From the Sept. 18, 2011, Chicago Tribune by Mark Jacob and Stephan Benzkofer. I must admit that I am always pleased to find this column in the Sunday paper. Always a lot of interesting information and tidbits. These guys do a lot of research.
1. HURRICANE, TYPHOON OR CYCLONE?
I must admit, this confuses me. What is the difference between the three. All are regional names for bad tropical storms. The Atlantic, Caribbean and eastern Pacific all call them hurricanes. In the northwest Pacific, they are typhoons. Southwest Pacific and the Indian call them cyclones.
It's a matter of location.
2. AMAZING RESURRECTION
After a really bad hurricane hit Miami in 1926, a funeral was held for Thomas Gill who had been on a dredge on Biscayne Bay. The minister's service was interrupted when Gill walked in to report news of his death was greatly exaggerated. He had been swept off the dredge by waves, but had made it to shore. Another body had been misidentified as his.
3. OOPS
A few days after Hurricane Katrina, TV's "The Price Is Right" broadcast a show offering a trip to New Orleans as a prize. The show was a rerun and aired by mistake. They apologized.
Ask My Brother Bob, An Insurance Adjuster, How Wonderful New Orleans Was After Katrina. --Cooter
No comments:
Post a Comment