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February 28, 2005
Last post of the month
This will be the last post for February 2005. I can't believe how fast this month has gone by. Hopefully next month I will post more frequently...Hell who am I kidding...I have said that for a long time and have not gotten any better at posting...Oh well.
Posted by Chris at 08:50 PM
February 21, 2005
You Know You're From Alabama When...
You Know You're From Alabama When...
You have a party or a barbeque whenever Alabama plays Auburn in football.
You go to Gulf Shores every summer.
You call the Atlanta Braves baseball team "us" like they're actually from Alabama.
You would much rather visit Florida than California.
You don't "take", you "carry" or "tote"... as in "You want me to carry you down to the 7-11?"
A soft drink isn't soda, cola, or pop, it's Coke.
You call it a "buggy" and not a shopping cart.
You've said "fixin' to," "might could," or "usetacould" during the last week.
Someone you know has used a football schedule to plan their wedding date.
You know the meaning of the phrase "Fobbed again."
You can properly pronounce Eufaula, Opelika, Bayou La Batre, and Oneonta.
The Talladega 500 is the biggest sporting event of any sort during the entire year.
You know exactly what chitlins and mountain oysters are, and you know someone who eats them anyway.
You think that people who complain about the humidity in other states are sissies.
You aren't surprised to find rental movies, groceries, ammunition and bait all in the same store.
You've missed a wedding or a funeral to go to a football game.
Asian food is always "CHINESE" regardless of the fact that it may actually be Korean or Japanese or Thai
Posted by Chris at 01:58 PM
February 16, 2005
This is a test
Today they had a statewide tornado drill. They did everything like it was an actual tornado warning...Sirens go off, live TV insterruption the whole works.. I even got an e-mail from ABC 33/40 E-Warn. Take a look below.. I didn't hear the warning today while at work, so I guess I would no hear an actual warning.
From ABC 33/40 E-Warn:
WFUS54 KBMX 161515
TORBMX
ALC001-005-007-009-011-015-017-019-021-027-029-037-047-051-055-057-
063-065-073-075-081-085-087-091-093-101-105-107-109-111-113-115-117-
119-121-123-125-127-133-161545-
/T.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0001.050216T1515Z-050216T1545Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TEST...TORNADO WARNING...TEST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
915 AM CST WED FEB 16 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TEST TORNADO WARNING FOR...
ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA
* UNTIL 945 AM CST...THIS IS A TEST TORNADO WARNING...
* IF THIS HAD BEEN AN ACTUAL TORNADO WARNING....YOU NEED TO BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IMMEDIATELY. PLEASE DEVELOP AND PRACTICE
THIS WEEK YOUR SEVERE WEATHER SAFTEY PLANS. AGAIN...THIS IS A
TEST TORNADO WARNING ASSOCIATED WITH SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS
WEEK.
* THIS TEST TORNADO WARNING WILL REPLACE THE WEEKLY NOAA WEATHER
RADIO TEST THAT IS NORMALLY SCHEDULED BETWEEN 11 AM AND NOON.
TYPICAL CALL TO ACTION STATEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH TORNADO WARNINGS
INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING....THIS IS A TEST TORNADO WARNING...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
THIS IS A TEST TORNADO WARNING.
LAT...LON 3345 8830 3234 8841 3163 8612 3165 8547
3179 8517 3228 8491 3450 8553 3429 8650
3432 8715 3430 8815
$$
NWS BMX
WWWW
E-Warn is a free public service from the ABC 33/40 Weather Center
and Alagasco...For Reliability, Comfort, and Convenience Natural Gas has
the Home Advantage.
To sign up for other ABC 33/40 E-Warn products, or to unsubscribe, go here:
http://www.jamesspann.com/ewarnmain.html
Posted by Chris at 07:35 PM
February 03, 2005
Enterprise Cancelled!!!!!
Star Trek: Enterprise Cancelled!
After four seasons, Star Trek: Enterprise has reached the end of its mission ...
PRESS RELEASE
UPN and Paramount Network Television have jointly announced that this will be the final season of Star Trek: Enterprise on UPN. [Production will continue until the end of this season, which will finish shooting in March.] The series finale will air on Friday, May 13, 2005.
"Star Trek has been an important part of UPN's history, and Enterprise has carried on the tradition of its predecessors with great distinction," said Dawn Ostroff, President, Entertainment, UPN. "We'd like to thank Rick Berman, Brannon Braga and an incredibly talented cast for creating an engaging, new dimension to the Star Trek universe on UPN, and we look forward to working with them, and our partners at Paramount Network Television, on a send-off that salutes its contributions to The Network and satisfies its loyal viewers."
David Stapf, President of Paramount Network Television, said, "The creators, stars and crew of Star Trek: Enterprise ambitiously and proudly upheld the fine traditions of the Star Trek franchise. We are grateful for their contributions to the legacy of Trek and commend them on completing nearly 100 exciting, dramatic and visually stunning episodes. All of us at Paramount warmly bid goodbye to Enterprise, and we all look forward to a new chapter of this enduring franchise in the future."
A prequel to the original "Star Trek" series, STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE premiered on UPN on Sept. 26, 2001, and aired for its first three seasons on Wednesdays (8:00-9:00PM, ET/PT). On Oct. 8, 2004, STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE moved into its current time on Fridays (8:00-9:00PM, ET/PT). Through its four-year run, STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE produced a total of 98 episodes and earned four Emmy Awards.
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from Star Trek.com
Posted by Chris at 10:11 AM