Author Topic: Is it hot in here...? (Read 22560 times)

ChelseySuzie · « **Reply #60 on:** Jun 18, 2008, 12:25:44 AM »

Everything in Iowa is made out of cr0n, didn't you know that? It's a renewable resource.

Derrick · « **Reply #61 on:** Jun 20, 2008, 12:44:01 PM »

Isn't Iowa flooded?

B E C K · « **Reply #62 on:** Jun 20, 2008, 06:52:16 PM »

That's what I thought. Turns out they made a giant dam out of cr0n and kept the water out.

ChelseySuzie · « **Reply #63 on:** Jun 22, 2008, 10:30:54 AM »

No, we have too many levees and they all broke. But yea, half of Iowa is pretty much underwater and smells bad. It sucks because I have a lot of friends who were in the flood areas but I think they're all okay.

Another sucky thing: Apparently, everyone in Iowa thought that flood insurance was a waste of money even though they live along a river. I'm just surprised that my town didn't get flooded when Mississippi is RIGHT THERE!

Derrick · « **Reply #64 on:** Jun 22, 2008, 12:26:54 PM »

People are idiots. They never take geography and geology into account when buying a home. Sure hardwood floors are nice, but what is it built on? They deserve it.

Rama · « **Reply #65 on:** Jun 23, 2008, 12:40:38 AM »

I think anyone that builds a home in a floodplain, or at the base of a Volcano gives up all rights to bitch when it gets destroyed.

B E C K · « **Reply #66 on:** Jun 23, 2008, 01:05:28 AM »

The flood people should totally build their houses on stilts like Amazonian villages. That would rule. And everybody just gets in their boat and paddles to work when it floods and STFU.

The volcano people though... That's tricky. The view is great. I can see how someone would be hesitant to give what's more or less an island paradise discounting those few hellish days every so often that the wrath of god goops molten earth on them. They should have escape plans and keep few possessions. And a camcorder so we can watch their homes burn down on "Inside Edition".

Rama · « **Reply #67 on:** Jun 23, 2008, 04:06:30 PM »

The view is why you want to vist, but not live there.

ChelseySuzie · « **Reply #68 on:** Jun 23, 2008, 05:12:48 PM »

It's hard to find a good place to live in the US with floods, tornados, hurricanes, fires, earthquakes, children, volcanoes, heat waves, and crazy rednecks ruining everything.

I agree with Nuri with the Amazonian houses. The houses in Iowa that are like 5 feet from the river are built on platforms and such. Duh, it makes perfect sense. Though I think we should go Jetsons and just build our houses into the stratosphere.

IDE · « **Reply #69 on:** Jun 23, 2008, 06:21:39 PM »

Less environment!

Moar chelsey boobs!

Rama · « **Reply #70 on:** Jun 23, 2008, 07:07:20 PM »

Jane...Stop this crazy thing!!!!

Faye Valentine · « **Reply #71 on:** Jun 23, 2008, 07:32:02 PM »

Quote from: B E C K on Jun 23, 2008, 01:05:28 AM

The flood people should totally build their houses on stilts like Amazonian villages. That would rule. And everybody just gets in their boat and paddles to work when it floods and STFU.

The volcano people though... That's tricky. The view is great. I can see how someone would be hesitant to give what's more or less an island paradise discounting those few hellish days every so often that the wrath of god goops molten earth on them. They should have escape plans and keep few possessions. And a camcorder so we can watch their homes burn down on "Inside Edition".

THose amazonian villages are AWESOME.

If they are in a volcano area, then they could just pile looooots of stones together and build their homes on top of them. Also work for when they are infested with graboids

Rama · « **Reply #72 on:** Jun 23, 2008, 08:09:56 PM »

It won't matter how many stones you pile up...if a river of lava is going by your house it's going to catch fire just from the radiant heat.

B E C K · « **Reply #73 on:** Jun 24, 2008, 01:01:16 AM »

Isn't the mighty Cadbury Creme of the Earth™ enough to melt the rocks? Unless she's talking miles of Stonehenge type rocks or something.

The D · « **Reply #74 on:** Jun 24, 2008, 02:34:30 PM »

I expected Chelsey's house to be floating down the river considering her state's a giant lake now. She seems to have lucked out on that one. Stick to the high ground so you can avoid floods and pretend everyone living below you are your loyal vassals.

The weather went from uber-hot to 60 degrees. Last night I delivered in a rather agressive storm for a little while. The rain was coming down very hard, streets were flooding or turning into rivers with a few inches of water, and pea-sized hail came down for several minutes.

Rama · « **Reply #75 on:** Jun 24, 2008, 02:59:03 PM »

Quote from: B E C K on Jun 24, 2008, 01:01:16 AM

Isn't the mighty Cadbury Creme of the Earth™ enough to melt the rocks? Unless she's talking miles of Stonehenge type rocks or something.

Yeah...I think it would depend on how dense the rock was, but since Lava is just melted rock it's self a lot of stone would melt under it's heat.

B E C K · « **Reply #76 on:** Jun 25, 2008, 12:33:27 AM »

Send that water this way. It's so hot and dry that fireworks with fins/wings, missiles, and bottle rockets will be illegal this fourth of July.

Rama · « **Reply #77 on:** Jun 25, 2008, 12:55:10 AM »

Sadly...it wouldn't matter if it was dry or wet in Iowa they won't let them have Fireworks.

I always found it odd that they didn't trust them with Fireworks, but there are no helmet laws.

B E C K · « **Reply #78 on:** Jun 25, 2008, 01:00:03 AM »

Ha, that's right, your state's one of those firework-happy ones. Well, at least those Iowans don't have to worry about a bottle rocket skewering them in the ear.

Rama · « **Reply #79 on:** Jun 25, 2008, 01:04:08 AM »

Fireworks and Porn...it's like the backbone of economy. Oh and novelty Hillbilly postcards. Hee Hee....he's making Moonshine in the outhouse.

B E C K · « **Reply #80 on:** Jun 25, 2008, 01:08:19 AM »

I was gonna ask why you need postcards when a Polaroid would do but then I remembered they're not in the business no mores.

Rama · « **Reply #81 on:** Jun 25, 2008, 01:11:44 AM »

Same reason there seems to be cowboy boots and ten gallon hats are on everything from Texas I guess. I mean we all know you wear them daily. No need to remind us.

B E C K · « **Reply #82 on:** Jun 25, 2008, 01:16:02 AM »

And I ride my horse to school.

Rama · « **Reply #83 on:** Jun 25, 2008, 01:27:38 AM »

Do they let you keep your six shooter or do you have to leave it at the door?

ChelseySuzie · « **Reply #84 on:** Jun 25, 2008, 09:52:06 AM »

Quote from: Rama on Jun 25, 2008, 12:55:10 AM

Sadly...it wouldn't matter if it was dry or wet in Iowa they won't let them have Fireworks.

I always found it odd that they didn't trust them with Fireworks, but there are no helmet laws.

We can have fireworks - bottle rockets, black cats and SNAKES!

But that's okay because for me, Wisconsin is a hop, skip and a jump away and there's a small business just inside of WI that sells AWESOME fireworks. The man makes so much money, he can pay off the police.

Sam · « **Reply #85 on:** Jun 25, 2008, 10:27:36 AM »

Yeah, I'm not sure what the situation is like on the Minnesota border, but visitors from Iowa and Illinois are greeted with a plethora of fireworks stores just as they cross over.

Rama · « **Reply #86 on:** Jun 25, 2008, 12:54:37 PM »

The situation I saw on the Minnesota border were Iowa cops waiting to catch people speeding as they crossed the state line since the speed limit is 10 miles slower in Iowa then it is in Minnesota. Or that was how it was back in the 90s. I haven’t been since then.

The D · « **Reply #87 on:** Jun 25, 2008, 03:52:16 PM »

Quote from: Sam on Jun 25, 2008, 10:27:36 AM

Yeah, I'm not sure what the situation is like on the Minnesota border, but visitors from Iowa and Illinois are greeted with a plethora of fireworks stores just as they cross over.

Same thing here. Everything that launches in the sky is illegal in Michigan, but every major highway going out of the state has 1, 2, even 3 or 4 fireworks shops on the other side of the border.

ChelseySuzie · « **Reply #88 on:** Jun 25, 2008, 06:24:24 PM »

I think my town is a grace area since it's so close to WI and IL, so nobody really cares. "Oh, you got big fireworks? You be careful with those. Point them away from your face."

It's also illegal to go to Illinois (also very close to my town) and buy cigarettes to "smuggle" them back to Iowa because they're like a dollar cheaper in Illinois. I think the fine is something to the tune of $40 a pack you get caught with.

Thank God I don't smoke cigarettes, but I'm sick of hearing people bitch about smoking bans like it's discrimination. If you don't get a job because you're black, that's discrimination. Making somebody stand outside to smoke a cigarette is NOT. You choose to smoke so either quit or deal with it. Why don't you try marching to the capital? Oh wait, you'll probably run out of breath.

Rama · « **Reply #89 on:** Jun 25, 2008, 10:17:33 PM »

Hey! How do you know those guys don't chose to be black? Hmmmmmm?