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Tropical Storm Fay Video in Key West

Posted: August 19, 2008 11:40 am
by chitownpirate
The Weather Channel has some raw footage of the storm. It doesn't look that bad at all- there are actually surfers in the water looking to catch a wave and the southernmost point marker is wrapped in plastic.

http://www.weather.com/multimedia/video ... _main_tab3

Re: Tropical Storm Fay Video in Key West

Posted: August 19, 2008 11:46 am
by chippewa
chitownpirate wrote:The Weather Channel has some raw footage of the storm. It doesn't look that bad at all- there are actually surfers in the water looking to catch a wave and the southernmost point marker is wrapped in plastic.

http://www.weather.com/multimedia/video ... _main_tab3
I was thinking they covered it to protect the paint from being sandblasted off, but only the top two feet or so was covered. I wonder what the thinking is behind that?

Posted: August 19, 2008 11:47 am
by RinglingRingling
I got the one of the kite surfer getting a mouthful of sand, and then being dim enough to hang on when he could feel himself going airborne again

Posted: August 19, 2008 11:53 am
by chippewa
RinglingRingling wrote:I got the one of the kite surfer getting a mouthful of sand, and then being dim enough to hang on when he could feel himself going airborne again
I think those guys are actually attached to the kite with a harness. He was along for the ride if he wanted to be or not.

Posted: August 19, 2008 11:54 am
by RinglingRingling
chippewa wrote:
RinglingRingling wrote:I got the one of the kite surfer getting a mouthful of sand, and then being dim enough to hang on when he could feel himself going airborne again
I think those guys are actually attached to the kite with a harness. He was along for the ride if he wanted to be or not.
ahh. did not know that.

Posted: August 19, 2008 12:32 pm
by springparrot