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Posted on 5/14/11 at 5:28 pm to Alahunter
Posted on 5/14/11 at 5:28 pm to Alahunter
it's great when we get all of these incredibly talented players who go on to represent alabama & the sec in the nfl....but it's just all out awesome to see that some of these guy really came to love the university, just like the average uofa grad...see julio and demeco ryans.
that's what it's all about.
that's what it's all about.
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Posted on 5/15/11 at 3:41 pm to bingo
Anyone get an EBT card at Coleman?
Posted on 5/16/11 at 12:32 am to Funky Tide 8
I just saw that someone asked about me a few pages back because I never checked in. I'm okay. Thanks for caring. 
Posted on 5/16/11 at 6:07 am to RMFTBama
Glad you are okay! 
Posted on 5/16/11 at 10:46 am to bingo
Posted on 5/16/11 at 10:48 am to jatebe
Also, someone that most Alabama fans would rather not talk about, does a good deed....
Former UA player Jelks returns to Tuscaloosa
Former UA player Jelks returns to Tuscaloosa
Posted on 5/16/11 at 9:25 pm to jatebe
Was in Tuscaloosa Saturday. I`ve seen tornado damage quite a few times but I`ve never seen widespread destruction that continuous through the heart of a city in person before. The destruction throughout the damage path reminded me a lot of what Homestead, Florida looked like after Hurricane Andrew. What struck me the most (other than the fact a lot more people weren`t killed) was the huge number of houses flattened or damaged beyond repair and just how many people are now homeless. It wouldn`t shock me to hear that over 5,000 people have lost their home. So many of the houses still standing looks so badly damaged that they should be total losses. I was also blown away at how the tornado seemed to miss the nicer condo and apartment buildings while destroying more modest apartments and modest homes in middle class neighborhoods.
Posted on 5/17/11 at 8:27 am to Govt Tide
Govt Tide:
This is exactly what I was thinking. I live in Miami so I saw what Andrew did. I spent a week in Alabama. I went to Phil Campbell, Pleasant Grove, and Tuscaloosa. I was in Hackleburg several times. The destruction where the tornadoes touched down is worse than Andrew and the overall damage is spread out over a much larger area. I've seen plenty of trees blown over but NEVER have I seen a tree, 6-feet in diameter just snapped in half. I am amazed there were not more fatalities. The main reason for the damage to buildings in Alabama is the way the buildings are constructed. Wood frame homes are rare in South Florida. Andrew destroyed the few that we had. It ripped the roof systems off the concrete block home prompting a change in the building code requiring that the trusses be attached to the concrete tie beams with metal straps.
This is exactly what I was thinking. I live in Miami so I saw what Andrew did. I spent a week in Alabama. I went to Phil Campbell, Pleasant Grove, and Tuscaloosa. I was in Hackleburg several times. The destruction where the tornadoes touched down is worse than Andrew and the overall damage is spread out over a much larger area. I've seen plenty of trees blown over but NEVER have I seen a tree, 6-feet in diameter just snapped in half. I am amazed there were not more fatalities. The main reason for the damage to buildings in Alabama is the way the buildings are constructed. Wood frame homes are rare in South Florida. Andrew destroyed the few that we had. It ripped the roof systems off the concrete block home prompting a change in the building code requiring that the trusses be attached to the concrete tie beams with metal straps.
Posted on 5/17/11 at 9:57 am to LSU82BILL
Posted on 5/17/11 at 10:30 am to LSU82BILL
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This is exactly what I was thinking. I live in Miami so I saw what Andrew did. I spent a week in Alabama. I went to Phil Campbell, Pleasant Grove, and Tuscaloosa. I was in Hackleburg several times. The destruction where the tornadoes touched down is worse than Andrew and the overall damage is spread out over a much larger area. I've seen plenty of trees blown over but NEVER have I seen a tree, 6-feet in diameter just snapped in half. I am amazed there were not more fatalities.
Hurricane Andrew hit just before my Senior year of high school and other than maybe Hurricane Camille it remains the worst wind damage from a U.S. hurricane I've ever seen in photos. The wind damage in coastal Mississippi from Hurricane Katrina is the worst non tornadic wind damage I've ever seen in person though.
As far as tornadoes, the single most dramatic thing I've seen was from the F4 tornado that hit the Taylorville/Cottondale area of Tuscaloosa in December 2000. I remember seeing a bicycle wrapped around a bent flagpole from that storm. I think the bent flagpole across Highway 69 from the shopping center still stands there to this day.
It's almost as if the tornado that hit Tuscaloosa a couple of weeks ago destroyed or badly damaged the modestly to poorly constructed houses while missing nicer, better constructed buildings. For example, the really nice apartments just off Kalousa Avenue were missed by only a couple of hundred yards on one side while the Central High School and the really nice condo units across 10th Avenue from Central were several hundred yards on the other side of the tornado. Midtown Village, the newest and nicest retail/condo development in town barely missed a direct hit as well while old neighborhoods with wooden construction were destroyed right next to it.
The vast majority of the really nice high end all brick constructed neighborhoods are on the other side of the river north of where the tornado hit.
Posted on 5/17/11 at 2:29 pm to Govt Tide
Posted on 5/17/11 at 3:04 pm to jatebe
Just read the cover story in the Sports Illustrated about the T-Town tornado. It made me cry.
Terror, Tragedy And Hope In Tuscaloosa
Terror, Tragedy And Hope In Tuscaloosa
Posted on 5/17/11 at 3:42 pm to jatebe
Posted on 5/17/11 at 3:45 pm to jatebe
Hey folks. Sorry I haven't been able to keep up with the thread lately. Wanted to give you an update on my dad, etc. (and thanks to Memphis and Bella for your emails).
Dad is up and walking and other than the expected pain, is doing well. My 9-year-old nephew is recovering from a fractured pelvis but things are looking real good. He said it will be about a year before they get the home rebuilt, but they're staying with family and it's a good situation.
Don't know what others have heard, but he says Traveler's Insurance has been amazing. He also says neighbors who have State Farm have not been so lucky.
Here are a few aerial pics from a friend. This is in Pleasant Grove.
Path of the tornado.
Look at all the blue tarps. :-(
Dad's house in proximity to tornado path.
Closeup of my dad's house. Dad, his wife, step-daughter, her fiance, and two children were all taking shelter about 5 feet from where the red pickup was tossed.
Dad is up and walking and other than the expected pain, is doing well. My 9-year-old nephew is recovering from a fractured pelvis but things are looking real good. He said it will be about a year before they get the home rebuilt, but they're staying with family and it's a good situation.
Don't know what others have heard, but he says Traveler's Insurance has been amazing. He also says neighbors who have State Farm have not been so lucky.
Here are a few aerial pics from a friend. This is in Pleasant Grove.
Path of the tornado.
Look at all the blue tarps. :-(
Dad's house in proximity to tornado path.
Closeup of my dad's house. Dad, his wife, step-daughter, her fiance, and two children were all taking shelter about 5 feet from where the red pickup was tossed.
Posted on 5/17/11 at 3:51 pm to FleshEatingSalsa
Good Lord. Its a miracle that they are still alive. I'm happy for you that they are.
Posted on 5/17/11 at 4:31 pm to Funky Tide 8
If anyone happened to lose their cable boxes in the storm, please make sure you pay for that or find it before you worry about your home or finding pictures and other family things LINK 
This post was edited on 5/17/11 at 4:32 pm
Posted on 5/17/11 at 4:32 pm to chilld28
unfrickingbelievable.
Posted on 5/17/11 at 4:33 pm to chilld28
What a bunch of assholes.
Posted on 5/17/11 at 5:02 pm to chilld28
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If anyone happened to lose their cable boxes in the storm, please make sure you pay for that or find it before you worry about your home or finding pictures and other family things
No worries. Just tell them to pound sand because you're switching to Directv or Dish. They'll become very easy to work with after that.
Posted on 5/17/11 at 5:41 pm to arlo
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