BS: Mudcat Central Under Water??????

Subject: BS: Mudcat Central Under Water??????
From: SINSULL
Date: 29 Jun 06 - 07:46 AM

Half the state of Pennsylvania has been designated a Disaster Area. How are Max and Pene doing? Mudcat is up and running - a good sign.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Central Under Water??????
From: Azizi
Date: 29 Jun 06 - 08:14 AM

I certainly hope that all is well with Max and others in the Central and Eastern part of Pennsylvania.

See these excerpts from this article in today's Pittsburgh Post Gazette: Pennsylvania flooding

"Evacuees rest at the Red Cross shelter in the G.A.R. High School in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., last night. Up to 200,000 people in the Wilkes-Barre area were ordered to leave their homes yesterday because of rising water on the Susquehanna River, while communities farther downstream and along the Delaware River also braced for major flooding....

Local authorities did not want to take any chances yesterday, ordering the precautionary evacuation of between 150,000 and 200,000 people who live along the Susquehanna in Luzerne County. Authorities said late Wlast night that at least 50,000 had heeded the order.


While Wilkes-Barre appears to have been spared, communities farther down the Susquehanna and along the Delaware River braced for major flooding this morning.


Parts of Bloomsburg were already under water and the college town -- the only large municipality on a 60-mile northern stretch of the Susquehanna River without flood protection -- faced a potentially catastrophic deluge. Authorities said 500 homes were at risk.

The mayor of Easton declared a disaster ahead of what was expected to be major flooding from the Delaware today. One end of the Third Street bridge was already submersed late last night, and the Easton Inn, a McDonald's and an Exxon gas station that were flooded a year ago and had since been repaired were once again under water..."

-snip-

Doesn't Max live closer to Philadelphia? I don't think that area is affected, is it?

I'm in the western part of Pennsylvania, and while we've had some rain [that's no unusual for Pittsburgh], I don't think there's any worry about flooding around here. And if my home on a hill on top of a hill were ever endangered by a flood, that would be a reenactment of Noah's flood.

My prayers are for all facing difficult times.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Central Under Water??????
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 29 Jun 06 - 08:15 AM

Don't frighten me like that Mary. I know we all live in a box in Max's basement, but I assume it is self draining!
Giok

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Central Under Water??????
From: SharonA
Date: 29 Jun 06 - 08:33 AM

Sharon from the Philly suburbs here...

Azizi, Max lives in West Chester, PA which is in Chester County, west of Philadelphia. That area was definitely hit much harder than the city was. Not only that, but rain that has fallen elsewhere is swelling rivers and creeks downstream. Some of the local waterways are still rising as of current news reports, and have not crested yet, much less receded. The storm clouds have moved on but more are moving in according to the Westher Channel website, so all things considered we're not out of the woods yet as far as flooding is concerned.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Central Under Water??????
From: Paul Burke
Date: 29 Jun 06 - 08:46 AM

There's water pouring out of my USB ports as I write. I fear the worst.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Central Under Water??????
From: Amos
Date: 29 Jun 06 - 09:52 AM

Just pour on lots of dry humor, and we'll be right...

A

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Central Under Water??????
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 29 Jun 06 - 10:40 AM

Has anybody tried pouring oil on it?

Giok

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Central Under Water??????
From: skipy
Date: 29 Jun 06 - 10:42 AM

En14001 prevents stis.
Skipy

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Central Under Water??????
From: Kaleea
Date: 29 Jun 06 - 11:38 PM

The east coast is under water, & San Diego is having a heat wave in what should be a cooler month with some rains! Whassup? My relatives are always warning me that any day now California (along with me) is going to fall into the ocean. I think somebody got their coasts confused.
Seriously, I do pray that the folks out East will be able to recover ok, considering the mistakes made in the wake of katrina.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Central Under Water??????
From: skarpi
Date: 30 Jun 06 - 06:48 AM

what have you done in Pennsylvania ?? why are god crying over you ???
I hope you are all okei Max as well .

hmmmm you should move to Iceland or Scotland :>)) it rain but not
like this not here anyway......

All the best Skarpi Iceland.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Central Under Water??????
From: Mr Red
Date: 30 Jun 06 - 08:01 AM

Skarpi - in 1947 (I am told) in the UK we had months of snow, up to the horses shoulders, (they pulled the milk man's wagon then). Then when it thawed it THAWED - in a week. Half of East Anglia (which is below sea level in many parts) was sea again.

So with all this global warming - Iceland may yet be visited by a quick thaw. - Anyway I thought the ice was receeding in the mountains near you.

FWIW global warming is a fact. Irrefutable fact. As witnessed by more and stronger hurricanes and flash floods, birds migration patterns, etc etc. The reasons for the warming and it's duration we can discuss though it points ever more to the 300 million years of sunlight being locked-up in fossil fuels and released in 100 years. It ain't rocket science. Pull the bung and ............

- all else is King Canute territory.

Best of luck Max, I have put my PC up on the table for now.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Central Under Water??????
From: skarpi
Date: 30 Jun 06 - 09:25 AM

Mr Red, global warming is on , but we have no trouble here Yet
but who knows it may happen as elsewhere.
About the clacier yes some are geting smaller but not
this summer thats for sure it has only been 4 sunny days in all
June and heat is from 4-5 to 15 on celcius so it s
a cold summer it hasent arrive yet , and the summer just started
in the middle of june .

And we get snow here as well all the year around Red, in June,July
and Agust , the farmers in the N-Iceland are just gonna cut their
grass for one time this summer , the fields are yellow all june
it´s only getting green as we speak, so this is a bad summer .

All the best Skarpi Iceland.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Central Under Water??????
From: dick greenhaus
Date: 30 Jun 06 - 11:18 AM

I posted this on another thread, but for those concerned parties who haven't seen it:

I spoke to Max last night, and he's high and dry (in the best sense of the words). Hoping you're the same.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Central Under Water??????
From: JennyO
Date: 30 Jun 06 - 12:38 PM

All that water, and we are still in drought here in Australia! It'd be nice if some of it could be sent down our way. Keep safe everyone!

Poor Skarpi - it doesn't sound like you are having a very nice summer yet. I hope it improves soon. The temperatures you mentioned are pretty much exactly what we are getting here in Sydney at the moment, and it is mid-winter here! If you ever feel like thawing out, come to sunny Oz. Lots of friendly folkies here too!

Jenny

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Central Under Water??????
From: skarpi
Date: 30 Jun 06 - 03:30 PM

Jenny I will do that but you are so far away ....

All the best Skarpi Iceland

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Central Under Water??????
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 01 Jul 06 - 04:55 AM

Skarpi - it's quicker if you tunnel straight through.....

Glad to hear Max is keeping his powder dry.

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Central Under Water??????
From: GUEST,KT in Buffalo, NY
Date: 01 Jul 06 - 09:44 AM

We've been in Buffalo for the last week. HEAVY rainstorms most of the week and yesterday, a tornado! Unheard of!! But today is gorgeous so I think the worst is over. And we're about to get on a plane....sigh......