tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24192749025315689082024-02-19T02:33:39.312-06:00Ike vs. HoustonThe coverage behind the coverage of Hurricane Ike's assault on the Texas Gulf Coast. Based deep in the bowels of KRIV Fox 26 in Houston...Mitch Clendeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07618943480018222847noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419274902531568908.post-9326858655385963242008-09-19T14:10:00.002-05:002008-09-19T14:15:52.576-05:00Check your zip code for power, waterHere's a <a href="http://media.myfoxhouston.com/news/ikezipcodereports/index.html">handy service</a> we've been making available for several days now. You can enter your zip code to see what other people in your area are reporting as far as power, water, damage, etc. The database was created by a Rice University student, and made available to us. <div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Mitch Clendeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07618943480018222847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419274902531568908.post-46080348597535343732008-09-17T18:53:00.001-05:002008-09-17T18:53:12.643-05:00The Cavalry Arrives from Austin<p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/clendening/SNGYX1Y94WI/AAAAAAAADM4/2nfsMnt6QyA/s1600-h/IMG_3865%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="KTBC Supplies" border="0" alt="KTBC Supplies" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/clendening/SNGYYeCFuBI/AAAAAAAADM8/Ce5d08LmdMk/IMG_3865_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="385" height="295" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/clendening/SNGYZi8Ui_I/AAAAAAAADNA/7WW97bMTzJ0/s1600-h/IMG_3866%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="KTBC Water" border="0" alt="KTBC Water" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/clendening/SNGYaFuZDHI/AAAAAAAADNE/n2Y3kjryFt4/IMG_3866_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="390" height="287" /></a> </p> <p></p> <p>After hearing of the shortages of water and food in Houston, the general manager of KTBC FOX 7 in Austin, Dan Baker, decided to help us out.  He filled a truck with pallets of water, ice, perishable and non-perishable food, and drove the truck HIMSELF from Austin to our loading dock.  These pictures don’t show all the ice and frozen foods we unloaded and stashed away.  Way to go KTBC!  </p> Mitch Clendeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07618943480018222847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419274902531568908.post-89158630639012000432008-09-17T18:31:00.002-05:002008-09-19T14:06:24.091-05:00Paul is dead, man…. miss him, miss him, miss him<p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/clendening/SNGTZmGzTGI/AAAAAAAADMw/iV5o7TvuT_o/s1600-h/IMG_3864%5B10%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Paul is dead man..." border="0" alt="Paul is dead man..." src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/clendening/SNGTaMaYVeI/AAAAAAAADM0/JRW6_-HLe-g/IMG_3864_thumb%5B8%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="337" height="236" /></a> </p> <p>I’m not sure what made me pull off I-10 at the Taylor exit to check on the Beatles… but I had a strange premonition that even they weren’t untouched by Hurricane Ike. What I found reminded me of a homicide scene… everyone gathered around a body, the corpse covered to protect it from curious eyes. </p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">UPDATE:</span></span> Macca's face was damaged by the fall, so it may be a while until we see him back in his place. <a href="http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1710915.ece">http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1710915.ece</a></p><p><br /></p>Mitch Clendeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07618943480018222847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419274902531568908.post-8724737453626078442008-09-15T19:02:00.001-05:002008-09-15T19:03:45.513-05:00Take a BreakWe've just wrapped continuous coverage. 110 hours straight. We'll continue with updates and extended coverage tomorrow. Because We Are Your Gulf Coast Weather Authority!Mitch Clendeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07618943480018222847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419274902531568908.post-69902862167283108372008-09-15T17:38:00.003-05:002008-09-15T18:01:38.212-05:00Still GoingStill on the air, 108+ hours and counting. I've sat in for audio, graphics, prompter, floor director and I've shot video of damage in my neighborhood. The most sobering moment came this morning as we watched live SkyFOX video of the devastation on the Bolivar Peninsula. Nothing but mud and debris, with the empty pilings poking up.<br /><br />A personal look at the damage came this afternoon from my wife. She sent me a photo from today of the Crystal Beach area where her aunt and uncle built a beach house decades ago. The first photo is from before Hurricane Ike hit. The house just below the "H" in Holiday Drive was built by Joe Capello for his family. In the bottom photo it stood just north of the red arrow.<br /><br /><iframe width="425" height="350" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=846+Holiday,+Port+Bolivar,+TX+77650&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=32.939885,73.212891&ie=UTF8&t=h&s=AARTsJpE9SuqFl4ren7RnDJR8mJJlu_drA&ll=29.443765,-94.652613&spn=0.00327,0.00456&z=17&output=embed"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=846+Holiday,+Port+Bolivar,+TX+77650&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=32.939885,73.212891&ie=UTF8&t=h&ll=29.443765,-94.652613&spn=0.00327,0.00456&z=17&source=embed" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">View Larger Map</a></small><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-dt1vaxs6N38VbNWAthwMjIVz6eq8qnpwweplunlTl5uKI6cqbdXRHqL0Spa8altFDemYSuSaofpMhnojQ6jW8Bd26nvWdtpO6Ed4QOhOLDigYz56AES8AL8Kd3QZ2HksKza3n18PElWh/s1600-h/emerald2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-dt1vaxs6N38VbNWAthwMjIVz6eq8qnpwweplunlTl5uKI6cqbdXRHqL0Spa8altFDemYSuSaofpMhnojQ6jW8Bd26nvWdtpO6Ed4QOhOLDigYz56AES8AL8Kd3QZ2HksKza3n18PElWh/s320/emerald2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246385321463858786" /></a>Mitch Clendeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07618943480018222847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419274902531568908.post-60626023082216441872008-09-14T22:05:00.001-05:002008-09-14T22:05:56.804-05:00A Grim Reminder<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><div style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; width: auto; font: normal normal normal 100%/normal Georgia, serif; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>I was just listening to Rep. Kevin Brady discuss what he's seen in his district in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike. One of the things he mentioned was seeing bodies lying in the street. The bodies were from a nearby cemetery. I guess it shows two things... that nature is no respecter of the dead, and don't count on finding your ancestors where you left them.</div></span>Mitch Clendeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07618943480018222847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419274902531568908.post-91569628840985547852008-09-14T16:11:00.000-05:002008-09-14T16:11:37.551-05:00Same horse, different saddle<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKK3FGjlL8XsGUf3Onq6jg1MSOT1jqBcvPm7jfrDsH025ehdBrgorOn1z1JhQ2EgbI4774F18BUtGaVp0KOQnGQvFkowKugu4hzvqhowWkytwFKvKiB8lpJAAAfZYr8d-UZpAUet112Cna/s1600-h/IMG_3853.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: both" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKK3FGjlL8XsGUf3Onq6jg1MSOT1jqBcvPm7jfrDsH025ehdBrgorOn1z1JhQ2EgbI4774F18BUtGaVp0KOQnGQvFkowKugu4hzvqhowWkytwFKvKiB8lpJAAAfZYr8d-UZpAUet112Cna/s320/IMG_3853.JPG" /></a> I was snagged by audio op Sammy Valdez to keep his seat warm while he handled some tech matters in the studio. That brief training I got on the audio board years ago is coming in handy this weekend.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjezs0T4oEvyCWLYpyCtAAwjDQuxL7HJr7GcaGyl2FdmFPko4MOvjtTG-zneVkKp6qy95-8MgDVA1bMIif_RB6iHIxkoqm04TruYKdvILl335O28l_znfn0oOG9gt1TzUqdr4OGnP8mqgJl/s1600-h/IMG_3855.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: both" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjezs0T4oEvyCWLYpyCtAAwjDQuxL7HJr7GcaGyl2FdmFPko4MOvjtTG-zneVkKp6qy95-8MgDVA1bMIif_RB6iHIxkoqm04TruYKdvILl335O28l_znfn0oOG9gt1TzUqdr4OGnP8mqgJl/s320/IMG_3855.JPG" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Mitch Clendeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07618943480018222847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419274902531568908.post-77568961864755503992008-09-14T15:33:00.000-05:002008-09-14T15:33:20.484-05:00The drumbeat goes on.. and on.. and on..<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgto_XqMY1iRvFWJHOubHEyI7n0wdmOmGHq-noxjNzKDqX5udnMAVa5O0a-4eR6pMWfO1oBNvnmaN47utbvqeFG0vauVN1lM7zAFMBeXsqDxqrHIcuGzV5SbOGuDiUb4VfM6Ev7uBdLWXYs/s1600-h/IMG_3848.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: both" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgto_XqMY1iRvFWJHOubHEyI7n0wdmOmGHq-noxjNzKDqX5udnMAVa5O0a-4eR6pMWfO1oBNvnmaN47utbvqeFG0vauVN1lM7zAFMBeXsqDxqrHIcuGzV5SbOGuDiUb4VfM6Ev7uBdLWXYs/s320/IMG_3848.JPG" /></a> Now in our 58th hour of continuous coverage. Still talking to those with power, and those in outlying areas with houses full of evacuees. We've had a lot of response over the web... especially through our <a href="http://www.myfoxhoustonlive.com/">live stream</a>. During the peak of the storm, there were more than 3000 people in our live chat, making it impossible to read. The posts were flying so fast, they were pushed off the screen by new post almost immediatley.<br /><br />A closer look at this shot from the studio reveals a problem we've had since early Saturday morning. All the monitors in the "monitor wall" set element are blank! We lost the router that feeds all the air monitors in the building. All the monitors at our desks, the ring of monitors in the center of the newsroom, all snow. We have to go the live stream online in order to watch our own coverage. Many thanks to members of the web, like Doug Delony here on the left, for keeping this vital link going throughout Ike's assault.<br /><br />If you noticed the lcd's near the center of the shot; they are fed from a different router system containing in-house sources such as graphics and sat feeds.<div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Mitch Clendeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07618943480018222847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419274902531568908.post-53879828489879495822008-09-14T15:08:00.002-05:002008-09-14T15:11:29.097-05:00Return of SkyFOXWe had to send our uberchopper, SkyFOX, away to protect it during Hurricane Ike, but it blew back into town yesterday. I got too busy to post this in a timely fashion, but it's still a quick, interesting look at the beast.<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre-wrap; "><object width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mtWaWsDK5s4"> </param> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mtWaWsDK5s4" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"></embed> </object></span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div>Mitch Clendeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07618943480018222847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419274902531568908.post-49720009617273139982008-09-14T14:38:00.003-05:002008-09-14T14:47:10.905-05:00A face behind the coverage...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS-8i0G99om2cFdV5i26ulr4fMdG57OhpPS-njsgVHe9465a7hli75pGnImpSXEB7_ZiyRJf1TnZkQJL8aKnkmmMfcimcwx44k0SwJEY-yOu49OVyjGymMEQ5t8jq4aSAkDnUvUofwfspm/s1600-h/IMG_3833.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS-8i0G99om2cFdV5i26ulr4fMdG57OhpPS-njsgVHe9465a7hli75pGnImpSXEB7_ZiyRJf1TnZkQJL8aKnkmmMfcimcwx44k0SwJEY-yOu49OVyjGymMEQ5t8jq4aSAkDnUvUofwfspm/s320/IMG_3833.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245965766102428882" /></a>... unfortunately it's mine, and it's getting tired by this point.Mitch Clendeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07618943480018222847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419274902531568908.post-35779740702852979362008-09-14T14:05:00.002-05:002008-09-14T14:11:21.903-05:00Go Deep!<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">commitment</span> to stay with continuous coverage has been extended <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">indefinitely. We originally thought noon today, with updates throughout the afternoon, but changing conditions such as heavy rain and flash flooding are compelling enough to warrant continued coverage. </span><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Just keeping the school closing list updated is a full-time task.<br /></div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The vast scope of damage to the upper Gulf Coast is still unfolding as the more isolated communities begin to dig themselves out and contact county authorities.</span></div>Mitch Clendeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07618943480018222847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419274902531568908.post-34224109827615440932008-09-14T05:36:00.000-05:002008-09-14T05:37:15.740-05:00Flash Flood Warnings nowMitch Clendeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07618943480018222847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419274902531568908.post-62869923647123388332008-09-14T05:13:00.002-05:002008-09-14T05:36:30.067-05:00Back on the airI've been back on the air since 4am. We're talking to folks who call to recount storm or rescue stories. Also talked live Brian Boswell. He was standing on a debris-covered roadway, an overturned boat behind him.Mitch Clendeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07618943480018222847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419274902531568908.post-24211969194696596932008-09-13T20:00:00.000-05:002008-09-13T20:01:03.693-05:00I'm getting some sleepMitch Clendeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07618943480018222847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419274902531568908.post-19674390151384820582008-09-13T19:59:00.000-05:002008-09-13T19:59:58.070-05:00Aggie Journalists: A few more tweets from the storm<a href="http://aggiejournalists.blogspot.com/2008/09/few-more-tweets-from-storm.html">Aggie Journalists: A few more tweets from the storm</a>Mitch Clendeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07618943480018222847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419274902531568908.post-19941774882474617952008-09-13T19:57:00.002-05:002008-09-13T20:00:09.617-05:00Other VoicesOf course there are lots of others blogging about Ike. Take time to read fellow Aggie Sara Foley's <a href="http://galvestondailynews.com/blog.lasso?blog=1e039426b6e1c8c5">account</a> of Galveston evacuees in Austin. Good stuff!Mitch Clendeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07618943480018222847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419274902531568908.post-11270533536024826042008-09-13T16:46:00.000-05:002008-09-13T16:47:41.231-05:00It could get diceythe toilets are out... all of them... and night approaches...Mitch Clendeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07618943480018222847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419274902531568908.post-52793469260045115022008-09-13T16:23:00.002-05:002008-09-13T16:26:44.178-05:00More Ike Aftermath<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre-wrap; "><object width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Qu8N7EnuF-I"> </param> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Qu8N7EnuF-I" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"></embed> </object></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">A closer look at damage to an office building on SW Fwy near Weslayan. I took a walk around the block and found plenty of damage in our immediate area. You can see some of what I saw in the "Ike Aftermath" slideshow.</span></span></div>Mitch Clendeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07618943480018222847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419274902531568908.post-79043056696660453262008-09-13T15:33:00.006-05:002008-09-13T16:28:18.505-05:00Goodbye Balinese<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Balinese_room_galveston.jpg/800px-Balinese_room_galveston.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Balinese_room_galveston.jpg/800px-Balinese_room_galveston.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>If you've heard the song <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4lOEj-bTA0">"Balinese" by ZZ Top</a>, and ever wondered <a href="http://www.balineseroom.net/">if such a place existed... it did</a> until last night... Now AP reports the club and pier is gone... ripped apart by the storm surge. An unconfirmed report states the only thing remaining is the famous red door.Mitch Clendeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07618943480018222847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419274902531568908.post-85570813697563327042008-09-13T15:13:00.002-05:002008-09-13T15:21:06.630-05:00Covering the Aftermath<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Late last night, officials in Galveston were asking journalists to use discretion when shooting what they found in Ike's wake... presumably they were talking about bodies of those who chose to stay on the island. Despite warnings of "certain death" and urgent pleas to leave before the storm surge covered our little sandbar community.<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Today... Galveston city manager Steve LeBlanc reports that at least 17 buildings -- some of them homes -- burned to the ground during the storm due to firefighters' inability to respond as high winds whipped the island. Search teams are still combing the city, but remarkably no fatalities have been reported on Galveston Island.<br /></div>Mitch Clendeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07618943480018222847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419274902531568908.post-35858580574576659812008-09-13T13:07:00.000-05:002008-09-13T13:08:14.418-05:00Goodbye Hurricane Ike...... Hello Tropical Storm Ike!Mitch Clendeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07618943480018222847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419274902531568908.post-44372456027533725672008-09-13T09:47:00.002-05:002008-09-13T10:10:49.715-05:00"I didn't know it would be this bad"That's what we're hearing from people who stayed in Galveston or along the coast. I do remember hearing the National Weather Service using the words "certain death" to describe the arrival of Ike.Mitch Clendeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07618943480018222847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419274902531568908.post-35175603130173482982008-09-13T04:44:00.000-05:002008-09-13T04:46:28.926-05:00Locked outThe card readers at all the secure doors are now dead. That means we have to prop open any secure door if we want to get back the same way. There are also ceiling leaks starting to pop up in the newsroom.Mitch Clendeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07618943480018222847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419274902531568908.post-29672992205133818132008-09-13T04:07:00.001-05:002008-09-13T04:09:22.125-05:00Ike arrives!This is what 66mph winds look like. Shot outside the back door, facing the Weslayan overpass.<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre-wrap; "><object width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xYryfP6jM0U"> </param> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xYryfP6jM0U" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"></embed> </object></span><br /></div>Mitch Clendeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07618943480018222847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419274902531568908.post-38571878052844413152008-09-13T04:07:00.000-05:002008-09-13T04:07:25.194-05:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcX8PZ8fDJpnQKhyphenhyphenhtmd0MWFffJaPZC7uSr_z8dw94pRHZxfTUEYDmQcYmwXX27rbSwUjGey2Jy7cXCZ4G_WV6O6Cgri6lwvkKgubNaCIBq95m5rGaTwRKoLBCYptEzAfv77nh_LONIvCl/s1600-h/IMG_3758.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcX8PZ8fDJpnQKhyphenhyphenhtmd0MWFffJaPZC7uSr_z8dw94pRHZxfTUEYDmQcYmwXX27rbSwUjGey2Jy7cXCZ4G_WV6O6Cgri6lwvkKgubNaCIBq95m5rGaTwRKoLBCYptEzAfv77nh_LONIvCl/s320/IMG_3758.JPG" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:NONE'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Mitch Clendeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07618943480018222847noreply@blogger.com0