Tropical storm Don forms, heads towards Texas.

[center rising]

Top winds 40mph, moving WNW 12mph. Tropical storm warnings should be issued for the central to northern Texas coast sometime tomorrow.

[Uncle Joe]

1. No doubt they could use the rain.

Thanks for the thread, center rising.

[d_r]

2. Texas needs rain

[SteveM]

13. Florida has hurricanes...and Texas needs rain -- Kingston Trio

[seabeyond]

3. come to mama. right here. here i am. get me.... NOW. nt

[Morizovich]

4. We can only Pray...

.....

[movonne]

6. Unless you are an atheist...

[Uncle Joe]

7. We can also try taking care of the only known home we have in the universe.

If you believe in praying to a creator for relief, doesn't it make sense to take care of his/her creation?

Edit for P.S.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_creation_story

First narrative: creation weekGenesis 1:3–2:4
The creation week consists of eight divine commands executed over six days, followed by a seventh day of rest.

First day: Light appears ("Let there be light!")—the first divine command. The light is divided from the darkness, and "day" and "night" are named.

Second day: God makes a firmament ("Let a firmament be...!")—the second command—to divide the waters above from the waters below. The firmament is named "skies".

Third day: God commands the waters below to be gathered together in one place, and dry land to appear (the third command). "earth" and "sea" are named. God commands the earth to bring forth grass, plants, and fruit-bearing trees (the fourth command).

Fourth day: God puts lights in the firmament (the fifth command) to separate light from darkness and to mark days, seasons and years. Two great lights are made to appear (most likely the Sun and Moon, but not named), and the stars.

Fifth day: God commands the sea to "teem with living creatures", and birds to fly across the heavens (sixth command) He creates birds and sea creatures, and commands them to be fruitful and multiply.

Sixth day: God commands the land to bring forth living creatures (seventh command); He makes wild beasts, livestock and reptiles. He then creates humanity in His "image" and "likeness" (eighth command). They are told to "be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it." The totality of creation is described by God as "very good."

Seventh day: God, having completed the heavens and the earth, begins resting from His work, and blesses and sanctifies the seventh day.

[Morizovich]

9. Whoosh!

:eyes:

[Adsos Letter]

11. Welcome to DU.

[Uncle Joe]

12. Perhaps it's because you just became part of D.U. today

and I have little or no track record to gauge you by.

Welcome to D.U. Morizovich.:hi:

[Gothmog]

5. It is strange that we are actually hoping for a tropical storm

It is so dry here in Texas that a tropical storm or hurricane will be relief

[tammywammy]

14. I know

Pllllleeeeasssseee let this tropical storm come! Let it not be 100 degrees for just one day, pretty please!

[Ilsa]

16. Only if it will hang around for a few days and dump plenty

into our watersheds. Most places I know have water restrictions in place right now.

I live near the coast and we haven't had much rain at all this year.

[dixiegrrrrl]

8. "I am jus' pea green with envy"

[seabeyond]

10. fiddle dee dee. nt

[Ilsa]

15. We have serious water issues in Texas.

The state is drying up while the population explodes.

[MelissaB]

17. I hope it makes it to west Texas.

It's horrible here in San Angelo.

[MilesColtrane]

18. Please rain.

I'm watering 5 times a week, and I still see giant cracks opening up in my front lawn.

I'm afraid a neighbor's dog is going to fall in one of them and I'll get sued.

I don't know how far down they go, but if I put my ear up real close to them, I can hear Chinese music.