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Harvey · Post by **Harvey** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 2:16 pm

I would like to trade a small low CAT Hurricane for a heavy snow storm!
In the last two years, I am getting tired of this crap!
You may be able to contact me either in, around or above Ft. Lauderdale tomorrow.
"H"

Post by **Brian F.** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 2:36 pm

I will trade you three hurricanes turned tropical storms for some FL bass or a big Pflueger saltwater reel. I was getting a little nervous there for a while but it looks like they're headed off North and weakening. Keep things tied down there, Harv.

Jim Schottenham · Post by **Jim Schottenham** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 4:24 pm

Harvey,
Plenty of room for you here in Upstate NY! C'mon up, I'll throw some logs in the fireplace and open a bottle of scotch. That outta keep you warm, or at least forget the warm weather and beaches you left behind. Granted, we don't have the bikini clad women up here like you have down there, but...wait a minute...make room for me Harvey. I'm on my way down!

All kidding aside, stay safe!

Teal · Post by **Teal** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 5:34 pm

Harvey,

Got the Castey today, thanks! ALso the CD and papers, man like I need another obsession! Its like finding a tackle box hat got dumped upside down and all the hooks are interconnected, will take some time but I think I can start to try and untangle the weird history of these reels...

Remember, you can always move to Cincinnati--no hurricanes, only REALLY bad allergies that might make you wish you were living in Arizona. Oh, and a great football team too...

Thanks again, I will spend HOURS looking through the Shakespeare pics...

Cheers,

Todd

Harvey · Post by **Harvey** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 7:14 pm

Todd, You are quite welcome as long as you don't tell Mother Larson that I am the reason you are staying up late, not taking the trash out and for not doing all the things that she has on the list.
As for moving to Sin-Sa-Natti, I just wanted ONE snowstorm! Remember, I lived in that river valley for twenty years.
"H"

Richard Lodge · Post by **Richard Lodge** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 8:49 pm

Harvey,
Come to Massachusetts. We usually have one big storm that lasts most of the winter. I remember one winter a few years ago the Boston Globe decided to run a graphic whenever there was a snow storm to chart how much snow had accumulated. They used a photo of famed Boston Celtic center Robert Parish as the benchmark. It didn't take long before the snow in the graphic had piled up over poor Robert's head (he's 7' 1"). The snow just kept coming. I think we had a total of 10-11' that winter. So you're welcome to join us. That'll teach ya.

el Lawrence · Post by **el Lawrence** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 8:55 am

We get about one snow storm a year or so... have plenty of bikini clad women, sandy beaches, coastal fishing, trophy bass... Uh wait a min. I hear hurricane Rita will blow in on Friday. Well at least the state is a bit wider than Fla. so you can go more inland...

I don't know... Jims offer of a fireplace and a drink sounds pretty good...

I bet he could import sand and bikini clad women (sfx: rummaging in a drawer) I am sure I have a bikini around here somewhere...

Dale Noll · Post by **Dale Noll** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 1:42 pm

Harvey, Stay safe. Come to Tennessee.

Dale.

Terry · Post by **Terry** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 11:00 pm

Harvey, You could move here in Myrtle Beach, SC. We've got a lot of building boom going on but I'm not sure the storms wouldn't just follow you here.

Terry Olds

Tony Malatesta · Post by **Tony Malatesta** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 7:15 am

Hi guys! I've got the solution for all of my neighbors to the south who are tired of hurricanes and tornadoes. move up here to Southern Ontario. Lg. cities or smll. towns, your choice. Less snow than most of the bordering states. Millions of acres of land to fish and hunt. Free medical care and the list goes on. You can do what our snowbirds do(retired folks) You live here
June to Dec; and move to Florida for the rest of the year after hurricane season is over. Best of both worlds. Seriously though, i hope you ride this one also without any problems. Good Luck!

Canadian USA

el Lawrence · Post by **el Lawrence** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 7:35 am

Uhhhh Tony... unfortunatly none of us get the free medical or other benifits unless we ARE Canadians... And I think we still get dinged on US taxes even if we live up north...

Now if I COULD land one of those easy Canadian governement jobs (like at the post office where I hear they get beucoups vacation and barely work anyway judging from mail delivery) and qualify for all the benifits... I for one would consider it... Even though TEXAS is a great country... uh state...

Personally my own retirement plan is to get a nice airstream... quietly slip across the border

(CANADIAN) assume the ID of a Canadian (I'm working on that accent now... "Eh? Ya'll..." pretty good?), run a bait and tackle shop and hunt and fish my golden years incognito...

lol lol lol...
so just wondering... how DO you type Canadian and not get an emoticon?

Post by **john elder** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 7:41 am

Hey, El... you could even change your name to Ex! No one would find you and it would still be just as gender-confused

Harvey · Post by **Harvey** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 8:52 am

Boy, I feel bad about complaining when a little windy storm that blew thru here yesterday after looking at the TV this morning and seeing Rita heading for the Gulf as a CAT four.
EL: I think you should consider going out and buying that Airstream today, digging that Bikini out, rounding up Tom, Joe, Warren, Nello, Colby, Robyn and any other Texan ORCA members and heading to Florida. You can park it in my parking lot, (I am less than a 1/2 mile from the beach and less to a shopping mall) use my electric, shower, picnic table and maybe spend some of your spare time cleaning some of my reels. This storm track doesn't look good. As our Governor, Jeb, said, “HUNKER DOWN”, (That’s Texas talk, I guess) and stay safe.
And Tony, No offence to the "Snow Birds" since most come to SoFla and spend their money here, which keeps me from paying state taxes, but we have a saying that goes like this, "The best thing that has ever came out of Canada is an empty Amtrack train" (Just kidding of course!)
Harvey

el Lawrence · Post by **el Lawrence** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 9:34 am

Harvey,

If I had the scratch for an airstream saved up I would think about it... (sounds like a great set up you have) my mission for today is just gas up the trucks and jeep, buy sandbags for the front door... some charcoal for the grill... bottled water, (make sure the insurance is paid up). I am far enough inland that high wind, tornadoes, lots of flooding rain (we have had water pretty deep here before, enough to float away homes in some areas and give me class 3 whitewater in the back pasture) and power outage is what we could be in for here.

I imagine Nello, Robyn, Ron Mc, and Richard Harvey are far enough inland too... though our friends in HOUSTON area (COLUMBIA LAKES too) could be in for a bad one... I imagine Tom, Colby, Jay, Bryce, Joe, and Ben should all batten the hatches... Emil in Corpus too...All depends... Any are welcome to beat feet here to seek safety.

Still waiting to see how far east or west it comes ashore to see who takes the beating... Gulf water is pretty warm so it won't be pretty...

Robyn Summerlin · Post by **Robyn Summerlin** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 5:03 pm

The first wave of evacuees arrives at the farm this evening occasioned by mandatory evacuation of parts of Galveston County. Right now all of my guests are in bumper-to-bumper traffic and still in the Houston area unable to give an ETA. I'm not turning anyone away but the beds fill up tonight. Tomorrow it's sofas and sleeping bags for anyone needing shelter but by all means, get out of harm's way.

Wherever she comes ashore, Rita is a big one! Harvey's parking lot sounds pretty good right now...

Post by **Brian F.** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 3:55 am

For those that did not see this on Joe's: From Tom Eidson

"Heading for Austin

For those who came to ORCA National in May, Columbia Lakes Resort and my lake house in either a direct line or on bad side of Rita. Wish us luck. Tom "

Take care

Robyn, your generosity will be returned tenfold.

Please be safe everyone

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C'mon up!!!

Hey Harv

One big storm

Try TEXAS...

You could move here!

Eh?

Rita's Coming