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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / March 2006larry's gone...
Hi everyone, thanks for all the purrs!! We're all ok, no damage to us but a lot of damage up here. The cats were a bit freaked out, but had a lovely play outside this arvo (after it was all gone...aussie cyclones pass quickly but are very intense). My friend in Innisfail had the eye pass directly over her, but miraculously her house, car, herself and all cats survived with minimal damage, although some neighbours lost houses. I will write more tomorrow, as I'm a bit tired from clean up. thanks again for the purrs, Meee (liz) > Hi everyone, thanks for all the purrs!! We're all ok, no damage to us but a > lot of damage up here. The cats were a bit freaked out, but had a lovely > play outside this arvo (after it was all gone...aussie cyclones pass quickly > but are very intense). My friend in Innisfail had the eye pass directly over > her, but miraculously her house, car, herself and all cats survived with > minimal damage I'm glad you and your family (bare and furred) are all OK, and that your house is still standing. Same for your friend. I have a semantic question. When you say "cyclone", do you mean a hurricane? In the US, the word cyclone means a tornado, but what you described sounds more like a hurricane/tropical storm. Tornadoes are extremely unpredictable - they come on very quickly, almost without warning, and it's very hard to predict what direction they'll go in or how long they'll last. There's usually enough warning to get to shelter, but not enough to board up the windows and buy supplies in preparation, as one can do with a hurricane when you have many days of warning. Also, to my knowledge, nobody has ever named a tornado. :) I'm glad you got through it OK! Joyce > > Hi everyone, thanks for all the purrs!! We're all ok, no damage to > us but a > lot of damage up here. The cats were a bit freaked out, [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Joyce It depends on where you are, they can be called hurricanes, cylones or typhoons, all basically the same thing.  SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > > Hi everyone, thanks for all the purrs!! We're all ok, no damage to us > > but a [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > Joyce In the northern hemisphere "hurricanes" rotate counterclockwise - in the southern hemisphere "cyclones" rotate clockwise. I think that's why they are named differently. SignatureHugs, CatNipped See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ >> > Hi everyone, thanks for all the purrs!! We're all ok, no damage to us >> > but a [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > southern hemisphere "cyclones" rotate clockwise. I think that's why they > are named differently. On a similar note, I don't think typhoons rotate. I lived throught many of those when I was growing up. I was always happy to hear schools were closed because of typhoons. But the winds were scary. Winnie >> > Hi everyone, thanks for all the purrs!! We're all ok, no damage to us >> > but a [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > southern hemisphere "cyclones" rotate clockwise. I think that's why they > are named differently. Oh, is that why! I guess it makes sense! > Hugs, > > CatNipped > > See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ > > Hi everyone, thanks for all the purrs!! We're all ok, no damage to us but a > > lot of damage up here. The cats were a bit freaked out, but had a lovely [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > I have a semantic question. When you say "cyclone", do you mean a > hurricane? It was a category 5 hurricane and came to shore at over 180 mph. I'd call that the equivalent of a hurricane! Glad you came through relatively unscathed, meee. kili >> > Hi everyone, thanks for all the purrs!! We're all ok, no damage to us > but a [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > kili thanks :) > > Hi everyone, thanks for all the purrs!! We're all ok, no damage to us but a > > lot of damage up here. The cats were a bit freaked out, but had a lovely [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > >Joyce In Australia, a cyclone means an intense tropical depression, so is analogous to a US hurricane. Tish > In Australia, a cyclone means an intense tropical depression, so is > analogous to a US hurricane. Thank you. That's what I was asking. We (in the US) only use the word "cyclone" to mean a tornado. I don't think it has anything to do with the direction it rotates, though. Just another linguistic difference, like many others. A category 5 hurricane/cyclone is indeed pretty intense - I'm glad everyone's all right!! Joyce > > In Australia, a cyclone means an intense tropical depression, so is > > analogous to a US hurricane. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Joyce Yes, it was a bit scary!! Thanks for the purrs everyone :) >> > In Australia, a cyclone means an intense tropical depression, so is >> > analogous to a US hurricane. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >> Joyce > Yes, it was a bit scary!! Thanks for the purrs everyone :) Heck something we go thru every year still scares the heck out of me even at level one > > Hi everyone, thanks for all the purrs!! We're all ok, no damage to us > > but a [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > Joyce Yep, from what I can see on the bureau of meteorology, a cyclone is the same thing as a hurricane. Our tracking systems are pretty good; they kind of have to be. This cyclone was picked up as a low over Vanuatu, and I watched it develop on the B.o.M. website. We knew it was going to be nasty when it was out to sea, as it went up to a 5, and was definitely heading for us. Problem is that they shift direction unpredictably. > Hi everyone, thanks for all the purrs!! We're all ok, no damage to us > but a lot of damage up here. The cats were a bit freaked out, but had [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > neighbours lost houses. I will write more tomorrow, as I'm a bit > tired from clean up. thanks again for the purrs, Meee (liz) I'm glad you're OK, and very glad there were no reports of any deaths. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk >> Hi everyone, thanks for all the purrs!! We're all ok, no damage to us >> but a lot of damage up here. The cats were a bit freaked out, but had [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > I'm glad you're OK, and very glad there were no reports of any deaths. Thankyou, and yes we are very thankful no one died. > http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > Hi everyone, thanks for all the purrs!! We're all ok, no damage to us but > a lot of damage up here. The cats were a bit freaked out, but had a lovely [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > write more tomorrow, as I'm a bit tired from clean up. thanks again for > the purrs, Meee (liz) I'm so glad that you're all OK, Liz. Purrs coming for a quick and easy clean-up and to calm everyone's frazzled nerves. SignatureHugs, CatNipped See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ I am glad everyone is ok >> Hi everyone, thanks for all the purrs!! We're all ok, no damage to us but >> a lot of damage up here. The cats were a bit freaked out, but had a [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > I'm so glad that you're all OK, Liz. Purrs coming for a quick and easy > clean-up and to calm everyone's frazzled nerves. Thanks :) Cats are still a bit spooked tho.. >I am glad everyone is ok >>> Hi everyone, thanks for all the purrs!! We're all ok, no damage to us [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >> I'm so glad that you're all OK, Liz. Purrs coming for a quick and easy >> clean-up and to calm everyone's frazzled nerves. >> Hi everyone, thanks for all the purrs!! We're all ok, no damage to us but >> a lot of damage up here. The cats were a bit freaked out, but had a [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > I'm so glad that you're all OK, Liz. Purrs coming for a quick and easy > clean-up and to calm everyone's frazzled nerves. thankyou, i am still feeling a bit frazzled!! and still cleaning... Glad you're all OK! Sandy > Hi everyone, thanks for all the purrs!! We're all ok, no damage to us but > a lot of damage up here. The cats were a bit freaked out, but had a lovely [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > write more tomorrow, as I'm a bit tired from clean up. thanks again for > the purrs, Meee (liz) > Glad you're all OK! > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >> I will write more tomorrow, as I'm a bit tired from clean up. thanks >> again for the purrs, Meee (liz) > Hi everyone, thanks for all the purrs!! We're all ok, no damage to us but a > lot of damage up here. The cats were a bit freaked out, but had a lovely [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > tomorrow, as I'm a bit tired from clean up. thanks again for the purrs, Meee > (liz) Very relieved to hear that. Purrs, Polonca and Soncek Sorry for not replying to everyone....power dropped out as I was writing!! It's been on and off a bit, so thanks to everyone who sent purrs!! It made me feel heaps better :)
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