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Posted by clouddancer on 22-06-2008 at 21:59:
Rory?
Rory, I just heard a typhoon hit the Philippines - Manilla
I hope you are doing well.
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Posted by Rory on 22-06-2008 at 22:17:
Dear CD,
I must admit the typhoon scared the s**t out of me. The winds and rains were way too strong and powerful. Our condominium compound is like a catchbasin for floods, so my Dad and I ended up getting trapped on the fourth floor. Luckily, my Dad had the presence of mind to bring up the four stray cats he was taking care of in the garage. Those living on the first floor had to move up to escape the rising water, so we had people in the hallways.
There was a scary moment when the electric post a couple of meters away from my bedroom window started swaying because of the strong winds. Luckily, the maintenance men managed to secure it with ropes and wooden planks. Otherwise, it would have broken through my window, and I might have been electrocuted.
It's still raining right now, but at least the winds have finally died down. Feel terribly sad about the ferry that sank though. Close to 700 lives lost, and all because a moron decided to permit the ship to set sail in stormy seas.
Thanks for your well wishes, CD!
Posted by lborgia88 on 22-06-2008 at 22:27:
I'm glad to hear you're okay, Rory, and your Dad is now my hero (well, him and the maintenance men). As for the ferry, what a horrible tragedy!
Posted by Springie on 22-06-2008 at 22:55:
Oh my, I am glad you're ok! I'll definitely keep the storm victims' families in my thoughts and prayers...
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Posted by clouddancer on 23-06-2008 at 00:03:
Glad to hear you and your family are safe Rory.
Sorry to hear about the deaths, though.
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Posted by Ebonyswanne on 23-06-2008 at 02:22:
It was a stupid move for them to allow a ferry out in a typhoon like that...
I"m glad to hear you came out of it alright.
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Posted by Metaliant on 23-06-2008 at 17:42:
Talking about water and floods, next week will be a year since parts of Britian, mainely the North and the south of the Midlands were hit by floods and in a part of Yorkshire, it was the second flooding in seven years and she had to pay a huge amount to fix up her house and she's thinking of moving.
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Posted by lborgia88 on 23-06-2008 at 17:59:
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I was on vacation in Northern England almost exactly a year ago. I remember seeing news stories about the flooding, and I remember walking down a street in Ripon that, just a couple days earlier, had all been flooded and people were pulling ruined couches, beds etc. out of their homes.
Posted by clouddancer on 23-06-2008 at 20:40:
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Did you miss part of you story Met.
Who had to pay a huge amount to fix up her house?
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Posted by Metaliant on 23-06-2008 at 21:05:
Oops, sorry CD, a woman living in a part of Yorkshire which had 2 floodings in 7 years, and she was fed up paying a huge amount of money to pay for the repairs and she's thinking of leaving to move somewhere that's not on a flood plain.
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Posted by Rory on 23-06-2008 at 21:10:
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Actually, I was the one who ordered him to get the cats. My Dad's a rather lazy guy who'd want someone else to do stuff for him. I'd do it myself, but I just came from being sick. Rather than risk my being sent to the hospital again, he went down to get the cats.
Posted by Rory on 23-06-2008 at 21:14:
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Thanks, Springie! I was watching the news last night and they showed the sunken ferry still sticking out of the water. I feel so sad, thinking of the people that were trapped in there.
Posted by Rory on 23-06-2008 at 21:19:
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I'm pretty thankful that we got out of that typhoon safe and sound. I have a real bad phobia for typhoons having been caught right smack in the middle of one while still doing duty in the hospital. The deaths from the ferry and flash floods were terrible. I'm still hoping that rescuers could still find the bodies so that even their mortal remains would be reunited with their loved ones. But it seems impossible. According to an interview with the mayor of the city where the ferry sank, there's a terrible stink coming from the sunken boat.
Posted by Rory on 23-06-2008 at 21:23:
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You'll be very happy to know that the ferry company's license to operate was suspended while authorities are investigating the tragedy. If you go through the history of ship tragedies in my country, the WORST ship sinking incidents involved ferries/boats owned by this company. It's about time authorities looked into the policies of this company.
Posted by Hinotori on 23-06-2008 at 22:04:
Rory, I'm so glad that you, your dad, and the cats are ok! Having lived through 6 hurricanes (typhoons) myself, I know how scary an experience it can be!
So sad about the ferry boat. Why on earth would anyone go onto any sea vessel when a powerful storm is coming? I never understood that. Then again, where I used to live, people were told to leave the barrier islands before the winds sustained at 50mph, which is when the bridges would close. People would stay, then, after the hurricane passed, would complain they had no way off the islands....
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Posted by gatchgirl on 23-06-2008 at 22:32:
Rory glad to hear that you and your family (including the cats) are safe.
Prayers to the families of the lives lost in the ferry.
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Posted by Rory on 23-06-2008 at 22:35:
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Yes, what happened to the MV Princess of the Stars is truly lamentable. Actually, it wasn't just the ferry boat that I had issues with. Philippine Airlines did not suspend flights until they discovered that they could not arrive at their points of destination. Thank God no plane crashed. The Philippines being a typhoon-prone country, one would think that authorities would have the common sense to suspend both boats and planes from going out.
Anyway, we're all fine. The cats just stole one big fish from the fridge and are now feasting on it. It was supposed to be our lunch...the little buggers! Grrr!
Posted by clouddancer on 24-06-2008 at 00:24:
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I watched a show the other day where, years ago, an airplane crashed because the pilots were not given updated information about an approaching storm. Now the FAA have insisted all planes have systems on their planes that are in contact with the Weather Service so they can have detailed information on approaching storms.
Anyways my point is, perhaps that is not something boating companies MUSt have. Maybe the Captain of the ship was not watching the weather so did not know he should not leave port.
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Posted by Transmute Jun on 30-06-2008 at 13:55:
I am glad to hear that you are safe, Rory!
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