TheDarkness Posted May 3, 2018 Report Share Posted May 3, 2018 12 hours ago, Old Man said: I originally read that as "Celts". Worse conspiracy theories have caught on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 Fortunately this is happening on a completely different island Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 If I had that many vowels in my name I'd explode, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 In local news there were council elections http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/c82wmneydegt/plymouth-council Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 2 hours ago, Old Man said: Fortunately this is happening on a completely different island I thought you stamped your foot and this kicked off. RDU Neil 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 Stamped my foot? This would be more of a bad chili reaction. But sadly, I am not responsible for this one. The eruption is spreading; if this one goes the way prior eruptions have, that entire subdivision is going to be under six feet of fresh lava in a few months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 If you have a Twitter account, better change your password. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 21 hours ago, Old Man said: Fortunately this is happening on a completely different island Your ex-wife, the goddess Pele is at it again? We warned you about not paying the alimony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 As if Pele needs a reason. As if my real wife needs a reason. Anyway, we all have to live with our mistakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted May 6, 2018 Report Share Posted May 6, 2018 I see you're attracted to the temperament-challenged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted May 6, 2018 Report Share Posted May 6, 2018 I think of it more as a learning disability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted May 6, 2018 Report Share Posted May 6, 2018 Just as long as you don't tell them that. Hawaii wouldn't forgive you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted May 6, 2018 Report Share Posted May 6, 2018 Best "wtf" photo I could find of the eruption so far: How that yellow house with the green roof managed to not burn down, I have no idea. Then again maybe it's gone by now. RDU Neil 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted May 6, 2018 Report Share Posted May 6, 2018 Reminds me of pictures of the aftermath of a tornado -- one house flattened, the one next to it all but untouched. This thing is like wildfire, landslide, and earthquake, all happening at once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted May 6, 2018 Report Share Posted May 6, 2018 Not driving on that road. And yeah tornadoes are weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeropoint Posted May 6, 2018 Report Share Posted May 6, 2018 Man, it's almost like living on a volcano is a bad idea. RDU Neil 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted May 7, 2018 Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 Through a crack in Mother Earth Blazing hot, the molten rock, spills out over the land And the lava's the lover who licks your boots away Hey, hey, hey, if you don't want to boil as well Be-be-better start the dance D-d-do you want to dance with me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted May 7, 2018 Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 3 hours ago, Zeropoint said: Man, it's almost like living on a volcano is a bad idea. But humanity keeps building in their vicinity, because the stuff they spread over the land makes for awesomely fertile soil. Besides, there's not a lot of terra firma across the Pacific, so you have to build where Nature provides it. And yet there's still no shortage of people moving in around the San Andreas Fault. Michael Hopcroft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sociotard Posted May 7, 2018 Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 And the steady increase of people living on Vesuvius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted May 7, 2018 Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 I'm reminded of a guy in Pacific Northwest lore named Harry Truman. No relation to the president, though he was a contemporary. Truman was an old man who lived on the shore of Spirit Lake, a popular nature resort destination that happened to be on the foothills of Mount St. Helens in Washington State. When the long-dormant volcano revived, plans were made to evacuate Spirit Lake -- but Truman wouldn't go. either he didn't believe the danger was real or he didn't feel life would be worth living without Spirit Lake. He became a minor celebrity and a folk hero, whose stubbornness many admired. We all know what happened next. The top of Mount St. Helens exploded, spreading ash and volcanic mud everywhere. The cloud of ash coated the entire Pacific Northwest and was carries downwind across the county. As for Spirit Lake, it almost immediately ceased to exist, swallowed by ash and superheated mud, and Harry Truman was never seen again. Even then, many praised him posthumously for defying the evacuation order at the cost of his own life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted May 7, 2018 Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 " Long ago, a storm was heading for the city of Quin'lat. Everyone took protection within the walls except one man who remained outside. I went to him and asked what he was doing. "I am not afraid," the man said. "I will not hide my face behind stone and mortar. I will stand before the wind and make it respect me." I honored his choice and went back inside. The next day, the storm came, and the man was killed. The wind does not respect a fool." - Kahless, Star Trek: The Next Generation, "Rightful Heir" Hermit, Starlord and Pariah 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted May 7, 2018 Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 3 hours ago, Michael Hopcroft said: I'm reminded of a guy in Pacific Northwest lore named Harry Truman. No relation to the president, though he was a contemporary. Truman was an old man who lived on the shore of Spirit Lake, a popular nature resort destination that happened to be on the foothills of Mount St. Helens in Washington State. When the long-dormant volcano revived, plans were made to evacuate Spirit Lake -- but Truman wouldn't go. either he didn't believe the danger was real or he didn't feel life would be worth living without Spirit Lake. He became a minor celebrity and a folk hero, whose stubbornness many admired. We all know what happened next. The top of Mount St. Helens exploded, spreading ash and volcanic mud everywhere. The cloud of ash coated the entire Pacific Northwest and was carries downwind across the county. As for Spirit Lake, it almost immediately ceased to exist, swallowed by ash and superheated mud, and Harry Truman was never seen again. Even then, many praised him posthumously for defying the evacuation order at the cost of his own life. I completely forget the location, but it was around 1900, some volcano got active. Most of the old locals made fun of those that ran out for safety, because 50 years earlier there had been an active period, and nothing serious. A few days later the thing blasted and took out the area, and of around 30,000 that remained, only 2 survived, one old guy on the edge of town, and some guy in the jail who was partially protected due to the jail's walls being thick, and he came out of the ordeal with severe burns. Edit: I think I found it. May, 1902. Mt. Pelee on the island of Martinique, town was called St. Pierre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted May 7, 2018 Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 15 hours ago, Michael Hopcroft said: I'm reminded of a guy in Pacific Northwest lore named Harry Truman. No relation to the president, though he was a contemporary. Truman was an old man who lived on the shore of Spirit Lake, a popular nature resort destination that happened to be on the foothills of Mount St. Helens in Washington State. When the long-dormant volcano revived, plans were made to evacuate Spirit Lake -- but Truman wouldn't go. either he didn't believe the danger was real or he didn't feel life would be worth living without Spirit Lake. He became a minor celebrity and a folk hero, whose stubbornness many admired. We all know what happened next. The top of Mount St. Helens exploded, spreading ash and volcanic mud everywhere. The cloud of ash coated the entire Pacific Northwest and was carries downwind across the county. As for Spirit Lake, it almost immediately ceased to exist, swallowed by ash and superheated mud, and Harry Truman was never seen again. Even then, many praised him posthumously for defying the evacuation order at the cost of his own life. I have seen a documentary on the eruption and it does mention the gentleman in question. And the other people who died some of whom were monitoring the mountain. And you have the bit where the mountain collapsed as the volcano blew. I feel sadder for Truman's dog who also died due to his owner's stubbornness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted May 8, 2018 Report Share Posted May 8, 2018 Huey Lewis Talks Meniere's Disease: 'It Can Get Better. It Just Hasn't Yet' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted May 9, 2018 Report Share Posted May 9, 2018 They're gonna make another Bill and Ted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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