Running Hurricane Ike thread

It may have already been discussed, but did anybody else see this kinetic energy stuff on Dr. Jeff Masters' blog yesterday. Really interesting way to measure hurricane intensity.

http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=1081&tstamp=200809

 

If Lafitte's treasure washes into your back yard, I'm finding you. I think since I'm related to him it's rightfully mine.

 

Here's a lovely lady on TV saying she's not evacuating. "I'm putting it in God's hands," she says.

My advice to you, miss: When you get up on the roof, take your rosary beads with you.

 

This is awesome.

A reporterbabe on KHOU is on the streets of Houston interviewing a "homeless" man about what he'll do when the weather gets bad.

"Where will you go when the wind and the rain starts?"

"I'll probably just go home."

Silence...

 

http://blogs.chron.com/sciguy/archives/hurricanes/ike/

Read the chat transcript. Hilarity ensues.

 

Wow, it will be a Cat 2 all the way north of Houston before finally weakening.

This is one mean motherfucker.

 

When the storm hits Arkansas on Sunday, it is supposed to be between a tropical depression and Cat 1.
That is just insane.

 

Fox News just interviewed a bartender at the "Poop Bar" along Galveston Beach. About 25-30 drunks are behind her, on their cell phones getting a call from someone telling them "Hey, I'm watching your ass on national TV" and so they're waving at the camera and pointing at the cell phone as to tell their buddy, "I'm here and I'm talking to you. This is a wow moment."

Someone should record this session and show it at their funerals next week.

 

My favorite question so far:
"What side of my house should I park my car in west Houston?"

 

was just watching a helicopter rescue a man, woman and their dog and couldn't help but think, "good, they saved the dog." the man and woman on the other hand, "eh, morons."

 

Some people are just dumb shits.

 

ok, to be fair, they wanted to know which side of the parking garage to park on. :