Fw: [Leica] Hurricanes and staying pat

[s.jessurun95 at chello.nl (animal)]

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> > > I would advise anyone living south of Natchitoches to possibly plan a
> > > visit with Sonny.  You really don't want to be within 200 miles of the
> > > coast when Ivan hits.  Two hundred kilometer winds and a ten to twenty
> > > foot storm swell mean destruction beyond belief.  Think of brick
> > > buildings blown down, trees going through buildings, the gravel from
the
> > > tops of skyscrapers becoming buckshot blowing out all the windows
which
> > > in turn become lethal missiles flowing through anything in their path.
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> > > People stayed when Camille hit the gulf coast, people died.  See this
> > > for some of what a truly powerful hurricane can do:
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http://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/homepages/roger_pielke/camille/gallery
> > > .html
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> > > So for all my friends near the gulf coast, please pick up what you can
> > > carry and get out of Dodge.  Humans think we are masters of
destruction,
> > > sit through a hurricane, tornado, or volcano and you will realize what
> > > is truly powerful.
> > >
> > > Don
> > > dorysrus@mindspring.com
> > >
> > I had a layover in Miami during Andrew.
> > One thing that amazed me the most was that the wind managed to blow the
> > small mosaic tiles out of the swimming pool.
> > be safe
> > simon jessurun
> > amsterdam
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