VABills Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 I don't. Hate seafood. Have since I caught my first three-headed fish in Lake Erie... 423512[/snapback] Better then the seven legged frog they caught in lake anna down here a couple years back. But the Nuke plant had nothing to do with thatl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of BiB Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 Didn't Gump do shrimp in the gulf? 423510[/snapback] Bubba Gump? That part of the movie was filmed in South Carolina, but according to the story, yes. A discerning viewer would have caught that they were Atlantic brown shrimp, not pink gulf shrimp...but movies are movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VABills Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 Bubba Gump? That part of the movie was filmed in South Carolina, but according to the story, yes. A discerning viewer would have caught that they were Atlantic brown shrimp, not pink gulf shrimp...but movies are movies. 423517[/snapback] Never saw the whole movie. I know another, less then popular choice but I thought it was lame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramius Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 What makes you think you should eat it now? Gulf shrimp suck. 423508[/snapback] Are you kidding me? We have some of the best shrimp up here on the good side of the gulf coast (the now very dark gulf coast) Still cant beat a maine lobster tho. I love seafood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 Bubba Gump? That part of the movie was filmed in South Carolina, but according to the story, yes. A discerning viewer would have caught that they were Atlantic brown shrimp, not pink gulf shrimp...but movies are movies. 423517[/snapback] I'm not a shrimp expert, alas. I only meet one for lunch occasionally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of BiB Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 Never saw the whole movie. I know another, less then popular choice but I thought it was lame. 423519[/snapback] Probably was a little too close to home for you, but he was successful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoachChuckDickerson Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 Well, apparently the newest plan i heard was that they were going to drop a 3,000lb sandbag down to try and plug up the breached levee... That would have been an interesting meeting to be in..."hmmmm, maybe if we make 1 GIANT sandbag..." 423333[/snapback] Not that i'm splitting hairs here but a 3,000 pound sand bag really isn't all that big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of BiB Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 Are you kidding me? We have some of the best shrimp up here on the good side of the gulf coast (the now very dark gulf coast) Still cant beat a maine lobster tho. I love seafood. 423521[/snapback] You're a young 'un. I'll forgive you. Or maybe it's a preference. Gulf is good for white shrimp. White shrimp (pink shrimp) don't have much taste or texture compared to open water shrimp (most of the time, brown shrimp). Brown are a lot more firm, and do much better steamed than the white. You can have some nice 12-15 count white, and not hardly be able to peel them because the shells are like tissue and the meat gets mushy easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 Not that i'm splitting hairs here but a 3,000 pound sand bag really isn't all that big. 423540[/snapback] Depends on the context. Stopping a flood? Not really. Dropped on your head? Then you may disagree... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reuben Gant Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 Here is a disturbing thought. I know someone that is retired from New York State and he says that during emergencies they were trained to never release a high death toll or estimation early as it does not make people evacuate but return to look for friends and family. He speculates that the death toll is probably ten times greater than early estimates. I hope he is wrong, but I suspect he knows something about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kipers Hair Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 you have a point...you really have to wonder about the logic of building a city below sea level. When you need to build levees to stop your city from flooding, and actively pump water out, maybe its time to rethink where to live. In cub scouts they teach you to camp on higher ground so you dont get flooded during a rainstorm. What part of some one thinks "Hmmm, sea level is this high, and we live below it. That means that water is going to flood FROM the sea into my home/city. Sounds like a good place to live." 422603[/snapback] You guys are messed up...I suppose if an earthquake sends part of California into the Pacific - you'll get on your soap boxes and say - well, what did you expect for living on a fault line. It's during times like this that peoples true colors come through - nice to see what jackasses some of you really are... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 Here is a disturbing thought. I know someone that is retired from New York State and he says that during emergencies they were trained to never release a high death toll or estimation early as it does not make people evacuate but return to look for friends and family. He speculates that the death toll is probably ten times greater than early estimates. I hope he is wrong, but I suspect he knows something about this. 423570[/snapback] It's big. I think I said that earlier, that the fact they're admitting they're seeing bodies but not even speculating a number is pretty damned awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 you have a point...you really have to wonder about the logic of building a city below sea level. When you need to build levees to stop your city from flooding, and actively pump water out, maybe its time to rethink where to live. In cub scouts they teach you to camp on higher ground so you dont get flooded during a rainstorm. What part of some one thinks "Hmmm, sea level is this high, and we live below it. That means that water is going to flood FROM the sea into my home/city. Sounds like a good place to live." 422603[/snapback] Living there on a normal day is one thing. But when that thirty-year weather event is on your doorstep, and you say "I'm going to ride it out" even though you look UP at a river...well, that's just bad risk assessment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffal0 Bill5 Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 I love idiots like that. What, they think an electrical appliance that's been submerged in water for more than a day is going to work? 422838[/snapback] Actually, you never know. I was in a pinch for a fax machine when the one at work went down, and went into storage and grabbed the old thermal. I had to pour water out of it, and it buzzed until it dried out good, but it is still working. More important news, Fox just reported "Breaking News" Brett Favre's childhood home has been destroyed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 Who gives a sh-- about the toxins. Not drowning is the main concern right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 More important news, Fox just reported "Breaking News" Brett Favre's childhood home has been destroyed. 423581[/snapback] NO! NO! GOD IN HEAVEN, NOOOOOOO! That was, of course, my John Madden impression... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjeff215 Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 http://www.drudgereport.com/flash2.htm Sh*t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 It isn't like they are sticking submersible pumps anywhere they can... They are proabbly pumping it to specific locations that can be localized. The pumps are in action during normal events... Those normal operations have to hold certain amounts of contaminents. I don't know the NO area... But, there has to be tremendous dreging operations on a continual basis... And certain spoil areas? Anyway, it will not be pretty. Bib, you hit the nail on the head with dealing with soil contaminents... Those soil contaminents are contained with the spoil area. ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 http://www.drudgereport.com/flash2.htm Sh*t. 423621[/snapback] Unsurprising. Most people's understanding of gasoline distribution isn't far from the level of "Isn't it brought by the gas pixies?" If people had any idea of the fragility of the system as a whole... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 http://www.drudgereport.com/flash2.htm Sh*t. 423621[/snapback] Now is not the time in the upper mid-west for a mishap at AMOCO Indiana Harbor or in Lemont Illinois! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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