Posted on 09/01/2007 6:57:00 AM PDT by NautiNurse
Tropical Storm Felix has formed near the South American
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| Category | Wind Speed | Barometric Pressure | Storm Surge | Damage Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical Depression |
< 39 mph < 34 kts |
Minimal | ||
| Tropical Storm |
39 - 73 mph 34 - 63 kts |
Minimal | ||
| Hurricane 1 (Weak) |
74 - 95 mph 64 - 82 kts |
28.94" or more 980.02 mb or more |
4.0' - 5.0' 1.2 m - 1.5 m |
Minimal damage to vegetation |
| Hurricane 2 (Moderate) |
96 - 110 mph 83 - 95 kts |
28.50" - 28.93" 965.12 mb - 979.68 mb |
6.0' - 8.0' 1.8 m - 2.4 m |
Moderate damage to houses |
| Hurricane 3 (Strong) |
111 - 130 mph 96 - 112 kts |
27.91" - 28.49" 945.14 mb - 964.78 mb |
9.0' - 12.0' 2.7 m - 3.7 m |
Extensive damage to small buildings |
| Hurricane 4 (Very strong) |
131 - 155 mph 113 - 135 kts |
27.17" - 27.90" 920.08 mb - 944.80 mb |
13.0' - 18.0' 3.9 m - 5.5 m |
Extreme structural damage |
| Hurricane 5 (Devastating) |
Greater than 155 mph Greater than 135 kts |
Less than 27.17" Less than 920.08 mb |
Greater than 18.0' Greater than 5.5m |
Catastrophic building failures possible |
Maybe I didn’t watch Felix but I watched Popeye reruns and Little Lulu. Was Felix before them?
I’m not sure. It was around the time of Rocky and Bulweinkle and the guy that used to tie sweet Nell(?) to the railroad tracks:’)
Now you’ve done it.
Actally (a bit of TV history) Felix was the very first image transmitted by television by RCA in 1928. They uses a paper mache form. http://www.felixthecat.com/history.htm
As far as the cartoon goes, from Wikipedia:
“Oriolo went on to star Felix in 260 television cartoons distributed by Trans-Lux starting in 1958. Like the Van Beuren studio before, Oriolo gave Felix a more domesticated and pedestrian personality, geared more toward children, and introduced now-familiar elements such as Felix’s Magic Bag of Tricks, a satchel that could assume the shape and characteristics of anything Felix wanted. “
“The program is also remembered for its distinctive theme song written by Winston Sharples:”
“Felix the Cat,
The wonderful, wonderful cat!
Whenever he gets in a fix,
He reaches into his bag of tricks!”
“The show did away with Felix’s previous supporting cast and introduced many new characters. These include the sinister, mustachioed Professor; his intelligent but bookish nephew Poindexter (with an IQ of 222); the Professor’s bulldog-faced, bumbling sidekick Rock Bottom; an evil, cylindrical robot and “King of the Moon” named The Master Cylinder; and a small, unassuming and friendly Inuit named Vavoom, whose only vocalization is a literally earth-shattering shout of his own name.”
After reading this article, for the first time in many years I remember Poindexter and the Master Cylinder. Each cartoon was very short.
Looks like all the computer models are stuck on the last one’s track. Is Felix following a trail of bread crumbs?
Whenever he gets in a fix, he reaches into his bag of tricks Felix the Cat, the wonderful, wonderful cat
You'll laugh so much your sides will ache
Your heart will go pitter pat
Watching Felix, the wonderful cat.
http://www.felixthecat.com/history.htm
Snidely Whiplash, the mortgage lender tied Nell to the tracks for defaulting on her ARM mortgage.
Bump for later.
Thanks for the audio. Now I can hum the Felix theme while I wait for Felix to dissipate into a little tropical storm. I like rain but not cane rain.
While poor, stricken #42058 is on backorder for repairs...hopefully some time in September.
Some of us go all the way back to Top Cat... /grin
Prediction: The US has NOTHING to worry about with this one. However, I92 out over the mid-Atlantic....
Hey now that’s some ‘series’ mind drain!
Had to put some Creedence Clearwater Revival on to override the tune. :-)
They will have to be very quick to get it fixed this season. Maybe drop the repairmen from a chopper between storms!
Top Cat was Sgt Bilko in fur. :-)
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