I know Ed posted some time back about being packed and ready to go inland, but I think that was a couple of storms ago. Hoping everything is well with the Blysards, and all in the path of the storm.
It will be a great day, when the media in our country can report things like hurricanes, tornadoes, and blizzards in realistic, reletive terms. Everything has to be Chicken Little’s sky falling. After a while, it’s a media event, and no one can tell what’s really going on.
…From what we’ve seen this evening on projected path for Ike…it’s not too far south of that area {Huston}. Believe Ed feels safer for everyone in his family to stay where he is.
I ignore the hype now. Media Chicken Little can scream all he wants to.
I examine Noaa’s charts along with other web sites carefully each day. I did repack some trains stuff into bigger boxes and better arranged the train room storage under the layout.
Houston will flood pretty fast and hard but fortunately it does not look like it will stay much more than a day so good for them. I recall east of Houston towards the Sabine as having alot of refineries and worry about the storm surge coming.
The trees on my land tell me the story when a storm gets to where we are. If the trees are doing well, there is no problem. If they start to breathe or otherwise think about falling… well… it’s a gale. =)
Im just glad that Cuba soaked it up and that it missed NOLA this time.
The local new folks have done a fantastic job of creating a panic…the sky is falling, the sky is falling…yup, and it’s called rain.
Every freeway out of the city is jammed up bumper to bumper; every Home Depot is either out of plywood or is limiting sales on what they have left.
Grocery stores are cleaned out of water, bread, cereal and canned goods.
As of tonight, Ike is projected to make landfall just northwest of Houston…between Anahuac and Houston, right through Galveston Island, although the computer tracks have it both south and north also…we expect the first rain bands to get here around 10 tomorrow morning.
Not gonna fight the traffic and it should be by quite quickly.
Front window and sliding glass patio door boarded up, Coleman lanterns and cook stove all fueled, and lots of canned goods, bottled water and such…we are all set.
Will let you know tomorrow how it goes.
Be careful over there…my mother and brother are riding out the storm in Houston as well…hopefully it should not be too bad…are they standing you out or giving you a time to mark up by?
I am on a yard job, Thursday and Friday are my off days, I have to be at the yard Saturday at 0630…unless they call and say stay home ( not likely)…they already went through the extra board, they just called and left a message wanting to see if I wanted to work my off day tomorrow…uhhh, no, not really!
Yeah. A little rain and wind in Houston is nothing compared to the dangers faced by Bear Grylls in the Discovery Channel’s Man vs. Wild “South Dakota”. Gives me a new respect for people who live there. [bow] Can you imagine endless treeless plains broken only by the occasional stampeding buffalo herd, land erosion run amok and hills that are super lightening rods?
Ed,
We in the area of the Windy City (I haven’t felt a breeze in months, unless it was against me while bike-riding) hope and trust you’ve made the right decision.
We got soaked by the remnants of Gustav; this one might get us a bit, too (though it’s supposed to pass to our south and east).
Ed:
Does your yard handle heavy downpours well?
K.P.
These days we only hold the buffalo stampedes on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays during tourist season! Other days can be arranged (at slight additional cost).
The yard is 300 feet from the ship channel turning basin, about 3 feet above sea level, and we expect a 4 to 6 foot storm surge.
Built 1924, they simply encased the 2 creeks that run throught the yard in concrete pipe, and installed drains to them…it clears out pretty well, but I am not sure it will take the storm surge so good.
Ed:
It will be interesting to see what happens …
All the yard’s switches are of the hand throw type and not subject to electrical circuitry damage, right?
K.P.
Ed
we’ll be watching things from here closely.
stay safe
Joe
Ed - Good luck with Ike.
Headlines in the local paper this AM mention the oil industry. Wonder if the gas suppliers will pull a Katrina on us and boost gas prices on the basis of a rumor that Ike might affect supply…
Good luck and be safe Ed. We’ll say a prayer for you and yours that you get through ok.
Ed -
I’ll be thinking and praying for you guys. Hope all goes well.
Take care,
Chris
Ed -
All the best. Keep your head down.
LC
The media have nothing to sell but fear…and they do a real good job of it!
Wouldn’t it be better if he kept his head up? [:-,]
…Not if trash cans and anything that’s not tied down come blasting one’s way…[:O]
Did anyone else see the photo of the hotel’s swiming pool bottom completely covered with deck / lawn lounges…Pretty good idea to keep them from blowing away.