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« Previous EntriesHouse burns while fire department rides out storm - New Orleans Times-Picayune
Sunday, August 31st, 2008
An Old Metairie house was left in ashen ruins Monday as neighbors fumed that their repeated calls for help were rebuffed by the fire department during Hurricane Gustav. Danny Bourque / The Times-Picayune While Hurricane Gustav was still at its peak …
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Water, Water, Everywhere - but we need a drop to drink! - All At Sea
Sunday, August 31st, 2008Water, Water, Everywhere - but we need a drop to drink!All At Sea, U.S. Virgin Islands - 23 minutes agoThen we climbed up the cliff face with a garden hose and funnel, which was jammed into place under the fall of water. The other end of the hose was placed …
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Hose lets down would-be hero - Ashburton Guardian
Sunday, August 31st, 2008When Jason Skene drove past a Walnut Avenue house and saw black smoke coming from the roof, his first instinct was to help. So he turned his truck around and ran on to the property to find the distressed occupant outside waiting for the Ashburton …
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Fire damages home of East Grand Rapids mayor - MLive.com
Saturday, August 30th, 2008Press photo/Dave Odette A firefighter prepares to enter the home of East Grand Rapids Mayor Cindy Bartman on Saturday. EAST GRAND RAPIDS — A fire that started in an attic area caused significant damage to the home of East Grand Rapids Mayor Cindy …
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Rains help, but thirsty lake still needs more - GainsvilleTimes
Saturday, August 30th, 2008Rain from Tropical Storm Fay earlier this week pushed up the level of Lake Lanier by more than 2 feet, but the lake is still lower than it has ever been at this time of year. “We’re still in a drought,” said Lisa Coghlan, spokeswoman for the U.S …
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Fire at pool enclosure sparked by trash fire - Journal Times
Saturday, August 30th, 2008YORKVILLE — Sparks from trash burning in a barrel apparently ignited rubbish next to an enclosed pool on Fawn Trail Saturday afternoon. According to Union Grove-Yorkville Fire Lt. Kevin Vyvyan, someone called 911 at 3:01 p.m. to report trees on …
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Thoughts on Obama’s Speech - RealClearPolitics
Saturday, August 30th, 2008Thoughts on Obama’s SpeechRealClearPolitics, IL - 1 hour agoThis is how he introduced Lend-Lease: Suppose my neighbor’s home catches fire, and I have a length of garden hose four or five hundred feet away. …
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Brasher couple encounters rattlesnake - WatertownDailyTimes.com
Saturday, August 30th, 2008Brasher couple encounters rattlesnakeWatertownDailyTimes.com, United States - 1 hour agoSo it was a surprise when an unidentified species of rattlesnake came out of a garden hose to latch on to Thomas J. Gurrola’s sandal in his yard on Munson …
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Plants in the city struggle to get benefits of rain - Calgary Herald
Saturday, August 30th, 2008Plants in the city struggle to get benefits of rainCalgary Herald, Canada - 1 hour ago… soil in your garden and the plants in your containers, there are still a few complicating factors before you can rest easy and put away the garden hose.
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Super use for old garden hoses - Times and Transcript
Saturday, August 30th, 2008Super use for old garden hosesTimes and Transcript, Canada - 1 hour agoYou can make some simple rubber bumpers from scraps of old garden hose. To install the bumpers, you just need to poke small holes into the sides of the …
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