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Texannie
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07-16-2001

Thursday, September 22, 2005 - 9:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
Well, as of right now, we aren't going. Can't get out of town and don't want to be stranded on the freeway. It's wild, people coming in the store this am who left Galveston (67 miles away) at 2 PM yesterday and arriving at our store at 7AM!!!!!!!!!!!! Work was wild but fun. Customers stranded waiting on gas coming for food/coffee ect. Everyone was so nice, patient.
DH and I feel fairly comfortable with the decision to stay. Rita has made an eastern turn. We will get wind and rain and possibly electricity out, but we are stocked up.

Prayers to all it her new path!!

Native_texan
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08-24-2004

Thursday, September 22, 2005 - 9:12 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Native_texan a private message Print Post    
Texannie, I couldn't believe the news this morning. Southbound I-45 has been turned into northbound for 125 miles, people are running out of gas, sleeping in their cars in ditches. A man on the radio said he left Hobby at 6:30 pm yesterday and at 6:30 am today he had made it as far as Huntsville. Isn't that normally about a 2-hour drive?

Fruitbat
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08-07-2000

Thursday, September 22, 2005 - 9:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Fruitbat a private message Print Post    
Texannie, where are you?

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Thursday, September 22, 2005 - 9:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
NT..wow if he got that far, he made good time! People were taking 14 hours to get 60 miles!!!!

Fruit, we are on the westside off of I10 past the Beltway.

Fruitbat
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08-07-2000

Thursday, September 22, 2005 - 9:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Fruitbat a private message Print Post    
Thanks Texannie. Are you all stocked and ready? Or are you going to wait until most have left when the roads are more open?

In what direction are most headed? West and south are the only logical choices, just curious what the preference seems to be.

Cindylou
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07-11-2002

Thursday, September 22, 2005 - 9:43 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cindylou a private message Print Post    
My home is less than 10 miles from Beaumont. These idiots I work for think they can stop me from walking out of here. My husband and I can still evacuate in a timely manner (36+ hours to landfall). Our bosses keep talking about calling in to some 800 number so we can come back to work on Monday and get the plant back up and running. Do they not watch TV news???!!!!
I don't think we'll have a chemical plant to put back on line after Saturday. These folks are born and raised on the coastline, and I KNOW they realize the extreme conditions we're all in store for, but it's like they don't want to admit to themselves how bad it's going to get.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Thursday, September 22, 2005 - 9:58 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
People are either trying to go north to Dallas or West to Austin and San Antonio.
If the roads start moving, we may change our mind and go, but to be stuck on the freeway running out of gas would be awful. You wouldn't believe all the cars that have run out of gas out on the roads right now.
Pretty stocked up.

Native_texan
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08-24-2004

Thursday, September 22, 2005 - 9:59 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Native_texan a private message Print Post    
"Dallas Mayor Laura Miller says Reunion Arena will be reopened as a shelter at noon for Hurricane Rita evacuees. If that fills up, the city will reopen parts of the convention center."

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Thursday, September 22, 2005 - 10:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
What really breaks my heart are all the Katrina evacuees here. So many coming in the store this am as they were trying to get out. They looked just so shelled shocked and battle worn.
What was truly amazing to me is that on a normal day, people can get really snippy if they have to wait more than 2 minutes for their coffee. This am, the lines were really long and there were just two of us (usually there are 3) and people were so kind, patient and friendly.

Puppylov3
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01-26-2004

Thursday, September 22, 2005 - 10:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Puppylov3 a private message Print Post    
my thoughts and prayers are with everyone in the path of this hurricane.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Thursday, September 22, 2005 - 10:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
Lord, now they are showing the people trapped on the freeways..they are turning off their cars to conserve gas and it's almost 103! TxDot is in the process of changing all the freeways to outbound/northbound so that should help get traffic moving.

Fruitbat
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08-07-2000

Thursday, September 22, 2005 - 11:11 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Fruitbat a private message Print Post    
I have been watching CNN all morning. My thought is to head south to Brownsville and those parts. Why head to Dallas with everyone else? As long as you get out of the path, which Dallas is in btw, why not take some back roads and squiggle south, south west? One would not have to travel as many miles. Head anywhere but Dallas!

Fruitbat
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08-07-2000

Thursday, September 22, 2005 - 11:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Fruitbat a private message Print Post    
I predict that Katrina and Rita will motivate people to have a dozen gas cans in their garages ready for filling the moment www.weatherunderground.com shows them to be in the path on their 5 day tracking section.

We have a house in Florida (got hit twice last season) and if I lived there during this season, I sure would. Gas is trickier than water but that has to be purchased at the same time as well.

Ladytex
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09-27-2001

Thursday, September 22, 2005 - 11:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ladytex a private message Print Post    
My sister is stuck in that freeway mess. She left her house at 7 this morning and is still not out of Houston ...

Fruitbat
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08-07-2000

Thursday, September 22, 2005 - 11:32 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Fruitbat a private message Print Post    
Ladytex, do you agree that heading south would be the wise decision? I am sitting here looking at a map and curious as to why so many are heading to Dallas. They will be effected by Rita, not greatly but they are still expecting rain and winds big enough to down some power lines from dead branchs. Why not travel OUT of the path in the shortest direction?

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Thursday, September 22, 2005 - 11:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
Well, at one point the whole Texas coast all the way to Corpus was under the cone.
Lady..where is she? I am hearing reports that they have converted more lanes on I10 to westbound, but if she wants some back roads I can give them to you.

Native_texan
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08-24-2004

Thursday, September 22, 2005 - 11:45 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Native_texan a private message Print Post    
For those who have asked, I think it was just natural for people to head to Dallas partly because I-45 is a straight shot up.

Spitfire
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07-18-2002

Thursday, September 22, 2005 - 11:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Spitfire a private message Print Post    
My thoughts are with everyone in Rita's path. Stay safe!!!

Native_texan
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08-24-2004

Thursday, September 22, 2005 - 12:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Native_texan a private message Print Post    
Rita has been downgraded to a strong Cat. 4. Let's keep praying.

Fruitbat
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08-07-2000

Thursday, September 22, 2005 - 12:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Fruitbat a private message Print Post    
We were hit with two Catagory 3s last winter, both sat over our house for 36 hours straight. We live on a barrier Island too. No damage because we had a new house but others were affected but no where near what has happened recently. There is some hope this will downgrade to a 3.

Ddr
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08-19-2001

Thursday, September 22, 2005 - 12:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ddr a private message Print Post    
Just back from meeting at 1:00. As of 11:00 am, we are expected to receive between 15 to 25 inches of rain between Fri-Sun, with southernly winds. Storm surge at Vermilion Bay anticipated at 15 feet. So our area will be flooding in low-lying areas as they anticipate water will not be allowed to drain to Gulf.

They are anticipating a weakening system, but cannot assure the public. The further east this thing gets the more ansty we get as we are on the east side of the hurricane.

Impact point at 11:00 am was High Island, Texas.

Native_texan
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08-24-2004

Thursday, September 22, 2005 - 12:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Native_texan a private message Print Post    
Ddr, landfall now is expected at Pt. Arthur.

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Thursday, September 22, 2005 - 1:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
We got an email fact sheet from FEMA and they're saying this is truly a bad one. Eye wall is 70 miles in diameter and landfall will be close to Matagorda. 22ft storm surge in Port Lavaca and Port O'Conner is expected, also nearly 17-20ft in Galveston, 22ft in Houston Bay and 15 ft at the beaches and 10ft in Jefferson County.

Twiggyish
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08-14-2000

Thursday, September 22, 2005 - 2:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twiggyish a private message Print Post    
Texannie , DDR and everyone,
I'm praying for you all!!!


Texannie
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07-16-2001

Thursday, September 22, 2005 - 2:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
Latest model now has it 40 miles farther east than the earlier ones..this is good for Houston.
Ddr..thinking of you!