Gulf Coast States

[nate2512]

Originally Posted by AGDee

Are you outta there now?

Yes, I just rolled into Austin within the hour.

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

I'm sorry - didn't mean to leave you out. ALL the Gulf Coast residents hit by Katrina and Rita - which also includes part of Texas - deserve a break.

Thank you.

[icelandelf]

Nate, I'm glad you're safe.

[AGDee]

I topped off my gas tank tonight while it was still at $3.58. I wanted to make sure that I won't need to buy gas again until the weekend.

[ZTAMich]

My sister just made it back to college after the end of Fay...now she's in the line of Gustav in TX Poor thing.

[justabeachbrat]

I'm concerned for anyone in its path, and hope I don't land in it's wake.
I am supposed to land in Houston mid week, of all times to get scheduled for a job interview. I may miss a hurricane, but know there may be heavy rains to follow, and have been obsessively watching CNN, Weather channel, tracking the storm. I turned to the Law and Order marathon, just hoping the hurrixane will just head out to sea and stay there, knowing that isn't going to happen.

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.

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.

[Benzgirl]

Mandatory evacuations for Port Arthur and Beaumont Texas. Luckily Gustav was downgraded to a Catagory 2 earlier this morning, as it lost steam as it headed to NOLA

[Srmom1]

Water is topping the levies in NOLA because of the storm surge. NO breaks in the levies, but there are loose vessels and tanks in the water that are hitting the levies, they are worried that these might cause the levies to break. The coast guard is going to try to round them up. Geesh!

Please don't let it happen again!!

[Army Wife'79]

What is the tax rate for hotels in Houston?

[Boodleboy322]

The last news that I heard was that the hurricane went down to a category 1 and experts are optimistic about the levees sustaining in Nawlins! My prayers continue for those families.

[Tom Earp]

We can only hope and at least people left the area and not be in the same situation as saw Katrina!

If you have never been to New Orleans, they are damn lucky!

[aggieAXO]

I have seen some evacuees and their pets this holiday weekend. We also had many people call for boarding which we don't do at the emergency clinic.
I am just gald that the storm was not as severe as anticipated.