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onyx and I made a list - sort of -- by keeping up with those of you who signed in.

This list is the ones we saw, not necessarily everybody; if any of you know some who didn't check in and haven't been heard from, please advise myself, onyx, or McGavin999, who has graciously agreed to help with our search for you all!

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1 posted on 09/24/2005 7:28:28 AM PDT by Howlin
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To: McGavin999

Here you go!


2 posted on 09/24/2005 7:29:05 AM PDT by Howlin (No, I'm not as nice as NautiNurse. :-))
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To: greene66

Can you post your story here? There were a lot of folks worried about you since you were right in the path of the storm.


6 posted on 09/24/2005 7:36:35 AM PDT by McGavin999 (We're a First World Country with a Third World Press (Except for Hume & Garrett ))
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To: Howlin

Well, I didn't make the list....but here's my report anyways! I'm in Bryan-College Station, which is about 90 miles northwest of Houston. Our town has received about 10,000 evacuees from various places. We were initially right in the projected path of the eye of the storm, but when it made it's little eastward jog Thursday night, that meant we were now west of all the hot spots.

So, this morning, Saturday, at 9:30 a.m., we have winds gusting up to about 40 mph, and lots of clouds. No rain at all yet. The eye of the storm is about 170 miles directly east of us at the moment (in Jasper).

The best to come out of this - we picked up ALLL the junk out of the yard and had to clean up the shed to put it away! The kids are still sleeping, and will probably be slightly disappointed that we still have power.... :-)


8 posted on 09/24/2005 7:37:57 AM PDT by Day Kay
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We've had a great time with old friends in Austin. Went to the Capitol and the Bullock History Museum (MARVELOUS museum) Friday, and everywhere we went were other bored evacuees. Thought about bucking the crowds to attend the Austin City Limits music festival, but decided to visit some other friends and ride horses instead. Kids don't want to leave.

Report is that Missouri City is fine. Power blinked a few times, but I left our porch light on so neighbors could check quickly, and everything's on now.

BUT NOW -- we have to figure out when/how to come back. Our current best thought is to take 71 down to Eagle Lake and then 90 back home. Any ideas?


9 posted on 09/24/2005 7:39:46 AM PDT by nepdap ((Quail Valley, Missouri City, southwest of Houston -- around the corner from Xenalyte's parents))
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Couldn't be better in West Houston. Didn't lose anything (water, power, cable, etc.) Just a little wind and rain. Pretty uneventful. Thank the Lord, but I still pray for those in the storm's path and those who will be returning home as well.


14 posted on 09/24/2005 7:44:16 AM PDT by texsean
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To: Howlin

I just heard a bird singing outside. Not really all that much rain here (SH 249/Louetta area).. Few small limbs off trees...

But my wife slept all through the night. Power has glitched a few times.. but nothing series here at all..

Hope everyone else did as well.. This was a good excersize and I'll be shopping for a generator.. I'm not going to get stuck without one again..

Thanks for creating this thread...


16 posted on 09/24/2005 7:44:52 AM PDT by tje
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All is well here in the Cypress Area (Fairfield). We hardly got any rain, but got strong (not damaging) winds. I still have electricity at my house.

A friend who lives a few minutes inbound at Coles Crossing (Barker Cypress @ 290), is without power.

Thanks to all for the hard work on these these threads.

If any of you in my vicinity are without power and need ice or anything later, let me know and I'll do all I can to help.

Carlos.


17 posted on 09/24/2005 7:46:34 AM PDT by Carlucci
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To: Howlin; All

Can someone assure me that Rita is not turning around and coming back this way right now? My brother is taking off the boards from the windows. I don't have the battery power to sit here and search for current news.. I'm trying to let relatives know we're okay via email.

Thank you very much to whoever answers.


20 posted on 09/24/2005 7:48:29 AM PDT by Nita Nupress (Kountze/Lumberton)
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We never lost sunshine. Mid coast.


22 posted on 09/24/2005 7:49:45 AM PDT by SouthTexas (Refugio County)
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Still in Dallas. Storm is making its way up the east side of Texas it appears. Damage assessments should be coming in before too long so that we'll begin to find out what actually took place along Katrina's sister's path.

I heard the sea wall in Port Arthur wasn't topped. Seems the bigger storm surge may have been to the east of Sabine Pass into La.


24 posted on 09/24/2005 7:51:19 AM PDT by deport
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Checking in from The Woodlands, high winds howling and rain in the middle of the night, very few branches down, no flooding at all. Electricity flickered but we never lost it. All calm now.

Jaded called from Huntsville this morning where she evacuated to (from Pasadena) and she is having a slightly rougher time up there with the winds and rain and no electicity, but she's okay!

30 posted on 09/24/2005 7:56:27 AM PDT by padfoot_lover (Woodlands area)
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My dad just sent me 3 pictures of a huge crocodile found swimming in the streets of New Orleans. I knew crocodiles live in Florida, but I was surprised to hear they live in Louisiana and even more that one this large. I don't know how to post pictures, but if someone will email me and provide an email address I will forward the pictures. It's a shame this beast did not take care of some of the looters.
33 posted on 09/24/2005 7:57:16 AM PDT by GarySpFc (Sneakypete, De Oppresso Liber)
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The wine got to me so I fell asleep shortly after midnight and only just got up. We have rain and wind, but haven't gone out to explore the complex yet.

As near as I can ifgure, it is a category one so it shouldn't be too bad from a wind point of view, but I need to find out about how much rain we might get.

38 posted on 09/24/2005 8:03:35 AM PDT by Kate of Spice Island (When I was young we used to go "skinny dipping," now I just "chunkydunk." Tyler, TX)
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To: Howlin; 30 something american; Aggie Mama; Alkhin; Alexis the Bengal Kitty; American72; ...

Hope-you-all-check-in-and-are-doing-okay PING!


43 posted on 09/24/2005 8:06:42 AM PDT by Sweet_Sunflower29 (Men are like parking spaces... the good ones are all taken and the rest are handicapped.)
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To: Howlin

Nonevent - cable out - OH no, no football!


46 posted on 09/24/2005 8:11:39 AM PDT by gumboyaya
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Here in College Station, we haven't really seen any rain yet. However, my roommates family who live around Livingston apparently got a good storm. I think there may have to be some supplies delivered later. Hope everyone is OK.


47 posted on 09/24/2005 8:13:26 AM PDT by TexAgg_IE
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To: Howlin; Eastbound

In Southwest Houston (Bellaire), we were just outside the area which had high winds and rain.

Our neighborhood didn't get any tree damage -- just the usual twigs in the yard. No flooding, the rainfall was not appreciable. Didn't lose electricity -- it was the best possible ending!

Thanks for starting this thread. I'm interested in seeing how others got through.

Rita took a TURN away from the Galveston and Houston, and so instead of saying, "No good deed goes unpunished," I'm thinking, "One good TURN deserves another."


48 posted on 09/24/2005 8:15:22 AM PDT by i_dont_chat (Our President's intervention saved lives during Katrina.)
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To: Howlin; Eaker

Doing the check-in.

The wind picked up around 2:00 am, we had very little rain and the power burped twice for about two minutes.

We were out & about this morning and saw very little damage; just a few old fences down, several tree limbs broken and two stop lights messed up.

We still have a bit of wind this morning and some rain.


51 posted on 09/24/2005 8:18:43 AM PDT by TheMom (My husband and children rock! I am like a rock . . . round and thick.)
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Now we have to get started drinking all this durn water that we stored up!!

No real damage to speak of in my neck of the woods.

I did notice that a bunch of booze is missing and TheMom has a real goofy grin on here face!!


54 posted on 09/24/2005 8:21:59 AM PDT by Eaker (My Wife Rocks! - I will never take Dix off of my ping list as I have been asked to do.)
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Safe and sound here. We never even left Victoria. Mandatory Evac lifted mid-day Thursday and changed to Voluntary Evac. We did have a curfew Thur & Fri night, because there were a lot of people gone and most all businesses were closed and boarded up. Most things are opening back up again today. Barely any wind - I'd call it a breeze - with a few swirly bands of white clouds against a blue sky.


64 posted on 09/24/2005 8:33:58 AM PDT by TX Bluebonnet
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