Hurricane Rita Freeper Sign In Thread

www.freerepublic.com | September 21, 2005

[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!

[sinkspur]

As a side note, this seemed like the perfect time to part with our really old and feeble dog. It just wasn't worth figuring out what to do with her.

I could have gone the rest of my life and been better for it by not reading your side note. It's sad, and we didn't need to hear it.

[Howlin]

Are you kidding? You know we went nuts last time trying to find people!

[dirtboy]

It helped that Dvorak numbers were singing Cat 5 at 11 AM ("Dad - it's gonna be a Cat 5. GET OUT!").

It helped that Rockport called for a mandatory evacuation.

And it helped the mayor's wife called and told them where they had found a hotel room fairly close by.

[PetroniDE]

PetroniDE Checking In.

Plans subject to change, but currently planning to stay in Katy. I have room if people need.

[Rheo]

Jaded is coming to stay in Austin!

See ya soon.

[daybreakcoming]

I am so glad to see you are leaving. Sometimes daughters do know best. :o)

Godspeed to all with prayers

[RedWhiteBlue]

Checking in from Sugar Land, about a mile from hwy 59. Haven't decided if were going to leave home yet. Might stay in town with my sister's family. She's only about a couple of miles away, but her home is built like a fortress -- masonry walls over 1 ft. thick.

[sinkspur]

FOLKS!!! Don't stop in Central Texas, if you have a choice. We're expecting 50-70 MPH winds up here in Dallas!! Waco, and Palestine, and Austin, and College Station are going to get pounded by even higher winds and more rain! If you can get to Arkansas or Oklahoma or further north, do it!

[Sundog]

Utah still has some room.

[sinkspur]

I've got an idiot cousin in Pasadena who says he needs to stay behind to take care of his kids and grand kids because none of them are leaving either.

To be fair, his wife is an RN and she can't leave (so he says). They're not evacuating her mother, either, from a nursing home near Hobby Airport. I told him that was a mistake, and that we would take her in if he could get an ambulance to bring her.

But, he said no.

[Zacs Mom]

I'm in Dallas ~ my husband is in Galveston right now picking up his 94 year aunt. They will be leaving there (hopefully) within the next hour headed this way. I haven't seen or heard what the routes out are like - pretty congested, I'd imagine. *sigh* I'll breath easier once I know they are north of Huntsville.

I am currently expecting to have his aunt plus 5 additional folks from the Houston area all here to ride out the storm in Dallas.

[Kingwood Kiddo]

Plan to stay in Kingwood. Since this area is HIGHLY Republican, we expect Rove/Bush to steer the Hurricane selectively through Kingwood.

However, I do expect it to take out my next door neighbor who is the Chairperson of the Kingwood Democrats organization. Ain't it great to have friend in HIGH places!

[fhlh]

Provo, Spain?

:)

[Xenalyte]

I'm at work (downtown Houston) right now, and will be heading home at the regular time.

If we stay, we're where my tagline says.

If we go, we'll head for Brenham.

[Xenalyte]

Sign in and sound off!

[JFC]

Bless all you fellow Texans.. Us flatlanders are with you in thoughts and prayer. Stay safe. We are going to need every republican we can find for the next several elections.


So while your away....... Breed babies!!!

[PetroniDE]

If you go to Oklahoma, is that democrat hotel in Ardmore available?

[Howlin]

Yes, it is! Good luck.

[webfooter]

I'll be riding out the storm in Northwest Houston. The loss of power for an extended period of time is what I'm most worried about. Thanks for the prayers everyone!

[i_dont_chat]

We are riding it out in Houston, in Bellaire (southwest of downtown Houston). Myself, spouse and two Golden Retrievers.

We are outside the 610 Loop, near Hwy 59 (south).

My siblings and 85-year old mother (all live in Galveston Co TX) -- just this hour left for Austin, TX, where they have accommodations.

They will be part of the gigantic traffic jam, bumper-to-bumper from Houston to Austin. Not a pleasant thought. A 6-hour drive which will probably take 10.

We have everything we need. Not to be smug, but I think we know what to do and I think we know how to do it.

As long as we have power, I'll be checking FR.