One thing I found intriguing when I moved to Lincoln was there being no added importance of the area’s history. It was my own mental note that if you say “Nebraska history” around here, you’ll get quite a few mentions of Devaney and some team called the Bugeaters, before maybe hearing about the Oregon Trail.
Contrast this to my upbringing in Pensacola where Florida history was shoved down our throat. I guess this is what happens when your town is disputed as being the first European settlement in North America, & is known as the City of Five Flags, due to all the takeovers.
Happy 450th birthday P’cola!!!
I noticed Tumblr’s new photo sets feature and wanted to test it out. So here’s some shots I took during my time back in Pensacola.
More footage from the effects of Hurricane Ike. This time the video is from Orange Beach, AL, roughly 20 miles from where I lived in Pensacola, FL. Again, I’m putting emphasis on the scale of this storm.
At the time of me posting this, the eye wall is starting to come ashore in Texas. Galveston Island had a “certain death” warning for anyone who chose not to evacuate. I, for one, will never understand why people live on the barrier islands, as they are the hardest hit during a hurricane. As you can see, both Santa Rosa Island (where Pensacola Beach sits) and Orange Beach were under water, and they were 400 miles from the center of the storm at the time the video was shot. Imagine what Galveston Island is going through bring right in the thick of it.
Hopefully not many die from this, although I’m sure some will. Still, my thoughts are with those who are affected by this storm.
Hurricanes don’t just affect where they make landfall. This is storm surge from Hurricane Ike (projected to hit Texas) in my hometown of Pensacola, Florida. Pensacola is roughly 525 miles from Houston, Texas. It’s still amazing to me the impact these storms have on a region in general.
About Me
A tumblog from Steve Ledbetter. He engages in a constant power struggle with his cat, aspires to edit video, and is more caffeinated than most humans.
