kbalhoff
My brother set up an answering machine in his research lab @ LSU to know when the power was on. Never seen someone so excited to hear one!
| Let's go fly a kite! We have a Thunderbird kite and a Blue Angels kite. Time for an air show duel! |
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| @BillHiggins elitist accents? That's just how the iPhone auto-completed the word. Maybe b/c my locale was set to Cajun ;) |
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| Beach trip w families who had to empty their freezers from the hurricane has its perks... crawfish étouffée, Cajun stuffed chicken, brisket ... |
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| Never thought I'd be watching Jack Black w my 4-yr old niece. She wanted this Sesame Street octagon clip over & over: http://is.gd/2dpg |
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| Red Flag day. Signs say: Dangerous Surf, STAY OUT OF GULF. My niece (who LOVES pools) excitedly observed there's no red flag at the pool! |
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| My family made it here! It was after midnight, and they must be exhausted... but they made it! They're glad to have A/C & power |
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| Greetings from Portofino Island Resort! Every license plate here is from LA. Not a bad evacuation destination. Awaiting all my Monroes! |
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| 1st stop in Pensacola, FL: Four Winds Intl Mkt for top recommended beer selection. Treated like royalty w samples & tasty deli lunch. $$$ |
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| @ncdsmith sounds like you're singing that Feist song. I prefer the Sesame Street version. Find it on YouTube |
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| Power's out in BR from Gustav. Finally got a call thru to my grandma. Her box lunch at assit-living had a flashlight, like a happymeal toy |
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| Monitoring LA DOT road closures, seems my family could make the trip via I-10... IF they find passable routes out of their neighborhoods?! |
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| @potterfam @jacksonsmama @ncdsmith thanks for your concern & good wishes for friends & family in BR. Everyone is safe. Just lots of damage! |
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| Stories of flooding, downed power lines, and fallen trees on houses/roads in BR sound worse for BR than Katrina, Rita, or even '92 Andrew |
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| My bike computer finally worked for 21mi 3-county ride w/ @balhoff... til a bug stung me, I knocked off the computer, & lost it in the weeds |
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| Jim Cantore is my favorite storm tracker. My family has claimed for years that hurricanes always go where he reports. Uh-oh, Houma, LA |
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| Google 'My Maps' is so handy. My Pensacola map includes all we need between airport & resort... like Hopjacks for lunch: http://is.gd/268n |
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| @potterfam I'm glued to the Weather Channel. Pronunciation of LA parishes provides comic relief. Lafourche: close, Plaquemines: butchered |
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| Sun morning's the perfect time for lap swim at KC pool. Chilly from rain... should've tried my wetsuit while no one was around to laugh |
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| Read Eclipse (Stephenie Meyer, not the IDE) hanging out w/ Sophie Cat. Think they'd notice if I switched a Himalayan for a Russian Blue? |
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