Hurricanes, the new baseball...
 

Well for me at least hurricaines have become the new spectator sport. I'm watcing Katrina come in on a live webcam in Boca. Anyone else watching this live?

I'm trying to avoid annoying over-coverage on the news.

I'm with you Moonie. I've always fascinated my "inclimate weather" but I have been hooked oh hurricanes since "experiencing" one or two with HTHBellCaptain last year. The first thing I did after hearing about Katrina was call Matterhorn Fan. I love having hurricane buddies. You can call me when there's an earthquake, ok? ;)

See, the problem is that "a hurricane's heading towards Florida" seems to mean "the entire state will be in the eye" to people not here. Our area's just going to get some rain. And this hurricane isn't a biggie--Katrina's dainty.

I'm very tired of moron-reporter-in-raincoat standing in the rain and wind saying things like "everyone really should be inside!" or "it's really getting wet out here!" or "you can see the trees blowing around behind me!" :rolleyes:

My parents are there right now! As tourists! They had been traveling through Florida stopping at motels until they got to where they were going for some convention and are staying at a fancy hotel.

I was so glad when she called me today and told me that had made it okay. It makes a daughter worry.

The employees are spending the night there so they dont' have to drive home in it and back to work in it.

I REALLY liked what the CBS Radio guy said this morning Katrina was the 'first hurricane to hit Florida this season' or something along those lines. I really wish he would have told the people in Pennsacola and Navarre that Arlene and Dennis were figments of their imagination.

And I haven't looked in the last couple of hours, but the NHC had Katrina headed right toward Pennsacola, with predictions that it might reach Cat 4! Considering how warm the Gulf is right now, and the fact that it didn't drop below hurricane strength when it was over land, really has me worried about those people. (I just hope it makes the 'scheduled' turn tomorrow morning, otherwise I may have to bug out - and I just don't want to after all the fun that was the Ivan evacuation last year.

Cool, we get a hurricane double header! I know I bookmarked a Florida TV station with a live web feed. I'll have to dig it up...

My fav was last year when they announced they had the reporter "via web phone" and then showed broadcast quality footage with sound of her talking into the web phone...

They probably just consider pensacola an extension of Alabama....

In some ways it is, in others, its not.

Ahh, many opportunities for the navy folks to earn a humanitarian medal.

Live streaming local coverage of Katrina

Looks like New Orleans is getting a bit worried. They have activated an anti-price gouging law, closed all schools, lifted tolls and are using the Superdome as a refuge "of last resort".