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Things are looking pretty grim down towards New Orleans. John got called down there today as part of an emergency response team to start evacuation trains. I just got off the phone with him, and they are closing the hotels tomorrow morning.

Hope everyone down that way is taken care of. If you are stuck in New Orleans (you Southern Decadence boys) head towards the train station, which is right by the Superdome.

Yikes. Here we go again....
 
well~

It appears New Orleans may be a target, but living in Hurricane Central, I can say up from experience that this storm could head anywhere. So, hopefully New Orleans, will dodge this bullet.
One good thing is Louisiana now has a COMPETENT Governor in Bobby Jindal. Hopefully he will stay on Mayor Ray Nagin's A** to ensure every preparation is made. How that guy was re-elected is beyond me.
 
Divine Decadence

It was sad to see the disappointment on the faces of the revelers that spent their money and came here. Since there is no longer any Vertical evacuation in high rises, the visitors will be bused to some airport to get to a hub, If they are not out of Louis Armstrong by 6pm Sunday. we are packing up tonight we live on the west side of the river, leaving early am. Our 2 cats and assorted family members. We are off to Memphis, we have a spec. house i purchased during my mom's recent illness. Wishing all the southerners best of luck. This is not looking good, Shane, you guy's sure had your share, 4 landfalls from that pesky Fay. and now uncertainty with Gustav, looks like Hanna (sp) will threaten Florida this coming week too. be safe. alr2903
 
Have we heard from 58limited? He's in an area where they are having a mandatory evacuation.

Our news tonight said that by morning we'll have 45,000 New Orleans evacuees from the storm here in Houston. I-10 between New Orleans and Houston is jammed and the gas stations along the way are running out of fuel.
 
I'm fine

This morning the storm tracks all look like Gustav will stay east of my area. I'm waiting until the last minute to leave. I have 3 dogs and six cats, plus there are four cats left at my clinic and one very special cat that I agreed to take on for one of my clients that cannot leave - he is part of the emergency crew.

So evacuating needlessly is a major problem for me. I have been preparing, and I will decide by tonight if I need to install my plywood window covers. I'll pre-pack my important papers, family photos, my dad's paintings, and all of my guns (so looters don't get them). But if the storm comes this way, I probably won't hit the road until the just before the first rains are starting.

I have a hologram ID (the ID that emergency and critical personnel are issued) that pretty much will let me come and go as I please before and after the storm.
 
I was smart

I magically planned my vacation for Labor Day week. We left Houston on Friday morning. It's always a scary feeling not knowing WHAT is going to happen while you are gone. They can say NOLA is getting the hit all they want, but truely you never know what could happen at the last minute (like Rita)
15 hour evacuations with a standard was no fun, and not something I want to repeat.
I feel for those who are going to be effected by this. I am just glad I left when I did. I just hope I have a home to go back to, regardless if Hitler is still there. Anywho, that's what insurance if for, right? LOL
I did manage to get to spend a little time with westtexman!
THANKS BRIAN! It helped me alot. I owe ya dude! lol
Really loved his LG frontloaders. (had to throw in SOMETHING washer related)
Hope all have a fun and safe Holiday weekend!
I'm off road-tripping in my 4x4 TACO...
mm/C
 
Looks like the storm will travel up the state of Lousiana towards Shreveport and then maybe east to Dallas or back south to Houston. Houston is now officially out of the threat zone except for the possibility of some heavy rains on Tues-Weds.

It looks like they are handling the evacuation much better this time around. It's more orderly than last time. However, people who are arriving in Houston this morning are saying that it took 15-20 hours to make the drive from New Orleans due to the roads being so backed up.

Looking at the weather reports, I think Beaumont/Port Arthur will get maybe 50 mph wind gusts and 6 inches of rain. Not too bad considering the strength of this storm.
 
I have my window covers set out by each window, but I'm going to wait to put them up. The way it looks now, I won't have to but if the storm turns west, I can put them up in two hours or less and hit the road.

When I put these up for Rita, the paint on the window frames stuck to them and peeled off when I took them down. I didn't have time to repaint so I had to pay someone to do it (didn't meet my deductible) - that is why I'm waiting until the last minute to put these up.
 
David:

I know what you mean about the possibility of evacuating with multiple animals. Right now we have 5 dogs on hand. We are up in Spring, Tx (elev 38 ft) so we aren't too worried about ever having to evacuate. But the possibility is scary.
 
My best wishes go

with all you folks. We are only just now beginning to get things more or less back in order after a flood the beginning of August.
And we could immediately start bailing out as soon as the police gave the all clear. In a hurricane, you have to wait days or weeks to start, and that is what does so much of the really icky damage.
 
Sorry to hear about the flood, Keven. Did you sustain any damage?

The latest on our local TV says that if Gustav continues its current path, we might not even get much, if any, rain. Looks like I might get to put the plywood back in storage tomorrow (fingers crossed).
 
Todd & Gary and the 3 or 4 cats they have have left Metarie (suburb of NOLA) and are at Gary's sister's house. This is where they stayed the last time during Katrina. That's about an hour or so outside of NOLA wet or north--I don't remember.
 
Gustav headed towards me

Hurricane Gustav is headed for for me in SW Louisiana about 8 mi SE of Lafayette, LA. Hunkered down in a house that has taken direct hits from Lilly, Hilda, Camile, and Betsy. I live right between the paths of Katrina and Rita, so not so lucky this time. Have my food, water for a few days and fresh batteries for flash lights and radio. Have a charged up battery for the computer desktop too.
 
Gustav is not as bad as they made it out to be. It looks like everything is holding in NO. Sure there is wind damage, but no flooding reported yet. But you know how it is with these storms. You don't hear anything for a few days after the storm and then the reports of damage start coming in.
It's kind of gusty windy here in Houston. We're doing laundry and hanging clothes on the line and they are drying in record time.
Looks like Lafayette is getting wind gusts of 35mph right now with maybe some 50 mph wind gusts later. Looks like the eye will pass to the south of there. They definitely will get some rain out of this!
 
We made it to Tn, travel time 9 hrs, usually takes 6, arrived at at 12:01 am Sunday. Max per gallon for unleaded was $4.10 in Mississippi. Bob, i was glad you posted about Todd & Gary. So far as Whirlcool posted, not much news is in and will not be for a couple of days. In a nutshell we are safe and sound,waiting for additional news and wishing The Very Best to everyone. We have family scattered, Pigeon Forge Tn,Tuinica Ms. Monroe La. Stay safe, arthur-alr2903
 

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