Gulf Coast States

[SWTXBelle]

I don't like Ike.

[Tippiechick]

Originally Posted by 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.

We had a few calls way up here in TN for boarding, too.

[Kevlar281]

Originally Posted by Army Wife'79

What is the tax rate for hotels in Houston?

18% if I recall correctly; it’s been awhile since I’ve stayed in a hotel here. Luckily most everything else is quite affordable.

[FlaGirl07]

I had a Lambda Chi from Louisiana stop me on the road yesterday and ask for directions to the LXA house at FSU...I wonder if he was just visiting or had evacuated??

[PANTHERTEKE]

I always find it kind of amusing when people in areas that usually don't experience hurricanes get so worked up over a few storms a year (no offense).

I guess it's because I've lived in Miami-Dade County all my life and have experienced Cat. 4 and 5 hurricanes, so it doesn't really mean much to me.

The only problem I have is having to put up hurricane shutters. Other than that, I see it as a few days off of school and an excuse to throw hurricane parties.

[nate2512]

Originally Posted by PANTHERTEKE

Other than that, I see it as a few days off of school and an excuse to throw hurricane parties.

if only the whole free world knew.

[BabyPiNK_FL]

While I am too worried about Ike, we've been pretty lucky down here.

Most of the people I know experience minimal damage. I do know that there was one that we had TONS of blue roofs (tarps due to roofs being destroyed or blown up for the most part) but other than that you just sit tight in the house. We don't have wide scale evacuations or anything. It's only after Katrina that the local government has been getting more uptight. Before that they would mostly open a few shelters and we'd all go home and ride it out. I've never been to a hurricane party though. We just do everything as normal, take a walk before we get shut in, eat, bathe, and go to bed.

[SWTXBelle]

We didn't even get a drop of much-needed rain here.

[bayoubengalzta]

Holy moly, Ike better stay away from Louisiana. New Orleans came out alright from Gustav, but like half of Baton Rouge still has no power! I'm one of the lucky few who got it back pretty quickly-I only had to go about a day and a half without even though I thought it would be much longer. I have friends 2 blocks away going into day 8 without right now and Entergy is saying it may not be back in many areas until Sept. 24 and that's not even taking Ike hitting us into consideration! The preparedness level for this has been disappointingly low. What was more upsetting to me was that restaurants and places like that are getting power back before grocery stores and gas stations which are what people really need right now! So Ike stay away!

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by bayoubengalzta

Holy moly, Ike better stay away from Louisiana. New Orleans came out alright from Gustav, but like half of Baton Rouge still has no power! So Ike stay away!

Yeah, Ike better stay away from NOLA...two of my good friends are getting married there in December. I already paid for the damn tickets!

[Benzgirl]

Ike is on its way to the Gulf Coast. Aunt and Uncle are packing up again. You would think it's time for them to move.

[Kevlar281]

Bump for Ike.

[PANTHERTEKE]

I'm pissed, this fucker was supposed to come straight to southern Florida- we got our IFC Rush pushed back 2 weeks because of this.

And now we completely escaped it. -_-

[FlaGirl07]

Ike, turn around and come to Tallahassee.....pretty please??

[Kevlar281]

I’ve never understood why they call it mandatory evacuation if it’s not mandatory.