EMERGENCY!! Those of you in Florida, there is a hurricane coming!

[Miss Cleo]

Just thought I would give advance warning to all my DIS friends!

 

[caitycaity]

haven't seen you around lately, ms. cleo.

 

[DukeStreetKing]

Excellent job, Miss Cleo! Now if only you could predict who will be running for the Presidential office in 2004.

 

[Pin Wizard]

Hi, Miss Cleo! We've missed having you around.

Thanks for the warning! At least there is now an OFFICIAL announcement on the boards.

Seriously... <a href='http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb008' target='_blank'><img src='http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/17/17_1_10.gif' alt='Prayer' border=0></a> <a href='http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb008' target='_blank'><img src='http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/17/17_1_10.gif' alt='Prayer' border=0></a> <a href='http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb008' target='_blank'><img src='http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/17/17_1_10.gif' alt='Prayer' border=0></a>

 

[DisneyAddict_M]

I've missed you, Miss Cleo! I always crack up when I read your posts!

 

[stinkerbelle]

Hmmm...I thought Captain Obvious already flew in here with that warning.

ah well - I guess Miss Cleo wins again!

 

[Stan The News Man]

This just in....

Hurricane Frances has undergone a gender-reassignment surgery. She will now be known as "Frank", and states "I've been living with this secret for too long. I must come out as who I really am. A man"

That's all for now.

Stan the News Man signing off.

 

[Cliff Clavin]

Hurricanes. I'm really glad I live up here in the good ol' city of Boston. It means that I don't have to deal with them that often. But boy, the study of hurricanes has a rather fascinating and involved history.

Scientists have only been studying hurricanes only for about 100 years. But there is evidence of hurricanes occurring long in the past. For example, geologists (scientists who study the earth) believe that layers of sediment in a lake in Alabama was brought there by a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico as long as 3,000 years ago! There is also evidence in Florida of hurricanes more than 1,000 years ago.

One of the first human records of hurricanes appears in Mayan hieroglyphics. The Mayans also practiced a kind of mitigation and risk reduction by building their major settlements away from the hurricane-prone coastline. In fact, it is the Mayan word "Hurakan" that became our word "hurricane." Hurakan was the name of one of their gods, who, they believed, blew his breath across the water and brought forth dry land. Later, Carib Indians gave the name "Hurican" to one of their gods of evil.

Many storms left important marks on history. In 1565, a hurricane scattered a French fleet of war ships and allowed the Spanish to capture a French fort in what is now Florida. In 1609, a fleet of ships carrying settlers from England to Virginia was struck by a hurricane. Some of the ships were damaged and part of the fleet grounded on Bermuda, an island nation in the Atlantic. These passengers became the first people to live on Bermuda. In 1640, a hurricane partially destroyed a large Dutch fleet that was poised to attack Cuba.

There were a number of particularly severe hurricanes as the U.S. went from the 1800s to the 1900s. Hurricanes hit Louisiana, South Carolina and Georgia in 1893 and killed as many as 4,000 people. In 1900, a famous Texas hurricane killed more than 8,000 people and was a Category 4 storm.

As forecasting improved communities were no longer surprised by hurricanes and could take measures to evacuate ahead of the storm. While destruction still continues, the number of deaths in hurricanes had dropped significantly.

For me, a Hurricane is a great drink. I had one once while visiting a pub in New Orleans. However, up here at Cheers, I really like to limit my imbibing to a brewsky or thirteen.

Cheers to all of you dealing with the hurricane down south. Stay safe, and this one's for you!

 

[The LK 4]

 

[LeeLoo]

Originally posted by Cliff Clavin
Hurricanes. I'm really glad I live up here in the good ol' city of Boston. It means that I don't have to deal with them that often. But boy, the study of hurricanes has a rather fascinating and involved history.

Scientists have only been studying hurricanes only for about 100 years. But there is evidence of hurricanes occurring long in the past. For example, geologists (scientists who study the earth) believe that layers of sediment in a lake in Alabama was brought there by a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico as long as 3,000 years ago! There is also evidence in Florida of hurricanes more than 1,000 years ago.

One of the first human records of hurricanes appears in Mayan hieroglyphics. The Mayans also practiced a kind of mitigation and risk reduction by building their major settlements away from the hurricane-prone coastline. In fact, it is the Mayan word "Hurakan" that became our word "hurricane." Hurakan was the name of one of their gods, who, they believed, blew his breath across the water and brought forth dry land. Later, Carib Indians gave the name "Hurican" to one of their gods of evil.

Many storms left important marks on history. In 1565, a hurricane scattered a French fleet of war ships and allowed the Spanish to capture a French fort in what is now Florida. In 1609, a fleet of ships carrying settlers from England to Virginia was struck by a hurricane. Some of the ships were damaged and part of the fleet grounded on Bermuda, an island nation in the Atlantic. These passengers became the first people to live on Bermuda. In 1640, a hurricane partially destroyed a large Dutch fleet that was poised to attack Cuba.

There were a number of particularly severe hurricanes as the U.S. went from the 1800s to the 1900s. Hurricanes hit Louisiana, South Carolina and Georgia in 1893 and killed as many as 4,000 people. In 1900, a famous Texas hurricane killed more than 8,000 people and was a Category 4 storm.

As forecasting improved communities were no longer surprised by hurricanes and could take measures to evacuate ahead of the storm. While destruction still continues, the number of deaths in hurricanes had dropped significantly.

For me, a Hurricane is a great drink. I had one once while visiting a pub in New Orleans. However, up here at Cheers, I really like to limit my imbibing to a brewsky or thirteen.

Cheers to all of you dealing with the hurricane down south. Stay safe, and this one's for you!

 

[Miss Cleo]

Thank goodness you all came to your senses! We could have had a major disaster on our hands!

 

[LeeLoo]

I know! It may blow some of them away! Oh my!