Gustav

People are already leaving Beaumont...

Gonna be massive traffic jams if they call for a manditory evacuation of Houston. Rita caused an evacuation disaster.

[cowgirlintexas]

It is an absolute nightmare again...I could feel the urgency in the air a little while ago when I went to my Moms..Stores are closed and some gas stations are already out of gas
I am still unsure at this point because everyone is headed toward Houston and that is where I would be going..I guess if anything "good" right now is that Beaumont is not going to be hit directly like with Rita 3 yrs ago.
Oh..what to do.. what to do...

Originally Posted by cowgirlintexas

It is an absolute nightmare again...I could feel the urgency in the air a little while ago when I went to my Moms..Stores are closed and some gas stations are already out of gas
I am still unsure at this point because everyone is headed toward Houston and that is where I would be going..I guess if anything "good" right now is that Beaumont is not going to be hit directly like with Rita 3 yrs ago.
Oh..what to do.. what to do...

Hopefully you are not to close to the water.

Fill the tub with H2O.
Get the flashlights ready.
Can opener with canned food.

They still are not sure what will happen.
But the winds are God awful high in a very large area.
Thats not good this early.

Most likely you will be fine. If it does go more West...
Yikes.

[Mortimer]

Originally Posted by cowgirlintexas

And here I thought I was the "blonde" one

Kissy Kissy

And I thought you were a brunette...but oh well.







I guess I can do this; my wife won't be back until Monday.



kissykissykissykissy

First Mandatory evacuation of New Orleans.

Hopefully it is organized and people leave.
Its time to move people out from land below sea-level.
For good.
Pure stupidity, they keep building on a delta.

[Mortimer]

[GPK]

[Mortimer]

Here's some money..go buy some more junkers.

[GPK]

Originally Posted by Mortimer

Here's some money..go buy some more junkers.

[GPK]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

[Mortimer]

o=:>

Mayor Nagin of New orleans:

The mayor’s warnings were considerably more dramatic than the forecasts issued by the National Hurricane Center, and he may have been trying to shock jaded residents into taking prudent steps. But he said storm surges, particularly on the city’s West Bank, could be twice as high as the neighborhood’s 10-foot levees, and said those choosing to remain in their homes should have an axe to chop through their roof when the floodwaters rise.

The storm, he said, was now 900 miles wide, compared with 400 miles for Katrina. Even the capital of Baton Rouge, 80 miles inland from New Orleans, could experience hurricane force winds of up to 100 m.p.h., he said. But Dennis Feltgen, a spokesman for the National Hurricane Center, said he had no idea what the mayor meant by a 900-mile footprint, saying that hurricane force winds do not extend nearly that far.



He has everything under control.
Idiot.

[cowgirlintexas]

Originally Posted by Mortimer

And I thought you were a brunette...but oh well.







I guess I can do this; my wife won't be back until Monday.



kissykissykissykissy

If that were true...Which I know its not

[cowgirlintexas]

Originally Posted by pgardn

Mayor Nagin of New orleans:

The mayor’s warnings were considerably more dramatic than the forecasts issued by the National Hurricane Center, and he may have been trying to shock jaded residents into taking prudent steps. But he said storm surges, particularly on the city’s West Bank, could be twice as high as the neighborhood’s 10-foot levees, and said those choosing to remain in their homes should have an axe to chop through their roof when the floodwaters rise.

The storm, he said, was now 900 miles wide, compared with 400 miles for Katrina. Even the capital of Baton Rouge, 80 miles inland from New Orleans, could experience hurricane force winds of up to 100 m.p.h., he said. But Dennis Feltgen, a spokesman for the National Hurricane Center, said he had no idea what the mayor meant by a 900-mile footprint, saying that hurricane force winds do not extend nearly that far.



He has everything under control.
Idiot.

Most of Louisiana's elected officials are

[cowgirlintexas]

Originally Posted by pgardn

Hopefully you are not to close to the water.

Fill the tub with H2O.
Get the flashlights ready.
Can opener with canned food.

They still are not sure what will happen.
But the winds are God awful high in a very large area.
Thats not good this early.

Most likely you will be fine. If it does go more West...
Yikes.

We are about 20 miles inland here..But the North side of I-10 is the better place to be.. Not really worried about storm surge here..just tornados and 80+ winds...Going to lose power for sure..Just hope not for 6 weeks like last time.. I need my daily D.T fix

Originally Posted by cowgirlintexas

We are about 20 miles inland here..But the North side of I-10 is the better place to be.. Not really worried about storm surge here..just tornados and 80+ winds...Going to lose power for sure..Just hope not for 6 weeks like last time.. I need my daily D.T fix

You may get lots of rain.
They having it sitting on you guys after landfall.
Good luck, stay safe.

[cowgirlintexas]

Thanks..still sitting here waiting and wondering what the damn thing is going to do.. The traffic is finally starting to ease some compared to yesterday at least...I think by this evening or first thing in th a.m, I will make a dash to Houston if I go.

Thanks for the good wishes and I'll keep whoever gives a sh!t posted

[Mortimer]

Now where is that little imp..Coach Pants?

[cowgirlintexas]

I'm sure this will be good

[Mortimer]

It was last time.