jorn ake Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 Just wondering - saw some of the images of the storm damage in Floridaon the BBC and remembered that Al Kaplan (and a few others on thelist) are from that state. If anyone knows how to make contact withhim (or them) maybe they could check and then let us know if help isneeded. Internet may be down, but I would guess the post office candeliver a new supply of Tri-X and some D-76. Or whatever is needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james mitchell dc Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 Al is fine. I think most of the damage was on the other coast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jorn ake Posted August 17, 2004 Author Share Posted August 17, 2004 Great! The BBC reporter did seem a bit high pitched. Made it seem like the entire state was flattened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin m. Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 Yes, Al is fine. He's plugging his T-shirt this morning on the <i>Today!</i> show. Katie Couric is going to wear one, too! Then, he's meeting a 'Mr. Zimmerman' for lunch! Al is going to supply all the liner pics for his upcoming 64-CD boxed set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adnan Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 Kevin, you're kidding, right? About Dylan's 64 CD set? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al_kaplan1 Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 Jorn, I'm fine. Kevin, I wish that were true! Here on the lower east coast of Florida we had a bit of wind which might have gotten as high as 50 KPH for a few minutes during a rain squall about 10:30 P.M. the night before the hurricane made landfall on the other coast. We had about 7 or 8 cm of rain, and most of that was during that same squall. The day the hurricane actually made landfall we had light showers through out the day, winds of 30 to 40 KPH and even some brief periods of sunshine. Having been through quite a few hurricanes over the years I was well prepared, stocked up on Tri-X, chemicals and paper. I'm well aware that the news media tends to sensationalize things, and doesn't go into much detail about exactly where things are when they're talking about things half a world away. When one of these storms manages to get across the Atlantic our newspapers have headlines like "British Isles Devastated by Storm" and minor tremors in Italy become "Earthquakes Wreak Havoc in Europe". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin m. Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 Yes, I'm kidding. But there's no emoticon for sarcasm. :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al_kaplan1 Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 For those of you not familiar with the history of Bob Dylan he adopted the name Dylan. His name was originally Robert Zimmerman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sionnac Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 Kevin- <br> : | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_d5 Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 Whatever happened to my thread about the wellbeing of our breathens down there? After I posted it, I went to sleep. The next morning it is nowhere to be found. Did it went offtopic? What happened? Can somebody fill me in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_d5 Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 Al, It's good to hear that you are ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adnan Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 Actually, a "live in 64" album just came out... cos we all need another live Dylan album. :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric friedemann Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 If I were to move to Florida I would: A. Buy a house, not a trailer; and B. Build a safe room in the house: http://www.fema.gov/fima/tsfs02.shtm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Rowlett Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 CD, I don't think I did anything with the thread you're talking about. Backups? We don’t need no stinking ba #.’ _ , J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al_kaplan1 Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 I remember that thread but not who started it. I did respond to it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark-j Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 Al: You reference wind speed as KPH. Is this Knots Per Hours, or Kilometers per Hours? Do you generally work in the metric system or is this another part of your spoof? Glad to hear you are in good shape. Potable water would be more in line than chemicals. Wildfires here in Alaska. 29.4 degrees C yesterday. Sky is hazy and the trees are turning yellow from LACK of water. First time I can remember in 40+ years. Cheers. Mark J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al_kaplan1 Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 KPH refers to kilometers per hour in defference to the entire rest of the planet. President Jimmy Carter tried to to get us good folks of the United States hyped up about "metrification" but the effort failed. The word "knots" actually means "nautical miles per hour". Distances would be stated in "nautical miles", speed (velocity if you're a real nit picker) is stated in "knots". ~Capt. Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_kelly3 Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 Al I'm happy to say that here in the former colonial power we still honour miles and not kilometeres. Mind you we buy petrol in litres and our food in kilograms so not sure how long before we get sucked under too! Respect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerald_widen Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 I don't have the exact details but "knots" were used by sailors in olden times to check boat speed. Knots were tied on a rope at a specific distance apart. While the boat was moving they would drop the rope in the water and count how many knots made it to the water in a pre determined time. The more knots the faster you were going. At some point the distances between the knots on the rope and the testing time became standardized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan flanders Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 The tragedy of the metric system is that its proponents claimed to base it on scientific measurement of the earth. They spent years attempting to measure the surface distance from the pole to the equator and then dividing by ten million to get the meter. The falacy was that an accurate surface measurement was impossible but having failed in that quest they assumed a distnce that was as faulty as their premise. A more rational systerm would have been based on angular measurements which seafaring men had used since antiquity. But seafarers were not scientists so the illuminatti decreed that everything should be related to one ten millionth of the quarter circumference using decimal enumeration. They even tried to make metric weeks and years, but they couldn't metricate time and the rotation of the earth, and their derived measurements had no relation to human scale whatever. I could go on an on but I thank providence that Jimmy Carter failed to convince the US and we will be spared enforced conformity at least a little while before the reformers try it again. "A pint's a pound the world around!" (If this isn't trolling I will turn in my license.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pensacolaphoto Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 Al, Tell us more about him and his new CD set and you. I love his music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socke Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 Harry, which pint are you referring to? British 0.57 litre or american 0.47 litre? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuart_whatling Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 Sorry Harry but here in London, a pint is about two pounds fifty or more, depending on the pub. Anyway, Florida just doesn't know what bad weather is - not like plucky little Cornwall... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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