Call Me a Blowhard, but I Like Being in the Headlines

[beamjockey]

I will probably never get another chance to enjoy this kind of attention. And it won't last long.

Forecasters keep watch on Bill
Bill becomes the first hurricane of the season
Check out Bill's waves from home
Bill still big, still strong, still on track.
Bill Stays Clear of Bahamas
Bill to create dangerous swimming conditions
Bill churns on; surf, rip current warnings up
Will Bill sideswipe Massachusetts?
Bill Expected to Hit Atlantic Canada
Bill is a Category 2 Hurricane
Canada's East Coast oil producers watching Bill
Bill takes a breather; no change in course
Bill could churn surf along Jersey shore
Officials keep eye on Bill, forecasters say storm to avoid RI
Bermuda under storm warning as Bill churns
Bill strengthens into Category 4 hurricane
Bill strengthens to Category 4, remains distant
Canadian eastern provinces in Bill's path
Bill may be boon to surfers
Bill to bring heavy rain
Where's Bill?...Flu warning...New prisoner plan
Bill stays on Maritime course
Bill warnings...WHO on flu...Siberia search
Surfers eager to take advantage of Bill's swells
Surfers Hang Ten With Waves From Bill

Some headlines imply personal criticism:

Disorganized Hurricane Bill moves north

And there are a few examples of the rare "Double-Bill" headline:

Bill and Hillary Clinton vacation on Bermuda as Hurricane Bill approaches
Hurricane Bill may run Hillary, Bill Clinton out of Bermuda

Comments

[stickmaker.livejournal.com]

And then there's all those about your medical side, the Health Care Bill...

[madtechie2718.livejournal.com]

So long as no-one thinks of (nuclear) intervention; then the headlines might say

Kill Bill....

which you might consider to be rather unfortunate...

[mbcrui.livejournal.com]

I have one on my table I've been considering sending to you...

Higgins sentenced to year in jail

Jesse Higgins, tho :)

[beamjockey.livejournal.com]

I hope he's not threatening the Maritime Provinces.

[isherempress.livejournal.com]

Tullio tells me this is the only reasonable time to be in South Florida: when there is a big storm far out to sea, and 8-to-10 foot swells are pounding the Atlantic beaches. Ah yes, as evidenced by some of those last headlines... so it must be true!

I imagine we will all fall over in shock if there is ever a hurricane named Skeffington...

[davidgoldfarb.livejournal.com]

I remember feeling somewhat the same way about Hurricane David, many years ago.

[txtriffidranch.livejournal.com]

Careful about that. My eldest niece's name is Katrina.

[purpleranger.livejournal.com]

Well, I think you'll have to wait another 10 years or so. I think that's how it takes for the lists of hurricanes to do a complete rotation. Unless, of course, that this year's Bill is so destructive that it is permanently retired from the list (like Katrina was).

I just have one question. I know that after the alphabetic list of names, the National Weather Service then switches to the Greek alphabet -- Alpha, Beta, etc. What happens if we ever get to Hurricane/Tropical Storm Omega, and then we get yet another tropical storm or hurricane? What name do they give that one?

[serge-lj.livejournal.com]

Bill has been busy, eh?

Hurricane Bill & Hugo

[captjimmy.livejournal.com]

If a hurricane of this size is heading your way and you have 2 boats in the water, the more information the merrier. At the moment 8/22 AM I will be leaving the boats on their moorings in Chatham, MA but tropical storm force winds are extending out for 275 miles so I will be putting on some extra tie downs. Not having to haul out left me some extra time yesterday to reminisce about riding out Hurricane Hugo on a 59' Trimaran in Culebra, PR http://wp.me/pb0Ok-28