Howdy Curb, I agree that inland distance could be a factor, but it is a tough sell to the folks in Charlotte and environs, as Hugo (1989) blazed thru from the coast, toppling trees throughout the entire region; (my electrical power was out for 6 days). The laws of supply and demand were never more evident, as chainsaws were selling for $500+, generators were topping out at $1500. A man with a portable stump grinder related to me that he had work scheduled 2+ years in advance. Capitalism at it's best (or worst). ad
--- On Wed, 9/10/08, McDaniel Kirby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: McDaniel Kirby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [MOPO] OFF TOPIC: IKE To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, September 10, 2008, 10:31 PM Here in Texas we are casting a wary eye on Hurricane Ike. It looks as if we are going to catch it this time. There may be some of you who are thinking that it's about time. But that's another story. Anyway, Austin is about 200 - 250 miles inland from where this storm is supposed to make landfall. The problem is that is bigger than a lot of states - about 300 miles across and has two more days to churn itself into fury over the Gulf of Mexico. My cousin (who actually collects film posters, by the way) works for Kirby Corporation in Houston (no connection to yours truly) in the inland marine business, and I can tell you that the people who are very familiar with hurricanes are worried as hell. Here in Austin we expect this to be downgraded to perhaps a tropical storm by the time it gets here. Still it could spin off some tornados and we could lose power. If I get a tornado there could be movie posters all over East Austin. If I see Elmira Gulch riding by on her bike (or Lance Armstrong) I'll let you know. Ya'll pray now! Kirby McDaniel MovieArt Original Film Posters P.O. Box 4419 Austin TX 78765-4419 512 479 6680 www.movieart.net mobile 512 589 5112 Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
