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Hurricane Rita - Please Not Again

Discussion in 'Alley of Dangerous Angles' started by Spellbound, Sep 20, 2005.

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  1. NonSequitur Gems: 19/31
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    President declares state of emergency.

    My thoughts are with everyone in the path of this monster. I hope it gets downgraded before it makes landfall, and that if it does, it's a sparsely populated and already-evacuated area.

    Good luck for you and your family, Chandos.
     
    NonSequitur, Sep 22, 2005
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  2. dmc

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    Best of luck Chandos.
     
    dmc, Sep 22, 2005
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    I'm thinking good thoughts for you and yours, Chandos.
     
    Rallymama, Sep 22, 2005
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    I'll add my best wishes as well.
     
    Beren, Sep 22, 2005
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    Good luck Chandos! I am sure that you and yours will be ok as it seems you have everything well planned out.
     
    Darkwolf, Sep 22, 2005
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    Keep your head down, buddy. Blessings on you and your family.
     
    Hacken Slash, Sep 22, 2005
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    Sounds scary. In the news today, they are saying that Rita is more powerful than Katrina. What a nightmare.

    I hope we don't get any hurricanes down here any time soon.
     
    Harbourboy, Sep 22, 2005
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  8. Chandos the Red

    Chandos the Red This Wheel's on Fire

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    Again thanks everyone.


    It's becoming a man-made disaster. There are thousands of peolpe (1.8 million est) that are stuck between Houston, Austin, Dallas, etc. They have been out there for 12-14 hours - no fuel, no hot food, no restrooms, in 100 degree heat - many with their families, their kids. Now the mayor - who is the one who told them to be there - is calling it a "deathtrap" in the making. These people are now at risk of being stuck on the freeways as the storm arrives. They won't have a chance if that happens. And now they have no resources to even get back.

    I may have chosen to stay, and face a terrible storm, but I'm glad I did not listen to our government officials in charge of this situation. I had a feeling they had no idea what they were doing....
     
    Chandos the Red, Sep 22, 2005
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  9. Harbourboy

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    Oh, what a nightmare, to be stuck on the motorway with absolutely no way of getting anywhere! Sounds like a scene out of Deep Impact.

    It's weird to thing that the weather is hot, as down here I always associated wind and rain with cold weather.
     
    Harbourboy, Sep 22, 2005
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    I just heard on CNN that they're positioning fuel trucks along the highways now -- since there are many that have run out of gas.

    Also, Rita has been downgraded to a strong Cat 4 -- thank god for that.
     
    Spellbound, Sep 23, 2005
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    Well, it's good that Rita has been downgraded, but at Category 4 is still going to be able to cause a lot of damage.

    Those poor sods on the roads are in serious trouble. Still, it's good to see that the fuel trucks have been brought in - although it remains to be seen how effective they'll be (let's hope so). Arguably, a staggered evacuation might have been a better option. With the hurricane not expected to make landfall for some time to come, at least there is time to possibly get people moving again before Rita hits.

    Good luck, folks, and I hope anyone you know in the area (and you too, Chandos) makes it through unscathed.
     
    NonSequitur, Sep 23, 2005
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    The Fuel trucks are a wise thing. One person out of gass in the wrong lane can really slow things down hardcore...
     
    Gnarfflinger, Sep 23, 2005
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    apparently disaster planning in this country is exactly that...

    trust "gov. goodhair" to come to the rescue...
     
    Bion, Sep 23, 2005
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    Unfortunately, in Texas (especially near the coast) rain just equals more nasty humidity this time of year. I'm sure the air is like soup in H-town right now...

    Lots of my students and colleagues have family along the coast and in Houston that have come to where I live to escape the hurricane. My thoughts and prayers go out to everyone riding it out.

    Governer Goodhair... *snicker snicker*
     
    Falstaff, Sep 23, 2005
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  15. Chandos the Red

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    :lol:

    Well, I've prepared the best I can and I'm headed out. See all of you on the other side of the storm. :)
     
    Chandos the Red, Sep 23, 2005
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    Levees just broke in NO. All the repairs have disintegrated and new ruptures have opened up. Water's rising very fast. :sigh:
     
    Spellbound, Sep 23, 2005
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    Well, looks like they dodged a bullet on this one, and aside from relatively minor flooding in NO, Port Arthur, Galveston, etc, the biggest issue is getting everyone back into Houston that evacuated.

    Hopefully, the trials of evacuation won't cause everyone to brush it off the next time a potentially devastating storm is being tracked through the region...
     
    Bion, Sep 24, 2005
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    I think you have a little prophet in you Bion.
     
    Darkwolf, Sep 25, 2005
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    Well, I'm back and after all that the storm missed us by moving just to the East (which is a good thing). There was some rough wind and a little rain, but not much else to report here. Power went on and off for a few hours and has been on since yesterday morning. The mess in my yard was typical of what I've seen here in other parts of our area. I've already started working on it...I included a few pictures.

    http://groups.msn.com/SorcerersPlaceMemberPhotos/chandosthered.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=1313
     
    Chandos the Red, Sep 25, 2005
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