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howdiekat Posts: 1,345 Joined: 2003/05/22	2005/09/21, 08:33 PM as a media member, i am going to have to stay in houston and ride this thing out. fortunately, i will be in a strong, multi-story building with a rig-sized generator and plenty of food and water. i don't think there are too many houstonians on the board, but if you're still here, leave immediately. we're in for a doozy. -------------- if you get me started on quentin tarantino films, chances are you won't be able to shut me up. excuses are really good for making you fat. margarine is a liar who announces, "i am butter!"
	2005/09/21, 08:40 PM This one's gonna be bad Howdie. Get a good life jacket and hang on tight. Let us know when you're ok. Luck and prayers sweetie. -------------- Sometimes life is like herding cats. Charlie
mikencharleston Posts: 1,585 Joined: 2002/01/09	2005/09/21, 09:06 PM Keep your head down howdi... That building you're in might have been built for a CAT 5 storm but the glass in those windows weren't. Not to mention that the wind actually increases around those tall buildings. Found out about that during Hugo in Charleston. My daughter lives just outside Houston and they left early this morning. Should get to my place in the morning sometime. -------------- Mike in Pensacola Now.
Carivan Posts: 8,542 Joined: 2002/01/20	2005/09/21, 09:31 PM All the power to you Howdi. Be careful, I am and was thinking of you when I heard about Rita! Stay Strong! -------------- Scales are for dead weight: We are not dead yet! Still trying to find out how to do the Hollywood Free Press. Ivan Montreal Canada
yadmit Posts: 4,670 Joined: 2003/10/05	2005/09/21, 09:54 PM Man.. I can't imagine. Stay strong... we'll be thinking of you. Good luck. t -------------- This donut has purple in the middle, purple is a fruit. - Homer (Simpson) Be here. Live. Love. Hope. Now. Faith. Believe. You. - Keith Urban
	2005/09/22, 04:02 AM This will def be a year to remember....or should i say forget... good luck...and stay dry...
flyonthewall Posts: 1,823 Joined: 2005/01/18	2005/09/22, 10:49 AM Hang on Howdie and let us know you're OK once it passes! Keep Safe!
hecdarec Posts: 2,457 Joined: 2003/12/16	2005/09/22, 11:53 AM First person I thought about when I heard it was heading towards Texas. Be safe.
Pritchard Posts: 1,212 Joined: 2004/03/02	2005/09/22, 03:32 PM it really is scarey stuff, good luck to everyone its gonna affect. -------------- a dove is a glove, that i wear on my heart, and though i like to dress smart, it doesnt have any part in the world of fashion.
howdiekat Posts: 1,345 Joined: 2003/05/22	2005/09/24, 11:29 PM well the hurricane missed us, but not beaumont and port arthur. sad for them. too bad no one was frantically telling them to evacuate. we still got high winds and some damage, but my home is fine. in fact, it never even lost electricity. the pandemonium that preceded this was unlike any i have ever seen. i'm sure we won't have an adequate fuel supply for a few days. today a man was waving a gun on i-45 trying to cut in line where a fuel tanker had managed to deliver gas. i'm glad i'm living in such a peaceful city. on the bright side, i still have 7/8 of a tank so it's something i don't have to worry about. i do, however, have to worry about getting nearly all of my posessions back to my home. currently they're northeast of houston where the damage was decidedly worse than what my own residence sustained. sigh. thank you for all the thoughts and prayers. hopefully this is our allotment for the hurricane season. -------------- if you get me started on quentin tarantino films, chances are you won't be able to shut me up. excuses are really good for making you fat. margarine is a liar who announces, "i am butter!"
	2005/09/26, 11:25 AM Glad y'all dodged that bullet Howdie. It sure was scarey watching that thing unfold. I've been in the eye of 4 different hurricanes and I will run to Kansas next time one comes at me. Hang in there kiddo. -------------- Sometimes life is like herding cats. Charlie
sstump1 Posts: 1,227 Joined: 2005/03/20	2005/09/28, 10:19 AM Howdie...good to hear you're Ok. I'm up here in Dallas and knew several people that were stuck in the 10-18 hour drive to get up here. It got so bad toward the end of last week that anyone that lived south of Dallas and worked in Dallas was calling in sick cause the congestion on and around 45. Hopefully the season is over, but if it's not then feel free to head north, us Dallasites are happy to help out!