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Hurricane Rita Freeper Sign In Thread
www.freerepublic.com | September 21, 2005

Posted on 09/21/2005 10:36:57 AM PDT by Howlin

If you are in the path of this storm, please sign in here, so that the rest of us can keep track of our "displaced" friends and family.

And when you return, remember to sign in, as we will be looking for you!


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Front Page News; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: freeper; rita; texas
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To: Howlin
Well, at least you'll be with family and friends and you can all help each other out.

Yeah... well......
The good news is: the sister-in-law who had to work Saturday now has Friday and Saturday off... so she can come with us.
The bad news is: the sister-in-law who was supposed to pick-up Mom an hour ago hasn't shown up yet.
(Probably took my niece to the beauty shop to get her nails done first or some such nonsense.)
Now I have to listen to my Mom gripe about how she'd rather leave in the morning instead.
Cripes, I'm tempted to just hop in the car and head WEST by myself.

421 posted on 09/21/2005 6:17:07 PM PDT by Willie Green (Go Pat Go!!!)
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To: Willie Green

Ah, families, eh?


422 posted on 09/21/2005 6:23:34 PM PDT by Howlin
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To: Willie Green

On the other hand, this could be your big chance to jump a train!


423 posted on 09/21/2005 6:23:56 PM PDT by Howlin
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To: Howlin

Im here, and wondering if family will be safe in Dallas.


424 posted on 09/21/2005 6:25:33 PM PDT by gopwinsin04
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To: Howlin

Add me too. I'm at Hobby, a dog-leg north of the Hilton


425 posted on 09/21/2005 6:35:39 PM PDT by Elderberry
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To: TxBec

"I sure picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue!"


426 posted on 09/21/2005 6:36:16 PM PDT by sam_paine (X .................................)
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To: COEXERJ145

She's in an apartment. That's what has me concerned. She is in a sorority, and maybe the sorority house will be a little more prepared.

Let's just hope she gets out of town soon.


427 posted on 09/21/2005 6:36:31 PM PDT by luckystarmom
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To: Elderberry

Leaving?


428 posted on 09/21/2005 6:37:33 PM PDT by Howlin
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To: gopwinsin04

My family is in Dallas, and they are looking forward to the rain. It's been a dry year. Dallas is just way too far north for there to be much danger.


429 posted on 09/21/2005 6:37:47 PM PDT by luckystarmom
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To: Howlin
Ah, families, eh?

((((sigh)))) yeah... I'm afraid so...
As you might guess, I'm not the hectic-paced, multitasking flexplan type...
IMHO, that's just fancy-talk for acting like a bunch of chickens with their heads cut off.
I much prefer a firm, decisive plan of action that everybody sticks to.

430 posted on 09/21/2005 6:38:50 PM PDT by Willie Green (Go Pat Go!!!)
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To: Howlin

Planning to move the family to Spring in the wee morning hours. The freeway now is a parking lot. My sister in Dallas wants us to go there. Haven't decided yet.


431 posted on 09/21/2005 6:41:23 PM PDT by Elderberry
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To: Howlin
On the other hand, this could be your big chance to jump a train!

Sounds good to me.
I wonder if they charge extra if I bring the cat.

432 posted on 09/21/2005 6:41:42 PM PDT by Willie Green (Go Pat Go!!!)
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To: luckystarmom
It all depends on the amount of rain. Last time, 6 flooded up around Hearne, so if she's going to Waco she might want to head out before the rain stops. I think I'm gonna ride it out here.
433 posted on 09/21/2005 6:42:41 PM PDT by TexAgg_IE
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To: luckystarmom

Also, there are buildings on campus that will have no problem with high winds. I figure if it gets bad, I have an office that I can go to.


434 posted on 09/21/2005 6:44:13 PM PDT by TexAgg_IE
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To: All

Waiting for Rita in central Tx - Lago Vista to be exact. We are expecting two evacs from Corpus and two - four from the Bryan area.


435 posted on 09/21/2005 6:45:09 PM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (Travis county and taking in 2-3 evacuees from Corpus Christi with two pets.)
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To: luckystarmom
If she is going to leave, she should go tomorrow or not at all. As pointed out, Highway 6 floods around Hearne which is just north of B/CS. Thankfully, B/CS is not prone to serious flooding, other than street flooding which isn't a real problem unless you have a low to the ground car. Living right next to one of the main drainage creeks can put your house at risk but I've only seen them seriously go over the banks twice and only once into people's houses.

Flooding like we saw in New Orleans from Katrina or Houston from Allison is unlike in B/CS.

436 posted on 09/21/2005 6:48:17 PM PDT by COEXERJ145 (Cindy Sheehan, Pat Buchanan, John Conyers, and David Duke Are Just Different Sides of the Same Coin.)
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To: COEXERJ145
I just hope the electricity holds here in CS. We'll see, I just have to fill up some water jugs and I'm ready.
437 posted on 09/21/2005 6:51:59 PM PDT by TexAgg_IE
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To: Howlin

Checking in.

In the path and very much afraid. Never been through one before and I'm hoping that Rita will weaken as it lands. Thank God most of Galveston has been evacuated.


438 posted on 09/21/2005 6:54:56 PM PDT by Chong (God Bless America and Her Troops!)
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To: TexAgg_IE
I just hope the electricity holds here in CS.

Along with wind and tornado damage, that is my biggest concern. Being without power, which would also mean no water fairly quickly, would suck in this heat. If you have a bathtub, fill it up Friday and the water can be used to flush the toilet.

439 posted on 09/21/2005 6:55:01 PM PDT by COEXERJ145 (Cindy Sheehan, Pat Buchanan, John Conyers, and David Duke Are Just Different Sides of the Same Coin.)
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To: COEXERJ145

At least it looks like the high 80s, low 90s for a day or two if that were to happen. If it lasts longer, I might have to visit the parents around Waco.


440 posted on 09/21/2005 6:56:59 PM PDT by TexAgg_IE
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