You guys ok over there? I see Hurricake Katrina did some damage and wish to make certain you're all ok..

I hope this fucker comes my way. A) I wanna see Mobile Hiroshimized. B ) I need a fucking vacation. My job is beginning to drive me insane.

Looked like it was coming down pretty good in JAX lasst night for the football game. Go Birdz.

Of course right after I say I hate my job, I get a message from a massive heavy proclaiming he is sending down "Lawyer, Guns and Money" to help us get this bugger won. So, I guess the Hiroshimization can wait?

Oh, and I did hear like 5 people died in S. Fl. because of this damn storm, so hopefully all the Obnertricians down there are OK>

That's awful. I hope they're all doing OK.




Oh why, oh why, can't a hurricane like this hit Louisiana?

s'all good down here. had some raging weather here in WPB, but most of the storm hit south.

i lost my fucking internet connection though. but a bottle of vodka and The Motorcycle Diaries made up for it.

Nearly back to normal here. It was pretty strong last night. Luckily, wife and child are out of town until later this week. We lost our fence., but happily our power came on this afternoon. Hosting some family tonight so they can get some cool A/C.

cheers - I hope this bugger fizzles out before catching another coast.

good to hear you're safe man, and good to hear you've got the AC kickin' again;)

Good to hear that all are well from the latest passage of nature.

So when do Floridians become uninsurable due to the changing weather patterns that are increasingly pummeling their homes and workplaces?

Glad to hear all's ok with you guys down there.

Lost power at 4:30 p.m Thursday and it just came on this morning. Wow , never had to go to sleep sweating before. What a nightmare the past few days were. Tuna and water for breakfast , potato chips and a smores bar for lunch , no TV , no radio , nothing. Lost some shingles to the roof , a lot of big tree limbs and the fence to my backyard.

About 2 and a half hours without power , I got cabin fever ( I was alone ) , and thought it would be a good idea to walk a few blocks to a friend's house during the height of the storm. I figured if them damn reporters are always out in this it would be no problem for me. Well , halfway on my journey I realized I might have made a mistake. Too late to turn back , I continued forward making it safely but , it wasn't as fun as I thought it would be. I weigh about 215 and was getting pushed around like a piece of paper , struggling with my footing. Tree limbs and power lines dangling above me. I later learned that a guy got killed less than a mile away by a tree limb. 7 deaths total and 1.4 million without power.

Oh , and she's still going and getting stronger. Could be a Category 4 when she slams into the Panhandle later in the week. Be careful , this girl doesn't play.

Cube, what's your location? I don't see many buildings in the background, but that street looks just like S. Miami Ave. or Brickell near downtown Miami.

glad to know all is ok. So much for a little T.S.

whoa Cube, glad to hear you're ok as well man.

that pic looks like Ft. Lauderdale to me.

Yeah, I later realized it was a Sun Sentinel shot,;still looks like those 2 ave's in Miami though, just needs more conctrete in the background.

I'm in Ft. Lauderdale.

Both those pics are from Brickell Ave. in Downtown Miami.



Here's some from Ft. Lauderdale :











This guy should not have went to 7-11.

As a matter of fact, as of a couple of hours ago, they were projecting the path right for us (mouth of the Mississippi). Thanks for the good wishes, OPA!. You know, I'm the only one who lives here.

I thought there was another Louisianiananananan (what the heck are you people out there?) onboard these days. You're up in northern LA, aren't ya, Mike? Either way, stay safe, man!

No, I'm just north of Lake Ponchartrain, about an hour north of New Orleans. Looks like me and oldbulee are in for a rough ride. Glad the whole Florida crew is ok. They're projecting a path directly over New Orleans at this time with winds at landfall predicted to be about 150 mph. We're kinda used to this stuff around here, but it still puts you a bit on edge. Just about anything can happen. Thanks for thinking of everyone, Tania.

I'm just north of that small body of water right above the purple spot labeled "Mon". Oldbulee is just to the southwest of it.

joke or not, this is fucking ridiculous.

glad everyone in the SE is safe and hope it stays that way!

hey Stop Breathin', buckle down man, and hope you come out alright. that shit is no joke.

that's a fuckin' funny ...Salud...I am downloadin' some wine big time

No joke we were caught relatively unprepared as a cat 1, and that's enough to see out the window and imagine another 50mph tacked onto that shit.

Yeah man , start boarding up now. I've been through 5 Hurricanes , I believe all but one , were Category 1 storms. This Katrina biaaatch was the most powerful one I've experienced. If she gets to a Cat 3 or 4 , man .......that's trouble.

Good luck.

Stop Breathin : Get the fuck out man !!


Residents in Louisiana told to pack up and get out as Katrina heads for coast

By Mary Foster
The Associated Press
Posted August 27 2005, 7:12 PM EDT


NEW ORLEANS -- Highways were so jammed that it looked like the worst rush hour ever. Lines at gas stations spilled onto nearby streets and stretched for blocks. Hotels 150 miles inland were booked up. Stores shut down so workers could go home and board up houses. Hurricane Katrina was on its way.

``Ladies and gentlemen, this is not a test. This is the real deal,'' New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin warned the city. ``Board up your homes, make sure you have enough medicine, make sure the car has enough gas. Do all things you normally do for a hurricane but treat this one differently because it is pointed towards New Orleans.''

Katrina was expected to strengthen to Category 4 monster with winds of at least 131 mph before hitting the Gulf Coast early Monday. A hurricane watch extended from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle, but forecasters are predicting that it will come ashore in the New Orleans area.

``At this juncture, all we can do is pray it doesn't come this way and tear us up,'' said Jeannette Ruboyianes, owner of the Day Dream Inn at Grand Isle, Louisiana's only inhabited barrier island.

The storm formed in the Bahamas and ripped across South Florida on Thursday, causing seven deaths, before moving into the Gulf of Mexico. It was expected to grow in strength over the gulf because surface water temperatures were as high as 90 degrees -- high-octane fuel for hurricanes.

Katrina could be devastating to New Orleans because the city sits below sea level and is dependent on levees and pumps to keep the water out. A direct hit could submerge the city in several feet of water.

Making matters worse, at least 100,000 people in the city lack the transportation to get out of town. Nagin said the Superdome might be used as a shelter of last resort for people who have no cars, with city bus pick-up points around New Orleans.

``I know they're saying `Get out of town,' but I don't have any way to get out,'' said Hattie Johns, 74. ``If you don't have no money, you can't go.''

Owners of gas stations in and around New Orleans were forced to direct traffic as lines to the pumps stretched down surrounding streets. Gas stations were running low on gas by midafternoon Saturday.

``I was in line at the bank for an hour and have been waiting for gas for 30 minutes,'' said John Sullivan. ``If it's anything like they say its going to be, we don't want to be anywhere close to the city.''

Louisiana and Mississippi made all lanes northbound on interstate highways. Mississippi declared a state of emergency and Alabama offered assistance to its neighbors. Some motels as far inland as Jackson, Miss., 150 miles north of New Orleans, were already booked up.

By 5 p.m. EDT Saturday, the eye of the hurricane was about 380 miles southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River and about 240 miles west of Key West, Fla. It was moving west at nearly 7 mph, the hurricane center said.

``We know that we're going to take the brunt of it,'' Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco said. ``It does not bode well for southeastern Louisiana.''

Some tourists heeded the warnings and moved up their departures, and lines of tourists waited for cabs on New Orleans' famed Bourbon Street.

``The problem is getting a taxi to the airport. There aren't any,'' said Brian Katz, a salesman from New York.

Others tried leaving but couldn't get a flight.

``We tried to move it up, but they told us they were all booked up,'' said Terry Evans of Cleveland, whose flight was supposed to leave Monday morning. ``We may end up sleeping at the airport.''

New Orleans' worst hurricane disaster happened 40 years ago, when Hurricane Betsy blasted the Gulf Coast. Flood waters approached 20 feet in some areas, fishing villages were flattened, and the storm surge left almost half of New Orleans under water and 60,000 residents homeless. Seventy-four people died in Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida.

Katrina was a Category 1 storm with 80 mph wind when it hit South Florida on Thursday, and rainfall was estimated at up to 20 inches. Risk modeling companies have said early estimates of insured damage range from $600 million to $2 billion.

South Florida utility crews were still working Saturday to restore power to 733,000 customers, down from more than 1 million. Residents plowed through flooded streets without traffic lights and waited in lines that stretched for miles to reach centers distributing free water and ice for those without electricity.

Florida has been hit by six hurricanes since last August.

Katrina is the 11th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, which began June 1. That's seven more than typically have formed by now in the Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, the hurricane center said. The season ends Nov. 30.