The good news is, they're getting pretty damn good at storm forecasting...
The bad news is, they're getting pretty damn good
at storm forecasting...
Confidence is increasing that a tropical storm developing in the Caribbean will intensify into a hurricane by Monday and strike Florida around Wednesday.
The National Hurricane Center declared that the tropical depression that formed Friday morning had intensified into a tropical storm by Friday night, earning the name Ian. Meteorologists are expecting it to quickly intensify late this weekend before striking Cuba late Monday into Tuesday and then barreling north - probably toward the west coast of Florida.
The one good thing about living where I do is that it's dead nuts in the middle of the state, so no matter what direction a storm comes from, it's always diminished by landfall before it gets to us. Don't kid yourself, though - a Cat 5 when it hits the shore will still be a Cat 3 when it gets to me.
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This was my truck on one of the three or four 95-run trips I made down to Florida before we moved here for good. What I was doing was working on the house so it'd be done when we got here, and I was shipping all my tools and shit first.
That cocktail parrot may have lost his white string skirt, but he's still rockin' my front yard six years later...
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Is there any other animal (or other civilization anywhere in the Universe for that matter) who spend as much time, energy, effort and resources devising ways to obliterate itself? Ever asked yourself why we'd do something like this?
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28-year-old Jenny Joseph modeling for the Columbia Pictures logo.
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Do you know that a battle was fought during WWII, right here on American soil? Well, actually it wasn't quite America as such as the time, but fuck the nuances. The Battle of the Aleutian Islands was actually a very important victory for us early on in the war. There's a great article well worth reading about it here:
42-year-old slugger hits pair of homers in last night's game to join Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth in very elite group. Think about that - he's 42 and can still hit the fuckin' shit outta the ball. Well played, Big Al. Well played, indeed...
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This is a crime that's being committed every day, all over the world. A Florida man trying to beat the high price of diesel is now trying to beat the rap, as authorities accuse him of stealing more than $40,000 worth of fuel from a convenience store gas pump.
Mascotte police arrested and charged Jean M. Yanez Zaldivar, 42, with obtaining fuel by fraud, unlawful conveyance of fuel, criminal mischief, unauthorized access to electronic equipment, scheme to defraud, and larceny. Managers at Circle K believe 8,000 gallons were stolen over six visits to the store, which is in the 400 block of Myers Boulevard.
When you hear the details of this, you have to think to yourself how incredibly stupid are these people at Circle K that they'd have a business system in place that can allow shit like this to happen?
Well, the reality is, the only place in this country where you'll still see gas attendants at the pumps is in New Jersey, where you are not allowed to pump your own gas. Think about it - there actually is an upside to that stupidity in the Garden State.
Here's an interesting editorial article on that very subject:
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The Atlantic City Council adopted an ordinance by a 7-2 vote Wednesday to ban the city's five gas stations from fueling up ATVs and dirt bikes that pull up to the pumps in an attempt to keep them off city streets. The exception to the law are ATVs and dirt bikes secured to a trailer or truck. The ordinance took effect immediately.
The vote came after Department Acting Chief James Sarkos explained the need for the ordinance. "The whole idea is we just don’t want these motorcycles and ATVs coming to Atlantic City. We’re trying to make it as uncomfortable as possible for them to come to Atlantic City. They can't gas the vehicles up,” Atlantic City Police Department Acting Chief James Sarkos told the Council.
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She had never modeled beforehand and never modeled after this.
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President Biden shocked viewers of his Friday speech to teachers when he recognized an audience member and told the crowd, “She was 12, I was 30.”
Biden lit up social media with the confounding and seemingly inappropriate aside. He did not say what he did when he was 30 and the woman was a preteen.
“You gotta say hi to me,” Biden said mid-speech at the National Education Association headquarters in DC. “We go back a long way. She was 12, I was 30. But anyway, this woman helped me get an awful lot done.”
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https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-the-aleutian-islands
This guy cracks me up. He's scary as fuck, but he does keep us non-Californians amused...
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The world works in mysterious ways sometimes...
Newark Liberty International Airport will no longer be considered a New York City destination beginning next month — which may lead to passengers having to pay a penalty if they want to transfer to the Big Apple hubs.
The International Air Transport Association, the trade association made up of the world’s airlines, will remove the “NYC” city code from Newark Liberty beginning on Oct. 3.
Until now, Newark was grouped together with John F. Kennedy International Airport and LaGuardia as belonging to the “NYC” cluster of airports. Now the New Jersey airport will solely be referred to by the “EWR” code. Once the change goes into effect, fliers who wish to alter their destination between the New York airports and Newark may have to pay a penalty - which can cost hundreds of dollars depending on the airline.
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If you've been thinking of getting something from
my wife's Jewelry Collection, do it today.
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In most of Oregon you're not allowed to pump your own gas.
ReplyDeleteI’d like to know how that guy stole all that diesel. 6 trips of over 1300 gallons per trip. That’s nearly 6 tons of fuel per load. Nobody noticed he pulled up in a tanker truck? Not to mention that all the self service stations around here are pay first then pump.
ReplyDeleteAlbert's the man!
ReplyDelete"Well, the reality is, the only place in this country where you'll still see gas attendants at the pumps is in New Jersey, where you are not allowed to pump your own gas."
ReplyDeleteLast time I was "home" (~ 50 miles east of Portland), I wasn't able (by law) to pump my own gas, only "certified" attendants can handle the hose in Orygoon.
Went through Albany,OR. last week and had to put up with some scab face meth head putting Diesel in my new truck. Watched him like a hawk.
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