Hurricane Rita thread

[kato]

Mayor White holding PC at 9:30. May talk about evacuating some parts of Houston/Harris County. Local weather continues to say the storm is strengthing and is very dangerous. I get kind of leary when they dramatize.

 

[poco]

Busses are lined up and ready to ferry people out. You are allowed to bring your pet but it must be in a cage/carrier.

Well, looks like they have learned something from this last one ---

Busses, pets, and I heard they have bottled water all ready to go, etc etc etc.

Lived in Bryan/College Station for years - glad I'm not there now, although I was there when one hit the Texas coast, way back when, but I can't remember which one it was....

 

[kato]

Well my BF's daughter just called and they are closing their building in a couple hrs. Lucky her. I'm not worried because what will happen will happen. Our building mgmt. just sent out a hurricane memo. But you can bet your *ss if I'm at work when the 1st rains start I'll be outta there whether my boss says ok are not. Last year during TS Alison it took me % hrs. to get home and that was only 7 miles.

 

[NewMom2003]

Well my BF's daughter just called and they are closing their building in a couple hrs. Lucky her. I'm not worried because what will happen will happen. Our building mgmt. just sent out a hurricane memo. But you can bet your *ss if I'm at work when the 1st rains start I'll be outta there whether my boss says ok are not. Last year during TS Alison it took me % hrs. to get home and that was only 7 miles.

Kato and all my fellow Websleuthers that are in the path of Rita, BE SAFE!!! I've been through hurricane preparations my whole life, but this one is really scaring me. I remember going through Alicia, but I was only 13 or 14 at the time and didn't realize how dangerous it was. This is my first hurricane since becoming a mom and that has me a little freaked out too. Her pre-school is closed tomorrow and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that our offices will close as well.

I heard a little on the news this morning that they will call for mandatory evacuations of Galveston at 6:00 PM tonight. Haven't heard anything else since and haven't read through this thread yet.

BTW - I'm in Sugar Land, south of Houston and there is not a battery to be found anywhere!

Be safe guys!!! :blowkiss:

 

[poco]

Well my BF's daughter just called and they are closing their building in a couple hrs. Lucky her. I'm not worried because what will happen will happen. Our building mgmt. just sent out a hurricane memo. But you can bet your *ss if I'm at work when the 1st rains start I'll be outta there whether my boss says ok are not. Last year during TS Alison it took me % hrs. to get home and that was only 7 miles.

96??? Wow, didn't you get hungry???? (Well, it looked like 96 in your post, now it looks like a % sign - oops, there is that 96 again.... .hmmmm)

 

[NewMom2003]

Mayor White holding PC at 9:30. May talk about evacuating some parts of Houston/Harris County. Local weather continues to say the storm is strengthing and is very dangerous. I get kind of leary when they dramatize.

Thanks for the heads up Kato. I'm heading to our cafeteria to watch. The dramatizing has me a little leary also.

I grew up in SW Houston! Now in Brazoria County.....

TexMex, I have family in Brazoria County. In Wild Peach outside of West Columbia. Be safe!!

Busses are lined up and ready to ferry people out. You are allowed to bring your pet but it must be in a cage/carrier.

I'm glad to hear this.

 

[kato]

Kato and all my fellow Websleuthers that are in the path of Rita, BE SAFE!!! I've been through hurricane preparations my whole life, but this one is really scaring me. I remember going through Alicia, but I was only 13 or 14 at the time and didn't realize how dangerous it was. This is my first hurricane since becoming a mom and that has me a little freaked out too. Her pre-school is closed tomorrow and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that our offices will close as well.

I heard a little on the news this morning that they will call for mandatory evacuations of Galveston at 6:00 PM tonight. Haven't heard anything else since and haven't read through this thread yet.

BTW - I'm in Sugar Land, south of Houston and there is not a battery to be found anywhere!

Be safe guys!!! :blowkiss:

NewMom:

I went through Alicia too. I was about 18 or 19. I'm not far from you so I'll be thinking about you. Even if we don't lose power my BF will probalby not let me on the PC. At it is now he unplugs it during thunderstorms. If you have a TV at work the mayor is having a PC in 30 min. at 9:30.

 

[kato]

96??? Wow, didn't you get hungry???? (Well, it looked like 96 in your post, now it looks like a % sign - oops, there is that 96 again.... .hmmmm)

OOPS I meant to say 5 hrs..LOL poco. No, I didn't get hungry. I hardly eat as it is. I didn't find the nearest Starbucks though.

 

[NewMom2003]

NewMom:

I went through Alicia too. I was about 18 or 19. I'm not far from you so I'll be thinking about you. Even if we don't lose power my BF will probalby not let me on the PC. At it is now he unplugs it during thunderstorms. If you have a TV at work the mayor is having a PC in 30 min. at 9:30.

Thanks Kato, I'll be thinking of you also. :blowkiss: We have friends coming in from Needville (way out in the boonies) to stay with us through this.

Where is Jules? She's in Houston also and I think she has people staying with her from Louisiana.

I'm heading to our cafeteria now to see White's pc.

 

[kato]

Thanks Kato, I'll be thinking of you also. :blowkiss: We have friends coming in from Needville (way out in the boonies) to stay with us through this.

Where is Jules? She's in Houston also and I think she has people staying with her from Louisiana.

I'm heading to our cafeteria now to see White's pc.

Jules lives north like Spring or The Woodlands. Haven't seen her this morning. She must be busy preparing maybe?

 

[deanws]

No guys, it is not looking good for us. My husband is down in Baytown boarding up the house and getting the pictures of the kids off the walls. The traffic is unbelieveable! I really did love that house. I just found out that damage to our swimming pool is not covered. All this really sucks.

 

[DEPUTYDAWG]

I wouldn't get my hopes up for that wish. I've been watching the radar and packing for a quick evac if necessary sometime Wednesday or Thursday...my guess is that Crawford, TX will be spared by Hurricane Rita when it turns back to the East.

Considering I live, literally, in Crawford, I personally hope you are right. I know that you're hoping for something else, however.

They're telling us on our news to be prepared for up to 80mph winds and 5-10 inches of rain. I'm thinking the most problem we may have is loss of power for awhile (they say to expect power could be out for a few days, since it will probably be out for our area and all areas in between, down to the coast line, so repairs might not be as quick as usual.)

GABBY -

Wanna carpool to Michigan?! :waitasec:

 

[kato]

LOL My mom just called and said I could come to Montana. I said no thank you.

 

[kato]

I just read this on another message board. A woman was asking what will the cruise ships do that are already out of the port. She said her sister is on a cruise, left from Galveston and is due back in on Saturday morning. Well, that isn't going to happen. Where will they go? How will the passengers get back to their vehicles which are at the Port of Galveston? By Saturday morning I would say their vehicles will be gone. I don't know how many ships are out from Galveston right now but I would say it is quite a few, that is a lot of displaced people. Looking for a link on what the plan is now.

During hurricanes ships usually just stay out to sea. Normally they probably would have been diverted to N.O. but not this time.

 

[DEPUTYDAWG]

No guys, it is not looking good for us. My husband is down in Baytown boarding up the house and getting the pictures of the kids off the walls. The traffic is unbelieveable! I really did love that house. I just found out that damage to our swimming pool is not covered. All this really sucks.

Best wishes to you, and Kato, etc...I'll offer up a spare room to anyone needing a place to stay! We can have a "storm party," LOL. All hotel rooms as far north as Waco are now supposedly all full, no vacancies. Wow.

 

[kato]

Considering I live, literally, in Crawford, I personally hope you are right. I know that you're hoping for something else, however.

They're telling us on our news to be prepared for up to 80mph winds and 5-10 inches of rain. I'm thinking the most problem we may have is loss of power for awhile (they say to expect power could be out for a few days, since it will probably be out for our area and all areas in between, down to the coast line, so repairs might not be as quick as usual.)

GABBY -

Wanna carpool to Michigan?! :waitasec:

My grandparents power was out for 3 weeks after Alicia.

 

[kato]

Best wishes to you, and Kato, etc...I'll offer up a spare room to anyone needing a place to stay! We can have a "storm party," LOL. All hotel rooms as far north as Waco are now supposedly all full, no vacancies. Wow.

Thanks, DD. I just don't believe it's gonna be that bad. But better safe than sorry. Maybe I'm in denial? Oh well, you can't do anything about Mother Nature.

 

[kato]

Oh, shoot. They said 50 miles inland will be pretty bad. We are 55 miles in. All Houston schools closed tomorrow.

 

[kato]

So far 1,000 people have called to be on the evacuating busses. Also, on another note just like most of Katrina's victims these people are poor and most don't have cars.

 

[kato]

The mayor thinks there are possibly 500,000 to 1 mil that are in outlaying areas that probably may be needed to evacuate.