A couple of days ago the Advocate quoted one investigator as saying he wouldn't be surprised if there weren't 2 serial killers in BR- Did anyone else see that article? I can look for it later.

Did anyone see America's Most Wanted tonight? I missed the beginning, but from what I saw, it looked pretty good. Did anyone read in the newspaper, I can't remember if it was Tiger Weekly or what, but it was about other newspapers who are printing misleading articles about the serial killer. One for instance, had a picture of Fred's (a bar in Tigerland) I was like, okay, nothing has happened there. Another had a pic of a sorority house. It seems like the articles are trying to make it look like the murders happened on LSU's campus. I didn't read the article, so if anyone knows exactly what it is about, let me know.

I MISSED IT!!! I had been "reminding" myself all week to watch
and FORGOT!

Hadn't heard about fabricating infrmation though why am I not surprised???
h2oot, I remember in the earlier part of the investigation they were checking out murders along I-10 to see if there were any links. New Orleans seems like a perfect place to turn...
Was amazed at the abilities of those hounds.

Subj: FW: Louisiana Hurricane Season Notes
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 8:38:30 AM Eastern Standard Time

MessageTo ex-Louisianaians, present Louisianaians, and future
Louisianaians:

Louisiana Hurricane Season Notes

We're about to enter the peak of the hurricane season. Any day now, you're
going to turn on the TV and see a weather person pointing to some radar blob
out in the Gulf of Mexico and making two basic meteorological points:

(1) There is no need to panic.
(2) We could all be killed.

Yes, hurricane season is an exciting time to be in Louisiana. If you're new
to the area, you're probably wondering what you need to do to prepare for
the possibility that we'll get hit by "the big one.''

Based on our experiences, we recommend that you follow this simple
three-step hurricane preparedness plan:

STEP 1. Buy enough food and bottled water to last your family for at least
three days. STEP 2. Put these supplies into your car. STEP 3. Drive to
Nebraska and remain there until Halloween.

Unfortunately, statistics show that most people will not follow this
sensible plan. Most people will foolishly stay here in Louisiana.

We'll start with one of the most important hurricane preparedness items:

HOMEOWNERS' INSURANCE: If you own a home, you must have hurricane insurance.
Fortunately, this insurance is cheap and easy to get, as long as your home
meets two basic requirements:

(1) It is reasonably well-built, and
(2) It is located in Nebraska.

Unfortunately, if your home is located in South Louisiana, or any other area
that might actually be hit by a hurricane, most insurance companies would
prefer not to sell you hurricane insurance, because then they might be
required to pay YOU money, and that is certainly not why they got into the
insurance business in the first place. So you'll have to scrounge around for
an insurance company, which will charge you an annual premium roughly equal
to the replacement value of your house. At any moment, this company can drop
you like used dental floss. Since Hurricane George, I have had an estimated
27 different home-insurance companies. This week, I'm covered by the Bob and
Big Stan Insurance Company, under a policy which states that, in addition to
my premium, Bob and Big Stan are entitled, on demand, to my kidneys.

SHUTTERS: Your house should have hurricane shutters on all the windows, all
the doors, and -- if it's a major hurricane -- all the toilets. There are
several types of shutters, with advantages and disadvantages:

Plywood shutters: The advantage is that, because you make them yourself,
they're cheap. The disadvantage is that, because you make them yourself,
they will fall off.

Sheet-metal shutters: The advantage is that these work well, once you get
them all up. The disadvantage is that once you get them all up, your hands
will be useless bleeding stumps, and it will be December.

Roll-down shutters: The advantages are that they're very easy to use, and
will definitely protect your house. The disadvantage is that you will have
to sell your house to pay for them.


"Hurricane-proof'' windows: These are the newest wrinkle in hurricane
protection: They look like ordinary windows, but they can withstand
hurricane winds! You can be sure of this, because the salesman says so. He
lives in Nebraska.

"Hurricane Proofing Your Property: As the hurricane approaches, check your
yard for movable objects like barbecue grills, planters, patio furniture,
visiting relatives, etc.. You should, as a precaution, throw these items
into your swimming pool (if you don't have a swimming pool, you should have
one built immediately). Otherwise, the hurricane winds will turn these
objects into deadly missiles.

EVACUATION ROUTE: If you live in a low-lying area, you should have an
evacuation route planned out. (To determine whether you live in a low-lying
area, look at your driver's license; if it says ``Louisiana,'' you live in a
low-lying area.) The purpose of having an evacuation route is to avoid being
trapped in your home when a major storm hits. Instead, you will be trapped
in a gigantic traffic jam several miles from your home, along with two
hundred thousand other evacuees. So, as a bonus, you will not be lonely.

HURRICANE SUPPLIES: If you don't evacuate, you will need a mess of supplies.
Do not buy them now Louisiana tradition requires that you wait until the
last possible minute, then go to the supermarket and get into vicious fights
with strangers over who get the last can of SPAM.

In addition to food and water, you will need the following supplies:

23 flashlights
At least $167 worth of batteries that turn out, when the power goes off,
to be the wrong size for the flashlights. . Bleach. (No, I don't know what
the bleach is for. NOBODY knows what the bleach is for, but it's
traditional, so GET some!) . A 55-gallon drum of underarm deodorant. . A big
knife that you can strap to your leg. (This will be useless in a hurricane,
but it looks cool.) . A large quantity of raw chicken, to placate the
alligators. (Ask anybody who went through Camille; after the hurricane,
there WILL be irate
alligators.)
$35,000 in cash or diamonds so that, after the hurricane passes, you can
buy a generator from a man with no discernible teeth.

Of course these are just basic precautions. As the hurricane draws near, it
is vitally important that you keep abreast of the situation by turning on
your television and watching TV reporters in rain slickers stand right next
to the ocean and tell you over and over how vitally important it is for
everybody to stay away from the ocean.


Good luck, and remember: It's great living in Paradise!

hahaha...I loved your post ThetaLove. Ready for Isidore? My roommate's boyfriend went out all kinds of stuff...he looks like he's preparing for the Apocalypse. LOL. It looks like we'll have one helluva hurricane party tonight!!! :) I'm just glad school is cancelled for tomorrow since I have an experimental statistics test that was gonna kick my butt!!!

Alison, Ugh, experimental statistics, I'm sure you did great!! I made it through Isadore just fine. Not sure if Lily is coming our way though. Sigma Alpha's lipsinc for Homecoming tonight was so cute!! Congrats on 1st place!!

I watched the news tonight and I surfed the web and found this, I can't find much more info though....

Murders In Baton Rouge Turn To Jasper



by MIKE LOUT -
Over the last month or so a series of murders in Baton Rouge have been the subject of not only local but also nationwide attention. However, investigators in the Jasper area apparently became involved in the case this weekend when information surfaced that might possibly link a local resident to at least one of the crimes.

Sheriff's Investigator Curtis Frame said that officers from Baton Rouge were in Jasper over the weekend checking out reported leads with Texas Ranger Danny Young. According to Frame, nothing has materialized at this point and he and others are only checking out a possible connection.

Frame said questions have also surfaced in connection with the suspected individual and a recent murder in Abilene, but there is still nothing solid at this time.

No other information is being released at this time pending further investigation.

Thanks so much for the compliment about lip sync!!! Our girls worked really hard on their routine. My test that was supposed to happen last Thursday got pushed back until tomorrow so I've been studying for it all day. I didn't get to see them perform tonight. :(

Please pray for my city
 

It has been raining like crazy here. Roads are flooded everywhere. People are stranded. Several tornadoes have hit. We are all frightened. The lightening during the storms yesterday were very, very loud -- it hurt my ears! There has been one death caused by one of the tornadoes. It is expected to rain all day today and again all day tomorrow. This area has already been proclaimed a disaster area. Please pray for our city at this time, that we all make it through safe and live to see tomorrow.


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Cars flip, roads flood; more rain expected

By J.R. Gonzales Caller-Times
October 25, 2002

The first killer tornado in more than 30 years cut a path from the city's southwest edge to Refinery Row on Thursday. One man died, at least 14 people were injured, cars were upended, drivers made harrowing escapes from their vehicles in rising floodwaters and children were stranded at school for two hours.

Rain came down in sheets so heavy Thursday afternoon that drivers pulled over, or found themselves stranded in high water after only a matter of minutes. Rainfall totals of 6 and 7 inches were reported in some areas.

And more is expected today. A 70 percent chance of showers is expected for today and tonight, a 70 percent chance is expected Saturday and a 60 percent chance is expected Saturday night.

Schools in the Corpus Christi and Tuloso-Midway independent school districts will be closed today because of the threat of weather and the damage done Thursday, including power outages, school officials said.

The tornado ripped Del Mar College's West Campus, killing James R. Gillis, an adjunct instructor of math and industrial education. Six other people were injured at Del Mar West, where portable buildings came crashing down.

Corpus Christi firefighters responded to 165 tornado-related calls by 8:30 p.m. The city's emergency lines were so overloaded that the city issued an appeal late in the afternoon not to call 911 to report flooded cars, branches down, or other weather incidents that were less-than life-threatening.

The police department stationed 50 officers through the night in the areas from Del Mar West to the main post office on Nueces Bay Boulevard - the areas most severely affected by the tornado. Firefighters finished their search of the area for additional victims by 9 p.m.

Fourteen-year-old Lorissa Chapa was at her home near Driscoll Middle School when the twister hit. She didn't have to open the door of her home to see what was causing the loud noise outside.

The tornado did that for her.

"I saw it spinning right in front of me," she said.

Her father, Robert Chapa, said the two ran inside a closet as the tornado passed overhead.

"All my trees are down," he said. "Everything came out of the ground."

By 5 p.m. Thursday, his home was one of 13,000 Central Power and Light customers without electricity.

Tornado's path

From there, the tornado moved northeast through the H-E-B store at 3500 Leopard St. and slammed the Hector P. Garcia Post Office nearby.

The storm blew out car windows near the post office, said Bert Quintanilla, chief of staff for state Rep. Jaime Capelo, who was dropping off mail.

The electricity went out and people started screaming, he said. He could see that a portion of the roof was missing.

"There was a bright light, above the roof, that I could see," Quintanilla said.

He ran for his car, when he noticed that its windows were blown out. A woman parked in front of him, who was in her car when the tornado hit, was covered in glass and blood, he said.

Alice City Councilman Larry Martinez, a postal worker at the main post office, was there when the tornado struck.

"I heard a big rumble and the building started to shake," Martinez said. "Rocks and trees were flying everywhere."

Afterward, Martinez said, everyone seemed relieved and began walking around to make sure no one was injured.

Because of some reports of looting at the H-E-B, Police Chief Pete Alvarez said there would be some extra police patrols. By late afternoon, there were no arrests attributed to looting. Construction workers stayed at the site overnight, performing repairs.

Rescued motorists

Rising storm water left motorists on roadways from downtown to the airport area stranded and crying out for help.

Sheriff's deputies rescued an Angleton woman, her mother and 1-month-old baby from a vehicle at about 3:30 p.m. after the woman had driven into high water near Lipan and North Carrizo streets.

"I was driving along and all of a sudden I hit water," said a shaken Ashley Lauer.

Some deputies at the Nueces County Courthouse ran out into the street and took the three to a nearby office on higher ground. In all, about six cars had water past their bumpers and more than a dozen cars were flooded in nearby parking lots near the courthouse.

Some streets bordering the courthouse had deep pools of water, and about 3 to 4 inches of water seeped into the courthouse's first floor.

Bruce Freeland, who was driving from the Calallen area recalled the skies turning dark and motorists turning on their hazard lights while driving down Interstate 37.

"It just blew in," Freeland said.

Big rigs overturned

He said there were 18-wheelers knocked over alongside the road and vehicles were pulled over on the side of the road as the dark clouds moved in.

Everyone at the Corpus Christi International Airport was ordered to the center of the terminal to shelter in place until the tornado passed. About a hundred people crowded into the long corridor with their suitcases, and about a dozen whipped out cell phones to call loved ones.

Kathy Voelske was preparing to board a plane to Milwaukee, Wis., when officials stopped anyone from going through the security checkpoint to the planes.

"I didn't really want to go to Milwaukee anyway," she said. "This will be a good way to get out of it."

Airport Director Dave Hamrick said the airport escaped any damage.

"We missed the bullet on this one," he said.

Aside from the twister that touched down, there were some unconfirmed reports of at least two more tornadoes in the area between 2 and 4 p.m.

Confirmed or not, some people in Calallen were certain.

Warning from customer

"It came out of nowhere," said Mary Smith, a Burger King breakfast manager who was working during the storm. She moved 10 to 15 customers into the back of the dining area after lights began to flicker.

She said customers in the drive-through warned employees that a tornado was coming their way. It bent the restaurant's drive-through sign and severely bent a Chevron sign above the parking lot.

Access Ford salesmen and mechanics saw a funnel cloud form at about 12:30 p.m. in a field near the dealership at 3680 U.S. Highway 77.

Tino Quintania, a porter at Access Ford, was watching the skies after lunch when a small funnel cloud suddenly appeared.

"It just covered the power lines and, Boom! The power went out," Quintania said. "The tornado blew out a transformer box. We saw a little fire when it hit the box. Then it went behind the Burger King up the road."

Roughly two hours after the storm passed through Corpus Christi, Mayor Loyd Neal forwarded a local disaster declaration to County Judge Richard Borchard.

"I've declared it," Borchard said. "I'll be submitting it to the governor as soon as possible."

He has had practice. Flooding in July and September prompted two previous declarations. Borchard said this was the first time he could recall the county being declared a disaster area three times in one year.

The American Red Cross set up a shelter at Ben Garza Gym, 1815 Howard St., for residents displaced by the storm.

And area hospitals were expecting many more patients than showed up. There were reports that 70 people would be brought in for emergency care, but that didn't happen, according to Corpus Christi Medical Center spokeswoman Lorette Winters.

More than a dozen were treated for weather-related injuries at area hospitals.

High winds ripped the sheeting off a storage tank at the Flint Hills Resources refinery near Interstate 37 and Nueces Bay Boulevard. No one was injured and the tank was empty, said company spokesman Rich Tuttle.

Both Citgo refineries were shut down when the east plant lost power, said Chuck Cazalas, company spokesman.

For 14-year-old Lorissa Chapa, this was the first time she had seen a tornado.

"Never thought I would," she said. "Especially in Corpus Christi."

Staff writers Quincy C. Collins, Neal Falgoust, Jaime Powell, Venessa Santos-Garza, Naomi Snyder and Joy Victory _contributed to this report. Contact J.R. Gonzales at 886-3779 or

gonzalesj@caller.com

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http://www.caller.com/ccct/local_new...502096,00.html

Re: Please pray for my city
 

My brother in law's brother was at work at the post office when it happend. It blew all the windows out of the post office as well, and scared the shit outta almost everyone there. Tornados are unbelievably rare in this part of Texas. We usually only get them with associated hurricanes. Outside of Hurricanes, San Antonio has had two in the last 50 years. So they are really rare here.

I am glad most people in CC escaped without serious harm or injury. Since we dont deal with tornados down here, no one has the emergency preparedness for them. There are no sirens or emergency warning mechanisms, other than TV or radio. Residents should consider themselves very lucky.

I hope your brother-in-law's brother made it out okay.

I have a cousin who lives out that way and she said she could hear it. Fortunately, the tornado didn't hit their area. Everyone was so shaken up yesterday. I HAD to go to work (at Target) and I swear, there were some crazy people who went shopping during this horrible storm. They weren't shopping for food, blankets, etc. They were shopping for watches, clothing and bedroom furniture (leisure, not because they lost theirs). It was not funny to any of us. If I had a choice, I would have stayed home to have been with my family during the storm!

I just want to let y'all know that I'm praying for everyone in San Antonio. I hear that all the rain and nasty weather we're getting is because of a category 5 tornado that hit Mexico. That could possibly be the cause of everything that's happening there too. Y'all keep safe!!!!!!!!!

Continue to pray for Baton Rouge. It's been several months since anything happened with our serial killer. Now they're saying that there may be a link between our serial killer and the sniper in the DC area. After all, the guy was born and raised in Baton Rouge and he was here during the time those murders occurred. I just hope and pray that all of the killings will end for both us and the DC area.

Allison

I'm praying for every city! Especially ya'lls hit with bad weather. Did anyone read the advocate today? I'm a little upset with the article, but I guess I'm just taking it personal. Check it out.....
http://www.theadvocate.com/stories/1..._spot001.shtml


I don't know what the big deal is: okay seial killer- Baton Rouge has NEVER had a serial killer, we do now and it is horrible but it can happen ANYWHERE. The whole Edwin Edwards thing- so what that he went to prison, he's just the same as he always was, nothing new, why bring it up now. (I'm not a big fan of his and besides, crooked politicans- they're everywhere!!!!)
West Nile virus- yes, we have mosquitos- anyone who has even passed through LA knows this- there's one flying around my room right now. Hurricanes Lili and Isadore- yes, we also have hurricanes and have had them since God created Earth- at least I think. Ugh, I don't know it's like when someone makes fun of your friend that you always make fun of, and you get mad, no one else can make fun of them but you. I don't think BR is the best place to live by far- but it is still my birthplace.
I'm just a little stressed, can you tell?
:rolleyes:

SATX*APhi-My mother owns rental property in Corpus and I always follow the news. We were pretty fortunate in the sense that nothing was damaged, but it looked HORRIBLE on the news!

ThetaLove-I only WISH there was a connection between the"Sniper" and the BR Serial Killer, but I doubt it. It would be a blessing if they could have it wrapped up as well. It concerned me that with all the attention on the DC Sniper, the coverage would disappear and the women would drop their guard.

As far as WACKO cities/states, no offense, but look at Washington
State and Seattle to be more specific. They have had their fair share of claims to fame!

JAM, I am glad to learn thta everything turned out okay with the property and such. At the beginning of the week (Tuesday, I think) it was raining very hard and flooded terribly yet again. This time around I did not hear of any unfortunate happenings, so I am glad things turned out okay.

Might not be anything, but just passing it along. Hope everyone is having a great semester!
http://www.wafb.com/Global/story.asp?S=1019233