The other day I was driving on the gulf coast of Florida and every few hundred yards were signs marking that the road was a hurricane “evacuation route.” Now, I’m a firm believer that we have too many road signs in this country — case and point, a sign that tells you a historic markerContinue reading “Signs to Mark the Evacuation Route?”
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Chuck Norris Deployed to Southeast as Storms Approach U.S.
PENSACOLA, FL — In an unprecedented move, FEMA has authorized the use of Chuck Norris in an effort to neutralize the double dose of tropical storms heading towards the United States. As noted in a statement from FEMA Administrator, Pete Gaynor, there hasn’t yet been an effective way to lessen the power of tropical storms…Continue reading “Chuck Norris Deployed to Southeast as Storms Approach U.S.”
Affect of Hurricane Harvey on Google maps “traffic”
Take a glance at Houston, Texas on Google maps (with “traffic” selected) and you’ll see how much Hurricane Harvey is still affecting the area, 5 days after making landfall. The news this morning showed the storm over the Beaumont area, so I included a Google map of that town, also. The red-dashed lines are indicatingContinue reading “Affect of Hurricane Harvey on Google maps “traffic””
Surviving Hurricane Andrew: 25 yrs ago today
It was one of the scariest nights of my life. The house was shaking. Water pouring in. Trees blowing sideways like they were Lincoln Logs. Huddled under a mattress not knowing how this would end. But as frightening as it was in the wee hours of Monday morning, just a day earlier couldn’t have beenContinue reading “Surviving Hurricane Andrew: 25 yrs ago today”
The Nashville Flood, May 2010
If there never was a reason to love this city, there is now. What I’ve witnessed in the kindness of people here is not something I’ve seen before, and I’ve been through my share of tough storms (former resident of hurricane-prone Florida, including Hurricane Andrew). A quick recap- Saturday it started raining. Saturday afternoon itContinue reading “The Nashville Flood, May 2010”
Out of the Wilderness 