Today's Headlines

Soup4Rush · Post by **Soup4Rush** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 11:48 am

those ships do better out in the middle of the ocean then tied up along side a pier.. I went through Typhoon Rudy in the PI and the Midway unloaded her aircraft and headed out to sea when Rudy rolled through.. and she came through OK..

ElfDude · Post by **ElfDude** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 11:52 am

My heartfelt thanks to the Coast Guard at times like this. Can you imagine sailing INTO this storm while everyone else is evacuating?

CygnusX1 · Post by **CygnusX1** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 12:35 pm

Soup4Rush wrote:those ships do better out in the middle of the ocean then tied up along side a pier.. I went through Typhoon Rudy in the PI and the Midway unloaded her aircraft and headed out to sea when Rudy rolled through.. and she came through OK..

Tesify Bro.

We steamed outta Little Creek more than once when they hit Hatteras and points North.

In fact, for Hanna they mobilized about 30 LCAC hovercraft up the Chesapeake
and up the Potomac to our base.

Still, we gotta pray for their souls if they have to ride it out down there.

Walkinghairball · Post by **Walkinghairball** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 12:40 pm

This whole situation reminds me of an old Bill Cosby comedy bit.

"Noah, how long can you tread water???"

YYZ30 · Post by **YYZ30** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 6:07 am

Headline from MSNBC dot com this morning.

Survivors beg for help as Ike ravages Texas

I have to rant.

There are 250K people that ignored the government's warnings, and now because they were too stupid to listen, the first responders will have to put their lives on the line to save these dumb fucking people.

Darwin is rolling over in his grave.

ElfDude · Post by **ElfDude** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 10:45 am

YYZ30 wrote:

Darwin is rolling over in his grave.

Either that or smiling in smug satisfaction...

CygnusX1 · Post by **CygnusX1** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 4:37 am

YYZ30 wrote:Headline from MSNBC dot com this morning.

Survivors beg for help as Ike ravages Texas
I have to rant.

There are 250K people that ignored the government's warnings, and now because they were too stupid to listen, the first responders will have to put their lives on the line to save these dumb fucking people.

Darwin is rolling over in his grave.

I saw where some of the bars stayed open and they "drank" it out.

The bars were on the waterfront. They're not anymore.

awip2062 · Post by **awip2062** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 11:22 am

I recall a Mr. Truman who didn't listen and leave and he died.

It does tick me off, though, when someone does something they are told will result in pain and or injury and then they scream for help and help now when they could have just taken care of themselves!

ElfDude · Post by **ElfDude** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 12:25 pm

Aw, man...

http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/0 ... index.html

LONDON, England (AP) -- A Pink Floyd spokesman says founding member Richard Wright has died. He was 65.

Wright died Monday after a battle with cancer at his home in Britain. His family did not want to give more details about his death. The spokesman is Doug Wright, who is not related to the artist.

Richard Wright met Pink Floyd members Roger Waters and Nick Mason at college and joined their early band Sigma 6.

After Syd Barrett joined the band, Sigma 6 eventually became Pink Floyd and Wright wrote and sang some of the band's key songs. He wrote "The Great Gig In The Sky" and "Us And Them" from Pink Floyd's 1973 "The Dark Side Of The Moon."

He left the group in the early 1980s to form his own band but rejoined Pink Floyd for their 1987 album "A Momentary Lapse of Reason."

awip2062 · Post by **awip2062** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 12:28 pm

That is sad news. Sad news indeed.

Walkinghairball · Post by **Walkinghairball** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 12:29 pm

Bummage.

Big Blue Owl · Post by **Big Blue Owl** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 1:39 pm

ElfDude · Post by **ElfDude** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 1:43 pm

If I didn't already have plans tongiht I'd watch some old Pink Floyd live at Pompei(sp) stuff.

awip2062 · Post by **awip2062** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 2:02 pm

Big Blue Owl wrote:

Whoa! Is it just me or does he look a lot like Glenn Tipton in the top middle pic, Owlie?

Big Blue Owl · Post by **Big Blue Owl** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 2:05 pm

Yep, I've always seen that resemblance. Early pics of Glenn remind me of 'im as well.