The Big Scary News of the Day [Archive]

Lilaena De'Ville

Jul 25th, 2002, 10:40:13 PM

Guess what?

Our outlet mall had a managers meeting today.

The subject?

Evacuation procedures, should Mount Hood happen to erupt. Apparently the city of Troutdale is concerned enough about this to actually be making serious contingency plans.

Should the volcano in my backyard erupt, and the dam breaks...there will be a fifty foot tall wall of water heading downstream to my little bitty store that I work at.

Once this happens...we have 40 minutes to get to higher ground.

If we don't get the call exactly as it happens...we have LESS time. Of course, if we get the call 30 minutes after the fact, we've got TEN minutes to lock up the money and the store and tell all out customers to GIT up to the highschool. ('Don't GO HOME ma'am, GET UP THAT HILL!!!")

I know that if I only had ten minutes..and I had to open the safe...I would fumble my way into drowning. ^_^;

Anyway, just thought you should know that if I suddenly never post again, its because I was washed away with my store. :)

:uhoh

Marcus Telcontar

Jul 25th, 2002, 10:44:15 PM

Somedays, living in a place where eathquakes and volcanos are virtually unknown is a blessing.

Jyanis Scorpion

Jul 25th, 2002, 10:46:16 PM

Don't forget your rubber ducky!

Marcus Telcontar

Jul 25th, 2002, 10:46:54 PM

And floaties.

Admiral Lebron

Jul 25th, 2002, 10:47:19 PM

I live near a major military base and DC. So if I stop posting its cos DC was nuked...:cry That sucks LD. It shouldn't happen.

Lilaena De'Ville

Jul 25th, 2002, 10:50:16 PM

Yes, but it COULD.... Mt. Hood has been having quakes lately. :uhoh

:) I'm not too worried. I will NOT forget m rubber ducky.

OH, and my sister lives on low ground too...so she'd have to pack up all ten kids and get to the highschool too. Or else I'll worry.

If I had 40 minutes I'd get customers out of the store and send them to the highschool (don't go home YOU'LL DIE), and call my sister see if she needs help, and then pack up the store and leave.

Of course, if the outlet stores get wiped out, then I have no job... :(

Admiral Lebron

Jul 25th, 2002, 10:51:40 PM

It's America. Sue the outlet store company because they built their store near a volcano and you don't have a job because of that.

Marcus Telcontar

Jul 25th, 2002, 10:56:24 PM

Unfortunantly I could well imagine someone would try that

Admiral Lebron

Jul 25th, 2002, 10:57:19 PM

And even more unfortunetly, I can imagine someone winning something like that. :(

Lady Vader

Jul 25th, 2002, 10:59:16 PM

O_o

Uh...

*Hands her a life boat.*

*And then jumps in a plane, flies over to OR, stands in front of volcano, hands on hips, and stares at it... her glare makes the volcano freeze shut.*

There we go... nothing like an icey stare to put everything back to normal. My job here is complete!

*Puts on cape, opting for free travel, and flies back to CA.*

Up up and AWAY!!!

imported_Callista

Jul 25th, 2002, 11:01:06 PM

Mt. Hood? That's so odd! Never thought it would blow.

Wow...Lived half my life at the base of Mt. Hood.... Went to school at Welches :D

Marcus Telcontar

Jul 25th, 2002, 11:02:05 PM

Could you imagine the loony surfers wanting to catch THAT wave?

Lilaena De'Ville

Jul 25th, 2002, 11:04:25 PM

My 17 year old nephew is already saying he needs to learn how to surf. TOngue in cheek, of course... *glares at said nephew*

Marcus Telcontar

Jul 25th, 2002, 11:12:58 PM

Only problem would be that the wave would be travelling at considerable velocity. You'ld need a powrboat to gain enough speed for the drop in

Chase Starwalker

Jul 25th, 2002, 11:24:55 PM

i heard scientists also discovered very recently an astriod that has the most potential to hit the earth than any before it ....be it still a small chance

it would hit Febuary 1st, 2019

and ohhhh its about a mile and half wide :)

great news eh?

Lilaena De'Ville

Jul 25th, 2002, 11:30:52 PM

:lol there is an entirely separate thread for that, Chase. :)

Dark Lord Dyzm

Jul 26th, 2002, 12:05:08 AM

Almost as bad as Orting

Mt. Rainer as you all know, (or should know) is the largest or second largest volcano in the contenintal United States, the town of Orting has 15 minutes less time then you have.
14,000+ feet she is, and can have a lahar (mud flow) big enough to make it to the puget sound. Think Helens but 50X worse. Scientest say gravity might start a lahar, for the ice shelf is very, very weak.

Check out the picture,

Marcus Telcontar

Jul 26th, 2002, 12:11:23 AM

Well, remember some of us dont live in the USA, so please dont be saying things like "Should Know". That's as unfair as saying you should know where The Three Sisters are. I dont even recall ever hearing where Mt Rainier is and I certainly did not know it was a volcano.

Lilaena De'Ville

Jul 26th, 2002, 12:15:15 AM

The Three Sisters are in Australia...?

EVERYONE should know things. :) He didn't say you HAD TO KNOW. :)

Calm down Mark. I am positive Dyzm wasn't trying to insult people who don't know geography and topography.... were you Dyzm?

Marcus Telcontar

Jul 26th, 2002, 12:22:55 AM

I am calm - just making a point. I'm interested to know more, but it is a touch annoying to presume others not of the USA have any idea where or what this Rainer is. Until now, I had no idea it was a volcano and I dont even know where it is - except apparently it's in the USA.

And the Three Sisters are a rock outcropping at Katoomba, in the Blue Mountain, west of Sydney. It is so named because the natives believed it was three sisters who were changed to stone in grief.

Admiral Lebron

Jul 26th, 2002, 12:24:31 AM

I knew that.

Lilaena De'Ville

Jul 26th, 2002, 12:26:14 AM

Point made. Complain about wording in the "Wording complaints" Forum please. :)

*does the hokeypokey and shakes it all about* YOU'RE NOT GOING TO UPSET ME TODAY! :angel

Marcus Telcontar

Jul 26th, 2002, 12:27:56 AM

There is a wording complaints forum?

Lilaena De'Ville

Jul 26th, 2002, 12:30:39 AM

Yes.

Its...right...over there...*points somewhere vaguely off to the left and then runs away to the right as Mark turns to look*

Marcus Telcontar

Jul 26th, 2002, 12:33:46 AM

Where....?

Oooh you sneaky litte girl

:: Deletes a post so LD falls through the hole left behind ::

Lilaena De'Ville

Jul 26th, 2002, 12:36:48 AM

AIEEEE!

*falls into hole, but grabs thread as she falls, and it starts to unravel* YOU'RE ALL COMING WITH ME!! MWAHAHAHA!! ...eep!

Admiral Lebron

Jul 26th, 2002, 12:37:30 AM

Smooth.

Marcus Telcontar

Jul 26th, 2002, 12:46:29 AM

Oh no! We are being sucked into the bit bucket! HEEEELLLPPPP!!!!

(Oh geez, that gave away how long I've been working with computers...)

Lilaena De'Ville

Jul 26th, 2002, 12:56:15 AM

:lol

*goes looking for the Master Programs, so she can save the day and date Tron!!*

Darth Viscera

Jul 26th, 2002, 12:57:05 AM

If D.C. is to be nuked, better that it's with a very powerful (15 megatons) warhead than with a smaller, tactical nuke (15 kilotons). The more powerful one will kill me and lebron immediately, even over here, 10 miles outside of D.C., while the smaller one will likely give us a good dose of radiation and have us suffering for a while before dying very painfully.

That's why I'm scared of terrorists. If they ever get a nuke, it'll be one that's not very powerful, probably 15 kilotons like Hiroshima. At least with the Russians, you'll never know what hit you :( . The power on my monitor would go out, I'd look to the left at my closet (and D.C., way beyond) and then be reduced to dusty remains.

Admiral Lebron

Jul 26th, 2002, 12:58:44 AM

Hopefully if its a smaller one, the wind will blow to the west, towards West Virginia. Don't need them. . .

Marcus Telcontar

Jul 26th, 2002, 01:04:42 AM

goes looking for the Master Programs, so she can save the day and date Tron!!

Oh, what a great movie that was! I loved it sooo much!

Admiral Lebron

Jul 26th, 2002, 01:07:00 AM

Teh game was better.

Marcus Telcontar

Jul 26th, 2002, 01:09:38 AM

Was that a console game or a arcade one? I think I remember the arade one, it was okay, it was the grid bike game. There was also a Commodore 64 one I vaguely remember or Atari. Not so good.

Admiral Lebron

Jul 26th, 2002, 01:11:33 AM

The arcade one is good. Played it at Disney Quest(huge arcade with all the old games). I think it was for Commodore 64 cos we'd have it if it were for atari.

Marcus Telcontar

Jul 26th, 2002, 01:16:28 AM

Yeah, probably was for C64. And that awful thing they used as a joystick.

Admiral Lebron

Jul 26th, 2002, 01:17:37 AM

Yes. I didn't own one, but a cousin of mine did, evil things. Atari's controls were nice.

Lilaena De'Ville

Jul 26th, 2002, 01:17:48 AM

:):):) I so tired.

Admiral Lebron

Jul 26th, 2002, 01:19:11 AM

Not as tired as me...hence why I go bye bye.

Marcus Telcontar

Jul 26th, 2002, 01:20:46 AM

Yes. I didn't own one, but a cousin of mine did, evil things. Atari's controls were nice

Have to agree with that. Atari's were waaaay ahead of their time and they are still used in editing units.

Admiral Lebron

Jul 26th, 2002, 01:21:38 AM

I haven't played once since I was like 4...man... I miss that old ESB game. Where you flew and shot in the window. Best. Game. Ever!

Lilaena De'Ville

Jul 26th, 2002, 01:21:40 AM

BYE BYE! YAY!

Admiral Lebron

Jul 26th, 2002, 01:22:15 AM

Yay?

Darth Viscera

Jul 26th, 2002, 01:23:53 AM

towards west virginia...yeah, that would be nice. remind me to stock up on fans :)

Admiral Lebron

Jul 26th, 2002, 01:26:23 AM

LOL. I bet we could convince Dubya it be his best interest to slap a giant fan at Bowling Air Force base.

ReaperFett

Jul 26th, 2002, 06:09:32 AM

You did all this in 270 minutes? Impressive :)

Khan Surak

Jul 26th, 2002, 09:01:09 AM

Hey, I have cousins in West Virginia....

I'll pay for the fan! :D :p

Admiral Lebron

Jul 26th, 2002, 09:53:18 AM

Ewww....you're related to west virginians...sick :x

Alpha

Jul 26th, 2002, 10:11:38 AM

Hey! I have family in West Virginia...Don't know 'em, but they're there! :(

And I STILL play with my Atari...:) It's fun for such a primitive system...:D

Chase Starwalker

Jul 26th, 2002, 11:46:12 AM

I live in Kentucky!!!

West Virginia is too close for comfort, dont go killing them, you might hit one of us good people!

Alpha

Jul 26th, 2002, 11:51:13 AM

Kentucky....mmm...fried chicken...*drools*

ReaperFett

Jul 26th, 2002, 11:52:23 AM

I still play old Arcade games, they were simplistic back then :)

Wytchy Woman

Jul 26th, 2002, 11:53:15 AM

Mark, did you know that there is a trilogy of books called "The Three Sisters" trilogy? It is by Nora Roberts, an excellent novelist, IMHO. In this series, Three Sisters Islands is off the east coast of the USA and alot of things that happen on the island are related to these long ago three witches and their descendants. Definitely worth reading, and I find it interesting that it has similarities to the three sisters you mentioned. Perhaps Miss Roberts has visited Australia.