Gulf Coast States

[ComradesTrue]

SWTX (or srmom, or any other Houstonian)-

Are they expecting the medical district to flood again or have they fixed the issues that caused those problems a few years back?

And why the hale is Geraldo still broadcasting from Galveston???? Moron!

Saying prayers for all those along the coast. Hang in there!

[ComradesTrue]

They just showed a bunch of idiots who are going to ride out the enitre storm at a beachside bar in Galveston... as in right on the seawall. The windows are all open and the group (about 25-30) are all drinking, dancing, and videoing it on their cell phones at this exact moment.

Fine if you want to be a dipisht. Just stop risking the lives of others who are stuck coming to rescue you.

[SWTXBelle]

I'm hoping the first responders will stick to NOT responding, as per the mayor's warning. If you are in Galveston now - yes, I'm talking to you Geraldo - you are an idiot and deserve your fate.

It is hard to say how bad it will be. As I was standing in line (for an hour and a half) for a bag of ice, we were discussing how we don't believe a word that comes out of newscaster's mouths. It LOOKS as though Ike may hit as a category 2, which would be much better than the 3 or 4 they were predicting earlier. Skies are now overcast, small bands of rain have begun to come through. I haven't heard anything about the Medical Center - God knows, they've been doing a lot of construction and road work around there, so let's hope some of the drainage issues have been addresseed.

[AGDee]

What they're saying on the Weather Channel is that it's coming in with Category 2 winds but that the storm surge is a Category 4 level storm surge and that is the big risk.