Gangland
06-21-17, 01:58 PM
Figured I'd start a thread for those of us those along the gulf coast dealing with Tropical Storm Cindy. For the moment, all is calm in South Louisiana; it's a little windy, but we've had a very long break in the rain.
For a piece of local color, we have a local television station called HTV. I've worked there after college for a few months, and my time there was interesting. Its founder, Martin Folse, who produced the low budget monster movie Terror in the Swamp (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090149/) (1985), opened the studio, which covers local events, football games, weather, etc. Despite having no formal meteorological training, Folse fancies himself a weatherman. He has "the stick", which he uses to predict the paths of hurricanes and tropical storms. Though most people my age consider it more of a joke, and tune into actual meteorologist for information about the weather, it's scary on how the older generation puts their complete faith in a piece of wood.
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/19247669_1045422242254436_5954383069356408607_n.jpg?oh=db91d68feb772af11cb6d904eef8d222&oe=59D6850C
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/19250723_1045415685588425_7940380287558848059_o.jpg?oh=3ed1f14167d5a1d74ec39ce81a2470c3&oe=59DE835A
As of late, Mr. Folse has found himself embroiled in legal trouble (http://www.houmatoday.com/article/DA/20150902/News/608086009/HC/) over accusing a local gas station employee of bad mouthing vets and participating in organizing a protest outside of the station.
There's a really good good article written about him called Martin Folse: Destroyer of the Community (http://www.ruthlessreviews.com/25541/martin-folse/) that popped up online a while back.
You can live stream HTV's coverage of the storm here (http://bayoutimelive.com/htv/live-stream/). He takes calls from the public, that alone makes it worth watching.
For a piece of local color, we have a local television station called HTV. I've worked there after college for a few months, and my time there was interesting. Its founder, Martin Folse, who produced the low budget monster movie Terror in the Swamp (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090149/) (1985), opened the studio, which covers local events, football games, weather, etc. Despite having no formal meteorological training, Folse fancies himself a weatherman. He has "the stick", which he uses to predict the paths of hurricanes and tropical storms. Though most people my age consider it more of a joke, and tune into actual meteorologist for information about the weather, it's scary on how the older generation puts their complete faith in a piece of wood.
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/19247669_1045422242254436_5954383069356408607_n.jpg?oh=db91d68feb772af11cb6d904eef8d222&oe=59D6850C
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/19250723_1045415685588425_7940380287558848059_o.jpg?oh=3ed1f14167d5a1d74ec39ce81a2470c3&oe=59DE835A
As of late, Mr. Folse has found himself embroiled in legal trouble (http://www.houmatoday.com/article/DA/20150902/News/608086009/HC/) over accusing a local gas station employee of bad mouthing vets and participating in organizing a protest outside of the station.
There's a really good good article written about him called Martin Folse: Destroyer of the Community (http://www.ruthlessreviews.com/25541/martin-folse/) that popped up online a while back.
You can live stream HTV's coverage of the storm here (http://bayoutimelive.com/htv/live-stream/). He takes calls from the public, that alone makes it worth watching.