[NautiNurse]

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[Jaded]

Well boys and girls, we are about to depart for Huntsville tonight and Austin tomorrow.

To those of you who are staying, please stay safe, stay dry.

May the Lord be with us and protect us all.

laterz,
j

[Romish_Papist]

Call me crazy, but I can just picture an old Texan standing on his porch, chewing tobacco in his mouth looking at the storm approaching, and saying in a low grumble, "So yer what all the noise is 'bout? All right old girl, show me what ya got." *Spit tobacco towards storm* "Ain't you heard? This is Texas. We take don't take no guff from no storm."

[oceanview]

OK, well that is good analysis. definitely go to a brick building over a mobile-style home.

[Sam Cree]

Watching a litte bit of ABC's show "Invasion." Tonight it's about a hurricane strike on Miami or Homestead, with aliens or something controlling the hurricane.

Either the people who made it or I don't have much connection with reality. Or both of us.

I'm referring here to the way the protagonists are behaving more than the idea of aliens controlling a cane.

[cowtowney]

Mayor Nagin has just ordered all residents back to Galveston.

[fooman]

ping

[kenth]

My God. 175 sustained.

Praying this thing weakens before it hits whereever it's going to hit. No one needs this thing.

[justa-hairyape]

Just talked to a client of mine in Houston. They actually closed and evacuated the high rise office building he works in at 4 pm today. Wont let anyone back in till Monday. Looks like the City of Houston is locking down tight. Grid lock everywhere. Apparently everyone is being more prudent due to Katrina. Air temperature in Houston is 14 degrees F above normal. Its incredibly hot in the air (high 90's) and the water is also incredibly heated (88-90). Hopefully she misses the major cities.

[mlbford2]

I bought 4cases of beer, 4 boxes of ammo and a box of Little Debbies. I'm gonna hunker down. Wish me luck. I may need it.

[buickmackane]

LOL - You have a fabulous way with words.

Thanks (blush), Lorraine! Still, I'm not nearly as creative these new parents, including some recent arrivals from the New Orleans area:

Alexandria Town Talk Birth Announcements

Hurricane namers take note!

[DrewsDad]

ping

[HoustonCurmudgeon]

OK Texas FReepers help me solve this one.

There is a Professor of Religion at Houston Baptist who just decided to leave town and has nowhere to go. Anyone able to put up the prof, his wife, his 22 year old son who is a SR at HBU and my son's best friend, the sons fiancee a grad of HBU, the younger brother and an Asian Foreign Exchange student, plus 3 each 12-15# dogs?

Not much to ask ..........