Good Luck Texans......
Ike is a very, very bad storm, imminent landfall now unless it makes a weird turn into us. It's so big, comparing it to Katrina in size but hopefully and fortunately not in strength. Lets hope it stays that way. I truly can say that I really feel for you....hard times coming...
We are in tropical storm warning right now, getting ugly out there and I can hear the wind screaming. NOLA just had 50 mph winds, already surging in the low-lying parishes.
They are saying on Weather channel, cnn and local here that they are only evac'ing storm surge and flooding areas, the rest of the citizens are being advised to stay put.
For those staying put I hope you have your supplies. We don't flood here so we don't leave, but as I said in Gustav 100 gals of gas, tons of food, parish water and a well if we need to power it in case parish water goes out..oh and a frig that makes ice..(I have to make myself not buy ice and water before the storm)we have smokers and outdoor cooking stoves, and an emergency plan. ANd CASH, LOTS AND LOTS OF CASH, learned that in Katrina.
We find the main problem is after with the shortage of GAS and supplies due to the lack of power. I really hope you are ready. It's going to be bad!
Nascar...if you read this..unless you are essential personal or first responder...if you area is mandatory evac they can't make you stay. But you do have until tomorrow morning early afternoon.
Laura..I really hope you have more than bread and ham for this one....
It's going to be bad.
Ntamm and Santana...stay safe!
pgarden I hope it doesn't reach you...and you are very right about the poor people just a double whammy for them...geez Gustav cost me about a 1,000.00. And the churches really a lifelines, it's amazing, they function better than red cross sometimes....well most of the time.
Danzig, hope you don't get the turn of the storm. Yeah not too much worse for the wear, just exhausting and stressed out, especially not knowing where Ike was going. Gustav was really bad, had about as much damage as Katrina, but Katrina...due to the aftermath well that was just absolutely scary when all the remaining rats and cockroaches came out of NOLA and invaded us. Geez we had a riot, and a shoot out in my little 6 red light town...and a car jacking on my tiny little road. But hey we stay locked and loaded here, plus we have all those blue-eyed Catahoula dogs that don't like strangers. Got to get past my dogs to get to me and by then I have a gun at your head!!!!
OH YEAH...definitley need to change your sig...no one likes Ike right now....
Once again Texans good luck....check in when you can.