FYI: Hurricane Katrina Freeper SIGN IN Thread

http:www.freerepublic.com | August 28, 2005

[Howlin]

If you or your family is in the path of Hurricane Katrina, if you would like to, please "sign in" here so that we can keep track of our people as this storm progresses, especially after the storm has passed.

[Howlin]

Got it!

[cajungirl]

Finally got home from Atlanta an hour ago. We are okay, Hubby at store stocking up. AC is on 65 so when the power goes we will be cool for a while. Candles at the ready.

I am touched at all of the pings to me,,,yall are so sweet.

[luvie]

Glad ya tried to get hold of her. Thanks!

[Peach]

You take care as Atlanta looks like it's going to get whacked.

My husband thinks I've lost my mind. I'm pacing the house and swearing at the city planners in New Orleans. It's starting to rain and thousands of people have been standing outside the Superdome for 4+ hours now.

This is the plan??? To just let people fend for themselves?

I truly believe that if the president hadn't called the mayor this morning and encouraged an evacuation, he wouldn't have called for one.

[Libloather]

Why do ppl wait until *ZERO* hour to leave?

I have no idea. I remember the traffic during hurricane Floyd being backed up for HUNDREDS of miles. Even the secret back roads were parking lots. All hotel rooms go fast.

Vehicles leave New Orleans Sunday morning, Aug. 28, 2005, as Hurricane Katrina approaches. The Louisiana Superdome is shown in the background. Katrina strengthened to a dangerous Category 5 storm on Sunday with 160 mph sustained wind as residents of south Louisiana jammed freeways in a rush to get out of the low-lying region and head inland to higher ground. (AP Photo/Cheryl Gerber)

Nine-year-old Destiny Mitchell wears her teddy bear on her back as she and her family wait outside the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2005. New Orleans officials have opened the Superdome as a shelter for those seeking a place to stay when Hurricane Katrina makes landfall on Monday. With Mitchell is her mother Sabrina Houston, right, her great-grandmother Elsie Houston, seated at center, and her grandmother Jonetta Houston, standing at center. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

A Louisiana National Guardsmen holds back residents as they gather outside the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2005. The Superdome opened Sunday to residents to New Orleans who are seeking shelter from Hurricane Katrina which is expected to make landfall on Monday. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

[summer]

Thanks for the ping, cgk. I live in FL, but I was not in its path last week. Everything here is OK. :)

[Howlin]

All hotel rooms go fast.

A friend of mine left Raleigh at 12:30; she got to Greensboro at 9:45.

I begged her to go down to my in-laws in Cary, but she wouldn't.

A state trooper told her the hotels were book solid to KNOXSVILLE!

[Howlin]

We wanted to know where the heck you were!

[cajungirl]

visiting daughter in Atlanta, fell in love with Atlanta. Saw BB King who is wonderful beyond telling.

[toldyou]

Thank you for going to Crawford!

[pies]

Have a three cousins in NO. One going to shelter in Slidel, one riding it out in Ponchatoula, one heading to my sister's in Meridian MS. Prayers for all in this storm.

[MEG33]

Thank you! Those folks are mighty grateful I am sure..Prayers for those who serve and rescue.Stay safe!

[Bogey78O]

The band passed. Still no power. Reported it. Odds are if we lost power then the remote terminal providing power for DSL and telephone will run dead by midnight.

So at that point I'm cut off completely. Will hope that they have power and try and conserve my power here.

Good luck to the other freeper knuckleheads who are hunkering down.

[ohioWfan]

Our city in Ohio actually IS in the path..........but not until Wednesday, when hopefully, it will be just rain.

God bless and protect all those as they seek shelter from this monster storm!

Stay safe, good people!

[blam]

I'm here. All done with my preparations, etc. Will be moving inland (about 30 miles) to my brother's house in a little while. Good luck to all.

[No2much3]

I used to keep my boat in Kemah. Sold it because I got tired of worrying about every d*mn hurricane which entered the Gulf. Still miss it though. Good times on the lake!

[Howlin]

Will you be checking in when you can from there?

Best of luck!

[Gna42]

I also have my husband's family: father, mother and sister stubbornly staying put uptown N.O. in a second story appt. PLEASE pray for them.

At least they got out of St. Bernard for this one. Please also, anyone who gets any on-the-ground-news, ping me.

God bless, and please stay safe.

[ImaGraftedBranch]

I am here! I predicted on August 26 AM, that this girl would be a CAT5, weakening to a CAT4 with landfall near Mobile. She is on a due North heading for the last hour, and will turn to the NE before landfall. I am in West-Central Alabama, which is not good....surrounded by my lovely acres of trees, wondering which ones will survive...

[Spiff]

Thanks for the list. I've got several of these on the map. What I need to know is if any of these FReepers are planning to stay in place. Those are the ones that I'm trying to keep track of. If you know which ones are going to ride it out, let me know.