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Amber: Nice shots. I like the stormy one the best. And I love the smoke stacky one -- great composition. Same with the cityscape, beach, foliage in front. Thanks.... Tex Re: Me: Nice try, but some of us have to be the voice of truth, because they sure won't hear it coming from some of you'all up there. How come you want to post so much...... Signs-of-time: NWO, bar codes with 666, micro-chips, veri chips, nano bots, real ID, RFID chips, bio-microchip implant... who needs a BIG BROTHER like this? Ever heard of... the Mark of the Beast? And his #...... Omaha: at the moment i am trapped in my friends bedroom becuase she has a momma and its baby raccoons running around her house, we were woken up this morning by her dad telling us he...... Adam Enright: There is No Game like the Good Ol' Montreal Hockey Riot!
A city whose hockey passions create a constant hunger for battling peace and the status quo.
[[http://www.progressivewebdesign.ca/hockeyriots.html]]
by Adam Enright
I was thrilled to read about...... ChiPhi: Christopher and others, why is there always a: "...somebody needs to do something to help..." why don't people take responsibility and pride for their own? I have lived in this neighborhood for 5 years...... Me: The grand old beautiful trees are in bloom in colors of pinks,white,purples and of course green in Hutchinson. The horrible ice storm could not kill,they came back strong.The haters can not kill this fair city...... derry republican: these ten brave men gave there lives for are country wonder wat they would think now of them judas sinn fien traitors in stormont with the brits. sinn fien are not interested in an united...... Stormbash: Im Australian so my top 15 is going to be mostly Auzzie cities.
TOP 15
1)Shanghai
2)Gold Coast
3)Seattle
4)Melbourne
5)Hong Kong
6)Sydney
7)Brisbane
8)Toronto
9)Chicago
10)Perth
11)Vancouver
12)Singapore
13)New York
14)Auckland
15)Frankfort... Andrew Smith: Nice photo's Jamie,
On the subject of the Great British Seaside, Hunstanton in Norfolk has most of the things you would expect.
A fairground and promenade
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[[img:27107]]
A Pitch and Putt course
[[img:27108]]
and beach huts
[[img:27109]]
It did have a pier too...... Rob Tynan: Hi Cyril,
You want to see the "Rialto" as it was, today.....Someone had the bright idea of putting rainscreen cladding over the whole front elevation without any form of structural support between the different roof levels,...... Mary McGinty: the fields close to Glazebrook Lane are protected from the raging winds by the flimsy fencing and the new born lambs were out and about today and seemed to be enjoying the blustery ...... saffo: When I was studying in Beijing there were several sandstorms during spring time. Students from my university voluntered to plant trees north of Beijing. I planted four. [[img:26299]]
... cyril bagshaw: Hi Norma,
Very sorry to hear the loss of your husband...we hope you too have good family and friends around you.
As for snow in Adelaide, the nearest we got to it was a few...... eyeofodin: I need to go and explore Oakland sometime. Get ready for tomorrow's storm!... Laura Wynne: I really like that last one, too. It's shot from the corner of Center St. and Hester, and the camera is facing northwest. It was taken just a few minutes before a snowstorm, and the...... CG: So, these would be "free range" chickens, right? Go for the smaller hens and roast up a storm.... Michelle: EvilGentleman - The storms we get nowadays in Toronto are not really severe, nor do they put our city at a standstill like everyone likes to pretend. I think people took advantage of the moderate...... EvilGentleman: What cute little snowdrifts. I like the pictures, but I really get the impression that most Torontonians have no clue what a **real** Canadian winter is like. But I suppose you get lake effect storms...... hrisSpencer of 45th: I recall my younger days on this street I;m only 21 but I vivdly recall that restaurant, I remem ber, that whole strip was burned down in the late 90's (January 1st 1998) to be...... Kryss: The restaurant burnt down for the last time in '98, a week or two before the ice storm hit us hard. My mom and I watched the firemen putting the last of the fire out....... jack: yeah, it looks like a nice building, the old architecture must give way to the newer sleek buildings, i am old architecture, and i have given way to the newer sleeker young buildings that have...... EvilGentleman: Now, back to my silly list...
59 - There is a potential for collisions between cross-country skiers and bicyclists.
60 - During snowstorms, the roads grind to a halt, but the cyclists still weave in and out...... Tyfoid Kid: They used to use a lot of salt but I think they are using more of combination of salt on some other liquid chemical. All the snow plows have these big tanks on the...... Elicar: Alkawl, I don't know where you are from, but there are gorgeous weathers (even in the winter) and there are awful weathers here in Canada. And knowing such could make your life a lot easier.
Yes,...... Angel: 51 - you have ever said anything like "I have to stop at the guichet before we get to the dep."
52 - your only concern about jaywalking is getting a ticket.
53 - you were drinking...... EvilGentleman: 50 - You can see miniskirts, sandals and shorts alongside parkas, fur boots and scarves during a snowstorm.... KG: Neglected doesn't apply to Lower NDG. The city councillor is the mayor's brother and it has benefited from that connection, as witnessed by a $4 million new community center, St. James has been totally rebuilt,...... 34 years in Norman: I came to Norman, OK in 1973. Never intended to stay. I love the people and especially the big sky. The trees, haze and mountains elsewhere that block the sky make me...... Gary: Much of what I read here reminds of comments about what gentlemen the German officers were in restaurants after they had invaded France! Listen here: The Hells Angels, each and every...... anon (cache-dtc-ad08.proxy.aol.com): My family lived at 225 Eastern Parkway for many years.
The parkway was beautiful- and when there was a snow storm it was even more beautiful.
The Gardens, the Museum, the Library- so near and so inviting.
What...... EvilGentleman: The ##Ocean Ranger## was also the name of an oil rig that sank in a storm off the Grand Banks of Newfoundland in February 1982, with 84 souls on board.
R.I.P.
[[wiki:Ocean Ranger]]... CE: I went to the top of {Mont-Royal} here in Montreal to see the meteor shower but due to a thunder storm, the sky was too cloudy to see anything. We did get a good...... Márcio Barreto: The sky after the storm (on the same Sunday when I catched the rainbow above)...it was (more or less) 5 p.m... February 6, 1958 United players killed in air disaster: The Munich air disaster took place on February 6, 1958, when the British European Airways Flight 609 crashed on its third attempt to take off from a slush-covered runway at the Munich-Riem airport in Germany....... jack: the first one is an eye catcher, they're all good, bleak, stormy, desolate, waiting for summer and flowers.... EvilGentleman: The Olympic Stadium is one of the most beautiful of Montreal's vast collection of White Elephants. Originally expected to cost 134 million dollars, it wound up costing 1.61 **billion** dollars, or about 1200% of its...... jack: i could swear that this is the old navy yards where i shipped out for europe in dec of 1961. we hit the north atlantic in rough storms for 4 days and many got...... procyon: [[img:21767]]
ratner athletic center, designed by cesar pelli, during a storm yesterday outside my temporary, summertime window. (chicago)... jack: i want to take this opportunity to thank toronto for that storm. the lightening was superb, the thunder was symphonically loud, the dark, menaceing clouds gave fear to the lovely day before it, the...... EvilGentleman: Yeah, but you can see the vertical development that was sure to eventually evolve into a thunderstorm later in the day, and probably over Louisiana somewhere.... yikes: Holy Crap! It's 4:30am. House is dark, sliding door open about a foot because cat is outside and storm coming. I look down from the glare of the computer, and it's a...... maybetoday: I looked for the history behind this building. The last word is cut off. It used to be "Someone Cares Mission." The Mission is now further north in the same neighborhood. ...... Josh from Western Australia: out of curiosity, most of these lovely storm cells were photographs taken in Australia.
Enjoy the searching for the real thing... serlingrod: i was surprised there weren't more from the big easy....were there no katrina entries, or were they taken down? like the locals, I tried not to dwell on "the storm" during my stay there.... jack: i love old boats. especially boston whalers. i took a cruise to europe with 1000 soldiers, we slapt in hammocks four up to the top, stormy weather in north atlantic, guys were throwing...... Peter: heh, ive gotten that same blade runner vibe off of spots in chinatown, especially during rainstorms...... Biff: Ncredible reflections on such a stormy day...Wally... Deb from Beaverton: Oh wow, what a great view you have from your apartment! I seen the snow storm pic too, and they're both great pics! I just found this site, and clicked on Toronto, and here I...... Halley: did I mention I love storms toooooo, great shots Guy... upfromflames: BD:
I truly appreciate your response. Maybe that is why I posted it. Thanks for taking the bait!
Your perspective is clearly rich in experience, and me, well, I am a non-NYer who has just...... chucky from va: you are the best photgrapher I have ever seen in my life. I feel realy sorry for the people who was in the storm. my great grandma and me said it was the jackpot 20,000,000...... Hunter : I am not under the impression that any of these murals were intentionally dictated to Leo Tanguma by some elite agency. Instead, I think he may have been picking up on some type of a...... upfromflames: Sammy:
Thanks for that link to wiki's description of Bushwick. It is indeed a good one, but it does repeat the common historical flaw of Bushwick history: the fires associated with the blackout were an...... .nanotech.: [[img:18501]]
NAZI REGIME.911.REICHSTAG - parliament of Germany
[[img:18502]]
Even the location was a deliberate attempt to conceal it by constructing it in Denver Colorado's 1 mile high mountain area, knowing that planes flying at a maximum altitude will...... jack: spring, my joy
new buds, employ,
cold then warm
no snow, no storm.
april's eve
gives birth to leaves,
of winter's yore
footprints no more.
... Lou: Real photos; inaccurate description.
http://www.snopes.com/photos/natural/storm.asp
Storm Clouds
Claim: Photographs show Hurricane Katrina hitting the Gulf Coast in August 2005.
Status: Real photos; inaccurate description.
Example: [Collected via e-mail, 2005]
Photos of Katrina over Mississippi
(Sure...... TM: YIKES! Well, I think I now know what happened to one of my cats. She was a curious lil' thing. She was actually seen going after a very large raccoon one night as if to...... joey: we just had our annual, autumn, 'red flag' fire warning days. a mixture of very low humidity, hot temps and gusty winds - lucky for us no fires this time. october 19th was the 15th...... EvilGentleman: The murder weapon, as posted on the weirdo's profile:
[[img:15617]]
He described it as a "CX4 Storm Semi-Automatic Carbine"
Damn, this is so freaky, peeking into the mind of a sociopathic murderer. I feel ill. The curiosity as...... Carla: If the pictures were in color, it wouldn't look so cold, but they're more interesting in black & white. Actually it was quite warm that day. I'll bet the drift wood - "drifted" in from...... EvilGentleman: Man, you guys get thunderstorms forming early in the day.... TheTruth: Nice try at history, Sylvia, but you've missed some huge factors. My family was part of that 1st wave of nonwhites to integrate Bushwick in the 1950s. They weren't Gentry -- sorry--even though they were...... EvilGentleman: Many of the winding staircases you see here in Montreal (although not this one) are in fact, main entrances. This is especially true in Verdun and the Plateau Mont-Royal. Just imagine having to shovel 3...... EvilGentleman: On May 3, 1999, the National Weather Service (NWS) office in Norman recorded data from the world's fastest tornado, which passed a few miles NW of here. [[http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/storms/19990503/]]
Guess it's not **always** boring in these...... EvilGentleman: Beautiful sentiments, jack. I salute you, and I thank you for ably representing my many family members, friends and fellow Mohawks who have taken part in the following conflicts since American Independence:
The American Revolution (both...... Penpusher: Here's the thing about the geography of NYC. Everything radiates from Midtown. During the late 90s, the Giuliani era, NY developed a reputation as being a safe city, a clean city and as Rudy claimed,...... Chris Erb: When i was in highschool, me and a couple friends were driving on the highway in a really bad rain storm. There was some poor guy walking down the road in the rain and...... dick: geez, talk about a storm in a jockstrap (or, in this case, out of one). sure he's out of line exposing himself but i don't really think you're going to be scarred for life. ... Peter: I live in Fergus and although wasn't there at the exact time of the tornado I seen the damage and helped in the clean-up that is still going on til this day. there are still...... grange: No answer from them ...I say storm the castle , and fling dung at their houses .... Peter: i bet that after another rainstorm or two, itll be ripe for the {empty reference repeat} thread :)... Tamara: It is true that Canada get snow, as do many countries. But I'd like to think that Canada is way more than cold weather and snow storms. Most Canadian would be unable to handle the...... Elicar: Send it over Jack! We really did not have much of a snow in Toronto this winter. The last time I remember having really too much snow was when Mayor Mel Lastman called in the...... chiamattt: Face masks are worn to keep dust out of your mouth and nose. The air is pretty dirty here. There are yellow dust storms from the Gobi Desert that hit this place every spring or...... spygirl_t: Despite the storm it still seems so peaceful and very magical, particularily the meditation point. Thank you for sharing these pics.
Now only if Lake Ontario could get waves like that... ... elaine: a citynoise storm in a teacup. i like it. it's charateristic.... cristina: oh my god i love storms but those would even make me run. Very cool... jack: actually i know that tree. originally 267 years ago there were four trees all clustered together and a terrible storm was brewing (much like this story in my head) and the trees started to...... Peter: i see cops like that all the time here in nyc. granted, theyre not always storming some building, but in our post-9/11 police state, there has been a profound overproliferation in swat-clad cops, and to...... jack: mu prediction is thusly: winter will officialy end in 9 days. there will be a snowstorm in the east but the snow will dissappear in 2 days. april will start off cool...... EvilGentleman: What snowstorm?... Chris: billy i dont believe u have ever been to the UK judging from ur... review of it.
I have met many cool americans that apreciate there only allie on the planet and are nice...... EvilGentleman: Late For Dinner reminds me in turn of:
The Final Countdown (1980)
The USS Nimitz emerges from a strange storm to find itself back in time in 1941, hours before Pearl Harbor. [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080736/]]
Tomcats and Zeros, what could...... andy smith: just back from the bloody sunday comemeration,lets hope that savile give the familes some closure and the people of the bogside can move forward to a better just ireland where they can decide there own...... jack: i cant believe it she is leaving me. i told her i liked her hair, that unkept, just woke up look and she stormed out of the hot tub and grabbed her gucci bag...... julie andrews: ...storm drains and trollies,
and red and black brollies...
(the floor looks like a giant basket, by the way)... julie andrews: ...storm drains and trolleys,
whiskers on kittens,
i simply remember my favourite things,
and then i don't feel. so. bad.... stormtrooper: Absolutely beautiful.... Gentle Breeze: Storm Trooper, your Asshat is great, the guys a jerk, that women should lose him. I am sort of like the courier and try sometimes to voice my opinion about their rudeness, but usually...... StormTrooper:
LEAH: YOU ROCK! To all who stepped up and got in the psycho motorhead's face: RIGHT ON!... stormtrooper: Does this guy watch film adaptions of comic books and think: "Hey, I bet this is a true story!"...?
... Inmigrant : stormtrooper you should give hool a few tips on how to use image edditing software... awesome... malcy: So, basically - TWO assholes cross paths; drama ensues. The bilestorm, generated by the photopost itself, is remarkable!... hool: hi leah (i'm the photographer). looks like i stirred up quite the shitstorm. i think it's caused a good debate and raised awareness. thanks for posting your side of the story.
to the previous...... Peter: jack: ever seen coney island in the snow? ive always wanted to, but never manage to get out there in a snowstorm... {stillwell} avenue seems like a million miles away in bad weather. but i...... jack: very nice. is it am or pm? i like to think pm after a long day at the office, kick off my shoes and walk in the sand. or better afternoon, after a...... Peter: i see so many more winter colors in these photos than usual... gray walls and white cars. bleak and lovely.
to me, this set reads like "a day in the life of a handy-man", if...... Peter: heh! thats why we have teh {PATH}, though i guess you cant really leave your car in the city... but driving... to jersey... while tipsy... in a snowstorm sounds like the worst combo ever!... Peter: it was a dark and stormy night......
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