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| Hey Jolly, Flood in Louisiana? | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Aug 13 2016, 03:12 PM (1,036 Views) | |
| Axtremus | Aug 13 2016, 03:12 PM Post #1 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Hey Jolly, saw report of severe flooding in the southern parts of Louisiana. How are you folks holding up? |
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| TomK | Aug 13 2016, 03:23 PM Post #2 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Showboat coming up the river See her lanterns flicker in the gentle breeze I can hear the crickets singing in the evening Old Dixie Lily moving past the cypress trees My little boat - she rocks easy I've been catching catfish in the creek all day Oh, and I've never seen ladies like those on the big boats Must be fancy breeding lets you live that way Dixie Lily, chugging like a grand old lady Paddles hitting home in the noonday sun Plowing through the water with your whistles blowing Down from Louisiana on the Vicksburg run Papa says that I'm a dreamer Says them 'squitas bit me one too many times Oh, but I never get lonesome living on the river Watching old Lily leave the world behind |
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| Jolly | Aug 14 2016, 03:46 AM Post #3 |
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Geaux Tigers!
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As far north as I live, it's not too bad. A few of the roads are closed and a few homes are flooded, but nothing as bad as what you'd see with a small hurricane. The folks in Lafayette and Baton Rouge, though...Wowsers! There's stuff flooding down there that hasn't flooded in many, many years. |
| The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States.- George Soros | |
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| Mikhailoh | Aug 14 2016, 05:31 AM Post #4 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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Hopefully no deaths so far. |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| Jolly | Aug 14 2016, 08:07 AM Post #5 |
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Geaux Tigers!
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Three, I think. BTW, y'all see the video of the woman and dog being rescued from a Miata? An almost Darwin Award winner. Apparently, she took her boyfriend's Miata, instead of his Chevy pick-up, to make a booze run through the floodwaters. Not smart. |
| The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States.- George Soros | |
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| Catseye | Aug 14 2016, 08:13 AM Post #6 |
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Pisa-Carp
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Geez . . . did she have to go and endanger the dog? |
| "How awful a knowledge of the truth can be." -- Sophocles, Oedipus Rex | |
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| Copper | Aug 14 2016, 08:19 AM Post #7 |
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Shortstop
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Dramatic http://www.wafb.com/story/32753230/dramatic-video-shows-woman-dog-being-rescued-from-sinking-car?clienttype=generic |
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The Confederate soldier was peculiar in that he was ever ready to fight, but never ready to submit to the routine duty and discipline of the camp or the march. The soldiers were determined to be soldiers after their own notions, and do their duty, for the love of it, as they thought best. Carlton McCarthy | |
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| Jolly | Aug 14 2016, 04:30 PM Post #8 |
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Geaux Tigers!
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Yep, that's her. |
| The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States.- George Soros | |
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| Mikhailoh | Aug 14 2016, 05:05 PM Post #9 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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She is very very lucky. |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| George K | Aug 16 2016, 06:18 PM Post #10 |
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Finally
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Worse than Katrina?
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| Copper | Aug 16 2016, 06:20 PM Post #11 |
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Shortstop
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Shhhh, it's an election year. |
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The Confederate soldier was peculiar in that he was ever ready to fight, but never ready to submit to the routine duty and discipline of the camp or the march. The soldiers were determined to be soldiers after their own notions, and do their duty, for the love of it, as they thought best. Carlton McCarthy | |
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| Jolly | Aug 16 2016, 06:34 PM Post #12 |
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Geaux Tigers!
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For the area around Baton Rouge...yeah, worse than Katrina. |
| The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States.- George Soros | |
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| Rainman | Aug 16 2016, 06:48 PM Post #13 |
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Fulla-Carp
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I can't help thinking, when the water level goes down, where will all the scary creepy critters be, where are they now? |
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| Jolly | Aug 16 2016, 07:51 PM Post #14 |
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Geaux Tigers!
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Well, my boss lives in Prairieville, just south of Baton Rouge. She had to have her husband shoot a gator off of their back deck... |
| The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States.- George Soros | |
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| John D'Oh | Aug 17 2016, 03:25 AM Post #15 |
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MAMIL
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I'm not sure your boss would appreciate being referred to as a scary creepy critter. |
| What do you mean "we", have you got a mouse in your pocket? | |
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| Axtremus | Aug 17 2016, 05:49 AM Post #16 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Taylor Swift donates $1M to Louisiana's flood relief efforts http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/taylor-swift-donates-1-million-to-louisiana-after-devastating-floods_us_57b45384e4b0edfa80da525e |
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| Jolly | Aug 17 2016, 06:39 AM Post #17 |
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Geaux Tigers!
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And the funny thing is, there are places that were flooded, where the water has receded. There are other places that didn't flood, that are currently going under water, as the flood waters cause natural drainage areas to receive more water than they can discharge. Go figure... |
| The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States.- George Soros | |
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| Jolly | Aug 17 2016, 06:49 AM Post #18 |
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Geaux Tigers!
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Oh, and another thing...one of the guys I work with still has 2 feet of water in his house. Another part of my team was married last week and he can't drive to his house because of floodwater (he was able to boat in and was very happy to find his house didn't have any water in it...a half-dozen of his neighbors weren't as fortunate). And it looks like we have a another seven days of rain... |
| The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States.- George Soros | |
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| George K | Aug 18 2016, 05:58 PM Post #19 |
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Finally
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Geez, I'm old enough to remember when POTUS not showing up at a major flood was a scandal. Today, not so much.
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| Rainman | Aug 18 2016, 06:01 PM Post #20 |
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Fulla-Carp
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I think King Putt should stay on vacation, and stay out of the way. Edited by Rainman, Aug 18 2016, 06:39 PM.
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| John Galt | Aug 18 2016, 06:12 PM Post #21 |
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Fulla-Carp
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From WAPo. Wonder if Louisianans care if Obama shows up. They're not chomping at the bit to see Trump. It's the distraction thing.
Edited by John Galt, Aug 18 2016, 06:13 PM.
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| Let us begin anew, remembering on both sides that civility is not a sign of weakness. | |
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| George K | Aug 18 2016, 06:17 PM Post #22 |
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Yes, I'm opposed, on principle, to the appearance of any public official at a disaster for a photo-op. It's pandering. Yet, 10 years ago, the president was vilified for not doing exactly that. We can discuss, for a long time (and we have, for that matter) whether the federal response to the disaster was appropriate, timely and lawful. But the picture of W, looking out of a plane window is the image that stuck. I suppose it's an easier shot that one of POTUS on the 17th green. |
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| Mikhailoh | Aug 18 2016, 06:39 PM Post #23 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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Obama doesn't care about white people. |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| George K | Aug 18 2016, 06:40 PM Post #24 |
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Finally
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Pretty hard to not swing at that piñata wasn't it?
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| Copper | Aug 18 2016, 06:46 PM Post #25 |
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Shortstop
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He'll pose with some needy white people when the need arises. |
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The Confederate soldier was peculiar in that he was ever ready to fight, but never ready to submit to the routine duty and discipline of the camp or the march. The soldiers were determined to be soldiers after their own notions, and do their duty, for the love of it, as they thought best. Carlton McCarthy | |
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