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Hurricane Ike
« on: September 11, 2008, 04:23:01 pm »
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Re: Hurricane Ike
« Reply #1 on: September 11, 2008, 11:53:54 pm »
Different headspaces man. Somebody says "Ike," I think "Eisenhower."
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Re: Hurricane Ike
« Reply #2 on: September 12, 2008, 12:12:29 am »
Quote from: lprkn on September 11, 2008, 11:53:54 pm
Different headspaces man. Somebody says "Ike," I think "Eisenhower."

Me too, but I fuck*ng love music.  Then again I was a history major who "specialized" in Cold War politics.
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Re: Hurricane Ike
« Reply #3 on: September 12, 2008, 12:13:57 am »
See, I thought of the little brother on South Park.

"Kick the hurricane!" "No, don' kick da hurcayn!"
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Re: Hurricane Ike
« Reply #4 on: September 12, 2008, 12:23:12 am »
I too keep picturing ike turner hurling towards Houston on a coke binge.
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Re: Hurricane Ike
« Reply #5 on: September 12, 2008, 06:09:55 am »
So are you really not evacuating, Paul?  What about about all that "certain death" jazz the Weather Service is sending out?  Remember to hold your camera above the water, whatever you do.
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Re: Hurricane Ike
« Reply #6 on: September 12, 2008, 06:18:56 am »
I'm sticking.  I live 60 miles from the coast for one thing.  The storm will have subsided considerably by the time it gets to me.  Still hurricane strength maybe, but weakening.  I'll try to keep dry.
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Re: Hurricane Ike
« Reply #7 on: September 12, 2008, 02:17:09 pm »
We'll get pics right?
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Re: Hurricane Ike
« Reply #8 on: September 13, 2008, 12:07:13 am »
So the gas is already up 20 cents, 50 cents, a dollar a gallon, before anything even happens? This is why gas will always be expensive, because we're morons who hear a man fart in the woods and start screaming "What'll it do to the gas? Fill it up now!"
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Re: Hurricane Ike
« Reply #9 on: September 13, 2008, 06:50:00 am »
Hurricanes suck.

I've mentioned this before, but they suck.

Don't be in a hurricane, people.  Riding it out is not a fun option.  I know Paul won't see this for about a week or so, but yeah.  If a hurricane is going to be in a place, make all efforts to not be in that place.  That place will be full of wind and rain for about 36 hours, and then it will not have power, and that's if you're lucky.

Stay dry, man.
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Re: Hurricane Ike
« Reply #10 on: September 13, 2008, 06:57:44 pm »
I lost power last night about 2:30 (along with most of Houston), but my friend Amy has power.  Clean living on her part.  I am at her house now surfing the web and eating an omlette.

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Re: Hurricane Ike
« Reply #11 on: September 13, 2008, 10:35:26 pm »
Quote from: pmcd9 on September 13, 2008, 06:57:44 pm
I lost power last night about 2:30 (along with most of Houston), but my friend Amy has power.  Clean living on her part.  I am at her house now surfing the web and eating an omlette.



Wow, it sounds like the only way this could've worked out better for you was if you were eating Amy.
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Re: Hurricane Ike
« Reply #12 on: September 13, 2008, 11:44:36 pm »
The Hurricane gave me a chance to watch people go ape shit. Sheetz was the last gas station in town to update their gas prices, so there was a line down the street to get gas at 3.60 before it went to 4.09 this morning. I guess people learned their lesson after gas shot to near $5 after Katrina.
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Re: Hurricane Ike
« Reply #13 on: September 13, 2008, 11:49:11 pm »
Yesterday I heard that wholesale prices were up to $4.85. When I drove to the farmers' market this morning I passed my regular Hess and it was still at $3.55 but on my way home, less than an hour later it was up a dime.

What's funny to me is that the stations that are normally huge rip-offs are going to have a brief period where they're actually reasonable. Like there's an Exxon by me that was charging like $3.69 last week, way over everybody else nearby, but I'm sure by now $3.69 is a bargain.
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Re: Hurricane Ike
« Reply #14 on: September 14, 2008, 12:49:44 am »
Paul, I'm glad you are OK.

I was on the phone with my mom and she said Texas was getting hit pretty bad, and all I thought was "Paul!"
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