Any one else out there doing hurricane prep....

[AnneD]

I'm in Houston. Tomorrow should be an interesting day, to say the least.

[yellowdogintexas]

1. only to hope I need to know where my umbrella is about Wednesday evening.

But take care down there you guys :hi: :hi:

[AnneD]

9. You guys are the ones needing the rain....

my brother lives north of Denton.

[yellowdogintexas]

12. for real. nt

[Skittles]

17. wouldn't that be awesome to get some rain yellowdog?

I miss it :o

[kentauros]

18. We'll fill some rainbarrels (or oil drums) for you

:D

[Skittles]

20. AW I HOPE Y'ALL WILL BE FINE

yes INDEED :hi:

[AnneD]

26. What a flash back......

I remember cistern, rain barrels, and drawing water from the wells and pumps. Dang, I really must be old country

[Ptah]

2. Good luck

[PBS Poll-435]

3. You will be fine....

This thing has nothin'.

Preparation is good though.

[AnneD]

4. I live in a 5th wheel RV.....

this thing rocks in a heavy rain. I hope the winds aren't too bad. I just finished lashing everything down. It is calm now but once the rain starts I won't get a wink of sleep.

[PBS Poll-435]

6. You have done all you can do.

It will be 65 winds, 85 gusts, at landfall, and very quickly will be just an ordinary Texas thunderstorm.

[lost-in-nj]

5. We Love you!!

:hug:

and prayers....


please
please

stay safe

:hug:




lost

[Texasgal]

7. Seeing that Houston floods frequently

I hope all is okay.. :hug:

We could use the rain badly however!

[AnneD]

8. My thoughts too.....

we will soak up most of this. I am by the med center but on the high side so I think we are ok-it is just the winds I worry about.

[Lady Effingbroke]

10. Not this time, just looking forward to the rain.

I was living in a travel trailer in Pasadena when Allison hit, so I know what it's like - anything more than a strong breeze and it's time to rock n' roll!

:hi:

[texanwitch]

11. I am ready.

Had to do some outside work to help prevent flooding, but that is all I did.

We have plenty of everything.

I just hope we don't have any heavy flooding like last time.

[RoyGBiv]

13. Ayup ...

I got water, a flashlight (batteries), a cat, and cat food so I don't get eaten in the middle of the night.

So, I think I'm set. :)

[AnneD]

24. Yeah....

and God help you if you don't give them their own can opener. They are so picky.:)

[prole_for_peace]

14. I'm in the Golden Triangle

I went around the yard and put up everything that might get blown around and caused damage.

I have cat food and people food so that is taken care of.

I hope the worst we get is a power outage.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

15. Yes it should be.

I'm in Houston on the west side. Doesn't flood where I live.
The water in the yard has gotten up to the slab before, where the porch starts, though.

[kentauros]

16. I filled a couple of water bottles for the fridge

but I've gone through much worse. I don't see this as being much more than a "strong" series of storms. We've had worse lines of thunderstorms blow through from the North ;)

Were you around for Alicia, or Claudette (1979), Chantal, Allison and whichever other ones that have been pretty powerful or damaging in the past 25-30 years? I'm in Houston, too, native to the area, though I grew up in the NASA area of town.

[kentauros]

19. Oh and, here it comes:

http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=HGX&product=NCR&overlay=11101111&loop=yes

:o

[AnneD]

25. I have been through all of them....

with Alicia, we were without power for 2 weeks so no well water. That was the worst personally. Remember downtown being closed because of the hazard from the falling glass. I have rode all of those out. Houston really learned from Katrina and Rita. We have a good evacuation plan at this point.

[madeline_con]

21. Hope you weather this well.

We're in FL holding our breaths, wating for our turn. :hug:

[AnneD]

27. I remember the year Florida got hit .....

with so many back to back hurricanes. We sent a lot of aid and workers there. Andrew had to be the worst, but none of them were good.

[Bucky]

22. I'm in Houston too. I'm waiting till the last minute to go get supplies.

You know... beer, frozen pizza, maybe some light bulbs in case the power goes out...

[madeline_con]

29. LOL! Just the essentials. n/t

[AnneD]

23. Well,

I stayed up until about 4 this morning. When they gave landfall at Sabine Pass, I felt better. I fell asleep and woke up during the time the eye was over us. I took the dogs out. They have been very calm, a good sign. They really did have their noses to the air more than to the ground this morning, so they know something is going on. The only thing I feel is a bit groogy, but that is from that bottle of wine I drank.:evilgrin:

I had more rocking of the trailer in a sudden spring rainstorm earlier this year than this. We are getting some much needed rain. The downside-Hubby works for the UT Police department and is still there at MD Anderson. I packed 3 days of meals for him and 3 days of clothes. I think he will be back before then. The hospital is closed today (except for emergencies and in patients). They really learned after Allison and are not taking chances.

I hope the rest of you are safe and dry.

[SacredCow]

28. I'm in Baton Rouge....

So no preparations necessary for me, but it has made me realize that I haven't really considered my preparations for this year.

Best of luck to all of the Houston-Area DUers...