from that board...
Rockin’ N Rollin’
Posted by Will_TX on 9/13/2008, 3:37 am
It is gettin’ it...I am on the 6th floor in my office of St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital. Hurricane Force winds have arrived. Lucky for downtown and West Houston Metro we are just enough on the left side that we are being spared the worst of this storm. It is not over by any stretch. But... The wind is doing a number on the buildings. St. Luke’s is in the middle of several buiding that have 26 stories plus. We have a lot of construction going on right now. ninety percent of all the boom cranes arwe down in the Texas Medical Center (many major hospitals. Would like to go to sleep...I am afraid I will miss something... Anyway...will be interesting to see how much rain we get. Our bayou system and Harris County gully have no where to drain for the next few hours.
Ike is a big dude and not moving all that fast.
I imagine the surge from the NE corner of the storm is really tearing up along the coast now. Hope the refineries aren't hit too bad and most importantly, injuries and deaths are low in Texas from Ike,
Expecting $5.50/gal or more for gas here in NC by the end of today. People were panicking yesterday with several traffic jams all over as people lined up to buy fuel. Amazing folk's attitude about it all....desperation.
One would think Ike was coming in here...Anyway, stay safe.