Texans vs. Cowboys fake game canceled

[HPF Bob]

Originally Posted by chuck

The Texas Rangers can gargle some mayo.

They can gargle some anti-freeze, especially that little bitch, Gomez.

[chuck]

Originally Posted by HPF Bob

They can gargle some anti-freeze, especially that little bitch, Gomez.

You and I are on the same page on this deal. Gomez is a singularly unlikeable player.

It's too bad that it's the Rangers that are the beneficiaries of this hurricane swoon. I mean, even at the beginning of August it was obvious the Astros were in the middle of an epic, Houston-style collapse. But it's especially vexing that the team that gets the Harvey spoils is Banister's group of jackoffs.

Last time it was the Cubs and that dickhead Zambrano. And that was bad enough.

[Foo'ball Fool]

Moving the game to Florida doesn't look like such a good idea anymore. Chuck, hope you've got everything tied down there in PR. Stay safe!

[chuck]

Originally Posted by Foo'ball Fool

Moving the game to Florida doesn't look like such a good idea anymore. Chuck, hope you've got everything tied down there in PR. Stay safe!

Thanks for the thought but despite nunu's insistence I am not in Puerto Rico, nor Peru nor Paraguay nor Papua New Guinea nor Poland nor Portugal nor Pakistan nor Palestine nor Papeete. I am in Panama and we do not get hurricanes here. Not yet, anyway.

[HPF Bob]

Originally Posted by chuck

Thanks for the thought but despite nunu's insistence I am not in Puerto Rico, nor Peru nor Paraguay nor Papua New Guinea nor Poland nor Portugal nor Pakistan nor Palestine nor Papeete. I am in Panama and we do not get hurricanes here. Not yet, anyway.

"They" said New Orleans never gets a direct hit from a hurricane until Katrina. I'm not sure I want to trust that when the occasional storm takes a southward dip. And who knew hurricanes could do the Texas Two-Step until Harvey did it?

Still, Panama is less likely to get a direct hit than Belize, Guatemala, Honduras or the Yucutan.

[chuck]

I don't know why anyone anywhere along the Gulf would feel secure in the thought that a hurricane would not or could not impact them. Once a storm hits the Gulf it can go anywhere it wants.

The models accurately predicted what Harvey would do, by the way. Hurricanes can do all sorts of odd things once they hit land depending on where the fronts are ahead of where they're going.

This oncoming storm, Irma, is no joke. It is going to do serious damage in the Caribbean and, like Katrina, it could very well pass over Florida (or under it) and into the Gulf and then all bets are off.

[HPF Bob]

There was, in fact, a Hurricane Martha in 1969 that officially landed in Panama but that's the only one in recorded history although many, such as Hurricane Otto last year, impacted Panama, killing four Panamanians although officially landing in Nicaragua.

[Arky]

Originally Posted by chuck

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The models accurately predicted what Harvey would do, by the way. Hurricanes can do all sorts of odd things once they hit land depending on where the fronts are ahead of where they're going............

Yeah, I was impressed they were able to predict the little hook-and-go route Harvey did... right on top of Gonzales, TX - site of many Willie Nelson "picnics" back in the 70's and 80's...

The wind was never a factor in my part of Houston.... Water level in my neighborhood was high but still not getting into the residences. I do believe there are some Kingwood residents filing suit against the city of Conroe for releasing the water from Lake Conroe.... On the one hand you got the people in Conroe sweating that the levee will break, OTOH, you got the Kingwood people thinking that they're going to make it through the storm....

[Foo'ball Fool]

Originally Posted by chuck

Thanks for the thought but despite nunu's insistence I am not in Puerto Rico, nor Peru nor Paraguay nor Papua New Guinea nor Poland nor Portugal nor Pakistan nor Palestine nor Papeete. I am in Panama and we do not get hurricanes here. Not yet, anyway.

Well, I had the "P" part right anyway. If I recall, you're the Terminator in all the Survivor pools.

And that's what I get for listening to Nunu...

[Foo'ball Fool]

Chuck, your description of the actions of others in Panama answers a question for me. I'm in Risk Management, and I collect "non-safety" pictures, and use them as examples of what NOT to do while doing a job. I guess the guy with the left side of his pickup on rocks, blocks, and a board or 2 is one of the natives. The blocks, etc. are bad enough, but being under the truck, while using a welding rig on the gas tank just doesn't seem real bright. Even to a "neck" like me! The guy on the aluminum ladder in the middle of the swimming pool, using the drill on a light fixture might be from that part of the world, too, although he was trying to keep the extension cord out of the water.

[chuck]

Can I post a picture here? If not I'll post a link.