Oh, no. Not again.

[mekender]

On second thought, sod it. Let the city sink back into the (expletives deleted) marsh. This is the 50,000 watt blowtorch of an AM mega news station's webpage.

Nagin warns Gustav is a seious threat

Dave Cohen Reporting
New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin says if he calls a mandatory evacuation for Gustav people better listen, or they may not survive.

Nagan is a total asshat...

and didnt they call for a mandatory evac the last time and a lot of people didnt listen?

[Rumpshot]

Rump !! I have noticed over the recent past that the storms are hitting the Valley more often and with greater intensity?? Heat island ???

I thought you were in Ash Fork ??

I live & work in Goodyear Mon-Fri.

Last night caught the weather guessers off guard. Storms started on the Mogollon Rim and slid down the mountains and built big in a hurry. 60K folks without electricity this morning. 50-75 Knot winds reported through the valley.

[DougWojtowicz]

Priest and Sabbath?

The lightning and wind were angels moshing.

The rain was the sweat that poured from their brows after such a mosh.

[SoupOrMan]

Hmm, category 3, a mere 3 years after Katrina..

I wonder what the Big Easy did to piss off God so much.

HTRN

My guess is Southern Decadence, the Mardi Gras exclusively for homosexuals.

THEY STOLE OUR PARTY???

[308Mike]

A thread regarding evacuations.

[morsetaper]

Have we heard from The Termite yet?

[randy]

Have we heard from The Termite yet?

I saw a report a little earlier today that they're evacuating the offshore rigs. So he might be a wee bit busy right now.

[morsetaper]

I assumed he would be hammered, just didn't know if he had caught up with us yet or what. I remember that the last time this happened, he provided a lot of insight into what was happening , and what could happen.

[Termite]

Have we heard from The Termite yet?

I saw a report a little earlier today that they're evacuating the offshore rigs. So he might be a wee bit busy right now.

I'm here; at home, that is. I've been very busy with our rec soccer registration stuff these last 3-4 days; I'm the board president.

This one falls on my offhitch. The other guys get to tie everything down and evacuate. I really hope they do a good job of shutting everything down correctly.
I'll have the fun & games of going back out to bring the TLP online later next week. And yes Randy, at that point things will get extremely busy for a while.
Meanwhile, the wife and I are prepping La Casa del Termite. We are far enough inland(Alexandria/Pineville area, about 5 miles from PawPaw) that I'm thinking about not plywooding the windows, due to the new insulated siding we installed last Oct. I think that if Gustav hits as a Cat III on the coast, it will be a Cat I or TS by the time it gets here. Lilly went right over us, and all I lost was 1-2 roof shingles.
I've filled up all my gas containers(w/STABIL addded), test run both generators, topped off all vehicles, charged up my deep cycle batteries and power portapacs, and filled my extra propane tank. I'll fill up 2 food grade 55 gal drums with water Monday. I also have a 4" inflatable test plug in case I need to isolate the house from the sewer system. The yard is mowed, weedeated, and raked. I and the wife will spend today making sure loose items are picked up/ tied down.
I'll be using two wheels to run various errands, unless I have to carry really large items.

Drinking water and batteries(esp D cells) are disappearing at an incredible rate here. I don't use that many D cells, other than the two Maglights, so I'm good there. I've gone to AAs and CR123s mostly, in LED lights.

Generator sales are thru the roof. I WISH I had a truck load of 3-5kw gens I could sell. I would service and test run them whenever I sold one, all sales final, no returns. The only problem with generators is that most people don't really know how to use them efficiently, or safely. Oh well; Darwin awards and all that......

I'll stay in touch.

Termite

[mekender]

good god! it is a Cat 4 right now and it is still over land in Cuba...

for gods sake, if you are in Louisiana still, GET THE HELL OUT OF THERE!!!

if you need a place to stay, let me know, ill find you something. Ive got family in FL and NC