Has anyone heard from Albert?. There was a message sent over the news that
Albert's house won't stand the winds and they are leaving.Gees, this is a
big one on it's way in to Houston. Queues out of the city 11 miles long. I
hope they make it.

Edith.

"The Traveller"  wrote in message
news:ytqdndswdOh-M6_e4p2dnA@telenor.com...

> Has anyone heard from Albert?. There was a message sent over the news that
> Albert's house won't stand the winds and they are leaving.Gees, this is a
> big one on it's way in to Houston. Queues out of the city 11 miles long. I
> hope they make it.
>
> Edith.
>
>


It looks as though Allah has been busy again !


Smolley

> Has anyone heard from Albert?. There was a message sent
> over the news that Albert's house won't stand the winds and
> they are leaving.Gees, this is a big one on it's way in to
> Houston. Queues out of the city 11 miles long. I hope they
> make it. 
> 
> Edith.


I thought Al was away at the moment anyway. So he obviously had 
a very accurate premonition and bugged out early.

Lovely Rita, Hurricane
Nothing can stand before her
When it gets dark she blows your house away

Next.

Johnny-lyrical-regards

<Johnny@ominous.portent> wrote in message
news:4332d417$0$20386$9a6e19ea@unlimited.newshosting.com...

> > Has anyone heard from Albert?. There was a message sent
> > over the news that Albert's house won't stand the winds and
> > they are leaving.Gees, this is a big one on it's way in to
> > Houston. Queues out of the city 11 miles long. I hope they
> > make it.
> >
> > Edith.
>
> I thought Al was away at the moment anyway. So he obviously had
> a very accurate premonition and bugged out early.
>
> Lovely Rita, Hurricane
> Nothing can stand before her
> When it gets dark she blows your house away
>
> Next.
>
> Johnny-lyrical-regards


It's the strongest ever, I believe.

Edith.

>> Lovely Rita, Hurricane
>> Nothing can stand before her
>> When it gets dark she blows your house away
>>
>> Next.
> 
> It's the strongest ever, I believe.
> 
> Edith.


That's a terrible lyric.

Johnny-disappointed

<Johnny@ominous.portent> wrote in message
news:4332e5d3$0$16276$9a6e19ea@unlimited.newshosting.com...

> >> Lovely Rita, Hurricane
> >> Nothing can stand before her
> >> When it gets dark she blows your house away
> >>
> >> Next.
> >
> > It's the strongest ever, I believe.
> >
> > Edith.
>
> That's a terrible lyric.
>
> Johnny-disappointed


She's as strong as ever
She'll twirl you 'round
And if you don't leave now
You'll be swept to the sky
You'll be rubble on ground
And then-YOU'LL DIE.

sorry.
Edith.

On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 18:37:45 +0200, "The Traveller" 
wrote:


>
><Johnny@ominous.portent> wrote in message
>news:4332d417$0$20386$9a6e19ea@unlimited.newshosting.com...
>> > Has anyone heard from Albert?. There was a message sent
>> > over the news that Albert's house won't stand the winds and
>> > they are leaving.Gees, this is a big one on it's way in to
>> > Houston. Queues out of the city 11 miles long. I hope they
>> > make it.
>> >
>> > Edith.
>>
>> I thought Al was away at the moment anyway. So he obviously had
>> a very accurate premonition and bugged out early.
>>
>> Lovely Rita, Hurricane
>> Nothing can stand before her
>> When it gets dark she blows your house away
>>
>> Next.
>>
>> Johnny-lyrical-regards
>
>It's the strongest ever, I believe.
>
>Edith.
>


 I hope the religious right in the US now see what comes of backing the
Chimp: divine retribution.

Mind you I am sure the religious right in the US don't mind if a few blacks
get blown away.
J. (Who thought our spot was a bit windy, but realise it is an oasis of
calm compared to what those poor folks are going through)

> She's as strong as ever
> She'll twirl you 'round
> And if you don't leave now
> You'll be swept to the sky
> You'll be rubble on ground
> And then-YOU'LL DIE.
> 
> sorry.
> Edith.


You should be sorry. You're a published musician and you clearly 
don't even know the tune.

Johnny-wishing-he-had-Lynn's-knack-at-sounding-contemptuous

<Johnny@ominous.portent> wrote in message
news:4332fe4d$0$15428$9a6e19ea@unlimited.newshosting.com...

> > She's as strong as ever
> > She'll twirl you 'round
> > And if you don't leave now
> > You'll be swept to the sky
> > You'll be rubble on ground
> > And then-YOU'LL DIE.
> >
> > sorry.
> > Edith.
>
> You should be sorry. You're a published musician and you clearly
> don't even know the tune.
>
> Johnny-wishing-he-had-Lynn's-knack-at-sounding-contemptuous


Which tune is it then, Mr. Know all_

Edith wishes Lynne was here to put you in your place. :P

Go with God my friend....go with God...
through the hazardous pilgrimage of life.
Good and ill emanate from God.
We are all being tested my friend, all of us.
So take heart, you are not alone.

> Which tune is it then, Mr. Know all_
> 
> Edith wishes Lynne was here to put you in your place. :P


It's an obscure little tune from a band you may not have heard 
of - The Beatles. From their Sgt Pepper's album. Title: Lovely 
Rita.

Johnny-Lynn-would-be-shocked-you-didn't-know-this

<Johnny@ominous.portent> wrote in message
news:4333f493$0$16231$9a6e19ea@unlimited.newshosting.com...

> > Which tune is it then, Mr. Know all_
> >
> > Edith wishes Lynne was here to put you in your place. :P
>
> It's an obscure little tune from a band you may not have heard
> of - The Beatles. From their Sgt Pepper's album. Title: Lovely
> Rita.
>
> Johnny-Lynn-would-be-shocked-you-didn't-know-this


I didn't know that song. You must remember to take into consideration that I
moved to the land of the elves just as The Beatles hit the spot light. The
elves had not heard of them- year Christmas 1961- Excuse me.

Roll on Jimmie Hendrix.

> I didn't know that song. You must remember to take into
> consideration that I moved to the land of the elves just as
> The Beatles hit the spot light. The elves had not heard of
> them- year Christmas 1961- Excuse me. 
> 
> Roll on Jimmie Hendrix.


I don't buy it. Monks in Tibet have that album.

Johnny-not-buying-it

On Friday 23 September 2005 15:08 Johnny@ominous.portent wrote:


>> I didn't know that song. You must remember to take into
>> consideration that I moved to the land of the elves just as
>> The Beatles hit the spot light. The elves had not heard of
>> them- year Christmas 1961- Excuse me.
>> 
>> Roll on Jimmie Hendrix.
> 
> I don't buy it. Monks in Tibet have that album.
> 
> Johnny-not-buying-it


Norway is where people enjoy themselves by self deprivation. Take quiet
peaceful holidays in snow holes, walk miles on skis just to be able to walk
back again and that kind of thing. Or so I've heard.

Mind you I don't recall being much interested in the Beatles either. Were
they the gang with odd little suits?

Edgar with Norse Viking roots??

P.S. What is Jimmie Hendrix?

> Norway is where people enjoy themselves by self
> deprivation. Take quiet peaceful holidays in snow holes,
> walk miles on skis just to be able to walk back again and
> that kind of thing. Or so I've heard. 
> 
> Mind you I don't recall being much interested in the
> Beatles either. Were they the gang with odd little suits?
> 
> Edgar with Norse Viking roots??
> 
> P.S. What is Jimmie Hendrix? 


That's a flattering description of your Norwegian neighbours, I 
must say. I have a friend in Norway (other than our Edith). He 
sends me photos of their holidays. You are right. They do look 
quiet and peaceful. Usually the photos are of them in some cove 
or fjord in their boat or on shore. Many of the women-folk are 
naked sunning themselves. I took that to mean they were very 
cosmopolitan. Perhaps I should realign my thinking and consider 
them isolated and uninformed about bathing suits?

Johnny-reconsidering

PS Jimmy Hendrix restored the popularity of traditional southern 
blues music to the American masses having learned it in England! 
Albeit with a wicked rock guitar.

On Friday 23 September 2005 16:20 Johnny@ominous.portent wrote:


>> Norway is where people enjoy themselves by self
>> deprivation. Take quiet peaceful holidays in snow holes,
>> walk miles on skis just to be able to walk back again and
>> that kind of thing. Or so I've heard.
>> 
>> Mind you I don't recall being much interested in the
>> Beatles either. Were they the gang with odd little suits?
>> 
>> Edgar with Norse Viking roots??
>> 
>> P.S. What is Jimmie Hendrix?
> 
> That's a flattering description of your Norwegian neighbours, I
> must say. I have a friend in Norway (other than our Edith). He
> sends me photos of their holidays. You are right. They do look
> quiet and peaceful. Usually the photos are of them in some cove
> or fjord in their boat or on shore. Many of the women-folk are
> naked sunning themselves. I took that to mean they were very
> cosmopolitan. Perhaps I should realign my thinking and consider
> them isolated and uninformed about bathing suits?
> 
> Johnny-reconsidering
> 
> PS Jimmy Hendrix restored the popularity of traditional southern
> blues music to the American masses having learned it in England!
> Albeit with a wicked rock guitar.


Naked? In the sun? Must be Swedes. Norwegians would do that in December.

Rock guitar? Must be heavy. Like the musical stones in Keswick Museum?

Edgar

"Edgar Iredale" <edgar@iredale-we.invalid> wrote in message
news:dh13ad$jrp$1@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk...

> On Friday 23 September 2005 15:08 Johnny@ominous.portent wrote:
>
> >> I didn't know that song. You must remember to take into
> >> consideration that I moved to the land of the elves just as
> >> The Beatles hit the spot light. The elves had not heard of
> >> them- year Christmas 1961- Excuse me.
> >>
> >> Roll on Jimmie Hendrix.
> >
> > I don't buy it. Monks in Tibet have that album.
> >
> > Johnny-not-buying-it
>
> Norway is where people enjoy themselves by self deprivation.


That's the blu88y truth if ever I heard it.

Take quiet

> peaceful holidays in snow holes, walk miles on skis just to be able to
walk
> back again and that kind of thing. Or so I've heard.


Sleep in tents with the kids for weeks on end, with the dog and the hamster,
during the SHORT summers. Wesh claths in buckets-remind me of it, doh! I am
so glad I'm divorced and have met someone not from here.It's a miracle.

>
> Mind you I don't recall being much interested in the Beatles either. Were
> they the gang with odd little suits?


Yes, and odd little hairs. :))))

>
> Edgar with Norse Viking roots??


Eh.? What? Well ye knas where ye can ga marra and ye knas what ye can dya
wid yeViking spout.

>
> P.S. What is Jimmie Hendrix?


Jimmie was a guitar player of enorm fantasy and technic who started an whole
new faze. I think he died in his own vomit ?

Edith.

"Edgar Iredale" <edgar@iredale-we.invalid> wrote in message
news:dh19bt$4ec$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk...

> On Friday 23 September 2005 16:20 Johnny@ominous.portent wrote:
>
> >> Norway is where people enjoy themselves by self
> >> deprivation. Take quiet peaceful holidays in snow holes,
> >> walk miles on skis just to be able to walk back again and
> >> that kind of thing. Or so I've heard.
> >>
> >> Mind you I don't recall being much interested in the
> >> Beatles either. Were they the gang with odd little suits?
> >>
> >> Edgar with Norse Viking roots??
> >>
> >> P.S. What is Jimmie Hendrix?
> >
> > That's a flattering description of your Norwegian neighbours, I
> > must say. I have a friend in Norway (other than our Edith). He
> > sends me photos of their holidays. You are right. They do look
> > quiet and peaceful. Usually the photos are of them in some cove
> > or fjord in their boat or on shore. Many of the women-folk are
> > naked sunning themselves. I took that to mean they were very
> > cosmopolitan. Perhaps I should realign my thinking and consider
> > them isolated and uninformed about bathing suits?
> >
> > Johnny-reconsidering
> >
> > PS Jimmy Hendrix restored the popularity of traditional southern
> > blues music to the American masses having learned it in England!
> > Albeit with a wicked rock guitar.
>
> Naked? In the sun? Must be Swedes. Norwegians would do that in December.
>
> Rock guitar? Must be heavy. Like the musical stones in Keswick Museum?
>
> Edgar


I have only bathed naked once in Norway and that was..............to be
continued in next version.

Edith.

On Friday 23 September 2005 18:19 The Traveller wrote:


> 
> "Edgar Iredale" <edgar@iredale-we.invalid> wrote in message
> news:dh13ad$jrp$1@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk...
>> On Friday 23 September 2005 15:08 Johnny@ominous.portent wrote:
>>
>> >> I didn't know that song. You must remember to take into
>> >> consideration that I moved to the land of the elves just as
>> >> The Beatles hit the spot light. The elves had not heard of
>> >> them- year Christmas 1961- Excuse me.
>> >>
>> >> Roll on Jimmie Hendrix.
>> >
>> > I don't buy it. Monks in Tibet have that album.
>> >
>> > Johnny-not-buying-it
>>
>> Norway is where people enjoy themselves by self deprivation.
> 
> That's the blu88y truth if ever I heard it.
> 
> Take quiet
>> peaceful holidays in snow holes, walk miles on skis just to be able to
> walk
>> back again and that kind of thing. Or so I've heard.
> 
> Sleep in tents with the kids for weeks on end, with the dog and the
> hamster, during the SHORT summers. Wesh claths in buckets-remind me of it,
> doh! I am so glad I'm divorced and have met someone not from here.It's a
> miracle.
>>
>> Mind you I don't recall being much interested in the Beatles either. Were
>> they the gang with odd little suits?
> 
> Yes, and odd little hairs. :))))



Did they really? I never got that close.



>>
>> Edgar with Norse Viking roots??
> 
> Eh.? What? Well ye knas where ye can ga marra and ye knas what ye can dya
> wid yeViking spout.



Just remember the Norse Vikings were the ones that wanted something better
and left Norway. Some came to Cumberland and helped make it the place it
became. I'd like to think my people made that move but who knows.



>>
>> P.S. What is Jimmie Hendrix?
> 
> Jimmie was a guitar player of enorm fantasy and technic who started an
> whole new faze. I think he died in his own vomit ?



Oh! "Roll on"? I think you must have meant "slip on" or "trip over". Both of
which have alternative meanings I realise.



> Edith.


Edgar

> Naked? In the sun? Must be Swedes. Norwegians would do that
> in December. 
> 
> Rock guitar? Must be heavy. Like the musical stones in
> Keswick Museum? 
> 
> Edgar


Could be that my friend's wife was Swedish...

Johnny-failing-memory

Edgar Iredale wrote:

> On Friday 23 September 2005 15:08 Johnny@ominous.portent wrote:
> 
> 
>>>I didn't know that song. You must remember to take into
>>>consideration that I moved to the land of the elves just as
>>>The Beatles hit the spot light. The elves had not heard of
>>>them- year Christmas 1961- Excuse me.
>>>
>>>Roll on Jimmie Hendrix.
>>
>>I don't buy it. Monks in Tibet have that album.
>>
>>Johnny-not-buying-it
> 
> 
> Norway is where people enjoy themselves by self deprivation. Take quiet
> peaceful holidays in snow holes, walk miles on skis just to be able to walk
> back again and that kind of thing. Or so I've heard.
> 
> Mind you I don't recall being much interested in the Beatles either. Were
> they the gang with odd little suits?
> 
> Edgar with Norse Viking roots??
> 
> P.S. What is Jimmie Hendrix? 


Mr Hendrix wrote many fine choons, here is an excerpt from one such...

There's a famous seaside place called Blackpool,
That's noted for fresh-air and fun,
And Mr and Mrs Ramsbottom
Went there with young Albert, their son.

  A grand little lad was their Albert
All dressed in his best; quite a swell
'E'd a stick with an 'orse's 'ead 'andle
The finest that Woolworth's could sell.

Sadly young James Albert Hendrix suffered an early demise when he was 
devoured by Mama Cass at a Turtles concert in Beautiful Downtown 
Burbank,  USA

informatively
Ron O'Disco


-- 
Beside the Seaside
www.lunevalleyaudio.com

I have an overwhelming need to share this with you all. Its about what
I hate most about newsgroups . . . . control freaks like netnannies
and net cops and here is why.

They are  like when a little bit of shite gets stuck just inside yer
rectum not far enough down that you can squeeze it either in or out.
It just lies there, you feel it but can do nought about it. It just
sits there and irritates the hell out of you. The only effect is the
production of irritation nothing else. That is really what they are
like. They achieve nothing else. The trolls are still there!! 

Shite in yer rectum will eventually be resolved. Netnannies and
netcops are always there. The name and individual may change but there
is always some shit baiting and upsetting harmless trolls. The effect
is to give the troll a mission in life. Look at the uk.local hierarchy
at the moment, yorkshire, birmingham and essx in particular. Ruined
for the average poster. The majority of groups are empty, except for
troll droppings, spam and the odd genuine post!!! 

What amazes me is that some of the netnannies not only boast about
reporting contributors to their ISP but attempt to get other people
to do the same. This gives the troll an extra boast of "adrenaline".
Its all beyond me! 

Maybe I am too sensitive a guy.

Thanks for your interest.


Go with God my friend....go with God...
through the hazardous pilgrimage of life.
Good and ill emanate from God.
We are all being tested my friend, all of us.
So take heart, you are not alone.

"Edgar Iredale" <edgar@iredale-we.invalid> wrote in message
news:dh1f99$8qd$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk...

> On Friday 23 September 2005 18:19 The Traveller wrote:
> Just remember the Norse Vikings were the ones that wanted something better
> and left Norway. Some came to Cumberland and helped make it the place it
> became. I'd like to think my people made that move but who knows.

> Edgar


I. All the good'ns went to Cumberland and I swam against the current over to
Norway (dum broad) ;)

Edith.

The Traveller wrote:

> Has anyone heard from Albert?. There was a message sent over the news that
> Albert's house won't stand the winds and they are leaving.Gees, this is a
> big one on it's way in to Houston. Queues out of the city 11 miles long. I
> hope they make it.
> 
> Edith.
> 
> 

I just spent half an hour on the phone to my friend who lives just 
outside Houston. Her household of 2 people and 2 dogs and 2 cats has 
just expanded to include her late first husband's son, wife and two 
small children, her husband's daughter and family, a small boy from down 
the road whose parents are emergency services workers and on duty 
tonight, her aunt who lives alone nearby and a woman she met at a gas 
station who  had spent the night in her truck, which was broken down. 
The windows are boarded up and a generator has been acquired and gallons 
of water and soda. They expect the storm to hit at midnight and the eye 
to pass between one and six tomorrow morning. Her husband has gone to 
bed to sleep off his boarding-up exertions, and noone expects to sleep 
tonight.

Presumably, Albert's got his neighbours' number and they'll hopefully 
help keep an eye on his property.

I was down at the beach this morning, way north up the Atlantic coast in 
Long Island, and there were plenty of people wading in the unusually 
warm water and riding the high surf.

Jp

> I just spent half an hour on the phone to my friend who
> lives just outside Houston. Her household of 2 people and 2
> dogs and 2 cats has just expanded to include her late first
> husband's son, wife and two small children, her husband's
> daughter and family, a small boy from down the road whose
> parents are emergency services workers and on duty tonight,
> her aunt who lives alone nearby and a woman she met at a
> gas station who  had spent the night in her truck, which
> was broken down. The windows are boarded up and a generator
> has been acquired and gallons of water and soda. They
> expect the storm to hit at midnight and the eye to pass
> between one and six tomorrow morning. Her husband has gone
> to bed to sleep off his boarding-up exertions, and noone
> expects to sleep tonight.
> 
> Presumably, Albert's got his neighbours' number and they'll
> hopefully help keep an eye on his property.
> 
> I was down at the beach this morning, way north up the
> Atlantic coast in Long Island, and there were plenty of
> people wading in the unusually warm water and riding the
> high surf. 
> 
> Jp


Doesn't look to me like Houston will get the full force of Rita. 
Neither will New Orleans but some of the levies have broken 
anyway and it's flooding again in places.

In fact, Rita looks right on line for Tania in Arkansas.

Johnny-eye-on-the-gulf-coast

"Jpinny"  wrote in message
news:kSYYe.4169$Xa.2189@fe12.lga...

> The Traveller wrote:
> > Has anyone heard from Albert?. There was a message sent over the news
that
> > Albert's house won't stand the winds and they are leaving.Gees, this is
a
> > big one on it's way in to Houston. Queues out of the city 11 miles long.
I
> > hope they make it.
> >
> > Edith.
> >
> >
> I just spent half an hour on the phone to my friend who lives just
> outside Houston. Her household of 2 people and 2 dogs and 2 cats has
> just expanded to include her late first husband's son, wife and two
> small children, her husband's daughter and family, a small boy from down
> the road whose parents are emergency services workers and on duty
> tonight, her aunt who lives alone nearby and a woman she met at a gas
> station who  had spent the night in her truck, which was broken down.
> The windows are boarded up and a generator has been acquired and gallons
> of water and soda. They expect the storm to hit at midnight and the eye
> to pass between one and six tomorrow morning. Her husband has gone to
> bed to sleep off his boarding-up exertions, and noone expects to sleep
> tonight.
>
> Presumably, Albert's got his neighbours' number and they'll hopefully
> help keep an eye on his property.
>
> I was down at the beach this morning, way north up the Atlantic coast in
> Long Island, and there were plenty of people wading in the unusually
> warm water and riding the high surf.
>
> Jp


Horrendous, Jp. Several million Americans on the move. It's unbelievable. I
wish I could snap my fingers and make everything right again. I'm hoping for
them all.

Edith.

Johnny@ominous.portent wrote:


> Doesn't look to me like Houston will get the full force of Rita. 
> Neither will New Orleans but some of the levies have broken 
> anyway and it's flooding again in places.
> 
> In fact, Rita looks right on line for Tania in Arkansas.
> 
> Johnny-eye-on-the-gulf-coast


Wow. I'll send her an email and let her know I'm thinking about her. I'm 
about to cook a recipe from her neck of the woods. I hope Rita blows out 
a bit. My friend said that they were hoping that it would drop a category.

Jp

> Wow. I'll send her an email and let her know I'm thinking
> about her. I'm about to cook a recipe from her neck of the
> woods. I hope Rita blows out a bit. My friend said that
> they were hoping that it would drop a category. 
> 
> Jp


It has. It's down to cat 3. But it still is a huge storm with a 
lot of energy and rain. It will lose it's eye and the worst of 
it's damage potential after it makes landfall. It will be slow 
moving so the whole area will be getting a lot of rain. The 
track shows it making landfall tonight but it will only get to 
Arkansas next Wednesday with winds below 39 mph.

What are the odds it will move up our way by a week Sunday and 
ruin my drive and ferry to Nova Scotia?

Johnny-cynical-projections

<Johnny@ominous.portent> wrote in message
news:433461f3$0$12421$9a6e19ea@unlimited.newshosting.com...

> > I just spent half an hour on the phone to my friend who
> > lives just outside Houston. Her household of 2 people and 2
> > dogs and 2 cats has just expanded to include her late first
> > husband's son, wife and two small children, her husband's
> > daughter and family, a small boy from down the road whose
> > parents are emergency services workers and on duty tonight,
> > her aunt who lives alone nearby and a woman she met at a
> > gas station who  had spent the night in her truck, which
> > was broken down. The windows are boarded up and a generator
> > has been acquired and gallons of water and soda. They
> > expect the storm to hit at midnight and the eye to pass
> > between one and six tomorrow morning. Her husband has gone
> > to bed to sleep off his boarding-up exertions, and noone
> > expects to sleep tonight.
> >
> > Presumably, Albert's got his neighbours' number and they'll
> > hopefully help keep an eye on his property.
> >
> > I was down at the beach this morning, way north up the
> > Atlantic coast in Long Island, and there were plenty of
> > people wading in the unusually warm water and riding the
> > high surf.
> >
> > Jp
>
> Doesn't look to me like Houston will get the full force of Rita.
> Neither will New Orleans but some of the levies have broken
> anyway and it's flooding again in places.
>
> In fact, Rita looks right on line for Tania in Arkansas.
>
> Johnny-eye-on-the-gulf-coast


Oh NO.

Edith

Johnny@ominous.portent wrote:


> 
> 
> It has. It's down to cat 3. But it still is a huge storm with a 
> lot of energy and rain. It will lose it's eye and the worst of 
> it's damage potential after it makes landfall. It will be slow 
> moving so the whole area will be getting a lot of rain. The 
> track shows it making landfall tonight but it will only get to 
> Arkansas next Wednesday with winds below 39 mph.
> 
> What are the odds it will move up our way by a week Sunday and 
> ruin my drive and ferry to Nova Scotia?
> 
> Johnny-cynical-projections
> 


I lived in Aberdeen. 39 mph is a breeze. They're used to tornadoes down 
there.

I never saw a poor bookmaker and I'm no bookmaker, but I'll be glad of 
some rain and so will my lawns and plants.

Jp

Johnny@ominous.portent wrote:

>>Wow. I'll send her an email and let her know I'm thinking
>>about her. I'm about to cook a recipe from her neck of the
>>woods. I hope Rita blows out a bit. My friend said that
>>they were hoping that it would drop a category. 
>>
>>Jp
> 
> 
> It has. It's down to cat 3. But it still is a huge storm with a 
> lot of energy and rain. It will lose it's eye and the worst of 
> it's damage potential after it makes landfall. It will be slow 
> moving so the whole area will be getting a lot of rain. The 
> track shows it making landfall tonight but it will only get to 
> Arkansas next Wednesday with winds below 39 mph.
> 
> What are the odds it will move up our way by a week Sunday and 
> ruin my drive and ferry to Nova Scotia?
> 
> Johnny-cynical-projections
> 

I know that Tania's having problems accessing newsgroups at the moment, 
so I thought I'd mention that last night she told me that they were 
bracing themselves for the storm, and she's stocking up with lantern 
fuel and candles and other essentials.  They don't expect it to hit 
until Monday or Tuesday. Although there will be heavy rain with the 
storm too, she said that the biggest danger was from tornadoes.

Let's hope Rita loses some strength now she's over land.

Jp

On Sat, 24 Sep 2005 09:37:22 -0400, Jpinny wrote:


> Let's hope Rita loses some strength now she's over land.


Oh she will and very rapidly, the energy source for a hurricane, 
cyclone, typhoon (depending on which bit of the tropics you are in) is 
warm (>26C ish) ocean water.

Of course high winds over warm water produces lots of evaporation so 
there is a tremendous amount of water in the clouds and as they move 
north and cool produce huge quantities of rain. If the remnants of a 
hurricane make it over to the UK the warm (ex tropical) and very wet 
air they bring is quite noticeable. This season the remnants Hurricane 
Maria gave us a few days of warm and wet weather.

Rita will be just a very wet storm by the time it gets to AK, winds no 
more than what we get several times during the winter. There will be a 
lot of rain though.

-- 
Cheers                                              new5pam@howhill.com
Dave.                                             pam is missing e-mail

He's oop in the blooming Alps.

Edith

On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 18:50:33 +0100, Edgar Iredale
<edgar@iredale-we.invalid> wrote:


>Just remember the Norse Vikings were the ones that wanted something better
>and left Norway. Some came to Cumberland and helped make it the place it
>became. I'd like to think my people made that move but who knows.


Norway, incredibly, was one of the most populous and crowded countries
in the world at the time!

"Razor 616"  wrote in message
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> On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 18:50:33 +0100, Edgar Iredale
> <edgar@iredale-we.invalid> wrote:
>
> >Just remember the Norse Vikings were the ones that wanted something
better
> >and left Norway. Some came to Cumberland and helped make it the place it
> >became. I'd like to think my people made that move but who knows.
>
> Norway, incredibly, was one of the most populous and crowded countries
> in the world at the time!


Givower!

Then they emigrated to America.

Edith.

On Saturday 24 September 2005 22:38 Razor 616 wrote:


> On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 18:50:33 +0100, Edgar Iredale
> <edgar@iredale-we.invalid> wrote:
> 
>>Just remember the Norse Vikings were the ones that wanted something better
>>and left Norway. Some came to Cumberland and helped make it the place it
>>became. I'd like to think my people made that move but who knows.
> 
> Norway, incredibly, was one of the most populous and crowded countries
> in the world at the time!


No wonder some left - I hate crowds - all that queueing.

Edgar

"Edgar Iredale" <edgar@iredale-we.invalid> wrote in message


>>
>> Norway, incredibly, was one of the most populous and crowded countries
>> in the world at the time!
>
> No wonder some left - I hate crowds - all that queueing.
>
> Edgar


Just imagine, thousands of Ediths!  I bet there was a high suicide rate.

Rex

"Norcot"  wrote in message
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>
> "Edgar Iredale" <edgar@iredale-we.invalid> wrote in message
>
> >>
> >> Norway, incredibly, was one of the most populous and crowded countries
> >> in the world at the time!
> >
> > No wonder some left - I hate crowds - all that queueing.
> >
> > Edgar
>
> Just imagine, thousands of Ediths!  I bet there was a high suicide rate.
>
> Rex


Rofffffffffffl. You're cheeky.

There still is. There have been many suicides among young people in this
little town alone and it gets worse the farther north you get,.... then on,
into Russia.  I shudder to think. I believe alcohol, boredom, long dark
winters and lack of funds is behind it....and perhaps the need for vitamin D
?

Edith.

"The Traveller"  wrote in message >

> There still is. There have been many suicides among young people in this
> little town alone and it gets worse the farther north you get,.... then 
> on,
> into Russia.  I shudder to think. I believe alcohol, boredom, long dark
> winters and lack of funds is behind it....and perhaps the need for vitamin 
> D
> ?
>
> Edith.
>

 That is sad. They seem to have lost their way. Symptoms of a modern, 
aimless society, I guess.

Rex.

> It has. It's down to cat 3. But it still is a huge storm with a
> lot of energy and rain. It will lose it's eye and the worst of
> it's damage potential after it makes landfall. It will be slow
> moving so the whole area will be getting a lot of rain. The
> track shows it making landfall tonight but it will only get to
> Arkansas next Wednesday with winds below 39 mph.
>
> What are the odds it will move up our way by a week Sunday and
> ruin my drive and ferry to Nova Scotia?
>
> Johnny-cynical-projections
>

I think your drive and ferry to Nova Scotia are safe from the effects of 
Rita.  She has fizzled out for the most part except for the rain showers and 
storms she's throwing up your way tonight and tomorrow.  The storm didn't 
stall here as expected.  It's a good thing because as it was some areas of 
Arkansas received six inches of rain last night. We experienced a lazy day 
of rain and refreshing cool breezes.  Southern Arkansas did have several 
tornados but only one place I know of had severe damage.

The next "tropical depression" shouldn't be any trouble until about the time 
you're ready to come home...

Tania 



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> I know that Tania's having problems accessing newsgroups at the moment,
> so I thought I'd mention that last night she told me that they were 
> bracing themselves for the storm, and she's stocking up with lantern fuel 
> and candles and other essentials.  They don't expect it to hit until 
> Monday or Tuesday. Although there will be heavy rain with the storm too, 
> she said that the biggest danger was from tornadoes.
>
> Let's hope Rita loses some strength now she's over land.
>
> Jp


Thank goodness it was nothing like the predictions.  Still there have been 
23 reported tornados today.  Very few have actually touched down.  Alabama 
is seeing the bad weather right now.

Tania 



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> I think your drive and ferry to Nova Scotia are safe from
> the effects of Rita.  She has fizzled out for the most part
> except for the rain showers and storms she's throwing up
> your way tonight and tomorrow.  The storm didn't stall here
> as expected.  It's a good thing because as it was some
> areas of Arkansas received six inches of rain last night.
> We experienced a lazy day of rain and refreshing cool
> breezes.  Southern Arkansas did have several tornados but
> only one place I know of had severe damage. 
> 
> The next "tropical depression" shouldn't be any trouble
> until about the time you're ready to come home...
> 
> Tania 


We enjoyed being stranded down there last year by some left-over 
hurricane.

Johnny-two-extra-days-of-seafood

"The Traveller"  wrote in message
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> He's oop in the blooming Alps.
>
> Edith


btw I..NB...I...Edith...recieved a postcard from Albert.

:o) Edith.

The Traveller wrote:

> "The Traveller"  wrote in message
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> 
>>He's oop in the blooming Alps.
>>
>>Edith
> 
> 
> btw I..NB...I...Edith...recieved a postcard from Albert.
> 
> :o) Edith.
> 
> 

Me too.

Yodell-eee-oooo

Jp

"Jpinny"  wrote in message
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> The Traveller wrote:
> > "The Traveller"  wrote in message
> > news:E9adnQHaC9OYIKje4p2dnA@telenor.com...
> >
> >>He's oop in the blooming Alps.
> >>
> >>Edith
> >
> >
> > btw I..NB...I...Edith...recieved a postcard from Albert.
> >
> > :o) Edith.
> >
> >
> Me too.
>
> Yodell-eee-oooo
>
> Jp


Bollocks! Go to bed again.

Edith.

"The Traveller"  wrote in message 
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>
> "The Traveller"  wrote in message
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>> He's oop in the blooming Alps.
>>
>> Edith
>
> btw I..NB...I...Edith...recieved a postcard from Albert.
>

Hooray! Is he OK? Any news?

ally

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>
> "The Traveller"  wrote in message
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> >
> > "The Traveller"  wrote in message
> > news:E9adnQHaC9OYIKje4p2dnA@telenor.com...
> >> He's oop in the blooming Alps.
> >>
> >> Edith
> >
> > btw I..NB...I...Edith...recieved a postcard from Albert.
> >
> Hooray! Is he OK? Any news?
>
> ally


His house is flattened, his wife left him, his cat drownd, he's had enough
and he's swimming the Atlantic on his way back to Carlisle.

Edith.

"The Traveller"  wrote in message
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>
> "a l l y"  wrote in message
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> >
> > "The Traveller"  wrote in message
> > news:ytadnRfTttLahaXe4p2dnA@telenor.com...
> > >
> > > "The Traveller"  wrote in message
> > > news:E9adnQHaC9OYIKje4p2dnA@telenor.com...
> > >> He's oop in the blooming Alps.
> > >>
> > >> Edith
> > >
> > > btw I..NB...I...Edith...recieved a postcard from Albert.
> > >
> > Hooray! Is he OK? Any news?
> >
> > ally
>
> His house is flattened, his wife left him, his cat drownd, he's had enough
> and he's swimming the Atlantic on his way back to Carlisle.
>
> Edith.
>

Otherwise, he's ok. (I forgot to add)

"The Traveller"  wrote in message 
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>
> His house is flattened, his wife left him, his cat drownd, he's had enough
> and he's swimming the Atlantic on his way back to Carlisle.
>

Yeah, right.

ally-knows-who-to-believe-and-it's-not-Edith

a l l y wrote:

> "The Traveller"  wrote in message 
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> 
>>"The Traveller"  wrote in message
>>news:E9adnQHaC9OYIKje4p2dnA@telenor.com...
>>
>>>He's oop in the blooming Alps.
>>>
>>>Edith
>>
>>btw I..NB...I...Edith...recieved a postcard from Albert.
>>
> 
> Hooray! Is he OK? Any news?
> 
> ally 
> 
> 


The part of Houston where I think he lives is close to where my friend's 
parents live, and I most properties escaped serious structural damage.

I hope Tania's OK.

Jp

> The part of Houston where I think he lives is close to
> where my friend's parents live, and I most properties
> escaped serious structural damage. 
> 
> I hope Tania's OK.
> 
> Jp


I believe she is just fine. But very busy.

Johnny-heard-from-her

Johnny@ominous.portent wrote:

>>The part of Houston where I think he lives is close to
>>where my friend's parents live, and I most properties
>>escaped serious structural damage. 
>>
>>I hope Tania's OK.
>>
>>Jp
> 
> 
> I believe she is just fine. But very busy.
> 
> Johnny-heard-from-her


Good!

Jp

The Traveller wrote:

> Has anyone heard from Albert?. There was a message sent over the news
> that Albert's house won't stand the winds and they are leaving.Gees,
> this is a big one on it's way in to Houston. Queues out of the city
> 11 miles long. I hope they make it.
>
> Edith.


We're back and the house was still standing, lotsa pine needles and broken
tree limbs around

Al



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Alfred Packer wrote:

> The Traveller wrote:
> 
>>Has anyone heard from Albert?. There was a message sent over the news
>>that Albert's house won't stand the winds and they are leaving.Gees,
>>this is a big one on it's way in to Houston. Queues out of the city
>>11 miles long. I hope they make it.
>>
>>Edith.
> 
> 
> We're back and the house was still standing, lotsa pine needles and broken
> tree limbs around
> 
> Al


Excellent news! My friend's parents live in Woodlands, and were OK, too.

Your postcards beat you home. Hope you enjoy a break from sausage.

Jp

Jpinny wrote:

> Alfred Packer wrote:
>> The Traveller wrote:
>>
>>> Has anyone heard from Albert?. There was a message sent over the
>>> news that Albert's house won't stand the winds and they are
>>> leaving.Gees, this is a big one on it's way in to Houston. Queues
>>> out of the city 11 miles long. I hope they make it.
>>>
>>> Edith.
>>
>>
>> We're back and the house was still standing, lotsa pine needles and
>> broken tree limbs around
>>
>> Al
>
> Excellent news! My friend's parents live in Woodlands, and were OK,
> too.
>
> Your postcards beat you home. Hope you enjoy a break from sausage.
>
> Jp


On the way back from Zermatt yesterday SWMBO promised she'd buy me a double
ice cream cone at Brig so we grab our bags and run as fast as my ancient
legs will carry me into the Migros only to find the ice cream machine had
been decomissioned for the winter earlier that day.  So all the way back to
Zurich we consoled ourselves with the thought that we'd have some time to
eat a last sausage in Zurich Station.  Another plan frustrated by the ever
efficient Swiss.  The train we were on was going to the Airport so there was
no need to change in the city and we never got our last supper in Zurich.
(We did manage a lunchtime  wurst in Zermatt though).

BTW has anyone seen the lines for furriners at Immigration in Heathrow.  It
took SWMBO almost two hours to get through last week and today was going to
be about three hours if she hadn't snagged a supervisor and told her we'd
miss our Gatwick connection at the rate the line was moving.  At one time
only 9 of 21 stations were manned with about a thousand people in line and
more arriving by the minute.  For a country that considers itself to be a
tourist destination they need to get their act together.  The last thing
incoming tourists need after a 10 hour flight is a three hour wait at
Heathrow.  I can understand now why my colleagues fly KLM when going to the
Middle East.  In contrast Zurich took two minutes and Houston about the
same.

We're about the same latitude as the Woodland, about 20 miles west, far
enough from the coast for the worst effects of storms to have dissipated.
That was a major reason for choosing the location.

Al



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"Jpinny"  wrote in message
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> Alfred Packer wrote:
> > The Traveller wrote:
> >
> >>Has anyone heard from Albert?. There was a message sent over the news
> >>that Albert's house won't stand the winds and they are leaving.Gees,
> >>this is a big one on it's way in to Houston. Queues out of the city
> >>11 miles long. I hope they make it.
> >>
> >>Edith.
> >
> >
> > We're back and the house was still standing, lotsa pine needles and
broken
> > tree limbs around
> >
> > Al
>
> Excellent news! My friend's parents live in Woodlands, and were OK, too.
>
> Your postcards beat you home. Hope you enjoy a break from sausage.
>
> Jp


Good news all around then. I'm glad. Thanks for the post card, Al. Never had
one from there before.

Edith.

>> Excellent news! My friend's parents live in Woodlands, and were OK, too.
>>
>> Your postcards beat you home. Hope you enjoy a break from sausage.
>>
>> Jp
>
> Good news all around then. I'm glad. Thanks for the post card, Al. Never 
> had
> one from there before.
>
> Edith.
>
>


Yes.  Thank you for the postcard.

Good to see you survived the Alpine Slide.

Tania 



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> I remarked to SWMBO after her third descent that the trouble with Alpine
> Slides is there are too many chicken-shit kids on them.  Its pathetic when
> the geriatrics have to show them how it should be done.
>
> Al - no burns on the shirt
>
>

For geezers everywhere....  Well done!

Tania 



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