Oh Good. She should be okay then.

Post #225,786 by bionerd 9/21/05 4:47:13 PM Reply	Oh Good. She should be okay then. Thanks for letting me know that. She bought a shower curtain to cover up her TV and electronics to keep them dry. That's my sister's big hurricane plan- a shower curtain. God love that little nitwit. At least she's taking all her important papers with her. I dont think she's been through a major hurricane before. She's been in TX about 5 years.
Post #225,805 by Nightowl 9/21/05 5:51:10 PM Reply	I'll keep her in my prayers too Meanwhile, I have great news! My cousins decided to leave TODAY rather than wait till Friday morning. I'm so glad. There are 13 of them in 2 cars and they are on their way to Trinity. I hope it's far enough north, I haven't had a chance to look at the evacuation maps. Brenda "Excel is to math what a Microwave Oven is to cooking!"
Post #226,013 by SpiceWare 9/22/05 7:01:33 PM Reply	I ended up in NW Houston I left my house at 4am this morning. Around 10am I was on 99 almost to I-10 (normally a 30 minute drive to get there) when traffic just stopped moving. I reevaluated my options after sitting there an hour. Temp was almost 100, but I hadn't been running the AC to conserve fuel as well as turning off the car for long stops. I was down to 1/3 a tank (stop and don't go = bad mileage - I normally get a little over 200 miles per tank), so knew I couldn't make it to Bandera, and everyplace is out of fuel. I contacted a friend in NW Houston (near 1960/249) I knew had planned to stay. He directed me on how to get here on back roads. I made it here a couple hours later with less than 1/4 tank left. Darrell Spice, Jr. [link\|http://spiceware.org/gallery/ArtisticOverpass\|Artistic Overpass]\n[link\|http://www.spiceware.org/\|SpiceWare] - We don't do Windows, it's too much of a chore
Post #226,014 by drewk 9/22/05 7:22:58 PM Reply	Good to have friends in all kinds of places === Purveyor of Doc Hope's [link\|http://DocHope.com\|fresh-baked dog biscuits and pet treats]. [link\|http://DocHope.com\|http://DocHope.com]
Post #226,018 by imqwerky 9/22/05 7:38:47 PM Reply	I'm glad you were able to get out. Stay safe, ya hear! Hugs, Amy Pray for surviving Rita.
Post #226,019 by Another Scott 9/22/05 7:40:00 PM Reply	Ditto. Quirks and Crits and Lincs too. :-)
Post #226,082 by Nightowl 9/23/05 2:32:34 AM 9/23/05 2:33:34 AM Reply	I'm glad you're safe too! The 13 person caravan of my cousins got the last two cases of bottled water left in town, and left early this am from Cleveland, TX It took them 2 hours to drive 18 miles, just to get out of town, I heard, and they had to go around 150 miles total. They arrived at their sister's home in Trinity, only to be told that they had to evacuate again, this time with their sister and another of my cousins, to a Red Cross Shelter somewhere in Trinity farther from the river. The sister who lives in Trinity lives on the river banks. So far, so good... I'm praying they will all be allright, and the shelter won't take any serious damage. But man, this is scary, especially after seeing what all happened in New Orleans, you just don't know what "safe" is, really after all that. Brenda "Excel is to math what a Microwave Oven is to cooking!" Edited by Nightowl Sept. 23, 2005, 02:33:34 AM EDT Expand All History
Post #226,117 by bionerd 9/23/05 9:37:16 AM Reply	My sister ditched her NW Houston haven and decided to drive to San Antonio to stay with a friend. It took her 22 hours. Damn. What a mess out there. It's agonizing to sit and wait. I cant imagine what it must be like to live in the impacted area. Like a sitting duck. I'm hoping for the best for all.
Post #226,118 by Yendor 9/23/05 9:39:22 AM Reply	Uh, da-yamn! It took her 22 hours. Houston-San Antonio is normally a 3-4 hour drive (IIRC). Straight shot west on IH-10. That's infuckingsane. -YendorMike "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin, 1759 Historical Review of Pennsylvania
Post #226,174 by jb4 9/23/05 1:52:50 PM Reply	Good news, Spice! Keep your head down, and much good luck. Try and post as soon as you can after the storm passes to let the rest of us know you're all right (and that goes for you two, too, Amy & Cris) jb4 shrub●bish (Am., from shrub* + rubbish, after the derisive name for America's 43 president; 2003) n. 1. a form of nonsensical political doubletalk wherein the speaker attempts to defend the indefensible by lying, obfuscation, or otherwise misstating the facts; GIBBERISH. 2. any of a collection of utterances from America's putative 43rd president. cf.* BULLSHIT
Post #226,182 by imqwerky 9/23/05 2:10:57 PM Reply	Roger that! So far, I have been pretty pro-active. Still need to trim a few tree branches and clean up the back yard (those Tiki torches can become javelins in a storm.) We probably won't get flooding in the house, (although there could be some flash-flooding in the streets,) but am more worried about the wind and possible spin-off tornadoes. At any rate, will check in with y'all as much as possible. Peace, for now, Amy Pray for surviving Rita.
Post #226,198 by tuberculosis 9/23/05 2:53:47 PM Reply	Stockpile Water Fill up pitchers, jugs, buckets, and the bath tubs. Ya never know and most forget until the tap stops working. "Whenever you find you are on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect" --Mark Twain "The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them." --Albert Einstein "This is still a dangerous world. It's a world of madmen and uncertainty and potential mental losses." --George W. Bush
Post #226,224 by imqwerky 9/23/05 7:02:52 PM Reply	Righty-O Pray for surviving Rita.
Post #226,228 by ben_tilly 9/23/05 7:30:17 PM Reply	Given that it is a hurricane... Just stick out a bucket and plenty will fall in. Just be sure to nail down the bucket. ;-) Ben I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)
Post #226,192 by SpiceWare 9/23/05 2:41:36 PM Reply	Thanx! Will do. I'm feeling a lot less stressed out. It was very depressing Wednesday when I was taking photos of everything in my house because I didn't expect it to survive. At that point Rita was a 5 with a heading that would have put the eye of the storm directly over my house. We're getting ready to board up my friend's windows, then we're going to take my car to his mom's and put it in her garage. She doesn't drive and has lots of room. Darrell Spice, Jr. [link\|http://spiceware.org/gallery/ArtisticOverpass\|Artistic Overpass]\n[link\|http://www.spiceware.org/\|SpiceWare] - We don't do Windows, it's too much of a chore
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