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Not_Giving_Up Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-05 10:13 PM
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Houston news says Rita's coming here
Very little doubt about it at this point. We plan to leave town if she does come here, hopefully the trailer will be here when we get back.
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-05 10:15 PM
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1. Oh, man
Be safe!

:cry:
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Not_Giving_Up Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-05 10:16 PM
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3. We will
We're going to get the hell outta here. My husband is out of town, will be back Wednesday. Rita is scheduled to hit Friday night. By the time he gets home, I'll things packed and ready.
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-05 10:15 PM
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2. That sucks. And, you have a lot of Katrina refugees, too, don't you?
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Not_Giving_Up Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-05 10:17 PM
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6. They're moving everyone from Reliant and the
George R. Brown Convention Center to other places. They didn't say where, but they won't be in Houston any more.
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BikeWriter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-05 10:16 PM
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4. Guess I'd better look at the weather...
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Not_Giving_Up Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-05 10:18 PM
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7. Oh SHIT BW
You haven't been watching this?? My mother in law spent the day burning up my phone line as if I didn't know what to do to get ready for this.
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BikeWriter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-05 10:21 PM
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9. Well, we still have plenty of time to get out.
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Not_Giving_Up Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-05 10:25 PM
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13. Yeah...according to Channel 2
There are specific evac routes different areas. (Everybody HERE take 45, everybody HERE take 59...) We'll get out, I'm not worried about that.
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BikeWriter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-05 10:44 PM
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18. Yes'm, there are plenty of good evacuation routes...
One thought, the motels toward Louisiana are probably still full.
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RagingInMiami Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-05 10:16 PM
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5. It's really way too early to tell
Right now, it's suppose to hit the lower keys, and then after that, it could wind up anywhere, including doing a U-turn back into Florida.
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Not_Giving_Up Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-05 10:18 PM
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8. Six models have it coming here
Better safe than sorry.
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RagingInMiami Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-05 10:21 PM
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10. I agree
Be prepared, but don't panic. At least not yet.
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redsoxliberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-05 10:23 PM
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12. exactly right - I'm sure you can relate (living in miami) :D
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Not_Giving_Up Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-05 10:26 PM
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14. Right
I'm getting laundry done, running water through the purifer to fill up all of my jugs, making arrangements for animals, etc. Just in case.
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redsoxliberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-05 10:22 PM
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11. strongly agree about it being too early (although I think it's fair to say
that some area of the gulf coastline in Texas will be affected.)
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Not_Giving_Up Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-05 10:28 PM
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15. The projected path cone has it going anywhere from
Louisiana to Brownsville...but likely coming here.
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redsoxliberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-05 10:33 PM
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16. the projected path can often be a compromise so that
multiple ways of thinking fit into the path cone... It's really quite early to say likely coming to Houston... when I would say the MOST likely track is a little south of Galveston.

But certainly stay on your toes... and if you live in a low lying area, make preparations tomorrow... and even consider going tomorrow.
If you don't... just make preparations and wait till Wednesday I would think.
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Not_Giving_Up Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-05 10:36 PM
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17. I live in a trailer
The area is fairly low-lying, but not extremely. We won't be leaving town until Wednesday at the earliest. Just getting everything ready in case it does head this way.
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texanwitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-05 10:57 PM
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19. I am so glad I bought my old house, it's 75 years old and in high
area.

What I am worried about is all the new townhouses that have been build in the last few years, they are made out of crap lumber and some of them are 3 stories tall with big windows.

Many of them are built in flood plains, add to that high winds.

I have been afraid of a big storm hitting Houston, this is going to bad.
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