Anyone up for starting a new Internet bubble?

So, I found this via Twitter...

http://jalopnik.com/5120877/carpocalypse-deals-five+bedroom-home-going-for-8995-in-detroit

...and, while this particular house needs more than just a little fixing up, it looks like there would be some ridiculous opportunities in Detroit. Even if the Auto industry was to go away, as long as they have reasonable Internet access available, this could support Internet-based companies. And, with a 5 bedroom 3 bath house available for 10k and skyscrapers standing abandoned, there should appropriately sized/priced locations for websites of just about any size.

Perhaps there needs to be a "summer" GameVorplex; a second site that doesn't get subjected to tropical storms and hurricanes...

...I'm just saying...

Battening down the hatches...

So it's been a while since we've really had a bad hurricane barrel right down on us. The last one that affected me was Katrina, although I was lucky; Rita did a good bit of damage that same year.

Now, it looks like Mother Nature may just be making up for lost time. Hurricane Gustav is headed straight for us with all of the computer models in general consensus that it's not turning until after it's made landfall. And, it's not a small, wimpy storm; it's currently a Category 4 storm, and it's waltzing through the Gulf, which gives it the opportunity to gain strength before its arrival, which, according to the forecasts, is due to mess my life up this Monday. Happy Labor day! I brought you some rain and wind! Ug.

As if that wasn't bad enough, it looks like Gustav has a girlfriend that may be showing up to the party, albeit a few days later. Hanna is currently a tropical storm, but it appears that she is making a bee-line towards the Gulf of Mexico. I am personally hoping that either she changes course or Florida knocks the wind (and rain) out of her. We really don't need a couple of hurricanes within a week of each other. That's just poor scheduling.

For anyone who was afraid that I might climb up a tree and cut my limbs off, I wasn't able to go into Harahan, due to traffic from people evacuating. Hopefully the tree won't fall into my Mother-in-Law's house before I can get down there and remove it. I did, however, spend all day today and yesterday preparing my house and my neighbor J.R. Nip's house for the coming hurricane. I had to round up all of the small things that were outside and put them in storage, and take all of the larger things, such as outside furniture, and put them all close together in my carport and cable them all together so they won't go flying out of my yard. Will that work? I dunno... it worked last time, but time will tell. I have about one more day of preparation and about one more day before it hits, so it should work out. I'm also trying to get as much of my reviews and other site work done while I still have power and Internet access, as these become scarce commodities when a hurricane hits.

Until later, this is the Geck0, signing off.

Gustav, the unwelcomed caller...

...Then I'll huff and I'll puff and...

Well, we've managed to dodge the bullets pretty well since Katrina ripped New Orleans so badly. Unfortunately, Tropical Storm Gustav is looking like he wants to go to Louisiana when he grows up...

...and they grow up so fast, these days.

Where does that leave me? Well, hoping that the storm is small, waving my hands in the hopes of shooing it to one of our neighboring states, stocking up on batteries and canned goods that taste good cold (yum... green bean salad) and planning a trip to scale and cut down (from the top-down) a tree in my Mother-in-law's back yard.

Yup, these sort of things end up my responsibility, as they are no one else's, yet must be done. So, I have a brand-new Ryobi rechargeable chainsaw, a protective hat with a visor, some rope to help pull limbs and tree parts away from me and I'll be renting an extension ladder to do the job. It's looking like it's going to be Friday or Saturday, weather permitting.

If you never hear from me again... well, it might be that I'm bad about updating blogs.

Until later, this geck0 has to prepare to climb a tree.