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Current Events => Breaking News => Topic started by: Wretched Excess on September 12, 2008, 12:48:33 PM
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Live radar loop from new orleans. updated every 15 minutes.
(http://images.intellicast.com/WeatherImg/RadarLoop/msy_None_anim.gif)
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the 5 PM bulletin for hurricane Ike
(http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT09/refresh/AL0908W5_sm2+gif/205417W_sm.gif)
I am locking down the old Ike thread. We will pick up here.
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Here is the link to the old Breaking News thread on Hurricane Ike - Thousands in Texas Flee Hurricane Ike (http://www.conservativecave.com/index.php/topic,13411.0.html)
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My BIL lives on the west side of Houston. Hope his house is still there tomorrow.
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'there will be some coastal texas town that just won't exist on Sunday. the storm surge is projected to be 30% higher than Katrina, and we saw what happened to the mississippi gulf coast.
I pray to God those people all left.
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If it's anything like after Rita, my family will be able to go back in a few days to check things out, but not to stay. They were up here for 2 weeks before going home.
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Well, I'm sitting here looking across the golf course to the lake. We have some moderate winds starting to come out of the east with the south starting to get a little darker. The lake is still pretty flat and I look across a piece of lake that is approximately 2 miles wide so when the wind picks up it starts getting white caps pretty quickly.
I don't think we are going to start seeing the real stuff until about 3 am. I am in San Jacinto county (if you care to google it) on Lake Livingston. This should be fun! I don't think this is going to be anywhere NEAR what Rita was to our area. They are still showing this storm to be at 105 mph. While that is a lot of wind it isn't near what Rita was coming in.
I'll try to log in once in awhile and let y'all know what is going on here. We are about 70 miles north of Houston so Servo will be seeing this a few hours earlier than I will.
KC
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the slosh models of the storm surge have actually improved somewhat. as noted in the old thread, this is
a worst case scenario; it's a huge storm pushing a lot of water, and it will hit just south of galveston bay,
bays and harbors amplify the magnitude of the storm surge, and, finally, it will hit at approximately high tide.
(http://icons-pe.wunderground.com/data/images/at200809_surge.gif)
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Well, I'm sitting here looking across the golf course to the lake. We have some moderate winds starting to come out of the east with the south starting to get a little darker. The lake is still pretty flat and I look across a piece of lake that is approximately 2 miles wide so when the wind picks up it starts getting white caps pretty quickly.
I don't think we are going to start seeing the real stuff until about 3 am. I am in San Jacinto county (if you care to google it) on Lake Livingston. This should be fun! I don't think this is going to be anywhere NEAR what Rita was to our area. They are still showing this storm to be at 105 mph. While that is a lot of wind it isn't near what Rita was coming in.
I'll try to log in once in awhile and let y'all know what is going on here. We are about 70 miles north of Houston so Servo will be seeing this a few hours earlier than I will.
KC
Try and keep in touch as much as possible Texacon!
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I will try to stay in touch. I expect our power to go out sometime in the mid morning. It may go out sooner than that though ... our power is fed to this area out of Beaumont.
If I think about it I may run up to my office and get my digi cam so I can take pictures as it all goes down. When we went through Rita I kept saying I wish I had brought the camera home. I could have gotten some great pictures as the lake washed up over an 8' bulkhead onto the 14th tee box. It was absolutely awesome.
KC
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I will try to stay in touch. I expect our power to go out sometime in the mid morning. It may go out sooner than that though ... our power is fed to this area out of Beaumont.
If I think about it I may run up to my office and get my digi cam so I can take pictures as it all goes down. When we went through Rita I kept saying I wish I had brought the camera home. I could have gotten some great pictures as the lake washed up over an 8' bulkhead onto the 14th tee box. It was absolutely awesome.
KC
Good luck. I know where Lake Livingston is, I've driven through it a few times on my way to Pt Arthur. :)
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I will try to stay in touch. I expect our power to go out sometime in the mid morning. It may go out sooner than that though ... our power is fed to this area out of Beaumont.
If I think about it I may run up to my office and get my digi cam so I can take pictures as it all goes down. When we went through Rita I kept saying I wish I had brought the camera home. I could have gotten some great pictures as the lake washed up over an 8' bulkhead onto the 14th tee box. It was absolutely awesome.
KC
Good luck. I know where Lake Livingston is, I've driven through it a few times on my way to Pt Arthur. :)
Ever see Waterwood? That's where I live. I LOVE it here.
KC
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I will try to stay in touch. I expect our power to go out sometime in the mid morning. It may go out sooner than that though ... our power is fed to this area out of Beaumont.
If I think about it I may run up to my office and get my digi cam so I can take pictures as it all goes down. When we went through Rita I kept saying I wish I had brought the camera home. I could have gotten some great pictures as the lake washed up over an 8' bulkhead onto the 14th tee box. It was absolutely awesome.
KC
Good luck. I know where Lake Livingston is, I've driven through it a few times on my way to Pt Arthur. :)
Ever see Waterwood? That's where I live. I LOVE it here.
KC
No, I don't believe I have. I just take 190 from Huntsville over to Woodville. I rarely stop along that part of the drive. I just haul ass in my Beetle. :)
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I was listenting to one of those live streams and I heard Geraldo say that the mayor of Gavleston said 40% of the residents had chosen to stay on the island. That is 30,000 people.
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Keep your heads down peeps and stay safe. :(
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Here's a pic my dad sent me today that came from the Space Shuttle.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y138/firelatte/IkefromSpace.jpg)
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Cool pic, but scary!
Stay safe you gulf coasters.
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I will try to stay in touch. I expect our power to go out sometime in the mid morning. It may go out sooner than that though ... our power is fed to this area out of Beaumont.
If I think about it I may run up to my office and get my digi cam so I can take pictures as it all goes down. When we went through Rita I kept saying I wish I had brought the camera home. I could have gotten some great pictures as the lake washed up over an 8' bulkhead onto the 14th tee box. It was absolutely awesome.
KC
Good luck. I know where Lake Livingston is, I've driven through it a few times on my way to Pt Arthur. :)
Ever see Waterwood? That's where I live. I LOVE it here.
KC
No, I don't believe I have. I just take 190 from Huntsville over to Woodville. I rarely stop along that part of the drive. I just haul ass in my Beetle. :)
Well then you have driven right by my place. When you are on the 'Big Bridge' on 190 before you get to Onalaska I am about 3 miles north of that bridge on the west side of the lake. I'm fixing to upload some pics ... hopefully I will be able to find this thread later and update these pics. I just went to my office and got my digi cam.
KC
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Well then you have driven right by my place. When you are on the 'Big Bridge' on 190 before you get to Onalaska I am about 3 miles north of that bridge on the west side of the lake. I'm fixing to upload some pics ... hopefully I will be able to find this thread later and update these pics. I just went to my office and got my digi cam.
KC
Of course you will, it's been stuck to the top of the forum. :wink: It's not going anywhere, anytime soon.
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These pictures are taken out of my back yard looking north.
(http://www.palmerrealestate.com/spa/dsc00001.jpg)
You can see in this picture the lake is just starting to kick up a little.
(http://www.palmerrealestate.com/spa/dsc00002.jpg)
(http://www.palmerrealestate.com/spa/dsc00003.jpg)
The pampas grass is starting to blow a little bit.
(http://www.palmerrealestate.com/spa/dsc00007.jpg)
I'll try to post more as we go along.
KC
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Well then you have driven right by my place. When you are on the 'Big Bridge' on 190 before you get to Onalaska I am about 3 miles north of that bridge on the west side of the lake. I'm fixing to upload some pics ... hopefully I will be able to find this thread later and update these pics. I just went to my office and got my digi cam.
KC
Of course you will, it's been stuck to the top of the forum. :wink: It's not going anywhere, anytime soon.
Well, being the idiot I am I always click on 'Unread Posts' .... I have to remember what category this topic is in. :-)
KC
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Off topic, but Texacon...you have a beautiful view in your backyard. Rolling Hills and a Golf Course...I hate you... :tongue:
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Off topic, but Texacon...you have a beautiful view in your backyard. Rolling Hills and a Golf Course...I hate you... :tongue:
I am truly blessed my dear! Thanks for the compliment. I LOVE Waterwood.
KC
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The prediction is for 50-60 MPH winds and about 6" of rain for Casa de Undies tomorrow. I pray for my BIG tree, my new roof, and my elderly fences. I trust the power will be out, We'll see.
I live in a 500 year flood plain. The last flood was around 1835. I'm good for another 327 years.
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I was listenting to one of those live streams and I heard Geraldo say that the mayor of Gavleston said 40% of the residents had chosen to stay on the island. That is 30,000 people.
I can't believe that. 20% of them will die.
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The prediction is for 50-60 MPH winds and about 6" of rain for Casa de Undies tomorrow. I pray for my BIG tree, my new roof, and my elderly fences. I trust the power will be out, We'll see.
I live in a 500 year flood plain. The last flood was around 1835. I'm good for another 327 years.
I hope you don't lose your BIG tree LU! The roof on the other hand .... my roof is 3 years old thanks to Rita, I think it is time for a new roof! LOL Just kidding. I hope we don't get much damage.
KC
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I was listenting to one of those live streams and I heard Geraldo say that the mayor of Gavleston said 40% of the residents had chosen to stay on the island. That is 30,000 people.
I can't believe that. 20% of them will die.
he may have exaggerated Galveston Island, I hope so here is a link to Fox News
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,421742,00.html
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good luck to all of you in the path of the storm - Prayers and best wishes.
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the latest satellite image:
(http://icons-pe.wunderground.com/data/images/at200809_sat.jpg)
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the latest satellite image:
(http://icons-pe.wunderground.com/data/images/at200809_sat.jpg)
That puts it 3/8ths of an inch from my house!
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Seems like the dirty part of the storm is south of the eye....and the entire state of LA is going to be consumed by this storm...
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Seems like the dirty part of the storm is south of the eye....and the entire state of LA is going to be consumed by this storm...
that's just the strongest rain. the worst part of any hurricane is in the northeast quadrant. you can't always see it on radar, but galveston bay is going to eat all of it.
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Seems like the dirty part of the storm is south of the eye....and the entire state of LA is going to be consumed by this storm...
that's just the strongest rain. the worst part of any hurricane is in the northeast quadrant. you can't always see it on radar, but galveston bay is going to eat all of it.
I just read an article on how people in some of the coastal area around that are going to RIDE IT OUT....The police gave them a black marker and said, fine, right your name on your arm so we'll be able to identify your body after the storm....and some still stayed. :mental:
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Its been about an hour since I took those pictures and it doesn't look much different here at this point. I don't really expect much until late, late tonight.
I finally found the link at the top of the forum page too! LOL Someone should have told me it was BRIGHT RED!
KC
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Seems like the dirty part of the storm is south of the eye....and the entire state of LA is going to be consumed by this storm...
that's just the strongest rain. the worst part of any hurricane is in the northeast quadrant. you can't always see it on radar, but galveston bay is going to eat all of it.
I just read an article on how people in some of the coastal area around that are going to RIDE IT OUT....The police gave them a black marker and said, fine, right your name on your arm so we'll be able to identify your body after the storm....and some still stayed. :mental:
they collected victims of katrina hurricane parties in LA and MS for weeks. some people are just to stupid to live very long.
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They are saying wide-spread power outages are possible as far north as Henderson and Gregg counties just overnight.
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the storm jumped a bit more north if the forecast track on the 8PM bulletin . . . this could be good news for
galveston bay, although it is already very close to shore . . . .
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Right now Ike is a Category 2 with 110 mph winds. I would not be surprised if it becomes a major hurricane.
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WTNT34 KNHC 122255
TCPAT4
BULLETIN
HURRICANE IKE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 47A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092008
600 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008
...IKE STRENGTHENS SOME AS IT BEARS DOWN ON GALVESTON ISLAND AND THE
UPPER TEXAS COAST...
...RISING WATER LEVELS AND BATTERING WAVES AFFECTING THE AREA...
A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA TO
NORTH OF PORT ARANSAS TEXAS. HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
REACH THE COAST IN THE WARNING AREA LATER TODAY.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM PORT ARANSAS TO
PORT MANSFIELD TEXAS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT
FROM EAST OF MORGAN CITY TO THE MISSISSIPPI-ALABAMA BORDER...
INCLUDING THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS AND LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
AT 600 PM CDT...2300Z...THE CENTER OF VERY LARGE HURRICANE IKE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 93.8 WEST OR ABOUT 100
MILES...160 KM...SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS AND ABOUT 105 MILES
...170 KM...SOUTH OF BEAUMONT TEXAS.
IKE HAS BEEN MOVING BETWEEN THE WEST-NORTHWEST AND NORTHWEST NEAR 13
MPH...20 KM/HR. A NORTHWEST MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT
WITH A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH EXPECTED ON SATURDAY. ON THE FORECAST
TRACK...THE CENTER OF IKE WILL BE VERY NEAR THE UPPER TEXAS COAST
BY LATER THIS EVENING OR EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
DATA FROM NOAA DOPPLER WEATHER RADARS AND RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT
INDICATE IKE HAS BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED...AND MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS HAVE NOW INCREASED TO NEAR 110 MPH...175 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. IKE IS A STRONG CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE AND COULD REACH THE TEXAS COAST AS A CATEGORY
THREE...MAJOR HURRICANE. STRONGER WINDS...ESPECIALLY IN STRONGER
GUSTS...ARE LIKELY ON HIGH RISE BUILDINGS.
IKE REMAINS A VERY LARGE HURRICANE AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 120 MILES...195 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 275 MILES...445 KM.
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE RECENTLY REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE
RESERVE UNIT RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS 954 MB...28.17 INCHES.
COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF UP TO 20 FEET...WITH NEAR 25 FEET
IN SOME AREAS...ABOVE NORMAL TIDES ALONG WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS
BATTERING WAVES...CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR AND TO THE EAST OF WHERE THE
CENTER OF IKE MAKES LANDFALL. THE SURGE EXTENDS A GREATER THAN
USUAL DISTANCE FROM THE CENTER DUE TO THE LARGE SIZE OF THE
CYCLONE. WATER LEVELS HAVE ALREADY RISEN BY 7 TO 9 FEET ABOVE
NORMAL ALONG MUCH OF THE NORTHWESTERN GULF COAST.
DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE IN THE EYE. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST
SURGE WILL LIKELY OCCUR NEAR OR JUST AFTER THE EYE MAKES LANDFALL.
IKE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES OVER
EASTERN TEXAS AND EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA...WITH ISOLATED
AMOUNTS OF 15 INCHES POSSIBLE.
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS.
REPEATING THE 600 PM CDT POSITION...28.2 N...93.8 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...110 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...954 MB.
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 800 PM CDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT
COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 1000 PM CDT.
$$
FORECASTER STEWART
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT4+shtml/122255.shtml
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Good site I use.
http://www.stormpulse.com/
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here is the jog to the north:
(http://i35.tinypic.com/333gyyx.jpg)
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with any luck, it will hit north of galveston bay . . .
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this movement to the north could be the beginnings of the curl to the north that the models
have predicted. I hope that this is the case.
and no, I have nothing to back that up, other than my "hunch".
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this movement to the north could be the beginnings of the curl to the north that the models
have predicted. I hope that this is the case.
and no, I have nothing to back that up, other than my "hunch".
The jet stream trough is moving eastwardly faster than forecasted. It'l' be good for shear and keeping it away from downtown Houston and Galveston Bay.
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i don't think it will nail galveston bay. I think it will hit at least a few miles north, and just enough to
spare galveston bay a disaster.
now, for the towns and cities in extreme north coastal texas, and even LA . . .
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Seems like the dirty part of the storm is south of the eye....and the entire state of LA is going to be consumed by this storm...
that's just the strongest rain. the worst part of any hurricane is in the northeast quadrant. you can't always see it on radar, but galveston bay is going to eat all of it.
I just read an article on how people in some of the coastal area around that are going to RIDE IT OUT....The police gave them a black marker and said, fine, right your name on your arm so we'll be able to identify your body after the storm....and some still stayed. :mental:
they collected victims of katrina hurricane parties in LA and MS for weeks. some people are just to stupid to live very long.
Talk about stupid. Geraldo is standing on the seawall now, along with brother Craig. He's talking about how he was hit by a piece of debris. I hate to admit it, but the evil part of me would love to see him go floating away. Bye Bye Geraldo.
Now he's too stupid to live long. :whatever:
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the winds are a mere 110. :whatever:
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Checking in...I am currently sitting in the The Woodlands Waterway Marriott.
They shut down our office building downtown and moved OPS to the Conroe bunker.
It's a very nice hotel. I went out to have a smoke earlier, It's getting a tad windy outside. :-)
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Checking in...I am currently sitting in the The Woodlands Waterway Marriott.
They shut down our office building downtown and moved OPS to the Conroe bunker.
It's a very nice hotel. I went out to have a smoke earlier, It's getting a tad windy outside. :-)
We are starting to get some wind bands here as well. Our electricity is flickering a little bit once in awhile ..... could be an interesting night.
KC
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Checking in...I am currently sitting in the The Woodlands Waterway Marriott.
They shut down our office building downtown and moved OPS to the Conroe bunker.
It's a very nice hotel. I went out to have a smoke earlier, It's getting a tad windy outside. :-)
Stay safe you knucklehead!!!!!
:)
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Fox is reporting widespread flooding in SW Louisiana, almost all the way to New Orleans. Now that will be bad as well.
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You know, there's a problem here.
I have no idea where in Texas most of these towns are.
The coffee-table-sized atlas here is from 1936.
I know where Houston, Galveston, Dallas, Fort Worth, El Paso, Nuevo Laredo, and Amarillo are; I have a rough idea in the head where Austin, Texarkana, San Antonio, and Corpus Christi are.
But names such as Tyler or Irving or Denton ring no bells.
Are we still describing events in or near Houston and Galveston, or have descriptions of what's going on down there moved further inland, like towards Dallas?
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You know, there's a problem here.
I have no idea where in Texas most of these towns are.
The coffee-table-sized atlas here is from 1936.
I know where Houston, Galveston, Dallas, Fort Worth, El Paso, Nuevo Laredo, and Amarillo are; I have a rough idea in the head where Austin, Texarkana, San Antonio, and Corpus Christi are.
But names such as Tyler or Irving or Denton ring no bells.
Are we still describing events in or near Houston and Galveston, or have descriptions of what's going on down there moved further inland, like towards Dallas?
Ike is just now starting to crawl ashore in Galveston Frank.
KC
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You know, there's a problem here.
I have no idea where in Texas most of these towns are.
The coffee-table-sized atlas here is from 1936.
I know where Houston, Galveston, Dallas, Fort Worth, El Paso, Nuevo Laredo, and Amarillo are; I have a rough idea in the head where Austin, Texarkana, San Antonio, and Corpus Christi are.
But names such as Tyler or Irving or Denton ring no bells.
Are we still describing events in or near Houston and Galveston, or have descriptions of what's going on down there moved further inland, like towards Dallas?
Ike is just now starting to crawl ashore in Galveston Frank.
KC
Thanks, sir.
You know of course I'm not seeing any of this on television.
I'm seeing only words on the computer screen.
I appreciate it.
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You know, there's a problem here.
I have no idea where in Texas most of these towns are.
The coffee-table-sized atlas here is from 1936.
I know where Houston, Galveston, Dallas, Fort Worth, El Paso, Nuevo Laredo, and Amarillo are; I have a rough idea in the head where Austin, Texarkana, San Antonio, and Corpus Christi are.
But names such as Tyler or Irving or Denton ring no bells.
Are we still describing events in or near Houston and Galveston, or have descriptions of what's going on down there moved further inland, like towards Dallas?
Ike is just now starting to crawl ashore in Galveston Frank.
KC
Thanks, sir.
You know of course I'm not seeing any of this on television.
I'm seeing only words on the computer screen.
I appreciate it.
I figured when you asked that question you weren't watching TV. Google maps can be a huge help in finding the towns.
I have another question for someone. Because we are getting so much coverage of Ike, and have been for several days, I have no idea where Josephine is. Can someone tell me what that storm is doing?
KC
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You know, there's a problem here.
I have no idea where in Texas most of these towns are.
The coffee-table-sized atlas here is from 1936.
I know where Houston, Galveston, Dallas, Fort Worth, El Paso, Nuevo Laredo, and Amarillo are; I have a rough idea in the head where Austin, Texarkana, San Antonio, and Corpus Christi are.
But names such as Tyler or Irving or Denton ring no bells.
Are we still describing events in or near Houston and Galveston, or have descriptions of what's going on down there moved further inland, like towards Dallas?
Here you go Frank
(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f85/Servonaut/easttexasmap.gif)
I'm at the Woodlands north of Houston, I'm not sure where Texacon is.
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it went by northwest
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Denton is north of Dallas, some 50 miles. I'm in Denison, (Also North of Dallas, but East of Denton), myself. Depending on which model one looks at, Ike may come right up this way. Worst case, we'll get some wind and rain. Forecast are for 30-50 mph winds when Ike comes up here.
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Servo, I'm on Lake Livingston, East of Huntsville and North of Point Blank about 7 miles.
WE are you saying Josephine went by northwest?
KC
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Servo, I'm on Lake Livingston, East of Huntsville and North of Point Blank about 7 miles.
WE are you saying Josephine went by northwest?
KC
I think it will miss galeston bay to the north.
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Texas is in my prayers right now. You guys stay safe!
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they are seeing over 25 feet of swells
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I'm really surprised I still have electricity.
KC
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I'm really surprised I still have electricity.
KC
Let us know if you lose it.
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I'm really surprised I still have electricity.
KC
Let us know if you lose it.
Roger that!
Here is the last picture I took before it got too dark.
(http://www.palmerrealestate.com/spa/sunset.jpg)
KC
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As of 30 minutes ago, Pt Arthur still has electricity. My aunt's friend (and her husband and two kids) stayed behind. The friend is very scared. The storm surge will go over their sea wall, since it's only 14 feet tall. My family is worried about their houses.
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Servo, I'm on Lake Livingston, East of Huntsville and North of Point Blank about 7 miles.
WE are you saying Josephine went by northwest?
KC
Dude, to bad your not in the Woodlands, its quite the party
downstairs. I called my home inside the loop, so far I still
have power there.
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Servo, I'm on Lake Livingston, East of Huntsville and North of Point Blank about 7 miles.
WE are you saying Josephine went by northwest?
KC
Dude, to bad your not in the Woodlands, its quite the party
downstairs. I called my home inside the loop, so far I still
have power there.
Y'all will have to be careful of that canal around the mall .... don't want the storm surge to come get you. :-)
Y'all stay safe down there.
KC
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As of 30 minutes ago, Pt Arthur still has electricity. My aunt's friend (and her husband and two kids) stayed behind. The friend is very scared. The storm surge will go over their sea wall, since it's only 14 feet tall. My family is worried about their houses.
Mia, your people are in my prayers.
KC
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Power Outage map for southeast TX at link below.
http://www.entergy-texas.com/outages/tx.aspx
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As of 30 minutes ago, Pt Arthur still has electricity. My aunt's friend (and her husband and two kids) stayed behind. The friend is very scared. The storm surge will go over their sea wall, since it's only 14 feet tall. My family is worried about their houses.
Mia, your people are in my prayers.
KC
Thank you. :)
Yeah, my cousin, Leah, has a friend that stayed behind in Bridge City and he's scared. He's been texting her constantly and sending her pictures. There's already been some flooding in Bridge City (most of my family lives in Bridge City, the other part lives in Port Arthur - Pt Acres specifically).
The good thing is tonight I really talked with Leah for the first time ever. She's a nice girl, she's only 21. She's always been too young really for me to chat with much in the past.
My Aunt Freida (the one that had the kidney surgery) and was only released from the hospital two weeks ago, is doing well. She's tired, but making it.
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Power Outage map for southeast TX at link below.
http://www.entergy-texas.com/outages/tx.aspx
Thanks!
KC
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MSNBC is talking about Sabine Pass, near Pt Arthur, the water is going well over what Rita did already.
This is definitely not looking good for Pt Arthur.
Frank, Sabine Pass is directly SE of Houston, right on the coast and Pt Arthur is directly north of that. Driving, it takes an hour and a half from Houston to be in Pt Arthur.
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In Dallas here...just got back from the grocery store and there was no water to be found on any of the shelves. We are supposed to have bad weather all day tomorrow. I may be headed to the Gulf area after the storm passes to augment our security detachment in San Antonio...we will just have to see what happens in the next few hours.
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Fox & Friends is showing a parking lot in Houston, I think, where the lights are still on in the lot. Yup--still on as of five seconds ago.
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Maybe I'll reconsider that job posting for South Texas Project.
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Have a friend in Houston that called a couple of hours ago. They lost power during the night, but have a generator. Gave her a quick report on what Fox has been reporting. They are safe, have loaded guns nearby ( :-)) ...supposed to close on their new house on Monday and she's worried about it's condition. :(
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The very first of the outer bands of Ike are hitting North Central Texas. Just some stiff breezes and light rain.
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it went up galveston bay (almost precisely), and that was probably lucky. do we have any word from north of the storm?
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It's raining a little here, a little gusts of wind. Not much.
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It's raining a little here, a little gusts of wind. Not much.
I don't think it will be past you until later this afternoon. it will get worse for you, but it doesn't look like it
will be bad there.
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It's raining a little here, a little gusts of wind. Not much.
I don't think it will be past you until later this afternoon. it will get worse for you, but it doesn't look like it
will be bad there.
It'll be fine. And if not, I got my bread and peanut butter to tide me over. :)
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That pic looks photoshopped........
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That pic looks photoshopped........
Probably. I just thought it was funny.
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That pic looks photoshopped........
Probably. I just thought it was funny.
nsfw wav file (http://henancius.martin-scorsese.net/sounds/goodfellas/fullfun.wav) :-)
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This doesn't sound good. On MSNBC they just said that Bridge City, Texas (where all my family lives, minus one family) is restricting access, no one in no one out. And they're asking people with boats to come and help rescue people.
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That pic looks photoshopped........
Or the photog caught him while he was spinning on the pole. Possible, anyway.
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Bye, Ike. The sun shines again.
Some wind. Some rain. One broken limb that was dead anyway. Humidity.
I thought the run on the local stores was funny. It reminded me of when sleet is predicted. People act they will be socked in for days without any hope or provisions.
No weather around here lasts more than a day. The "hurricane" lasted only a few hours. It wasn't any worse than what naturally happens around here anyway when a cold front meets a warm air mass. We locals call it a thunderstorm.
It's a gorgeously sunny Sunday morning. The current temp is 68. It is a beautiful morning to go to church and be thankful for beautiful mornings.
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Any flooding where you are?
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Any flooding where you are?
No flooding around my parts. The creek ain't even full.
Throughout the day, it spent as much time not raining as it did raining. The wind would dry the sidewalks and streets between periods of rain.
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I have bad news to share. Most of my family's homes have been flooded.
My grandfather's neighborhood was up to the roof line. One aunt & uncle and cousin (and her family) live in the same neighborhood. One cousin was in the middle of building a house and currently living in a mobile home and the mobile home is gone. We do not know how much the house they were building was damaged, but they were supposed to move in, in 2 weeks. Her sister and two kids lived in the same mobile home park, and obviously their home is gone.
My grandfather's lady friend's house was flooded as well.
Another aunt and uncle, we don't know the level of damage yet.
My aunt and uncle that live in Pt Arthur, their house is okay, no flooding there.
As of now, they know they're going to be up here for 3 weeks at least. Some of the men will have to go back once the refineries get power and they'll go in to work.
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that's terrible. :(
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that's terrible. :(
Yes. By the grace of God Rita didn't effect them as much, but Ike wasn't as gentle. The family is safe, everyone evacuated.
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Glad your people made it through okay Mia.
Prayers for easier days ahead.
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Prayers for your family, Mia.....
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Prayers to your family, Mia..............everything here in Houston is chaotic, we've regained electricity and am extremely lucky in the events that has happened.
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Any flooding where you are?
No flooding around my parts. The creek ain't even full.
Throughout the day, it spent as much time not raining as it did raining. The wind would dry the sidewalks and streets between periods of rain.
Ike came up here and paid a quick visit, enough to have local flooding and to knock off the power, including ours (about 7 hours). Today comprised of cutting back some of the tree branches that fell on our house.
I think trees have a thing against me. This is the 3rd tree damage thing at this house (and I have been here only 3 years). This time it pulled the gutter away from the house and destroyed a good wrought iron loveseat that I've had for years, part of a set of 2 chairs and a table.
We spent our Sunday shopping at Target for coolers and getting ice and trying to save the food from the freezers. At least we were successful with that mission.
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Any flooding where you are?
No flooding around my parts. The creek ain't even full.
Throughout the day, it spent as much time not raining as it did raining. The wind would dry the sidewalks and streets between periods of rain.
Ike came up here and paid a quick visit, enough to have local flooding and to knock off the power, including ours (about 7 hours). Today comprised of cutting back some of the tree branches that fell on our house.
I think trees have a thing against me. This is the 3rd tree damage thing at this house (and I have been here only 3 years). This time it pulled the gutter away from the house and destroyed a good wrought iron loveseat that I've had for years, part of a set of 2 chairs and a table.
We spent our Sunday shopping at Target for coolers and getting ice and trying to save the food from the freezers. At least we were successful with that mission.
Y'all had the darnest luck! I'm sorry you lost your loveseat. I know I would be upset about that.
My St. Louis transplants (daughter, S-I-L, kids) are so use to the power going out at their old home, they always assume it will be that way here. They had their St. Louis generator gassed up and ready to go. Of course, the lights didn't even flicker.
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Just a quick check in. We have no electric with lots of downed trees. 2 - 4 weeks without power. I'm working off a generator but we're safe and cleaning up our neck o' the woods!
Y'all be good.
Has anyone heard from Servo?
I'll post pics of our area when I can. We have lots to do.
If anyone knows of a 480 volt 3 phase generator around the Huntsville area I sure could use one. I need it to keep our water plant up and running .... otherwise we have to go to a 'Boil Water' phase. I can't let our water plant shut down.
Thanks!
KC
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Just a quick check in. We have no electric with lots of downed trees. 2 - 4 weeks without power. I'm working off a generator but we're safe and cleaning up our neck o' the woods!
Y'all be good.
Has anyone heard from Servo?
I'll post pics of our area when I can. We have lots to do.
If anyone knows of a 480 volt 3 phase generator around the Huntsville area I sure could use one. I need it to keep our water plant up and running .... otherwise we have to go to a 'Boil Water' phase. I can't let our water plant shut down.
Thanks!
KC
The extended family I have up in the Spring Hill, Jacksonville and Henderson areas are still without electricity.
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Just a quick check in. We have no electric with lots of downed trees. 2 - 4 weeks without power. I'm working off a generator but we're safe and cleaning up our neck o' the woods!
Y'all be good.
Has anyone heard from Servo?
I'll post pics of our area when I can. We have lots to do.
If anyone knows of a 480 volt 3 phase generator around the Huntsville area I sure could use one. I need it to keep our water plant up and running .... otherwise we have to go to a 'Boil Water' phase. I can't let our water plant shut down.
Thanks!
KC
The extended family I have up in the Spring Hill, Jacksonville and Henderson areas are still without electricity.
It looks like we could be down for quite some time. We have an 850,000 ground storage tank for our water and it should last us to the end of the week. I really need a generator by Wednesday to avoid being 'at the last minute' to start pumping from our wells. I don't mind being without at the house but I need to keep the community water up and running.
Tell your family to hang in there! It'll all get back to normal eventually.
KC
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Got an email from my friend, in Houston, a little while ago.
They have running water now, still not safe to drink ... but they aren't using rain water to flush with anymore.
Their generator is working well, they have checked on the neighbors and all are ok, she's wearing a gun on her hip even in the house.
She said her husband and sons have always made fun of her for going "overboard" for hurricane preparedness.....but they aren't making fun of her anymore. :bow:
Her husband works for one of the oil companies, and he's been at work since yesterday, they're trying to get back up to where they are supposed to be.
She wants to try an MRE.....her son thinks she's crazy ....he's done 2 tours in Iraq.
At least they are safe and that's again thing. :cheersmate:
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That's adorable -- I am sure many who are looking at some trouble thank you for it.
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I saw beaucoup, about 20 in all, Asplundh bucket trucks heading south on I-35 yesterday. So, the cavalry is on its way.
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The Valero refinery is getting up. The men in my family have been called in and are going home tomorrow. The womenfolk are staying up here until they have electricity so maybe until this weekend or so for the people that live in Pt. Arthur. The rest that live in Bridge City, I don't know what their plans are yet, I won't see them again until Saturday.
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Got an email from my friend, in Houston, a little while ago.
They have running water now, still not safe to drink ... but they aren't using rain water to flush with anymore.
Their generator is working well, they have checked on the neighbors and all are ok, she's wearing a gun on her hip even in the house.
I've been getting phone calls at work since Ike landed... phone lines are down, 'puters and fax machines aren't working, people are still staying in hotels. Lots of angry people.
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I am having a tough time getting a clear picture.
Is Galveston pretty much wiped out, like 1900? Is Houston like NOLA after Katrina, sans people looting their own neighborhoods?
Even with the MSM, I am can't see it.
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I am having a tough time getting a clear picture.
Is Galveston pretty much wiped out, like 1900? Is Houston like NOLA after Katrina, sans people looting their own neighborhoods?
Even with the MSM, I am can't see it.
Google Earth has updated their satellite pictures.
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I am having a tough time getting a clear picture.
Is Galveston pretty much wiped out, like 1900? Is Houston like NOLA after Katrina, sans people looting their own neighborhoods?
Even with the MSM, I am can't see it.
Google Earth has updated their satellite pictures.
Not to see, but to understand what the hell is going on.
It is all page 3 or page 4 news. Small articles about this or that but nothing that paints the full and true picture.
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I was under the impression that the storm surge demolished about the southern 1/2 of the barrier islands and the rest was median wind damage across the Houston-metro and other Texas, and far-Western Louisiana, coastal regions.
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I am having a tough time getting a clear picture.
Is Galveston pretty much wiped out, like 1900? Is Houston like NOLA after Katrina, sans people looting their own neighborhoods?
Even with the MSM, I am can't see it.
Google Earth has updated their satellite pictures.
Not to see, but to understand what the hell is going on.
It is all page 3 or page 4 news. Small articles about this or that but nothing that paints the full and true picture.
Well, Galveston is pretty much gone, but Bolivar Peninsula is completely destroyed. Actually I heard today that Bolivar Peninsula is actually an island now. There's no place for the ferry to dock and the road in is completely destroyed. There's about a dozen or so hold outs on Bolivar (they stayed through the hurricane). The city is going to go to a judge and have them forcibly removed if they won't leave voluntarily.
Sabine Pass took on more damage than what happened during Rita.
Here's some good sites to go to for pictures of different areas
Port Arthur News (http://www.panews.com)
Beaumont Enterprise (http://www.beaumontenterprise.com)
Houston Chronicle (http://www.chron.com)
They have some pictures on those sites, plus they have a lot of coverage since they're in the effected areas.
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I am having a tough time getting a clear picture.
Is Galveston pretty much wiped out, like 1900? Is Houston like NOLA after Katrina, sans people looting their own neighborhoods?
Even with the MSM, I am can't see it.
Google Earth has updated their satellite pictures.
Not to see, but to understand what the hell is going on.
It is all page 3 or page 4 news. Small articles about this or that but nothing that paints the full and true picture.
Well, Galveston is pretty much gone, but Bolivar Peninsula is completely destroyed. Actually I heard today that Bolivar Peninsula is actually an island now. There's no place for the ferry to dock and the road in is completely destroyed. There's about a dozen or so hold outs on Bolivar (they stayed through the hurricane). The city is going to go to a judge and have them forcibly removed if they won't leave voluntarily.
Sabine Pass took on more damage than what happened during Rita.
Here's some good sites to go to for pictures of different areas
Port Arthur News (http://www.panews.com)
Beaumont Enterprise (http://www.beaumontenterprise.com)
Houston Chronicle (http://www.chron.com)
They have some pictures on those sites.
Thanks
I guess if you're not Chocolate City, you don't get to be on the front page.
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Thanks
I guess if you're not Chocolate City, you don't get to be on the front page.
No, of course not. Even when Rita was hitting and doing lots of damage all they would talk about is how it was effecting NOLA. Well, after Katrina you rarely heard about Mississippi or anywhere in Louisiana that wasn't NOLA. :whatever:
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I bet Ike took out Seawolf Park over on Pelican Island too. :censored:
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Fox reported tonight that Bolivar Island (?) near Galveston is mostly destroyed and there are still about 250 people on the island. They have been ordered to leave for their own safety, if they don't, the govenor may invoke Marshall law on the island which they can then be forcefully evacuated. From the pictures I saw which were taken from a helicopter....there just isn't hardly a thing left....it's basically just flat with a lot of puddles and some foundation slabs.
This link should work to an article about Bolivar....http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26695458
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Fox reported tonight that Bolivar Island (?) near Galveston is mostly destroyed and there are still about 250 people on the island. They have been ordered to leave for their own safety, if they don't, the govenor may invoke Marshall law on the island which they can then be forcefully evacuated. From the pictures I saw which were taken from a helicopter....there just isn't hardly a thing left....it's basically just flat with a lot of puddles and some foundation slabs.
This link should work to an article about Bolivar....http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26695458
I know it sounds silly, but it is "Martial Law" -- the distinction is very important.
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In the midst of all this, it is important to note the damage Ike did beyond Texas too and far more impacting then Katrina. Schools are closed in most of central Ohio again today since power is still out to Columbus metro and many of the suburbs. There is wind damage to buildings and trees. We hit nearly record winds up here and were unprepared since they didn't expect the winds to hold up as they did all the way up north. I really feel for you guys down there having been through Andrew myself and yes, it's very telling the media is shuffling this one way down considering its impact not only on the Texas area, but all the way up into some midwestern states. They said this was outage was worse then the ice storm we had in 2004 and that was bad, but the saving grace here is that our homes are obviously still standing and don't have significant damage and the weather is very mild right now, not getting above the mid-70's and into the 50's at night so cooling and/or heating is unnecessary.
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In the midst of all this, it is important to note the damage Ike did beyond Texas too and far more impacting then Katrina. Schools are closed in most of central Ohio again today since power is still out to Columbus metro and many of the suburbs. There is wind damage to buildings and trees. We hit nearly record winds up here and were unprepared since they didn't expect the winds to hold up as they did all the way up north. I really feel for you guys down there having been through Andrew myself and yes, it's very telling the media is shuffling this one way down considering its impact not only on the Texas area, but all the way up into some midwestern states. They said this was outage was worse then the ice storm we had in 2004 and that was bad, but the saving grace here is that our homes are obviously still standing and don't have significant damage and the weather is very mild right now, not getting above the mid-70's and into the 50's at night so cooling and/or heating is unnecessary.
considering the suffering that is happening in TX, now probably isn't the time to debate the relative horrors of different hurricanes, but it would be pretty damn hard to top 1,300 dead in a half dozen states and $80B in damage.
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I am having a tough time getting a clear picture.
Is Galveston pretty much wiped out, like 1900? Is Houston like NOLA after Katrina, sans people looting their own neighborhoods?
Even with the MSM, I am can't see it.
Google Earth has updated their satellite pictures.
Not to see, but to understand what the hell is going on.
It is all page 3 or page 4 news. Small articles about this or that but nothing that paints the full and true picture.
go to http://www.abc13.com
They have streaming coverage. The devastation is incredible. It is 24/7 news here.
KC
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We are still without power on the lake, still have massive trees down, JUST got FEMA aid this morning.
We have been able to keep our water system up (I finally found a generator in Austin that will be delivered tomorrow) so we are not under a boil water notice.
Y'all be good and I'll check in later.
KC
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In the midst of all this, it is important to note the damage Ike did beyond Texas too and far more impacting then Katrina. Schools are closed in most of central Ohio again today since power is still out to Columbus metro and many of the suburbs. There is wind damage to buildings and trees. We hit nearly record winds up here and were unprepared since they didn't expect the winds to hold up as they did all the way up north. I really feel for you guys down there having been through Andrew myself and yes, it's very telling the media is shuffling this one way down considering its impact not only on the Texas area, but all the way up into some midwestern states. They said this was outage was worse then the ice storm we had in 2004 and that was bad, but the saving grace here is that our homes are obviously still standing and don't have significant damage and the weather is very mild right now, not getting above the mid-70's and into the 50's at night so cooling and/or heating is unnecessary.
considering the suffering that is happening in TX, now probably isn't the time to debate the relative horrors of different hurricanes, but it would be pretty damn hard to top 1,300 dead in a half dozen states and $80B in damage.
I wasn't debating, only elaborating on a point made by free(I think), having been someone who saw just how damaging and severe the winds were even 1500 miles or so away from the worst impact.
I figured reporting the impact further up aka as SLW has been would be worthwhile considering what free was asking. I'll just shut up now and go back to lurk mode.
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In the midst of all this, it is important to note the damage Ike did beyond Texas too and far more impacting then Katrina. Schools are closed in most of central Ohio again today since power is still out to Columbus metro and many of the suburbs. There is wind damage to buildings and trees. We hit nearly record winds up here and were unprepared since they didn't expect the winds to hold up as they did all the way up north. I really feel for you guys down there having been through Andrew myself and yes, it's very telling the media is shuffling this one way down considering its impact not only on the Texas area, but all the way up into some midwestern states. They said this was outage was worse then the ice storm we had in 2004 and that was bad, but the saving grace here is that our homes are obviously still standing and don't have significant damage and the weather is very mild right now, not getting above the mid-70's and into the 50's at night so cooling and/or heating is unnecessary.
considering the suffering that is happening in TX, now probably isn't the time to debate the relative horrors of different hurricanes, but it would be pretty damn hard to top 1,300 dead in a half dozen states and $80B in damage.
I wasn't debating, only elaborating on a point made by free(I think), having been someone who saw just how damaging and severe the winds were even 1500 miles or so away from the worst impact.
I figured reporting the impact further up aka as SLW has been would be worthwhile considering what free was asking. I'll just shut up now and go back to lurk mode.
Yeah!
Quitcher whinin about "Oh the power is out!" and "Oh the schools are closed and things are screwed up 'cause of the huuricane storms!"
Did you NOT read the Cryin In My Beer thread that I started about spilled milk and smashed eggs?!
Things are tough all over Sister!!
;)
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In the midst of all this, it is important to note the damage Ike did beyond Texas too and far more impacting then Katrina. Schools are closed in most of central Ohio again today since power is still out to Columbus metro and many of the suburbs. There is wind damage to buildings and trees. We hit nearly record winds up here and were unprepared since they didn't expect the winds to hold up as they did all the way up north. I really feel for you guys down there having been through Andrew myself and yes, it's very telling the media is shuffling this one way down considering its impact not only on the Texas area, but all the way up into some midwestern states. They said this was outage was worse then the ice storm we had in 2004 and that was bad, but the saving grace here is that our homes are obviously still standing and don't have significant damage and the weather is very mild right now, not getting above the mid-70's and into the 50's at night so cooling and/or heating is unnecessary.
considering the suffering that is happening in TX, now probably isn't the time to debate the relative horrors of different hurricanes, but it would be pretty damn hard to top 1,300 dead in a half dozen states and $80B in damage.
I wasn't debating, only elaborating on a point made by free(I think), having been someone who saw just how damaging and severe the winds were even 1500 miles or so away from the worst impact.
I figured reporting the impact further up aka as SLW has been would be worthwhile considering what free was asking. I'll just shut up now and go back to lurk mode.
Yeah!
Quitcher whinin about "Oh the power is out!" and "Oh the schools are closed and things are screwed up 'cause of the huuricane storms!"
Did you NOT read the Cryin In My Beer thread that I started about spilled milk and smashed eggs?!
Things are tough all over Sister!!
;)
Hey, I'm not bitchin! My power only flickered and my kids only missed Monday. :-) For all my griping about my house being a pita, I gotta give it to her for hanging in there during some of these big storm events without so much of a shingle lost(yet) or a piece of siding(I hope I don't jinx myself). All of our trees have snapped a few big branches, but nothing significant. Same was true during the ice storm, but the winds were bad up here too. Enough so I was surprised and apparently this is a big deal to hear the local news talk of it in terms of historical events.
Now, on to other things...the madrid chicken is so so--I'll put the recipe up...allrecipe has some good modifications on it from the reviewers which I think I'll try to spice it up a bit more. It's a good base though, just needs some kick and maybe some thickening sauce...dang, now I really effed up this thread. :banghead:
*side note, I do feel for everyone down there...as I said, I've been through Andrew and my mother went through a couple of the storms that went through the carolinas in the 90's. It does indeed suck the big one. I keep praying that those strong willed Texas types made it through some of those very tentative places some decided to stay in*
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Has anyone heard from Servo?
KC
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I just ate my first MRE ever ...... God Bless Our Troops!!! I would take a good ol' fashion 'C' Ration any day of the week.
KC
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Fox reported tonight that Bolivar Island (?) near Galveston is mostly destroyed and there are still about 250 people on the island. They have been ordered to leave for their own safety, if they don't, the govenor may invoke Marshall law on the island which they can then be forcefully evacuated. From the pictures I saw which were taken from a helicopter....there just isn't hardly a thing left....it's basically just flat with a lot of puddles and some foundation slabs.
This link should work to an article about Bolivar....http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26695458
I know it sounds silly, but it is "Martial Law" -- the distinction is very important.
:thatsright:.....note to self - never try to appear intelligent when tired. <a href="http://plugin.smileycentral.com/http%253A%252F%252Fwww.smileycentral.com%252F%253Fpartner%253DZSzeb008%255FZN%2526i%253D4%252F4%255F13%255F14%2526feat%253Dprof/page.html" target="_blank">(http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/4/4_13_14.gif)
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Fox reported tonight that Bolivar Island (?) near Galveston is mostly destroyed and there are still about 250 people on the island. They have been ordered to leave for their own safety, if they don't, the govenor may invoke Marshall law on the island which they can then be forcefully evacuated. From the pictures I saw which were taken from a helicopter....there just isn't hardly a thing left....it's basically just flat with a lot of puddles and some foundation slabs.
This link should work to an article about Bolivar....http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26695458
I know it sounds silly, but it is "Martial Law" -- the distinction is very important.
:thatsright:.....note to self - never try to appear intelligent when tired. <a href="http://plugin.smileycentral.com/http%253A%252F%252Fwww.smileycentral.com%252F%253Fpartner%253DZSzeb008%255FZN%2526i%253D4%252F4%255F13%255F14%2526feat%253Dprof/page.html" target="_blank">(http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/4/4_13_14.gif)
Only your friends will tell you if your collar is up or you have spinach in your teeth.
:)
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I just ate my first MRE ever ...... God Bless Our Troops!!! I would take a good ol' fashion 'C' Ration any day of the week.
KC
I had C rations many years ago (obviously) -- I was in Boy Scouts and we bought them from the Sergeant Supply. The macaroni and beef (IIRC) was great! All of it was pretty good. And when you are hiking 20-25 miles, the light weight is worth any slight flavor issues.
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I just ate my first MRE ever ...... God Bless Our Troops!!! I would take a good ol' fashion 'C' Ration any day of the week.
KC
Avoid the Breakfast Omelet.
Four words.
Lung In A Bag.
The meatloaf is damn tasty!
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I just ate my first MRE ever ...... God Bless Our Troops!!! I would take a good ol' fashion 'C' Ration any day of the week.
KC
Avoid the Breakfast Omelet.
Four words.
Lung In A Bag.
The meatloaf is damn tasty!
Holy crap! I guess my Scout days were more romantic than I thought! LOL
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We ate a lot of C Rations when I was with the 82nd Airborne but they had just brought in the MRE's. We had so many C Rations on base we never got to the MRE's ..... I'll take C Rations any day. They are easier to use and, from what I've had so far, taste better.
aasdf ... thanks for the warning! LOL I haven't seen any breakfast type food but we still have plenty of real food. It just takes a bit more work to get it cooked and on the table.
Our area should get electricity restored in the next couple of days .... we'll see. They don't really know but we have power companies from all over the country working here right now.
KC
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I have taken the link to this thread out of the forum wide header. but I will leave this thread pinned and keep it bumped.
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We just got our power back on! Woooo Hoooo!!!! hehe It's kind of nice for awhile while it's out but you start to miss hot water .... and a few other things.
I don't have time to post all the pics so .... for those interested here is a site where I have put the before/during/after shots.
http://www.palmerrealestate.com/spa
Has anyone heard from Servo? I have asked this a couple of times but no one has answered. Hope he is doing well.
KC
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Wow....are those all from around your house?
Mia posted a link in the shout box.....the devastation is so horrendous. It makes my heart hurt to see it.
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Has anyone heard from Servo? I have asked this a couple of times but no one has answered. Hope he is doing well.
He hasn't logged in since Sept. 13th.
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Wow....are those all from around your house?
Mia posted a link in the shout box.....the devastation is so horrendous. It makes my heart hurt to see it.
If you are asking about the link I posted ... yeah, that is all from around my house. Our area is cleaning up nicely though. Our HOA has decided to use our money to pay one contractor to clean everyone's yard and our streets to avoid price gouging. Our HOA will accept donations from those they have helped in lieu of special assessments.
KC
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Wow....are those all from around your house?
Mia posted a link in the shout box.....the devastation is so horrendous. It makes my heart hurt to see it.
If you are asking about the link I posted ... yeah, that is all from around my house. Our area is cleaning up nicely though. Our HOA has decided to use our money to pay one contractor to clean everyone's yard and our streets to avoid price gouging. Our HOA will accept donations from those they have helped in lieu of special assessments.
KC
That's a great idea! The contractor will probably do a better job that way too.
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Wow....are those all from around your house?
Mia posted a link in the shout box.....the devastation is so horrendous. It makes my heart hurt to see it.
If you are asking about the link I posted ... yeah, that is all from around my house. Our area is cleaning up nicely though. Our HOA has decided to use our money to pay one contractor to clean everyone's yard and our streets to avoid price gouging. Our HOA will accept donations from those they have helped in lieu of special assessments.
KC
That's a great idea! The contractor will probably do a better job that way too.
Yeah, it is a guy who usually does highway work and dirt work but he can't work his crews right now sooooo ...... he is keeping them busy on the end of chainsaws and they are happy. They have brought in a lot of big equipment to move the really large stuff and they are charging us $400/truck load hauled out. Not too bad a deal! We are figuring/estimating around $20,000 for the clean up in our development.
KC
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Has anyone heard from Servo? I have asked this a couple of times but no one has answered. Hope he is doing well.
KC
Checking in Bud, It's been a hellava week. Got my power back yesterday, My Mom has a new picture
window and Moon roof where none existed before. I am so freaking tired.
Thanks for your concern my Friend. :cheersmate:
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Has anyone heard from Servo? I have asked this a couple of times but no one has answered. Hope he is doing well.
KC
Checking in Bud, It's been a hellava week. Got my power back yesterday, My Mom has a new picture
window and Moon roof where none existed before. I am so freaking tired.
Thanks for your concern my Friend. :cheersmate:
Servo!! Good to hear from you mi amigo! Glad you are safe. If you need anything let me know and I'll do what I can for you.
KC
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Has anyone heard from Servo? I have asked this a couple of times but no one has answered. Hope he is doing well.
KC
Checking in Bud, It's been a hellava week. Got my power back yesterday, My Mom has a new picture
window and Moon roof where none existed before. I am so freaking tired.
Thanks for your concern my Friend. :cheersmate:
Good to hear your safe!
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Has anyone heard from Servo? I have asked this a couple of times but no one has answered. Hope he is doing well.
KC
Checking in Bud, It's been a hellava week. Got my power back yesterday, My Mom has a new picture
window and Moon roof where none existed before. I am so freaking tired.
Thanks for your concern my Friend. :cheersmate:
Servo!! Good to hear from you mi amigo! Glad you are safe. If you need anything let me know and I'll do what I can for you.
KC
Thanks Dude, we are okay, a little beat up but not beaten. One of these days we need to get together
and I'll tell you the story how I escaped the Woodlands Waterway Marriott armed with a Bic Lighter
and a crazy Filipino.
And the beers are on me. :cheersmate:
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Has anyone heard from Servo? I have asked this a couple of times but no one has answered. Hope he is doing well.
KC
Checking in Bud, It's been a hellava week. Got my power back yesterday, My Mom has a new picture
window and Moon roof where none existed before. I am so freaking tired.
Thanks for your concern my Friend. :cheersmate:
Servo!! Good to hear from you mi amigo! Glad you are safe. If you need anything let me know and I'll do what I can for you.
KC
Thanks Dude, we are okay, a little beat up but not beaten. One of these days we need to get together
and I'll tell you the story how I escaped the Woodlands Waterway Marriott armed with a Bic Lighter
and a crazy Filipino.
And the beers are on me. :cheersmate:
Goodness, come up north and I will protect you and give you shelter. :naughty: You too, Texacon.
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Has anyone heard from Servo? I have asked this a couple of times but no one has answered. Hope he is doing well.
KC
Checking in Bud, It's been a hellava week. Got my power back yesterday, My Mom has a new picture
window and Moon roof where none existed before. I am so freaking tired.
Thanks for your concern my Friend. :cheersmate:
Good to hear your safe!
I'm fine Mia, tired more than anything.
Going back thru the thread, I've added your family to my prayers. :(
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Has anyone heard from Servo? I have asked this a couple of times but no one has answered. Hope he is doing well.
KC
Checking in Bud, It's been a hellava week. Got my power back yesterday, My Mom has a new picture
window and Moon roof where none existed before. I am so freaking tired.
Thanks for your concern my Friend. :cheersmate:
Servo!! Good to hear from you mi amigo! Glad you are safe. If you need anything let me know and I'll do what I can for you.
KC
Thanks Dude, we are okay, a little beat up but not beaten. One of these days we need to get together
and I'll tell you the story how I escaped the Woodlands Waterway Marriott armed with a Bic Lighter
and a crazy Filipino.
And the beers are on me. :cheersmate:
Goodness, come up north and I will protect you and give you shelter. :naughty: You too, Texacon.
:o
I'm not sure weather I should be scared or excited.
I'm leaning toward excited. :naughty:
:evillaugh:
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Has anyone heard from Servo? I have asked this a couple of times but no one has answered. Hope he is doing well.
KC
Checking in Bud, It's been a hellava week. Got my power back yesterday, My Mom has a new picture
window and Moon roof where none existed before. I am so freaking tired.
Thanks for your concern my Friend. :cheersmate:
Servo!! Good to hear from you mi amigo! Glad you are safe. If you need anything let me know and I'll do what I can for you.
KC
Thanks Dude, we are okay, a little beat up but not beaten. One of these days we need to get together
and I'll tell you the story how I escaped the Woodlands Waterway Marriott armed with a Bic Lighter
and a crazy Filipino.
And the beers are on me. :cheersmate:
Goodness, come up north and I will protect you and give you shelter. :naughty: You too, Texacon.
:o
I'm not sure weather I should be scared or excited.
I'm leaning toward excited. :naughty:
:evillaugh:
Fear not.... :evillaugh: It won't hurt a bit.
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Has anyone heard from Servo? I have asked this a couple of times but no one has answered. Hope he is doing well.
KC
Checking in Bud, It's been a hellava week. Got my power back yesterday, My Mom has a new picture
window and Moon roof where none existed before. I am so freaking tired.
Thanks for your concern my Friend. :cheersmate:
Good to hear your safe!
I'm fine Mia, tired more than anything.
Going back thru the thread, I've added your family to my prayers. :(
Thanks. Everyone's safe and that's what matters most.
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Has anyone heard from Servo? I have asked this a couple of times but no one has answered. Hope he is doing well.
KC
Checking in Bud, It's been a hellava week. Got my power back yesterday, My Mom has a new picture
window and Moon roof where none existed before. I am so freaking tired.
Thanks for your concern my Friend. :cheersmate:
Servo!! Good to hear from you mi amigo! Glad you are safe. If you need anything let me know and I'll do what I can for you.
KC
Thanks Dude, we are okay, a little beat up but not beaten. One of these days we need to get together
and I'll tell you the story how I escaped the Woodlands Waterway Marriott armed with a Bic Lighter
and a crazy Filipino.
And the beers are on me. :cheersmate:
Name the time and the place .... an bring a LOT of cash, I like to drink!
KC
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Has anyone heard from Servo? I have asked this a couple of times but no one has answered. Hope he is doing well.
KC
Checking in Bud, It's been a hellava week. Got my power back yesterday, My Mom has a new picture
window and Moon roof where none existed before. I am so freaking tired.
Thanks for your concern my Friend. :cheersmate:
Servo!! Good to hear from you mi amigo! Glad you are safe. If you need anything let me know and I'll do what I can for you.
KC
Thanks Dude, we are okay, a little beat up but not beaten. One of these days we need to get together
and I'll tell you the story how I escaped the Woodlands Waterway Marriott armed with a Bic Lighter
and a crazy Filipino.
And the beers are on me. :cheersmate:
Goodness, come up north and I will protect you and give you shelter. :naughty: You too, Texacon.
Name the time and the place darlin' and I'LL bring a lot of cash! I like to treat my wimmen right. :naughty:
KC
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my breaking news thread is looking more and more like a lounge thread. imagine that. :-)
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Glad to hear you and yours are ok Servo....everyone has been worried since you hadn't yet been heard from.
Prayers out....
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Glad to hear you and yours are ok Servo....everyone has been worried since you hadn't yet been heard from.
Prayers out....
Thanks deb :)
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Has anyone heard from Servo? I have asked this a couple of times but no one has answered. Hope he is doing well.
KC
Checking in Bud, It's been a hellava week. Got my power back yesterday, My Mom has a new picture
window and Moon roof where none existed before. I am so freaking tired.
Thanks for your concern my Friend. :cheersmate:
You had us pretty worried -- glad to see that all is reasonably OK and all are hale and whole.
Sorry about the headaches you will have for the damage, but at least you are OK.
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Has anyone heard from Servo? I have asked this a couple of times but no one has answered. Hope he is doing well.
KC
Checking in Bud, It's been a hellava week. Got my power back yesterday, My Mom has a new picture
window and Moon roof where none existed before. I am so freaking tired.
Thanks for your concern my Friend. :cheersmate:
You had us pretty worried -- glad to see that all is reasonably OK and all are hale and whole.
Sorry about the headaches you will have for the damage, but at least you are OK.
Thanks FD, We will be OK. Me and my family are Texans. :cheersmate:
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Has anyone heard from Servo? I have asked this a couple of times but no one has answered. Hope he is doing well.
KC
Checking in Bud, It's been a hellava week. Got my power back yesterday, My Mom has a new picture
window and Moon roof where none existed before. I am so freaking tired.
Thanks for your concern my Friend. :cheersmate:
Servo!! Good to hear from you mi amigo! Glad you are safe. If you need anything let me know and I'll do what I can for you.
KC
Thanks Dude, we are okay, a little beat up but not beaten. One of these days we need to get together
and I'll tell you the story how I escaped the Woodlands Waterway Marriott armed with a Bic Lighter
and a crazy Filipino.
And the beers are on me. :cheersmate:
Hot Damn the prodigal has returned!!
Glad you made it through the worst intact bud!!!
We will put back the stuff from your locker and return the insurance money.
Wretch took your coffee cup and I think Schade has your beanbag chair. ;)
Welcome back!!