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Skriven 2008-09-18 07:13:00 av Dave Drum (1:124/311)
     Kommentar till en text av bill swisher
Ärende: Tornadoes and Hurricanes
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-=> bill swisher wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 DD> The problem is that mobile homes are pretty flimsy and it doesn't take
 DD> much to trash that house of cards. And there is no real place to
 DD> shelter from violent storms ... some parks have a "facilities" building
 DD> - containing the mailboxes for the court, the manager's office, a small
 DD> coin-op laundry and maybe a commons room. These are generally (around
 DD> this area) built of cinder block construction and are pretty sturdy.

 bs> We parked the RV at Kings Bay Georgia for 6 weeks of the winter.  We
 bs> were evacuated twice to the cinderblock building (consecutive Fridays
 bs> oddly enough) because of tornado threats.  Never saw any, just a
 bs> couple of pretty good thunderstorms and they gave out icecream!  The
 bs> year before we had driven through Oklahoma City and stayed at Tinker
 bs> AFB.  No building, large field, really-really nice underground bunker
 bs> with steel door, naval style so you could dog it down tight, right out
 bs> back for tornados. :-)

There was a picture in the local bird-cage liner a few years ago of a Class A
motorhome which got hit whilst going down I-55 by a microburst of straight line
winds. I think it used to be a Winnebago. There wasn't much left except the
metal chunks attached directly to the chassis.

Living in a stationary tin can is bad enough. Driving about in one looking for
trouble is just ... silly.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Watermelon & Cherry Tomato Salsa
 Categories: Salads, Fruit, Salsa
      Yield: 7 servings
 
  1 1/2 lb Seedless, rindless yellow
           - watermelon; in 1/2" cubes
  1 1/2 lb Seedless, rindless red
           - watermelon; in 1/2" cubes
  1 1/2 c  Organic red and gold cherry
           - tomatoes
    1/2 c  Tight packed cilantro
           - leaves
      2 ts Minced shallot
           Kosher salt
      3 tb Olive oil
      1 tb Champagne vinegar + more to
           - taste
 
  For a deeper flavor, try using Banyuls vinegar, made from
  the red Grenache wine of Southwestern France, instead of
  the lighter Champagne vinegar. Serve with grilled fish or
  on its own as a salad. From Foreign Cinema in San Francisco.
  
  Place the watermelon in a large bowl. Cut tomatoes in half
  or quarters if large and add to the bowl.
  
  Lightly chop cilantro, then add to watermelon, along with
  shallot, salt, olive oil and vinegar. Mix well. Depending
  on sweetness of melon and acidity of tomatoes, adjust
  seasoning with salt or vinegar, if needed.
  
  Serves 6 to 8 as a salad
  
  URL: http://sfgate.com
  
  MM Format by Dave Drum - 10 July 2008
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
MMMMM

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