The National Guard is in place, waiting for the tropical depression.

[babylonsister]

I swear, the talking head on MSNBC just said that. It's supposed to rain here in Texas, for God's sake, but we're surely prepared. :eyes:

Am I supposed to feel better that there are actual bodies who are in the Nat'l Guard to protect me here, instead of being over there?

[Deep13]

1. So their flood-control stuff is not in the Iraqi desert?

You know, the way LA's Nat. Guard amphibious vehicles are?

[slackmaster]

2. I hope Texans have prepared themselves for this

Relying on government to take care of you isn't very smart.

[rurallib]

3. Why does Texas have a National Guard left and no one else does?

[babylonsister]

6. Well, that's the point. Why was the Nat'l Guard even mentioned?

I'm thinking DHS/FEMA/wh wants us to feel 'really safe'.

[Xipe Totec]

4. Wait, I'm confused; Dean is suposed to slam Puerto Rico on Sunday

why are we worrying about Texas?

[babylonsister]

5. There's a depression out there, not Dean, that's supposed to hit

South Texas today. But the National Guard is ready for any eventuality.

[marmar]

7. Maybe * is prepping to take advantage of his newly designated powers.....

Doesn't he have the ability to declare absolute power in the event of any undefined emergency, including a weather disaster?
:scared:

[babylonsister]

8. Gee, thanks, marmar. That thought never crossed my mind.

[porphyrian]

9. Hey now, both of them have been preparing for this for days.

And they may be getting a third, if he has to lose the leg.

[babylonsister]

10. I just called a friend in Corpus Christi and said basically the same

thing! :spray:

She did say the ground there is saturated from all the rain they've had this summer; I'm wondering how the Nat'l Guard will fix that. 'All' of them.

[porphyrian]

11. If New Orleans is any example, they all better evacuate.

Texas is so flat in places, and if the ground is already saturated, they're going to flood.