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A Cat 2 is nothing to sneeze at, and with all the shoddy construction in the Houston area, staying put may not be the best idea.
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The report I heard was it WOULD BE certain death not to heed evaculation warnings in Galveston.Texans warned Ike could bring 'certain death'
The danger of Ike isn't so much from its winds but from its sheer size. It's expected to be pushing a 22 foot (7 meter) storm surge in front of it. If your house is 12 feet high, and it's 10 feet about sea level, it will be underwater.
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Galveston has a sea wall, but other communities don't. I was watching the Weather Channel earlier and at one place, the whole town was already flooded, and there was not very much wind. In Galveston, waves are already reaching the deck of the fishing pier.Christianity: The belief that a cosmic Jewish Zombie who was his own father can make you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh and telepathically tell him you accept him as your master, so he can remove an evil force from your soul that is present in humanity because a rib-woman was convinced by a talking snake to eat from a magical tree...Comment
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You know its bad when the flooding starts, as it has in some places, 18 hrs before landfall
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IIRC, the Galveston's sea wall is 12 feet high. This storm surge is expected to be 20-22 feet high.Originally posted by Comrade Snuggles
Galveston has a sea wall, ...
Galveston, we have a problem.
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We've taken down our satellite dish
Thankfully we have an OTA antenna!
I'm guessing that in my ~200 unit apt complex, maybe 2-3% has left, parking garage is full with cars still on the upper uncovered level (not either of mine, thankfully)Comment
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My wife's mother has called like 4 times today.
My mom called once and said "I bet you're enjoying this" "yup"Comment
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All East Texas folks must, from time to time, report in so we know you're okay.
If you're killed, report this fact IMMEDIATELY!Comment
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Everybody likes Ike!
They should have named the hurricane after somebody else.
Stay safe and drink hard, y'all!
I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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Tina Turner jokes abound.Comment
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Tina Turner rocks.
Although she should have pressed charges.I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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Hitting right now. I think they said stormwall of 10 ft and surge looks to be at least 14 feet. Many areas to the east are not protected by seawalls or leveesOriginally posted by Zkribbler
IIRC, the Galveston's sea wall is 12 feet high. This storm surge is expected to be 20-22 feet high.
Galveston, we have a problem.
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It's just under Cat 3 strength right now, 110 mph sustained winds.Christianity: The belief that a cosmic Jewish Zombie who was his own father can make you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh and telepathically tell him you accept him as your master, so he can remove an evil force from your soul that is present in humanity because a rib-woman was convinced by a talking snake to eat from a magical tree...Comment
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Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
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He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ BraindeadComment
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That is cool as hell, Sloww.Christianity: The belief that a cosmic Jewish Zombie who was his own father can make you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh and telepathically tell him you accept him as your master, so he can remove an evil force from your soul that is present in humanity because a rib-woman was convinced by a talking snake to eat from a magical tree...Comment
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