[ September 23, 2005, 11:20 PM: Message edited by: The Silverblue Sun ]
Posted by Enigmatic (Member # 7785) on :
Eek. Good luck, Thor. Where are you at?
--Enigmatic
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
Go to the store and buy a lot of those super-absorbent diapers. Stack them around the outside of an interior room and set up an inflatable bed within this protective barrier on which to sleep and/or float.
Fill several gallon jugs with drinking water.
Purchase several packages of beef jerky.
Get salt tablets and vitamins.
Wear something bright yellow.
Then start a blog.
Posted by The Silverblue Sun (Member # 1630) on :
i spoke too soon.
love is coming out of the woodwork. (except for here at hatrack where just under 50% of people here wish for the death of non-conservatives)
looks like i may be leaving towards dallas soon
and taking lots of people with me
my mom lives on 50 acres in a 12 bedroom house, and a guest house.
wow.
this is freaky.
T
Posted by DarkKnight (Member # 7536) on :
quote: except for here at hatrack where just under 50% of people here wish for the death of non-conservatives
Nothing like a little hate rhetoric to start the day. Be safe, and put everything you can up as high as you can before you go.
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
Glad you are getting out of harm's way, Silverblue.
FG
(I had heard they were providing public transportation for those too poor to leave?)
Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :
I hope your day continues to improve, Thor.
Posted by The Silverblue Sun (Member # 1630) on :
Yo! DorkKnight!
Republican pig puncher!
There is a difference between anger and hate.
I don't hate anyone, but some of y'all really piss me off.
Hurricane Landing Today I'm inSane.
I quit smokes 15 days ago.
Real close to buying a pack.
Traffic is going to be mad.
Posted by Brinestone (Member # 5755) on :
You can do it, Thor!
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
Stay safe, and please stop lying about us.
Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
Stay safe, Thor.
Posted by The Silverblue Sun (Member # 1630) on :
ok. Dagonee please stop space age monkees from eternal funky of bunkola
we have a deal?
Posted by DarkKnight (Member # 7536) on :
Republican Pig Puncher? I'm just going to assume that is some kind of insult I don't really get...
Do try to leave early and fill the gas tank as soon as you can. Traffic will be a nightmare, plan out an alternate route if you can. Take some maps with you.
Posted by The Silverblue Sun (Member # 1630) on :
our government's planning ain's so hot
i've been bitching about a bad situation for about two years now.
There is about a 3 mile stretch of ONE LANE highway between the only many road between Dallas and Houston.
Thank about that.
Bad. Government. Planning.
Posted by Brinestone (Member # 5755) on :
Fun. And of course on one lane highways, you always get stuck behind a slow-moving semi ten minutes into your trip.
Hm. Maybe I should research this phenomenon.
I recommend bringing lots of CDs that make you smile as you drive. If you're going to be in the car a long time, you may as well have good music to listen to.
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
Sounds like my last trip to Dallas So much construction (on Memorial Day weekend, no less) that it was one-lane for miles at a time.
But then again, I have no suggestions as to how they can otherwise do construction and improvements.
I saw some of the "Exodus" on TV during my lunch hour. How come they don't open all lanes to outbound (change the inbound lanes to outbound) like they do in Florida?
FG
Posted by The Silverblue Sun (Member # 1630) on :
Good idea, farmgirl.
One of my best friends and his mom are staying.
I'm waiting to find out what my girlfriend is doing. At this point it's up to her parents, unless I kidnap her. I'd like her to go with me to Dallas, but her parents still have say over her. I hope they make good plans.
I'm probably going to leave about midnight to 2 am. if i leave, if my girlfriend stays, i will have to stay.
yo.
Godbless Everyone, even Dagonee.
News channels just said "worst hurricane ever"
whoa.
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
So this is Wednesday -- it is supposed to hit when? By Saturday?
Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
If you think American roads are bad, you should try driving in southern Britain on any given day.
Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :
Thor I hope you get out of town and to someplace safe. Maybe as it gets closer and the predictions get more dire your girlfriends parents will also realize the need to evacuate and will leave.
Good luck.
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
Just upgraded to Category 5 right now.
Heck of a storm....
Posted by The Rabbit (Member # 671) on :
From the NOAA Hurricane Center, Rita is now a category 5 Storm.
DATA FROM RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT RITA HAS REACHED CATEGORY FIVE INTENSITY WITH ESTIMATED MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS OF 165 MPH. THIS WILL BE REFLECTED IN THE 4 PM CDT ADVISORY.
I'm glad you're getting out of town Thor. Best wishes and prayers for all of you in Rita's path.
Posted by The Rabbit (Member # 671) on :
OK Thor, I just now read that you may not be getting out of town. Bad idea!!! This will likely be stronger than Katrina when it hits land. If you have to kidnap your girl friend to take her out of harms way, do it.
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
So who in New Orleans offended the weather gods? The Katrina evacuees are being stalked.
Hmm...time to e-mail my aunts in Houston.
Posted by hiro1000 (Member # 6905) on :
Wow hmmm seems like where i live (Florida) we have dodged all the major storms.... at least until now.....
Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :
Not only is it now a five, they are predicting even further strengthening over the next 24 hours.
This is a baddie, maybe even worse than Katrina, hard as that might be to believe.
Posted by The Silverblue Sun (Member # 1630) on :
When the Hurricane hits...
..the temperature here will be 100 degrees.
wow.
Are y'all watching the news?
I'm scared to get on the highway.
Stations are already running out of gas and with traffic not moving, cars are burning lots of fuel without moving.
i'm still planning to leave at about midnight.
I REALLY, REALLY want to buy a pack of smokes.
My girlfriend and mom say no.
My spider sense, seventh sense and Jedi sense are all tingling, this really is all very biblical.
Prayers!
God Bless Everyone!
T
Posted by The Silverblue Sun (Member # 1630) on :
Work just called to tell me i'm on personal time until the storm hits, then if the Gov. orders an emergency situation, i get paid.
Posted by The Silverblue Sun (Member # 1630) on :
I really want a cigarette.
Posted by Enigmatic (Member # 7785) on :
quote:Originally posted by The Silverblue Sun: Work just called to tell me i'm on personal time until the storm hits, then if the Gov. orders an emergency situation, i get paid.
That seems pretty cheap of them. Do you work someplace that would even be open when most people are evacuating the city? I guess I could see someplace like a gas station or grocery store needing staff so people can get gas to evacuate or food to hole up.
You don't want a cigarette. You want a nice place to be high and dry till this is over.
--Enigmatic
Posted by Sopwith (Member # 4640) on :
Prayers and thoughts to you and yours.
Posted by The Rabbit (Member # 671) on :
Hey Thor, Hold out on the cigarette. If you can, it will be psychologically and spiritually very powerful.
Just keep telling yourself, If you can make it through Hurricane Rita without a smoke, you can make it through anything.
You are stong.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Stay safe Thor. I'll be thinking of you.
Oh, and Rabbit has a great point about the power of not giving in to your craving for a cigarette right now.
Have your girlfriend's parents relented and let her go with you yet? Out of curiosity, how old is she?
Posted by pH (Member # 1350) on :
My thoughts and prayers are with you.
-pH
Posted by The Silverblue Sun (Member # 1630) on :
Don't lose faith in me if I smoke.
I vowed to stop when I see my girl again.
This is really, really freaky.
The city is going nuts.
Gas stations are running out of gas all over the city.
Now i'm 50% staying.
50% leaving.
Right now it's a 14 hour drive to Dallas which is usally a 4 1/2 hour drive, and gas stations are running out of gas along the way, and it's only supposed to get worse with every minute.
There is already talk of the looting problem, logical fears are that it will be much worse than New Orleans.
Houston is a beast of a city, with more guns than any other city, it could be scary here.
I've got a nice katana to keep me safe.
oh man.
this is nuts.
i'm scared to drive now.
how many tanks of gas would it take to travel for 14 hours? Can my 1984 dodge handle that?
oh wow.
my mom has a flight out for me on Southwest airlines tomorrow night at 10pm, but they may cancel the flights.
this is all minute to minute
Go With God.
oh wow.
they say over 165 mph winds will reach as high as 150 miles inland of texas.
thanks for the prayers
i love all you guys.
T
Posted by The Silverblue Sun (Member # 1630) on :
mom and step dad gave me an alternate route
to get to dallas
hoping that would be better
but advise me to
GET OUT
so now
I may leave at 2am.
Lord, Help us All.
God Bless Everyone
Posted by The Silverblue Sun (Member # 1630) on :
quote: Have your girlfriend's parents relented and let her go with you yet? Out of curiosity, how old is she?
My girlfriend's parents came to their senses and loaded their car up and took off an hour ago.
She is 18.
She's also the best girlfriend in the world.
yes i love you i'll keep trying diamonds sparkle colors thriving timeless travel road less taken Yes. I love you.
Posted by The Silverblue Sun (Member # 1630) on :
"light up, light up like you had a choice. even if cannot hear my voice i'll be right beside you dear" - snowpatrol
oh, how i love that song
Posted by The Silverblue Sun (Member # 1630) on :
Oh.
And.
Can you get those STUPID sitcoms off my TV?
I want ALL NEWS.
Escape routes, updates.
Come on, people.
Let's think this one through.
Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :
Weird, I thought I posted a hug for you. (((Thor)))
Posted by Tatiana (Member # 6776) on :
Thor, please find a way to get out. Find a way. Once it hits there won't be any way to leave, even when you realize oh my word you should have gone.
My prayers are with you.
Oh, and forget the smokes. If this is your last day on earth, you deserve to greet the next world knowing you didn't cave in.
Spiritual power comes from choosing to do what you know is right. Spiritual weakness come from choosing things you know aren't right. Choose the power. Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Glad to hear that she's safely away. I hope that you take that alternate route--seems like a better idea than waiting on the flight.
Posted by The Silverblue Sun (Member # 1630) on :
flights a no go now
it's drive or stay
and pray
my truck makes it
and
gas don't run out or go to 10.00 a gallon
i only got 49 dollars in my wallet
Oh, Lord.
And toss me into the fire if you must, i've already had a smoke. This is toooo nerve racking for me. It's all insanity all the time, no real good options.
this is like being in a sci-fi film.
most likely leaning towards leaving at 2am.
scared of alternate routes
cannot afford to get lost
REALLY wish news was on telling us best highways, drive times, and such.
they are dropping the ball at this point
ALL local programing has been basic prime sitcoms and CSI since 7pm.
I've only got 5 hours to decide.
i love you all
God Bless Everyone!
i'm trying to record a hurricane song and put it up before i go
yo
Posted by Ophelia (Member # 653) on :
Good luck, Thor.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Thor, go. If your car breaks down or runs out of gas on the way, at least you won't be in the middle of a flood, or in the midst of lawlessness when it happens. Seriously man, I think it would be a mistake to stay.
Don't worry about the cigarette. I was hoping you'd hold out, but I certainly don't think any less of you for having given in. You can always quit tomorrow. Or even right now. It's not as though by smoking that cigarette you made an irrevocable choice or something.
I wish that there were some way to wire you some money, but I can't think of anything that would get you the money before you had to get out of there. Can you?
Posted by The Silverblue Sun (Member # 1630) on :
i'm probably out in a few hours
hope 40 bucks will hold
and got a little in the bank, a very little
wow
this is so trippy
like a 4 hour departure
keep hoping to hear from my girlfriend on her cellphone, but all circuits have been totally busy.
i don't have a stupid cell phone.
dang.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Thor, check your email.
Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :
Why 2 am, if I could ask? 2 am is when the body's stress hormones are at their peak. You might think that it would be less busy at that time, but a lot of other people could suddenly decide to bolt at that time. If you must wait until 2, leave on time. 2 am is also the time most likely to get in a car accident, mainly from folks falling asleep.
Do you have a 72 hour kit or anything like that to take in your car? Basically, some food that doesn't need cooking? can opener? radio with batteries?
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Water?
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Mail sent to mjolirin@aol.com seems to be bouncing, FYI. I'm getting a user unknown error.
Posted by The Silverblue Sun (Member # 1630) on :
valhallasun@yahoo.com
i'm leaving soon
let's say that
my girlfriend has gotten very little distance in 2 hours
oh wow.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Okay, I've sent it again.
Posted by The Silverblue Sun (Member # 1630) on :
50 hours til land fall
Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :
The good news, according to the folks at weather.com is that cat 5 status is hard to hold onto. She could weaken. They actually expect fluctuation, and let's hope that she's on the weaker side of the fluctuations when she hits landfall.
Stay safe.
Posted by Storm Saxon (Member # 3101) on :
quote: please stop space age monkees from eternal funky of bunkola
I've said it before and I'll say it again now: Hatrack needs a quote of the day.
Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :
I'll check in the morning, Thor. Hope you are able to get out safely. But if you can't, old schools used to be built with bomb shelters for the basements if you can get to one on high ground. It's also possible to walk quite far in 50 hours. Pioneer trekkers did about 15 miles a day, and that was with camping at night and knowing you had all summer to get to where you are going. I mean, you don't want to be without shelter when the storm comes, but if there are towns 15-20 miles inland, it's a possibility.
Storm- space aged monkees are so much more textural than space aged monkeys. Davey Jones was such a hot pansy.
Posted by Ela (Member # 1365) on :
Thor, evacuate and stay safe!!!
And stay off the cigarettes. Posted by The Silverblue Sun (Member # 1630) on :
oh my
the highways are soooooooo bad
i am scared
waiting to leave til about 2
Posted by The Silverblue Sun (Member # 1630) on :
I love this place.
Posted by Telperion the Silver (Member # 6074) on :
Take care Thor!! *hugs*
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
Thor -- I know they are providing ways out -- loading school buses, etc. You don't have to drive your truck if you don't have enough gas. Get on one of the buses. Let them take care of you and get you out.
(Hoping he's already out and not able to read this)
FG
Posted by The Silverblue Sun (Member # 1630) on :
i have not left yet.
this is a total disaster
and shows the incompetence of governement
they have dealt with this better than Lousiana, BUT the HIGHWAYS are FUBAR
all highways are gridlocked
cars died cars ran out of gas
it's a disaster.
i'm probably leaving tonight when the sun starts to go down
this is a nightmare
Posted by Brinestone (Member # 5755) on :
I hope you can get out of there before it hits. I heard about the highway traffic jam/cars running out of gas on the news, and I worried about you.
Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
Emailing you.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Sorry to hear that you're still trapped there, Thor. For what little it's worth, we're thinking of you. If there's anything more concrete I can do to help you, let me know. I won't be able to access my email until about 4:30 your time, just FYI.
Posted by Zalmoxis (Member # 2327) on :
Thor:
You may have already seen this, but the Houston Chronicle's Rita blog seems to be the best source on transportation issues.
A post on the blog says that you can call 713-837-0311 for assistance evacuating, but it looks like that involves boarding an MTA evacuation bus. Not sure I'd want to do that, but if you don't have other choices....
Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
I sent two emails. The latter has some things you can use. Let me know if you don't get them both.
Posted by The Silverblue Sun (Member # 1630) on :
Why aren't they OPENING the south bound side of I-45 and giving us 8 lanes to drive north on, or at least 7 lanes???
No one is going south, they should REALLY turn all south bound lanes into north bound.
Thanks soooo much for the help and love offered.
Part of me feels like staying, traffic is just as scary. Some say it's a 24 drive for me from here to dallas.
How many tanks of gas is that????
oh man.
i'm %50, %50
on staying and leaving
I'm 99% norwegian, if it's my time to go, it is my time to go. I love God. So if I really have to Go With God, I will.
Leaving a legacy of a crazy empathetic poet who was kind, caring, honest and loyal.
Sure I smoked pot, drank beer, and kissed a few too many pretty girls, but i lived as a good man.
Ask anyone who knows me.
In most part, I have lived up to the name of Thor.
My greatest sins were committed at a very, very young age, and from there always walked a much better line when treating and dealing with other people.
A hear filled with love towards all others.
Knowing we are all God's children.
He loves every single one of us.
That is why i attempt to love every single one of y'all.
God Bless Everyone
I will make up my mind in the next 5 hours.
T
Posted by The Silverblue Sun (Member # 1630) on :
just checked my bank account.
I have -.26 cents.
Posted by Bokonon (Member # 480) on :
Stop posting, start leaving. Unless there is something concrete you are waiting for that you don't want to tell us Thor.
You're beginning to tick me off.
Get out, and stay safe, you big galug!
-Bok
Posted by The Silverblue Sun (Member # 1630) on :
The news just announced that traffic is averaging ONE mile an hour.
I'm putting Billy Batson away, and Captain Marvel is making an appearance.
I just walked to the highway and took some video footage.
One mile an hour traffic? or Stand?
Hmmmm...
time keeps on ticking
and the storm gets closer
i'm leaning toward staying
call me stupid if you like,
but how many miles can you travel in 24 hours at one mile an hour???
gas stations are all closed around here.
I have a full tank of gas
oh Lord, help us all
God Bless Everyone
<T>
Good News: Wind is down from 175 mph to 150 mph
Posted by The Silverblue Sun (Member # 1630) on :
need to eat my perishable foods but i'm not hungry
AT all
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
Got a bicycle? You could ride 50 miles in a day easy, and you wouldn't have to worry about traffic or gas. Throw some water and food in a backpack and get the hell out of dodge, even if you have to walk. Just go go go now.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
I'm with ElJay on this one. Better to go than to stay, at this point. Are you in one of the parts of Houston that has been given the evacuation order? What is your place like there? Is it in an apartment complex, a house, what?
Posted by Sopwith (Member # 4640) on :
Is it just me or is there only one road out of Houston?
Take the side streets, the back roads and get moving man! You've got a full tank of gas and family waiting on you --- what's the big delay?
Get to safety today, write diatribes tomorrow.
Posted by Bokonon (Member # 480) on :
Remember, the winds work in gradations. Better to deal with 75MPH winds 20 miles out of town, as opposed to 95MPH winds in town.
-Bok
Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
The southbound lanes have now been opened to traffic out, per CNN's live feed.
Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
Go, dammit.
Edit: Please.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Seriously Thor, it's time to go. Check back in with us when you've got internet access again, or call one of us and let us know how you're doing once you're around a phone, but go. Assuming that the storm doesn't level Houston, and I really don't think that it will, you don't want to be around to have to deal with looters.
Posted by Katarain (Member # 6659) on :
On that blog someone linked to, this is in the latest entry:
quote:Also, on 59 north, drivers are opening their own contraflow lanes between Splendora and Shepherd, a dangerous situation as drivers are still headed south on 59.
Yeah. Scary.
Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
I am worried sick about you. I just threw up.
(Granted, that was more than likely due to the fact that I unwisely ate collard greens last night -- and my body has always made me pay for collard greens -- but still. I am accomplishing nothing today because I keep obsessively checking phone and net for news of you. Please, please take pity on me? *winning smile)
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
By the way, any word from your girlfriend?
I've got an old friend in Conroe, about 40 miles north of Houston. He wrote to me yesterday about going to the hardware store and finding it more or less cleaned out of everything but goldfish crackers (I assume he was talking about the crackers), but didn't say whether his family was getting out of town or not. Thor, do you have any idea whether authorities are recommending evacuation for Conroe?
Posted by Zalmoxis (Member # 2327) on :
Traffic estimates are posted alongside that story -- although they are a few hours old.
I think the key point the Harris County Judge makes is a good one -- there are still 48 hours or so. It's not too late.
Posted by Zalmoxis (Member # 2327) on :
Non-South Texas residents -- please don't click on the link. Save the bandwidth for people who desperately need the info.
Posted by Sopwith (Member # 4640) on :
My Mother-in-Law's old college friend lives most of the time with her family in New Orleans. Luckily they were at their second home during Hurricane Katrina.
The bad news: their second home is in Houston.
Not sure where they are headed now.
Posted by Tatiana (Member # 6776) on :
Maybe the fact that Thor hasn't posted in 3 hours means he's left. I sure hope so.
But now the storm has taken a turn toward the north. New Orleans is under a tropical storm warning. Man, I hope the newly patched flood walls hold.
Posted by J T Stryker (Member # 6300) on :
Is this posiibly a hint that New Orleans should be abondoned?
Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :
I was thinking conditions could be as bad as NO, but I read that Galveston has a 17 foot granite floodwall, which means they could potentially trap 17 feet of water on theirselves. Good thing theirselves is mostly gone.
I can walk 3 miles in an hour. How many hours have you got?
Posted by Brinestone (Member # 5755) on :
I was hoping he had left too, but reading this makes me wonder if he'll be any safer out there than at home.
Posted by Turgan (Member # 6697) on :
I went to Austin myself. Decided Houston may be a little too much IN harms way, I guess. I hope my brother in law doesn't mind us crashing with him till Sunday... maybe even longer.
Posted by Zalmoxis (Member # 2327) on :
Good to hear that you made it out okay.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Anyone heard from Thor? I'm taking the fact that he hasn't posted in some time as a good thing, as I'm sure that Houston still has power at this point.
Posted by Telperion the Silver (Member # 6074) on :
Thor...?
Posted by pH (Member # 1350) on :
I have a friend who left last night to evacuate, but he found that traffic was so horrible that he probably wasn't going to make it out of the city in time. He's going to stay with his mother now, who apparently lives in Houston, but in an area where it probably won't be so bad, I guess. I think he said something about west Houston?
-pH
Posted by aspectre (Member # 2222) on :
Looking at the link in my WorstCaseScenario thread, north and west Houston seem to be safe from ocean flooding. But forecasters said the hurricane might stall in east Texas and continue dumping HUGE amounts of rain. So low lying areas there might get swamped.
[ September 23, 2005, 12:02 PM: Message edited by: aspectre ]
Posted by The Rabbit (Member # 671) on :
I hope Thor's OK. The reports this morning are saying that it is now too late to leave. Traffic coming out of the Houston areas is completely gridlocked. The highways are blocked with broken down and out of gas cars. They are trying to coordinate efforts to bring water and gasoline to people stuck on the road.
YIKES!!!
Posted by Tatiana (Member # 6776) on :
What a nightmare! Posted by Tresopax (Member # 1063) on :
It's bizarre how ineffective all these emergency preparedness plans seem to be - at least in louisianna and texas - given all the attention we supposedly gave to planning for these after 9/11.
Posted by Theaca (Member # 8325) on :
I expected this sort of gridlock, given that Houston is the fourth largest city and is located near water on one side. IS there a solution?
Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
Sharing cars and, like Thor said, officially opening most of the other side of the highway. More road, fewer cars, more gas to go around, too.
I think there is a disconnect between whatever the emergency plans are and ways to make that plan better by gathering the co-operation of the people. Right now, everyone's on his or her own.
Posted by Theaca (Member # 8325) on :
Truckers can help lead that sort of thing too.
Posted by aspectre (Member # 2222) on :
What's weird is that all those cars are probably on those same roads every day, or near. And the problem arose because everybody decided to leave at the same time on the same freeways... ...when spreading the load onto surface streets woulda probably prevented the current gridlock. Had a bad thought. Much of the city/metroplex freeways I've been on have been routed through the low passes between higher ground. If the hurricane stalls in eastTexas&westLouisiana as forcast, Rita is expected to dump up as much as 2to3feet of rain. And the higher areas will drain onto and flood the lower grounds, including those portions of the gridlocked freeways.
[ September 23, 2005, 02:40 PM: Message edited by: aspectre ]
Posted by theCrowsWife (Member # 8302) on :
I know a guy on another forum who lives north of Houston (~60 miles, I think he said). He's decided that he's safer at his house than trapped on the freeway, but he's been out to the freeway a couple of times today to give away water and gas to the people there. He's also offered his home to an elderly couple if the roads are still blocked when the hurricane hits. It sounds like he is trying to mobilize his neighbors to help him with these projects.
--Mel
Posted by The Silverblue Sun (Member # 1630) on :
Thanks for the love and the prayers.
I'm home safe in Mansfield at my mom and step dad's 50 acre, 6 dog, 16 horse paradise drinking world class margarita's with friends and family.
Watching the news.
Great news for all my pals behind in houston that it turned East and downgraded to a 3.0.
But it still will be bad.
And in the near future, i'll talk about the 14 hour drive. My step dad gave me an alternate route of 90 to 36 to 35. which was more obscure but still tough.
My girlfriend and her parents took I-45 and it took them almost 36 hours to get to dallas.
Thanks again for the love and prayers, and all the offers of help.
Hatrack rules!
<T>
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
Glad to hear it, Thor. Glad you're safe. Enjoy the margaritas. Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Glad you made it safely! When you feel like posting avout it I'll be interested to hear about your trip.
Posted by The Silverblue Sun (Member # 1630) on :
Houston is safe!
Wooooo!
Now i gotta drive home tomorrow night.
Booo.
Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :
Glad you are safe Posted by Tatiana (Member # 6776) on :
Thor, I've been to Mansfield! Is the restaurant called Warehouse #1 in Mansfield still there? That is a world class restaurant. Their hush puppies are heavenly.
So glad you made it out safely! Glad the storm weakened and turned! Take care and be careful going home.
Posted by Avadaru (Member # 3026) on :
Things aren't too bad in Baton Rouge anymore. There is a lot of flooding and quite a few power lines are down, but the rain has finally stopped. I'm really worried about family of mine in Lake Charles, LA - the pictures of the flooding on the news have been pretty bad.
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So much construction (on Memorial Day weekend, no less) that it was one-lane for miles at a time.![[Eek!]](eek.gif)
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My thoughts and prayers are with you.![[ROFL]](graemlins/rofl.gif)
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