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TheBurnerFormerlyKnownAsPooJavelinMichael Harriot
9/06/17 3:47pm
Or if you’re in Polk, Lake or Sumter Counties…
- Get your meth together.
- Make sure no-one knows where your stash is.
- Take some meth. And extra meth if possible.
- Check the evacuation route. Know where the cops are going…
- Pack wisely. Take more meth than you need. Don’t forget meth for kids…
- Secure your lab.
- Get out!
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  WinterwindzTheBurnerFormerlyKnownAsPooJavelin
  9/06/17 4:02pm
  Agreed except for one little point - no one in the history of meth has ever ended up with extra meth
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  TheBurnerFormerlyKnownAsPooJavelinWinterwindz
  9/06/17 4:03pm
  I should probably also have phrased it as “Don’t forget kids for meth”!
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FreeRonMichael Harriot
9/06/17 4:00pm
My sister got hit with Harvey in Houston, and now it’s my turn here in south Florida with Irma.. I’m heading north Friday morning, fuck the hero bullshit
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  SisterCarrie_not the other oneFreeRon
  9/06/17 4:40pm
  Good luck and stay safe.
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  Prostate of Dorian GrayFreeRon
  9/06/17 4:40pm
  Be safe.
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Mzz DeBurgosMichael Harriot
9/06/17 4:21pm
3 to 4 months!?!??
Lord, forgive me for asking, but what has Puerto Rico ever done to you?? Zeus! These people can’t seem to catch a freaking break! First the mainland’s “governing”, then hedge funds vultures, and now Irma??
Universe, please give these people a break!
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  IslaLatinaMzz DeBurgos
  9/06/17 5:10pm
  Technically, “first” was Christopher Columbus - the native Tainos of Puerto Rico were the first indigenous peoples he eradicated from this earth with dogs, diseases, and dicks... (I’ve talked about the history of this in a few other threads: http://www.theroot.com/1798671052)
  But the Taino people live on in our Boricua DNA.
  3 to 4 months!?!??
  (also, the article said 4 to 6 months, not 3 to 4 months, which is even more insane. I don’t believe in God, but if anyone is listening, yes, a fucking break would be appreciated for Borinquén...)
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  Mzz DeBurgosIslaLatina
  9/06/17 5:44pm
  Ooops, yes, I read 4 to 6 months but wrote 3-4, not sure why.
  Ughh, yup. My mother’s country is right next to Puerto Rico, and they share a lot of things in common, including the piece of shit Chris Columbus’ contributions to the“development” of their society.
  I was actually writing in regards to their more recent misfortunes. It has been really, really hard couple of years for them. My heart breaks for the shitty situation that they are in, but also for the lack of compassion that is extended to them. Because apparently if you are too dumb to allow the US government (which is their government as well) to fuck you over, well you obviously deserve it.
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cakes_and-piesMichael Harriot
9/06/17 4:11pm
Jose is chasing Irma and Katia is in the Gulf. West Coast is on fire.
The only safe place to go is Nebraska?
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  ArtistAtLarge
  9/06/17 4:15pm
  The only safe place to go is Nebraska?
  Nope. Smoke from the fires.
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  Uncle RemusArtistAtLarge
  9/06/17 4:33pm
  and nebraskans outside of omaha.
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IslaLatinaMichael Harriot
9/06/17 4:06pm
When Earth Wind and Fire was just dust, breeze and sparks.
Bobdamnit Michael, you never fail to make me laugh XD
Living in a hurricane-prone area, I’m going to add on to your list with a few things people don’t always think about:
- buckets with tight lids (like those orange 5 gallon buckets with lids you can get at Home Depot) are extremely useful
- non-electric can openers are a handy tool many people forget about packing
- shut off your water, gas, and electricity at the main switch for your house when you evacuate!
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  PorqpaiIslaLatina
  9/06/17 9:39pm
  I came here to say that before I even finished the article. It really is priceless!
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Uncle RemusMichael Harriot
9/06/17 4:30pm
Do you know how long “ever” is? It’s before Frankie Beverly met Maze. Before Donald Trump went bald. When Earth, Wind and Fire was just dust, breeze and sparks. “Ever” is a long-ass time.
I have not finished the article yet, and I will, but I felt that these sentences here? these sentences HERE, Michael? these sentences right HERE, Michael? These were the best thing that have happened so far to-day.
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The Tao that can be spokenMichael Harriot
9/06/17 3:53pm
Don’t be a TexasDevin
TexasDevinTom McKay
8/26/17 12:12pm
I feel like the press really wants this to be a thing and it just isn’t. Rockport took a beating, but it affected a very small number of people. Up here in Houston, we got some rains overnight, but no damaging winds. This morning it has been on and off. If you live near a bayou, you’re probably nervous about the rain over the next week, but for the rest of us, drainage is keeping up with things.
TexasDevinPV
8/26/17 1:30pm
I can’t even imagine 60" of rain in hours. That would be unprecedented and I’m not sure it’s even possible
About that...
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/life/article/Hurricane-Harvey-by-the-numbers-12172287.php
A lot of rain. The total of 51.88 inches is a new record for rain totals from one storm in the continental United States. Though, that might change, as Belles said the rain gauge that collected that information was damaged and stopped recording rain amounts.
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  MatisyahuSeriousThe Tao that can be spoken
  9/06/17 4:21pm
  and don’t ever, be rush limbaugh, who says irma is a liberal hoax designed to push climate change agenda.
  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/rush-limbaugh-hurricane-irma_us_59af580ee4b0dfaafcf39424
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  HodorableMatisyahuSerious
  9/06/17 4:34pm
  Please don’t ignore the aspect of his conspiracy theory that the Media just wants advertising dollars and clicks.... (Rush says as he says absurd things for attention)
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Yeah-no-thanks-I'm-outMichael Harriot
9/06/17 4:06pm
I had an aunt named Irma and let me assure you, she was mean as hell and no one to trifle with. Much like this storm.
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doit2julia!Michael Harriot
9/06/17 4:43pm
Irma hit islands in the Caribbean early Wednesday with winds blowing 185 miles per hour, causing major damage in Barbados and Antigua.
Correction: It’s Barbuda, not Barbados which saw minimal damage. Verified by the half dozen family members I just contacted in a panic. Thanks for that.
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  justimhodoit2julia!
  9/07/17 1:31pm
  Almost a full 24 hours, multiple comments, and still apparently correcting an error that conflates two completely different islands isn’t worth the time.
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  doit2julia!justimho
  9/07/17 1:49pm
  Usually people who are that cavalier about the difference between Barbuda, Barbados, and Bermuda are much, much paler than Michael. I expect more from The Root.
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KineadaMichael Harriot
9/06/17 4:01pm
Counterpoint: Next time something happens in New York, get the fuck out of there too. We don’t need endless days of news stories and articles about the subways filling up again.
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  sTalkinggoat, first and last of his nameKineada
  9/06/17 5:00pm
  I mean...the subways are still going to fill up even if no one is there tho
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  KineadasTalkinggoat, first and last of his name
  9/07/17 5:15am
  Probably. But nobody outside of NYC is going to care.
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