Gulf Coast States

[EE-BO]

Are you right on the coast? I have vague memories of Alicia coming to Houston when I was very little, and our neighbor had a tree through her house- but the rest of us were pretty unscathed. So all the time I lived there, I never got real worried.

Living in Austin, I will probably inherit some evacuees if it comes to that. I was in Houston when Rita came and we left that afternoon and got to Austin without any of the trouble many people had. But when we got to Austin, people were running around buying up water and panicking worse than Houstonians lol.

I think once you have been through a few, it is hard to get worked up. Katrina was certainly a reminder though that sometimes there can be massive devastation on coastal towns (and Rita did its damage too, though less publicized.)

[phimu88]

Originally Posted by EE-BO

Are you right on the coast? I have vague memories of Alicia coming to Houston when I was very little, and our neighbor had a tree through her house- but the rest of us were pretty unscathed. So all the time I lived there, I never got real worried.

Living in Austin, I will probably inherit some evacuees if it comes to that. I was in Houston when Rita came and we left that afternoon and got to Austin without any of the trouble many people had. But when we got to Austin, people were running around buying up water and panicking worse than Houstonians lol.

I think once you have been through a few, it is hard to get worked up. Katrina was certainly a reminder though that sometimes there can be massive devastation on coastal towns (and Rita did its damage too, though less publicized.)

We are right on the beach about 60 miles from New Orleans (in MS) We are only half done rebuilding our house after a fire burned it to the ground last year... so we are just renting this house for now... but rebuilding for a 3rd time in 3 years is not appealing to me at all!! I never got worked up at all about hurricanes until Katrina ... now I get really nervous. It's hard to explain unless you have lived through it I guess. Gustav scares me because it is predicted to be a cat 3 before it even enters the Gulf. That is not good. Katrina was a 1 when it hit FL and killed 14 people... in the Gulf it doesnt take long to intensify and gain speed.

[AGDee]

I really wish my brother hadn't moved to Alabama...

[phimu88]

Originally Posted by AGDee

I really wish my brother hadn't moved to Alabama...

where in AL is he? If he isnt too close to the water it shouldnt be too bad!

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by phimu88

where in AL is he? If he isnt too close to the water it shouldnt be too bad!

I had to actually look at a map, he hasn't been there that long. He's in Monroeville.. looks like it's far enough from the coast to not be bad for them. But, I imagine their hospital could be utilized if Mobile or Pensacola were hit hard?

[phimu88]

Originally Posted by AGDee

I had to actually look at a map, he hasn't been there that long. He's in Monroeville.. looks like it's far enough from the coast to not be bad for them. But, I imagine their hospital could be utilized if Mobile or Pensacola were hit hard?

Oh he is way up there! He will be fine. The only thing he would have to be concerned about is possible tornados, but that happens pretty much anywhere in the country. But if he is worried he could even go further NE to try to avoid any bad weather.