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Old September 14th 04, 01:03 PM
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"C J Campbell" wrote in message ...
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Gonna be interesting the next few days. I'm in Mobile, Alabama and one
of our airports, Brookley Field nearly sticks into Mobile Bay.
Elevation reported at 26' and for sure will be under water if the bay
gets pushed in like it frequently does. Can't help but wonder how its
gonna affect the aircraft that don't move out.... Part of the problem
is figuring out where to move them to?
Last reports show Ivan on a direct course for us.


Saw on the Weather Channel a report that the runway on Grand Cayman was
still under two feet of water this afternoon. We had planned to vacation
there next month. Our hotel's office in Florida says that they have not been
able to contact the hotel at all; even cellular phones are not working. It
may be a few days before any realistic reports of damage come out of there.
The Caymanians are very nice people. Hope things are not too bad for them
there.


CJ
I've lost track of the number of big hurricanes I've been through
around the world. Was here in '69 for Camile which was a tough one.
Got pics of big ocean going barges sitting on the highway, an 85' tug
sitting on top of a motel at least two blocks in from the waters edge,
the huge rolls of paper that weigh in at about 2000# scattered about
the neighborhood along the beach highway, brick chimneys and nothing
else but trash where beautiful ante-bellum homes once stood. Pine
trees snapped off about 6' off the ground and leaning over like a
bunch of women doing stretching exercises touching their toes...miles
of them showing the extreme forces of the winds above 160mph...
Pictures of local airports from New Orleans to Pensacola with
airplanes sitting belly deep in water on the high ground..tops of
wings sticking up out of water in the low spots.. airplanes stacked
like cordwood where they broke tiedowns and flew all over the place.
We're prepared as best we can with all the supplies in, house battened
down,and hoping the wind doesn't topple some of the big trees around
us, and if it does, the trees will not fall on the house or cars.
There are a lot of folks who will lose everything and some will lose
their lives. We can only wait to see what happens next.
Ol Shy & Bashful
 




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