Hurricane Gustav - Retirement

Retirement

See also: List of retired Atlantic hurricane names

Because of the damage and deaths, on April 22, 2009, the name Gustav was retired by the World Meteorological Organization, and won't be used again. It will be replaced with Gonzalo in 2014.

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Famous quotes containing the word retirement:

    Convent. A place of retirement for women who wish for leisure to meditate upon the sin of idleness.
    Ambrose Bierce (1842–1914)

    Douglas. Now remains a sweet reversion—
    We may boldly spend, upon the hope
    Of what is to come in.
    A comfort of retirement lives in this.
    Hotspur. A rendezvous, a home to fly unto.
    William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    Adultery itself in its principle is many times nothing but a curious inquisition after, and envy of another man’s enclosed pleasures: and there have been many who refused fairer objects that they might ravish an enclosed woman from her retirement and single possessor.
    Jeremy Taylor (1613–1667)