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Walleye

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1. I went through the south driving in 1969 a week or two after Camille.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Wed Aug 14, 2024, 09:36 AM

Aug 2024

People were sitting in front of piles of lumber, that used to be their houses, with stunned expressions on their faces. It was devastating storm damage, but I saw much worse when I went to Mississippi after Katrina. Hurricanes love to hit that area.

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On this day, August 14, 1969, Hurricane Camille formed. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 OP

I went through the south driving in 1969 a week or two after Camille. Walleye Aug 2024 #1

Hurricane Camille (August 1969) mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 #2