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JDPriestly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-21-05 07:31 PM
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13. Can't you guys take jokes? Where's your humor?
Also, one of the problems with DU is that you can't see what topics have been already covered by looking at the first page. I don't DU all day long, so I don't know what topics have been posted unless there is an obvious post on the first page. Is there something to be done about that? I'm not computer savvy enough to know.
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-21-05 07:36 PM
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14. My apologies for snapping.
I've just seen the whole "Rita-Crawford" thing one time too many.
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rstlne Donating Member (65 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-21-05 07:44 PM
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15. Just for fun...
Let's do an overlay!
http://imageshack.us>

Looks like it'll have >73mph sustained winds when it passes Austin on Saturday.
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WolverineDG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-21-05 08:15 PM
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17. My humor
is on hold at the moment, thanks kindly. My brother is in the Houston area & because of the nature of his job, will not be evacuating. I have many friends, some of them DUers, who are either battening down the hatches or on the lam as I type.

Stop blaming the victims of the punchline of your sick "joke" for getting out of sorts about it. WE'RE the ones who have to deal with Rita & the consequences first hand while you get to sit back & yuck it up about making a "funny" over Rita hitting the pig farm.

dg
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rstlne Donating Member (65 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-21-05 08:34 PM
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18. Sorry if my graphic upset you
I understand how dangerous this storm is becoming and was certainly not trying to be funny.

I was attempting to point out to the the "Geography teachers" here that Rita is projected to maintain hurricane force winds far inland and long after she makes landfall.

Hope your brother and friends all remain safe.
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WolverineDG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-21-05 08:39 PM
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19. it's not the graphic that upsets me
it's the constant "ha ha, let's hope rita slams texas but good" posts that are wearing me down.

but thanks for the good thoughts about my brother & friends.

dg
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NMDemDist2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-21-05 08:52 PM
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22. check the Greatest Page, that will have the hot topics on it usually
and the Latest breaking news is good too
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crispini Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-21-05 08:53 PM
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23. If we weren't on L1,
"search" comes in handy.

I think the Texas DU'ers are just a little put-out right now. :hug:
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Cleita Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-21-05 08:45 PM
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21. You know, not to get your hopes up, but the part of
Texas I lived in north of San Antonio, was sitting over an aquifer. This was a maze of limestone caves and many of them were under water. Those that were damp could become flooded under a bad storm resulting in any rivers, creeks or lakes becoming overflowing because those water works emptied into the caverns. Now I don't know if the phoney ranch is sitting on top of that kind of topography, but if it is a really good storm could flood it and make it pretty unlivable for a period of time.
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Texasgal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-21-05 09:03 PM
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24. More AD Nauseum
Good God... LIBERALS, lay the fuck off.
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