Brown supporter trial (Continued)

[Prof]

The Texas coast, and as far inland as San Antonio, does get hurricanes. Inland Texas also gets its share of tornadoes, drought, flood, sandstorms, wind, etc. However, outside of the Panhandle, it rarely gets snow. On the otherhand, it does get hot in most of Texas. In San Antonio, we have two seasons: Hot and Hotter.

[The Operative]

Or, their intelligence. Most Texans don't like the ground shaking except during a good rodeo.

We don't get hurricanes.

Hmm, if I had a choice between two natural disasters, the first of which occurs with little or no warning and the second where I have three or four day warning, I'll choose the second. Reasonable people have the sense to get out of the way.

[Cpt Banjo]

Compared to SoCal, we don't get too many mudslides that have a nasty habit of doing away with your home, nor do we fear that at any moment half the state might fall into the ocean. And there's always the 2006 Rose Bowl.

Having said all that, however, I'd gladly trade Governors.

[Mr. Mephistopheles]

Or, their intelligence. Most Texans don't like the ground shaking except during a good rodeo.

We don't get hurricanes.

Hmm, if I had a choice between two natural disasters, the first of which occurs with little or no warning and the second where I have three or four day warning, I'll choose the second. Reasonable people have the sense to get out of the way.

Any meteorologist worth their salt can spot tornados forming with more than enough time to seek appropriate shelter. I've read that with the Greensburg, KS tornado last year that early warning by meteorologists greatly reduced the number of casualties. Doppler radar is a wonderful thing. Of course the challenge lies in communicating the threat to the public in a timely fashion.

The Mr. M primer on the difference between tornadoes and hurricanes:

A. The chance of being struck by a tornado is very rare. Hurricanes are an annual (or more frequent) event.

B. Hurricanes last for days and the weather is usually rather pleasant following a tornado-capable thunderstorm.

C. The area effected by a tornado is usually relatively small, while a hurricane can impact large areas of real estate.

[TheWatcher (MIA)]

The Mr. M primer on the difference between tornadoes and hurricanes:

A. The chance of being struck by a tornado is very rare. Hurricanes are an annual (or more frequent) event.

B. Hurricanes last for days and the weather is usually rather pleasant following a tornado-capable thunderstorm.

C. The area effected by a tornado is usually relatively small, while a hurricane can impact large areas of real estate.

Both have lots of blowing and sucking and end up with the loss of cars ,people with disheveled looks on their faces and in the end someone loses a mobile home.

Wow, that's kind of like a marriage that ends in divorce isn't it?

For the record, I've been in both a tornado and a hurricane (both multiple times) and I prefer the hurricane. It lasts longer, and you get better drinks while you wait.

Anyway...back on topic, I'm anxiously awaiting the days re-cap!

[LPC]

Compared to SoCal, we don't get too many mudslides that have a nasty habit of doing away with your home, nor do we fear that at any moment half the state might fall into the ocean.

Most of the motion along the San Andreas fault is north-south, not up-down, and the little bit of vertical motion that does occur tends to move the coast upward, and not downward.

Which means that the real danger for LA is not sliding into the ocean, but moving up and out into the desert.

My favorite line about California: After a week of mudslides, brush fires, earthquakes, and smog alerts, someone noted that Californians had only four things to fear: fire, water, earth, and air.

[LPC]

So where the hell is my Reno cross-examination fix?

[Dezcad]

So where the hell is my Reno cross-examination fix?

What he said.

[Scoop]

So where the hell is my Reno cross-examination fix?

What he said.

Alright, alright. Since Demo seems to be mia, here are a few highlights:

*Reno said several times that he was not at the Browns' to provide armed security. His weapons were for his personal protection only. If something bad happened, he wouldn't try to protect anyone else. "I'm a realist, not a hero."

*Reno and Ed only had one conversation about what they should do if the marshals came. Ed's advice: leave the house. Reno said he figured his best bet would be to leave his guns inside. "I figured if I was running out of the house, it would probably be better not to have them."

*Reno repeated that his main purpose in going to the Browns had nothing to do with the Browns themselves. "It was kind of like a hub of information and, basically, supporters. There was no point in driving around to them. They were coming to me."

*On Ed Brown: "Ed's kind of a jerk."

[Quixote]

B. Hurricanes last for days and the weather is usually rather pleasant following a tornado-capable thunderstorm.

Hurricanes pass over in a few hours at most. I slept through the last one that hit Houston. Wind damage 50 miles inland is nothing compared to that on the coast. Tropical storms are much worse than hurricanes in Houston. They seem almost to hover, and dump tons of water, which overloads the storm drains and can take days to subside.