Gulf Coast States

Originally Posted by justabeachbrat

I just missed the last big hurricane to hit Hawaii, being on one of the last flights allowed out, got home, took a nap, woke up to see news reports of the damage and just thought OMG.

You just missed 'Iniki? That was a horrible time. Our house had some damage, but nothing like what those on Kauai went through.

We've been lucky to dodge some bullets since.

[KappaKittyCat]

Originally Posted by OTW

You just missed 'Iniki? That was a horrible time. Our house had some damage, but nothing like what those on Kauai went through.

We've been lucky to dodge some bullets since.

My husband still shudders when he talks about 'Iniki.

Lots of love to my friend who's a Coastie in NOLA. He's on a maintenance crew for S&R helicopters. They worked something like three straight weeks after Katrina. I hope his services are not needed this time around.

[justabeachbrat]

Originally Posted by OTW

You just missed 'Iniki? That was a horrible time. Our house had some damage, but nothing like what those on Kauai went through.

We've been lucky to dodge some bullets since.

yes, it was Inki...
friends and I had been to Maui, then Kauai. missed 1 flight, I sat in Honolulu airport in a sundress, with a sunburn, for hours. caught a cold, got home and then woke up to what we missed.

Today, I am tracking the hurricane between Closer episodes. Airline still doesn't know what's up with the flight, as it's mid-week, and stateside people are off. I heard a report they were evacuating cows in Texas to higher ground, but I can't get a coherent person on the phone. I am supposed to go to a bar-b-que, but have become glued to the TV. I need to go, and get out of the house.

[SWTXBelle]

Here in Houston we have lots of LA plates - seen a couple of Beaumont/Port Arthur dealership license frames.

Winds are picking up, but no rain. I'm worried about my aunt in Lafayette - we thought we had her cell #, but it doesn't work. I hope she is in Memphis with her son-in-law - and that there are no tornadoes.

Hannah looks like she is going to go up the Atlantic coast - whew.

[Kevlar281]

I hope all the evacuees are staying with family otherwise their in for quite a shock at Houston’s current Hotel Tax.