CBS is reporting that The Scooter Store is no more.

This scam did an obscene amount of advertising on cable television channels that were targeted at seniors. After I heard the first ad, I told my Mother it was a scam to get money from Medicare and other insurance companies.

After a while my Mother automatically changed channel or muted the television if one of their ads came on while I was at her house. She didn’t want to set me off about what con artists they were.

Finally they got investigated, knocked off the Medicare vendor list, and have gone bankrupt.

There are a lot of people zipping around in electric wheelchairs that would be better off using a walker and getting some exercise.

Position: 24.8N 33.0W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West [270°] near 9 mph [15 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 45 mph [ 75 kph].
Wind Gusts: 60 mph [ 95 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 185 miles [295 km].
Minimum central pressure: 999 mb ↑.

Currently about 840 miles [1355 km] Northwest of the Cape Verde Islands.

Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.

[For the latest information click on the storm symbol, or go to the CATEGORIES drop-down box below the CALENDAR and select “Hurricanes” for all of the posts related to storms on this site.]

Position: 42.0N 64.0W [ 4PM CDT 2100 UTC].
Movement: North-Northeast [025°] near 35 mph [55 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 35 mph [ 55 kph].
Wind Gusts: 45 mph [ 70 kph].
Minimum central pressure: 1004 mb ↓.

Currently about 320 miles [ 515 km] East of Nantucket, Massachusetts.

The storm has degenerated into low pressure area. This is the final advisory from the NHC.

Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.

[For the latest information click on the storm symbol, or go to the CATEGORIES drop-down box below the CALENDAR and select “Hurricanes” for all of the posts related to storms on this site.]

Position: 19.3N 95.2W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: Stationary.
Maximum sustained winds: 60 mph [ 95 kph].
Wind Gusts: 70 mph [110 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 80 miles [130 km].
Minimum central pressure: 993 mb.

Currently about 65 miles [ 105 km] East of Veracruz, Mexico.

The storm is still parked in the Bay of Campeche. A Hurricane Hunter mission has found the storm to be stronger than thought.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the Gulf Coast of Mexico from Coatzacoalcos to Cabo Rojo.

A Hurricane Watch is in effect for the Gulf Coast of Mexico from Cabo Rojo to La Pesca.

Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.

[For the latest information click on the storm symbol, or go to the CATEGORIES drop-down box below the CALENDAR and select “Hurricanes” for all of the posts related to storms on this site.]

Quivering in Anticipation

Purrrrrr …

[Editor: Alas a cell phone shot of Froggie and the Hermit warming up for dinner. The low light made for a slow shutter speed and the blurring.]

Yes, it’s Friday the 13^th again. The 13^th falls on a Friday more than any other day of the week, so get over it. It’s only valid in in English and Portuguese speaking countries, so go visit a Spanish-speaking neighborhood for the day.

If you want to blame someone, it’s the calendar of Pope Gregory XIII that created this imbalance. [He obviously didn’t have a problem with the number on any day.]