Lovely Rita

[Mr. Harley]

Now this should update daily, this is the current image of soil moisture in the US. Now remember that a hurricane can put several weeks of moisture into an area in days. If it heads towards Mississippi-Alabama (thank God a low probability) it would cause very bad flooding.

[Theben]

It's a hurricane now.

[Docfeelgood]

Rita is the big topic in Houston.
I am collecting important papers and photos together for fleeing should Rita come calling.


The people from NO are being sent further up north.

Man,I feel for these people

[Kaak]

My parents live in Corpus Christi, Texas. This could be bad news for them!

[rah]

Another excuse for them to jack up gas prices even more. *sigh*

[Grandpa Troll]

What some folks do not understand is that the longer you wait the longer it takes, the bigger the storm the wider the path the more people effected= More people jamming roadways and fleeing and then gas runs out and panic set in.

I would say with the projected impact being prudent is what Texas is and yes perhaps somewhat "reactionary" but then again having been through too many you need to make early decisions..what its currently scheduled to be in Texas landfall if it continues late Friday night?

Thats only 72 hours (+/- 12 hours) from major impacts..not that long in the big scheme of things.

Gramps

[Mrs. Tuberski]

Crap Rah is right damm its headed strait for the oil platforms. News reports state to expect the prices of gass to rise again dammit we just got back down to 240 a gal this week. The reports state the storm is headed for houston. were sa can expect up to more the 16 inces of rain and strong winds not a hit like houston but heck we just got through a week of rain.

[Ben Kenobi]

Whoa, that sucks. Are there any polytubbies in Houston besides Apoc?

[Mrs. Tuberski]

There are a couple in corpus with kaaks parents. cant think of anyone else

[Ben Kenobi]

At least SA is fairly far inland. But still, it's bad. Wish we Canucks could do more for y'all.

[Grandpa Troll]

Originally posted by Ben Kenobi
At least SA is fairly far inland. But still, it's bad. Wish we Canucks could do more for y'all.

umm

gramps thinks about growing up across from canada as a child but doest tell ben what we used to tell canucks to do because gramps thinks ben is a nice poly person

/me smiles and waves @ ben kenobi

howdy neybah!

[Ben Kenobi]

but doest tell ben what we used to tell canucks to do because gramps thinks ben is a nice poly person

yeah, you should hear what many folks up here say about the Americans.

But still, we wish we could do more for you.

[Mrs. Tuberski]

Sa is not that far inland from corpus or houston. WE are 173 miles from houston and 120 from corpus.

[Jonny]

Originally posted by Mrs. Tuberski
News reports state to expect the prices of gass to rise again dammit we just got back down to 240 a gal this week.

Lucky, it never got back below about 2.75 here, at least the stations I regularly pass.

Folks on the Texas coast, stay safe... may I recommend that you get out ahead of the rush - the current strength forecasts (though those are not exactly the most accurate things) show Rita to grow to a low cat-4 hurricane in the coming days.

[Berzerker]

I hope it turns north and hits where Katrina hit