Ok, I was watching a show last week about Hawaii and all the stuff that is cool about it and no it was not Dog The Bounty Hunter…
But they had a part where they talked about how SPAM is the state meat. No not the junk mail but the real ham in a can, Spam. On a whim today while at the story, I picked up a can. Well, I cooked it up and tried it and with a little honey mustard, it’s pretty good. It tastes like Ham Loaf that my mom used to make when I was a kid. Granted I cooked it pretty good on the grill but it tastes pretty damn good cooked up.
Still it looks kind of funky coming out of the can and I don’t think I could eat it cold like a chunk of Ham but cooked, it is crazy tasty.
Oh, in other news. Hurricane Felix hit Central America destroying some remote areas but then again there grass huts, not time square so there built to be destroyed. It is funny watching the news and how hyped up Hurricane Dean was and now Hurricane Felix is way toned down since a lot of people got burned by Dean missing much of everything and not doing much.
Non weather type producers, yes, even at The Weather Channel, get caught up in the hype and think even though it is a Cat 5, the wind field only extends 30 – 40 miles from the center of the storm.
What does this mean?
Ok, here is Felix before making landfall.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES… 75 KM… FROM THE CENTER…AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES…185 KM.
And now, here is Hurricane Frances 2004 from Sept 4 2004 the afternoon before it hit Florida.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES…165 KM…FROM THE CENTER…AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 185 MILES…295 KM.
See the difference? 40 Miles vs 105 Miles. A storm the size of Louisiana or a storm the size of Alaska. Big difference.
And now, to help put it in better perspective, The Katrina Reference.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 160 MPH…WITH HIGHER GUSTS. KATRINA IS A POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC CATEGORY FIVE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES FROM THE CENTER…AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 185 MILES.
So, what does this teach you? Yes, size does matter.
Oh, and on the BNVN news, the new site should be up and running in a few days. I’m leaving it to be a free site for a while but it will be moving to a paid subscription in a few months once I get everything up and running. Total number of videos that will be on line by this weekend is over 710 and pushing for 750 if I can get some more work done tonight.
