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Hurricane Rita Live Thread, Part IV
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| 22 September 2005
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Posted on 09/22/2005 3:25:57 AM PDT by NautiNurse
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To: Petronski
Fox just reported seepage from waterlogged dikes in New Orleans.Just shut off the pumps and let the rain help equalize the pressure on the levees.
2,461
posted on
09/22/2005 2:33:48 PM PDT
by
PAR35
To: mathluv
They may get some flooding, but just didn't have any choice. Had 3 small children in the car and needed to get off the interstate. Don't know if they'll try again at some point or just stay put.
Hopefully, all the neighbors with 2-story houses will help out the single-story dwellers.
2,462
posted on
09/22/2005 2:34:10 PM PDT
by
Cedar
To: eastforker
excuse me, but I was trying to direct him to the information he sought because I didn't know the answer but I knew where to get the answer. Most people that I know do not have a gas range. Why would you assume everyone has a gas range? There was no reason for you to be rude or to call us stupid. Shame on you!
To: Types_with_Fist
Gibson didn't say......I "assumed" he was talking about the sand bagged ones. Fox talking about the pumping stations now....
2,464
posted on
09/22/2005 2:34:26 PM PDT
by
Jrabbit
(Kaufman County, Texas)
To: All
Been trying to find Worst-case scenario's for Lake Charles, and all I'm coming up with is Greenpeace's "If the Chemical Plant Blows" BS...
Any ideas?
To: Howlin
Continental Airlines Prepares for Hurricane Rita at Its Houston Hub
HOUSTON, Sept. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) is preparing for Hurricane Rita by continuing to evacuate travelers from Houston. The airline is making operational decisions with the highest priority placed on the safety of its customers and employees.
Continental expects to be able to operate only a reduced Houston schedule on Friday morning, and will cease flight operations at Houston at noon. All Continental Airlines flights from Houston on Friday afternoon and Saturday are being cancelled. All Continental Express flights from Houston on Friday and Saturday are being cancelled. Flights are expected to resume Sunday morning. Throughout the weekend, all flights not involving Houston should operate normally. The best way to check the status of a particular flight is to visit continental.com .
"We are committed to the safety of our customers and employees," said Larry Kellner, chairman and CEO. "We are doing our best to evacuate as many people as we can until we are forced to suspend operations at noon tomorrow."
Supplementary Staff Fly to Houston
To augment staffing at the Houston hub, Continental has flown into Houston hundreds of employee volunteers and TSA security screeners from Cleveland, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, New York/Newark and San Antonio. These personnel supplement existing staff at the airport and replace workers who were subject to mandatory evacuation orders. The supplementary staff have been brought to the Houston airport with Continental's commitment to fly them home before the hurricane hits.
Travel Advice: Check in at Continental.com and Carry-on Bags Only
Houston Bush Intercontinental Airport is extremely busy with all flights sold out. Only ticketed passengers should go to the airport. Passengers should bring only carry-on baggage to help expedite check-in and security screening. Passengers should check in at continental.com and print their boarding passes prior to leaving for the airport.
Continental strongly recommends against passengers flying to Houston to make onward connecting flights. Due to the approach of Hurricane Rita, connecting itineraries may not function as scheduled, risking passenger misconnections and possible stranding in Houston. Only passengers who need to travel to Houston itself should board flights destined for Houston.
To: sinkspur
I couldn't agree more with your assessment of Laura Miller's shameful mouthiness the last few days. The only good thing about her was that she was outside of the corrupt good ol' boys network, but she's bungled her opportunities and her 15 minutes are up.
To: mware
I heard somewhere that Highway 290 to Austin would have no contra flow. I think we can be sure that the news idiots--even Fox--will find the biggest traffic jam and focus on it. There is no more reason to listen to those bozos than there was with Katrina. There is a lot of time before landfall. This whole thing seems to be working very well, unless the folks to the east of Houston got too focused on "predictions" and made no preparations.
To: KMJames
What would happen if you used a nuke to blow up/disrupt a hurricane? Besides dispersing radioactive fallout all over the damn place, you mean? Uh, nothing.
2,469
posted on
09/22/2005 2:35:06 PM PDT
by
don-o
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To: steveegg
The inner eyewall is 15 nm wideWhoa...
and the outer eyewall is 40 nm wide and contracting.
Sounds like it's gearing for the punch. Lord have mercy.
2,470
posted on
09/22/2005 2:35:39 PM PDT
by
Alia
To: Spktyr
Though we do come to the rescue like "the cavalry" does.Hm, yes. That was my point. I do hope ya can show NO how a real American city responds to a natural disaster. They're something of an international embarassment at the moment.
To: sinkspur
Laura Miller has thoroughly annoyed everyone on both sides of the fence. If the Republicans run an even halfway-credible candidate, she's out in the next election.
2,472
posted on
09/22/2005 2:36:03 PM PDT
by
Spktyr
(Dallas TX (Overwhelminglysuperiorfirepowerandthewillingnesstouseitistheonlyprovenpeacesolution))
To: Petronski
You just gotta ask yourself how a coleman stove is going to starve a propane fed fire of air? And you know really 23.5 cubic feet of air isn't a lot.
So yeah.. what this is telling you is the first thing they teach you when you work in a gas processing plant. You can't have a little bit of air in a pipeline mixed with ngl's. Because that is a time bomb waiting to happen. It's a confined place. So for goodness sake.... if you use a coleman heater, don't put in a confined space like a sealed barrel or something.
To: tcrlaf
There is a NASA site that has some of these scenarios - did you see the link to the powerpoint slideshow from this morning? May be something on that site.
2,474
posted on
09/22/2005 2:36:58 PM PDT
by
RDTF
To: Petronski
And your average house has between 3-5 thousand cubic feet of air.
2,475
posted on
09/22/2005 2:37:36 PM PDT
by
eastforker
(Under Cover FReeper going dark(too much 24))
To: Petronski
Here in south central Texas we are experiencing 100 degree weather...I don't think we have to worry about heating with propane....
To: kjam22
Propane is safe in doors ... Are you Hank Hill?
;-)
To: WxMan2000
Thanks.
The 4 pm discussion is interesting. Not only is Rita undergoing an eyewall replacement cycle, but it's over a cold eddy in the Gulf right now. They thought about taking her down further, but she's leaving that cold eddy and headed for a hot one. Throw in expected increased shear and they're saying 125 knots up until 36 hours out, when the prediction becomes 120 (still a Cat 4 for those of you reading along) and landfall before 48 hours.
2,478
posted on
09/22/2005 2:38:24 PM PDT
by
steveegg
($3.00 a gallon is the price you pay for ANWR! Start drilling or stop whining! - HT Falcon4.0)
To: aBootes
Personally, I have always thought that Texans ARE the cavalry...Nah, you know what they say, "One riot, one ranger."
2,479
posted on
09/22/2005 2:38:42 PM PDT
by
Wneighbor
(anyway, they left for mexico monday.)
To: Dog Gone
Are you in the clear enough now to stay at home through the storm?
2,480
posted on
09/22/2005 2:38:42 PM PDT
by
NautiNurse
(The task before us is enormous, but so is the heart of America.)
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