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In reply to the discussion: Significant storm damage in Hattiesburg, Miss. [View all]dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)31. Same thing happened last year..the storms were early.
And hit in Feb and early March..
Something to do with increase in temps, warmer air.
you know, that climate change that *some* peope say is not happening.
And, the hurricane season is supposed to end in Nov., but big storms are rolling off the african Cape later in the year.
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I hope the people in Hattiesburg do not have to wait for help from congress like the Sandy victims
awake
Feb 2013
#2
How did the two MS senators vote on Sandy aid, and the Hattiesburg congressman?
bluestateguy
Feb 2013
#3
Thank you and exactly. We should help out all of them, AND their congresspeople voted FOR Sandy aid.
uppityperson
Feb 2013
#13
There are people in need and they "deserve" to be ignored because their congress people voted FOR
uppityperson
Feb 2013
#16
This link says they voted FOR Sandy aid. Have you one that says otherwise?
uppityperson
Feb 2013
#21
Congressman Palazzo voted against relief for Sandy victims before he voted for it (link below)
Glorfindel
Feb 2013
#47
If I said what I was thinking, it would be my first hidden post. Let me tone it down.
uppityperson
Feb 2013
#9
Hope it quits before it gets to you, or settles down. Not a fun way to spend an evening.
uppityperson
Feb 2013
#29
I didn't say they shouldn't. I was mocking the RW southern politicians and their water bearers
kestrel91316
Feb 2013
#53
I think the point is that immediately after a disaster is time to express other than political mocki
uppityperson
Feb 2013
#56
Oh damn, it is tornado time of yr. Hoping not too many got hurt there or during the season.
uppityperson
Feb 2013
#10
Thanks for the heads up I grew up in the midwest and tornado time came latter in the yr.
awake
Feb 2013
#18
So did I. It starts early in the South and then moves north to hit us late spring, early summer
uppityperson
Feb 2013
#20