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Posted on 09/22/2005 5:44:09 PM PDT by NautiNurse
I found the update... scroll up (or down? ) :)
"One of the helicopter shots show cars driving through fields to get around the bus."
Which is why I am getting a 4X4 bugout vehicle.
That is a great shot.
I'd call it overtopping from that description - the current wind direction, from the WSW, is pusing water from the Gulf up into Ponchatrain and causing modest surge. However, recall that a wall used to be in place at the former breach point - and that wall is no longer in place. So it wouldn't take much of a rise to overtop the levee at that point.
So the key question is, will it remain overtopping? Or will the water eat down into the repairs and re-open the breach?
And then there's that little problem of 5 inches of rain when the city pumps are not fully back on line yet...
Glad your wife is ok:) Good plan on the garage door!
Stay safe.
You know, when we were watching events unfold in the Superdome in NO, one thing that kept going through my mind is, "Where were the real men and why didn't they do what men were supposed to do--protect and defend?"
You and my husband and all the men on my street are demonstrating that there are real men out there that do know how to protect and defend. The guys on my street are securing things, doing recon around the area to see is still here and if there is fuel, going to make a trash run. The women are preparing the indoor shelters and keeping the children focused on other things than the hurricane.
My confusion with breaches is it's worse if it is an actual breach/break versus water just flowing over the levee... isn't it? A big hole for ALL the water to flow through until they can fix it versus only the water over a certain height flowing over?
I'd been hoping they weren't actual breaches. But they are. :(
I actually agree with Blanco here - her statement is akin to the local sheriff asking folks refusing to evacuate for the name and phone number of their next of kin. It drive home the fact that there is a good chance they will die if they stay put.
Do you know where to find a decent map showing your area? My daughter was trying to explain where she lives, but I couldn't find a map to follow what she was saying. I don't think she's in danger from the storm itself, but I am concerned about the conditions later. Her new baby us due at any minute and as a mom, I'm worried about her. She might go to her in-laws in Spring, TX and I'm just trying to get an idea where they are.
Oh definitely if you are in League City. I would have hauled my fanny out of there as quickly as possible with this one. It's all the people that left that are much further inland that evacuated that blew my mind. I have friends in Spring that are in Dallas.
I really dont either, Deguello. We just rinse out our milk jugs really good and store them.
People at HEB (elsewhere, too I am sure) were buying cases of pint size water bottles!
Over here, I really dont sense the need for storing much water - not unless something like a water system failure happens & that is unlikely.
Maybe people fear that the stores will close & they just cant buy their water bottles?
Consider cutting and capping. Last year, I was out in the middle of a storm cutting 3" pvc with a saw when the wind dislodged the solar pool mats on the roof. The pipe was attached to the porch railing, and that was being ripped away too.
And the bashing and second guessing continues:
11:42 EST
MSNBC now saying, GWB is leaving to go to Texas BEFORE Rita hits as opposed to Katrina.
There was a story in one of the UK papers about the British tourists who were in the Dome with evacuees. The men formed a circle with metal chairs and kept the women in the middle of the circle to protect against the roaming gangs who were grabbing girls to take away and gang-rape/murder. So there were a few good guys there. :)
Where is she located and where are her in-laws located. get the zips and plug it into mapquest or find out exactly where she is located and we can try and give directions from there. Spring zip is 77379. What is the name of the subdivision she is trying to get to?
Some relatives of a co-worker of mine live in Spring and they also left for DFW. They are the nervous type.
A Gargantuous Trickle ?
For me, I think the biggest story will be the aftermath. There's not a drop of gasoline in the city, and it's unlikely that any significant amount will arrive in the next week. All the refineries have shut down. And without power, no gasoline can be pumped anyhow, so the city will be paralyzed for quite some time. Employees will be unable to get to work because they don't have gasoline, even if power is quickly restored.
It's going to be a mess getting back to normal even without widespread devastation in the Houston area.
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