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Date Posted: 15:57:00 10/19/05 Wed
Author: Pot
Subject: Re: I tried to find the '58 Chevy, but ....
In reply to: Marv 's message, "Re: I tried to find the '58 Chevy, but ...." on 12:48:46 10/19/05 Wed

>>
>>>>
>>>>> ... They wuz too many clouds. Hope ya held on
>ta
>>>>>yur bloomers, Pot!
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Yep, we's on there, but the picture quality to too
>>bad
>>>>to accurately describe exactly where we are.
>>>>
>>>>You can betcher bippy I wuz holdin' on to my
>>>>bloomers...with both hands!!! The next time you are
>>>>going down the road at 70 MPH, stick your face out
>>the
>>>>window. Now, imagine that at 135-140 MPH.
>>>>
>>>>My curiousity would get the best of me at
>>>>times...including during the height of the storm.
>>I'd
>>>>grip the storm doors with both hands and brace
>myself
>>>>before gradually opening the door so I could see
>>out.
>>>>And that was opening the door against the wind, not
>>>>into it. Didn't see much interesting. Just
>>>>humonguous trees crashing down, 2 foot in
>>>>diameter/60-70 foot tall pine trees whipping and
>>>>bending like palm fronds and other crap flying
>>through
>>>>the air. I almost got sucked out of the house a
>>>>couple of times...no double entendre meant.
>>>>
>>>>The old 58 was pretty snug in the garage. It did
>get
>>>>a little salt water spray on the rear where the wind
>>>>blew the water through the slits of the door
>>sections.
>>>> I had used several metal straps to solidly anchor
>>the
>>>>doors so they wouldn't collapse inward. It worked,
>>>>but the center load bearing support between the
>doors
>>>>was moved back 1 1/2 inches at the bottom. I had
>>also
>>>>moved the two garaged cars back so that the bumpers
>>>>were against the doors with just a quilt between the
>>>>bumpers and doors to protect from scraping. That
>>>>probably kept the whole shootin' match from
>>collapsing
>>>>inward.
>>>
>>>
>>>Now that's what I'm talkin' about. Stories like that
>>>are worth their weight....More more...
>>
>>
>>This isn't an exciting story...just strange...
>>
>>The combination of windblown saltwater and the wind
>>itself turn the needles of pine trees and cedar trees
>>brown on their southeast side. That sort of thing can
>>be see several miles north of the coast.
>>
>>For the other kinds of trees-- at least those that
>>were left standing-- the wind stripped all the leaves
>>off. I do mean all of them. The strange thing is
>>that most of the trees and plants thought it was
>>spring time. The neighbors' pecan trees began
>>sprouting a new growth of leaves within about a week.
>>All the oak trees began sprouting new leaves a couple
>>of days after that. They are almost completely
>>"re-leafed" now.
>>
>>Another neighbor's Bradford Pear tree was blooming
>>like crazy. I've seen several camellia bushes
>>blooming. They usually bloom in March. I've seen
>>azaleas blooming. They also bloom in March/April.
>>One of my magnolia trees did some blooms. It usually
>>only blooms in the spring thru early summer. Another
>>neighbor's saucer magnolia(also called Japanese
>>magnolia) bloomed. They only bloom in the very early
>>spring around here.
>
>> > > Same thing up here Pot. Everything got stripped
>and came back blooming and carryin'on like it was the
>merry month of May. That just goes to prove that the
>"old wives tale" about whipping your plants with a
>stick (especially your oakra) will make it all start
>producing again. In scientific circles I have heard
>it described as the plant equivilant of adrenline
>pumping through humans. Be careful, after riding out
>Katrina down there, you may become fertile and bloom
>too. I'm sure you had a little trickle of adreniline
>a time or two. MG

I don't care about getting fertile and blooming. I'm waiting to get re-rooted. :)

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