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    Default 07-09-2011, 11:30 AM
    I bet broom and vacuum sales increase after these things.
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    Default 07-09-2011, 12:40 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by AmPat View Post
    I bet broom and vacuum sales increase after these things.
    Thoughts of profiting off people's misery....tsk tsk.
    Your such a Capitalist! :D
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    Default 07-09-2011, 03:27 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by enslaved1 View Post
    This is our first summer in AZ and I was sitting here watching those things on TV, almost missing nights in KS sweating out tornado watches and warnings. Almost.

    The other thing I noticed was the weathermen really enjoying calling these things "haboob" at every opportunity.
    Yeah, that started about 12 years ago. Before that, they were called...








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    Default 07-09-2011, 05:34 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by enslaved1 View Post
    This is our first summer in AZ and I was sitting here watching those things on TV, almost missing nights in KS sweating out tornado watches and warnings. Almost.

    The other thing I noticed was the weathermen really enjoying calling these things "haboob" at every opportunity.
    Is "boob" one of the no-no words on TV? Maybe they say it a lot because it's the only time they can say boob without getting fined.
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    Default 07-10-2011, 02:28 PM
    UFOs fly out of giant haboob

    Stay safe Jen! :eek::D
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    Default 07-10-2011, 08:46 PM
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    UFOs fly out of giant haboob

    Stay safe Jen! :eek::D

    Holy Smokes!!! Someone call StarGate Command!!!:D
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    Default 07-11-2011, 12:31 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by SarasotaRepub View Post
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    Default 07-11-2011, 10:24 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by Kay View Post
    Thoughts of profiting off people's misery....tsk tsk.
    Your such a Capitalist! :D
    I stand chastised. Now what is the best place to invest a few dollars?:eek:
    Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil.
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