Thursday, August 21, 2008

Hurricane Fay



Tense time in southeast FL. Is the family down there in the line of fire, Joe?

These 3 lines from a CNN.com story are the strangest I've read in a while:

"Four catfish kept a Delta Air Lines flight from landing on time at Melbourne International Airport on Wednesday, CNN affiliate WFTV reported.

The walking catfish, which use their pectoral fins to move and can stay out of water for some time, were on the runway and airport crews had to move them before the plane could land.

Besides the catfish, crews also encountered two gopher tortoises, a blue indigo snake and an alligator, WFTV reported."

3 comments:

Jay said...

And just to make things REALLY interesting, they're talking about Fay boomeranging BACK through Florida.

Joe said...

Mudskippers, snakes and gators on the runway would never actually make news in Fla. My mother's in Mexico now, so though her house may blow away, I expect she's safe. Haven't been able to get in touch w/ any other relatives, though.

Dave said...

Best of luck to your fam. Tell me more about these 'hurricanes'. Never heard of 'em.