Been nice knowing y'all...

[Gut Shot]

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As I was watching my fellow Houstonians ravage every open store in sight (very reminiscent of starving hyenas let loose in a Hormel plant), it began to dawn on me that the end is nigh. Yep, a windy, watery apocalypse will descend upon us soon. Thank Gawd I turned up two cases of Budweiser at a nearby CVS. Having experienced tropical storms Frances and Allison, hurricane Isabel and hurricane remnants Gaston, I'll say that few things suck worse than living through a future Weather Channel Storm Story while sober.

And so, I would like to say thanks to everyone for all the laughter, tears, and above all, the absolute ******ation that I've enjoyed here on SDN - Pathology over the past few years. If I never appear again, it's because they found me floating face down in the bayou, smelling faintly of beechwood-aged goodness. Ah well, we all have to get swept away by 150 MPH winds sooner or later. Maybe I'll get lucky and some windborne debris will blast through my skull, exploding it like an M-80 does a rotten pumpkin.

Stay frosty, kids!

 

[fedor]

Remember to pull down a nice microscope during the subsequent looting.

Stick it to the man!

 

[Gut Shot]

Remember to pull down a nice microscope during the subsequent looting.

Stick it to the man!

You mean the subsequent finding. And yes, if a big daddy Zeiss with polarizers drifts by, that biatch is mine.

 

[yaah]

Several years ago the Baylor university med center was brutalized by some sort of storm, and a large part of the pathology archives were apparently lost. We had a case during med school that we tried to get from there (patient had moved from Houston) and they said it had been lost in a flood or something.

 

[Gut Shot]

Several years ago the Baylor university med center was brutalized by some sort of storm, and a large part of the pathology archives were apparently lost. We had a case during med school that we tried to get from there (patient had moved from Houston) and they said it had been lost in a flood or something.

Yeah, that was Allison. I happened to be in Galveston during that bizarre week. The storm formed seemingly out of nowhere, and the weather service notified everyone about... 8 minutes before it hit. It was never a very organized storm system, but that thing had guts. She basically parked herself over the NW corner of the city and rained hard for five solid days. We were fine down in Galveston, but Houston was annihilated. The med center sits adjacent to a bayou that drains into the ship channel, and all Hell broke loose. Everything flooded, colonies of transgenic animals drowned, countless years of research were lost, and innumerable graduate students watched helplessly as their dissertations literally washed down the muddy brown drain.

Good times.

Fortunately, the med center is slightly better prepared this time around. It now resembles a giant Transformer capable of defending itself against flood waters. TMC - more than meets the eye!

My favorite aspect of Allison, however, was that the damned storm eventually moved BACK OUT over the gulf and made landfall a SECOND TIME in Louisiana. It finally broke apart somewhere in Kentucky. It was the Rudy of tropical storms.

 

[deschutes]

I remember now why I chose bitter cold over flashfloods.

I was out driving yesterday in a suburban part of the Cities that was new to me, trying to find a TimeWarner service centre so that I could register my modem. I got lost (of course), with the result that the trip back home was made during a tornado warning in effect.

It wasn't so much the torrential rain as the friggin' dust clouds that were blocking my view of the freeway.

 

[mcfaddens]

Just be carefull and you will be fine. I have lived thru about 30 hurricanes in my day the biggest being Andrew when I lived in Miami (we stayed in classic dumba$$ fasion). They are really bad if your not prepared but if you play it smart (leave town if cat4 or higher) it can actually be an experence you will never forget. BE safe we will hear from you soon.

 

[Pingu]

hey, if you need help 'finding' anything, say fur coats from neiman's fur salon, i live in dallas and have a boat that can go in 2 feet of water. 😀 😀

 

[b&ierstiefel]

hey, if you need help 'finding' anything, say fur coats from neiman's fur salon, i live in dallas and have a boat that can go in 2 feet of water. 😀 😀

and being an asian, you can count on me to row your boat.

 

[Pingu]

and being an asian, you can count on me to row your boat.

Its got a trolling motor, so no rowing is necessary. That will free you up for some 'finding'. However, if I ever have a rickshaw I need pulled, you'll be the first one I call.

 

[yaah]

Its got a trolling motor, so no rowing is necessary. That will free you up for some 'finding'. However, if I ever have a rickshaw I need pulled, you'll be the first one I call.

He makes a mean stir fry also.

 

[b&ierstiefel]

He makes a mean stir fry also.

Ha ha. Very funny. I make special wonton soup for you.

 

[Gut Shot]

Update: It's midnight, the wall of the hurricane eye should be making landfall right about now, and conditions in Houston are LAME. Sure, the trees are flapping around and all, but this was not what it was cracked up to be. Not here, at least. The real action is in Port Arthur and Beaumont, which will be the next big excuse to jack gas prices $0.80 a gallon. Ah well, hindsight is always 20-20. If I'd known it would be this much of a letdown, however, I would be at Shay McElroy's, which claimed that it would remain open come Hell or high water.

 

[fedor]

Update: It's midnight, the wall of the hurricane eye should be making landfall right about now, and conditions in Houston are LAME. Sure, the trees are flapping around and all, but this was not what it was cracked up to be. Not here, at least. The real action is in Port Arthur and Beaumont, which will be the next big excuse to jack gas prices $0.80 a gallon. Ah well, hindsight is always 20-20. If I'd known it would be this much of a letdown, however, I would be at Shay McElroy's, which claimed that it would remain open come Hell or high water.

Look, just because the hurricane didn't pan out doesn't mean you can't go "finding."

 

[DropkickMurphy]

There's a couple of big differences between Houstonians and a pack of starving hyenas let loose in a Hormel plant:
1. Hyenas smell better.

2. They have better table manners.

 

[Gut Shot]

There's a couple of big differences between Houstonians and a pack of starving hyenas let loose in a Hormel plant:

You must be from Dallas.

I also suspect that hyenas have better taste in music. Eight seconds of Reggaeton is enough to give me a seizure. All I need to hear is the first lines of any Daddy Yankee song and I wake up on the floor. Bladder control is usually maintained.

 

[b&ierstiefel]

Update: It's midnight, the wall of the hurricane eye should be making landfall right about now, and conditions in Houston are LAME. Sure, the trees are flapping around and all, but this was not what it was cracked up to be. Not here, at least. The real action is in Port Arthur and Beaumont, which will be the next big excuse to jack gas prices $0.80 a gallon. Ah well, hindsight is always 20-20. If I'd known it would be this much of a letdown, however, I would be at Shay McElroy's, which claimed that it would remain open come Hell or high water.

OK I saw a Guinness Logo in that bar. That place gets an A+ in my book!

 

[shivalrous]

Remember to pull down a nice microscope during the subsequent looting.

Stick it to the man!

We aren't like NO, no looting or rioting in Space City. 😡

 

[DropkickMurphy]

You must be from Dallas.

I also suspect that hyenas have better taste in music. Eight seconds of Reggaeton is enough to give me a seizure. All I need to hear is the first lines of any Daddy Yankee song and I wake up on the floor. Bladder control is usually maintained.

Actually, no, I'm from Indiana. Been to Dallas for a conference once, and lived in Wichita Falls for three months courtesy of the US Air Force, but that's the closest to being a "Texan" that I have come.

But you're right, the hyenas probably do have better taste in music.

 

[shivalrous]

Texas isn't thaaat bad in music....granted, I can't stand reggaeton either.

Apparently none of you folks have ever been to Austin City Limits...only the greatest outdoor music festival on the planet....all live bands--I forget how many. It's ridiculous---last time the count was over 50. It's an entire weekend of live music, badass I tell ya.

 

[DropkickMurphy]

If I had to live in Texas (at least in a big city), it would be Austin. Just for the music....

 

[Gut Shot]

If I had to live in Texas (at least in a big city), it would be Austin. Just for the music....

I wasn't busting on Texas music, per se. I really like most of it, the vast majority, in fact. Austin is a damn cool town, there's no doubt about that.

Still, the moment I hear "Dame mas gasolina" I pee in my pants and forget who I am for five minutes.

 

[b&ierstiefel]

How are you holding up there, satanic cheese? Hope things are OK.

 

[Gut Shot]

How are you holding up there, satanic cheese? Hope things are OK.

It's back to the grindstone, although an extra day or two to finish off the excess 20+ Budweisers would have been nice. Thanks for your concern. I hope you should fare as well when the east coast is wiped out by a mega-tsunami. Good luck!

 

[b&ierstiefel]

It's back to the grindstone, although an extra day or two to finish off the excess 20+ Budweisers would have been nice. Thanks for your concern. I hope you should fare as well when the east coast is wiped out by a mega-tsunami. Good luck!

Good to hear. Thanks for the link...I especially enjoyed "La ola de la destrucción".

 

[deschutes]

Got your paperbag ready?