I'm going to austin at midnight, there's 13mph traffic on the freeways right now. People are crazy... my cell phone is useless, I get a busy signal even when I try to check messages.

Here comes a big hurricane....

My poor pimp bachelor pad condo.... I hope it's dry when I come back.

ufoclub said:

The hurricane is headed for Texas?

Nomadic said:

Yes it is. Its expected to hit Texas dead on. Its just been upgraded to a category 5. Thats the most fierce a hurricane can get.


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dreamfactory313 said:

oh wow ... hope everyone stays safe

STAY SAFE. omg!!!!!


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i am terrified! i don't have anywhere to go & my husband doesn't want to leave.

why doesn't he want to leave?

suzysue said:

suzysue said:

leave him there.....let Rita whoop his ass!

My best friend's in-laws live in Houston.

suzysue said:

evacuate anyway! there is no reason you should risk your life!

I feel for all those who are in Houston. Two days ago the storm was heading stragiht for me. Now, it looks like I will miss the storm. Two months ago I was fortunate and saw Emily go south of here. That storm also was a Category 5 but weakened to a 3 when it made land fall. The Gulf is so warm that it is strengthening the storm. The Gulf here in the South Padre Island area is at 89 degrees. That's a lot of energy to feed the hurricane.

ufoclub said:

he and his dad have commercial property to care for. i have decided to leave and go either with his family or mine out of the city. i told him i was really scared and i would have a nervous breakdown if i stayed. i am that petrified. he said it was ok but to keep him informed.

Be Safe Suzy.

Well good luck to you! I'm going to austin where the hurricane will still hit, but much weaker...

suzysue said:

Well, good luck 2 everyone leaving. As of 2 am (1 and a half hours, we r under mandatory evacuations, so I will be stuck on the highway. GodSpeed!!!!!

This is crazy. It's like Sim City.

Well, after 11 hours (no food or drink) in my car alone trying to get to austin (mainly to escape electrical outage to work on a video project due overseas on tuesday) I didn't even make it to the outer edge of Houston. I gave up and went over to the sw side to go to my parents' house...

ufoclub said:

can you get a bus or train or flight out?i heard on the news on cnn europe that flights are stopping at noon today... having been a person that lived through a catagory 3 hurricane in Miami (Andrew- 1993) it's no joke...i can't even remotely imagine the suffering that comes along with a cat-4...

i don't even know you, but i'm worried as hell about those of you who will remain behind to face this thing...

suzysue said:

look baby girl, i know they said for better or for worse when you took those vows, but you need to get the hell out of dodge and let the menfolk fend for the property, at the very least so that one of you has access to working, reliable resources when the s**t hits the fan

Fauxie said:

I know! What's next? Oversized Japanese monsters?

thanks for thinking of us... I'm not in an evacuation zone of houston, so I'll stick with my parents and try to sit it out. I think the hurricane has twisted a bit northeast to push it's slightly less harsh side onto houston, I don't know what to expect tomorrow night... I just hope that the winds don't hit hard. It's so weird to wish this thing to move away, because basically it's like wishing it to on someone else... poor Beaumont, TX.

Ottensen said:

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I saw on CNN last night that Rita was downgraded to a category 3 hurricane. So you and your parents are still alive, ufo. Right?

Ufo?

Hello?

TMPletz said:

More like well-planned residential areas that suddenly get depopulated for no good reason.

Well...
It's getting really dark here and the wind is very strong

2hrs away at my parents house,they have no electricity

the hurricane barely touched houston... the main hardships/tragedies in Houston resulted from the aforementioned evacuation.

we're all still here.

suzysue said:

Did Lleena make it? Isn't she from Texas?

2the9s said:

2the9s said:

i haven't heard anything about her. maybe she is one of those that is still not back yet. not many people have been able to come back from where they went.