Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it. ~~Mark Twain
By John on Sep 11, 2008 in Places, St. Petersburg, Tampa, Weather | 0 Comments
Once again, we were very luck here in Tampa, and were bypassed by Ike. Unfortunately, islands in the tropics, and Cuba weren’t so lucky, and Texas is going to take a pretty good wallop. Some areas have received a bit of rain from outer bands of Ike, and there’s been some coastal flooding during high tides.
By John on Aug 20, 2008 in Featured, General, Places, Tampa, Weather | 0 Comments
Tropical Storm Fay never quite made it to hurricane strength, but she has definitely dumped a lot of water on some parts of the state, and has caused some power outages and some severe flooding. She certainly gave forecasters a fit.
By John on May 10, 2007 in General, Weather | 0 Comments
Hurricane season isn’t supposed to start for a few more weeks, but we already have our first named storm, Andrea.
By John on Jun 13, 2006 in General, Places, Tampa, Weather | 0 Comments
This may most likely be the last update about Alberto. It rained some during the night, but not enough to even have to pump water from the pool. I did hear some gusty wind, but nothing major. The sun was out this morning when I got up.
By John on Jun 12, 2006 in General, Places, Tampa, Weather | 0 Comments
I thought I’d provide an update before going to bed tonight.
By John on Jun 12, 2006 in General, Places, Tampa, Weather | 0 Comments
Hurricane season is off to a roaring start down here. Yesterday, Alberto became the first named storm of the season, and we’re already experiencing the effects.
By John on Mar 2, 2006 in General, Politics, Presidency, Weather | 0 Comments
It turns out that George Bush wasn’t being completely honest explaining the federal government’s response to Katrina. I know this will come as a big shock to many of you, but when W said that no one thought it would be as bad as it was, and no one could have anticipated the levee breach, he wasn’t telling the whole truth.
By John on Oct 23, 2005 in Tampa, Weather | 0 Comments
It is amazingly quiet here today. As of 4pm there is no wind, and while it has been overcast all day, we have yet to have even a drop of rain.
By John on Oct 22, 2005 in General, Tampa, Weather | 0 Comments
I thought I would provide an update on Hurricane Wilma based on the most recent NOAA information. How much impact there is on Tampa remains a bit uncertain. Not unusually, with about two days to go before landfall, the “cone of uncertainty” is still a bit large.
By John on Sep 27, 2005 in Congress, Corruption, Politics | 0 Comments
Bush’s allies in Congress are using high gas prices as another excuse for massive giveaways to the oil industry. The Los Angeles Times reports that conservative “leaders in Congress announced plans to introduce new legislation or amend existing measures to bestow more tax breaks on the industry and provide other incentives left out of the big energy bill Bush signed into law in August.”
By John on Sep 12, 2005 in Politics, Religion, Right Wingnuts, Society, Weather | 0 Comments
I thought I would make this post about Katrina, and try to move on to other things. It is a horrible disaster, and we all need to know what is going on, and understand how over government agencies are (or are not) responding to this disaster. That being said, I think there’s some fatigue to all the coverage.
By John on Aug 24, 2005 in Weather | 0 Comments
The weekend is coming up and our friends Jeff and Mike are headed to visit family in PA, so there must be a hurricane on the way. Sure enough, Katrina, now a tropical storm, is moving slowly through the Bahamas and headed to South Florida.
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