Gulf Coast/TX Duers - hope you're all safe from Ike

[LynneSin]

http://www.weather.com/weather/map/interactive/?zoom=5&lat=25&long=-86&interactiveMapLayer=sat&plot=true&animation=true&from=hp_news

This thing is so big it covers ALL of the Gulf of Mexico. They say the size of it covers 92% of the size of Texas

This is a huge motherfucker - I hope everyone is safe!

[Lethe]

1. i went to the grocery store this morning for water

and they were completely sold out...no water at all except for a huge Aquafina 60 pack thing. (i'm on my bike, cant fit it in there)

i bought beer instead.

fuck nature.

i guess i get water when the storm comes.

[LynneSin]

2. well what you should do is start filling up containers that you have with tap water

It's better than nothing

[merh]

6. Please be safe

Find some floatation device just in case you need it.

The surge in that mother is unfriggin believable - we have been dealing with it for 2 days now and the storm is 300 miles to our SW.

take good care :hug:

[MrCoffee]

3. My mom told me she has 10 cans of soup, 2 cans of Spaghetti-O's, and the bathtubs full of water

MrsCoffee had to practically sit on me to keep me from driving from Seattle to Houston yesterday.

[LynneSin]

4. They are downplaying the evacuation of Houston and that scares me

The year that Katrina hit, MTV's Real World was in Key West Florida. Twice the kids had to evacuate for Rita and then Wilma. When they evactuated for Rita they drove up to Miami and stayed at a room in the Holiday Inn. So you'd think here's a high rise hotel, these kids should be safe.

It was probably the best TV ever for Real World as the hotel is starting to shread during the storm and the Real World kids are trying to find a safe place to stay.

[lizziegrace]

7. Hope she's okay

Does she have a manual can opener? 11 days with no power and all I had was an electric can opener...

[ceile]

5. My mom lives a mile from downtown Houston

Expecting 100mph winds. She's mostly concerned about tree damage (they're used to the flooding). Stores are cleaned out, so my brother bought extra beer and smokes. :-) All the animals are in, so they're just going to keep their fingers crossed.

[applegrove]

8. Godspeed to one and all.