bozodog Posted September 12, 2008 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 I sure hope all our friends in the path of Ike are playing it safe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sultan_emerr Posted September 12, 2008 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 (edited) Yes, quite a few of our members are along the Gulf coast.I hope they check in here after the danger has passed,and let us know how they are. Edited September 12, 2008 by sultan_emerr Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KeithLDick Posted September 12, 2008 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 I'm watching the weather reports. we should start getting the high winds and stuff around 9-p.m. and they may last for 12-hours straight until the storm passes. This thing is going to be nasty...I got 2-1/2 cases of beer so I should be fine... Hahahahahaha Quote Link to post Share on other sites
irregularjoe Posted September 13, 2008 Report Share Posted September 13, 2008 HOLD ON!!!!! This looks serious. Good luck riding out this storm.Joe Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martymas Posted September 13, 2008 Report Share Posted September 13, 2008 (edited) i can watch it on telesafer therei hope all our members are safeas well as the people in its pathmarty Edited September 13, 2008 by martymas Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KeithLDick Posted September 13, 2008 Report Share Posted September 13, 2008 Well for me it isn't that bad.. I still have Power & Internet but no TV We just got to get through the rest of the day and it will then be gone... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
novi Posted September 13, 2008 Report Share Posted September 13, 2008 Good luck to all in the path.take care,Pat Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete_C Posted September 13, 2008 Report Share Posted September 13, 2008 I sure hope all our friends in the path of Ike are playing it safe.My Mother in Law keeps calling to see if I have cleaned the bathtub and filled it with water yet.I still can't convince her that Ike is a Fake. Sure some wind damage in Houston (blown down trees and broken windows in sky scrapers) and some storm surge damage (Galveston) but looks like only one death so far despite El Presidente Arbustos stern warning that those who had failed to evacuate had made a fatal mistake (some poor woman died when a tree fell on her house). They are showing people already driving around Galveston, and although there is some crap in the streets and water damage to lower floors the buildings look intact.Here, they have downgraded the dire warnings of hurricane force winds and a foot of rain to 15-25Mph gusts with an inch or two of rain; which isn't even close to a normal spring thunderstorm in North Texas.So far, several "bands" have blown through and it fails to impress. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KeithLDick Posted September 13, 2008 Report Share Posted September 13, 2008 Well the cable TV is back, the only thing that is bad is the water pressure... Seems a pumping station is out, hopefully it'll be working by tomorrow night or I'll have a cold time washing up for work on Monday... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete_C Posted September 15, 2008 Report Share Posted September 15, 2008 Well the cable TV is back, the only thing that is bad is the water pressure... Seems a pumping station is out, hopefully it'll be working by tomorrow night or I'll have a cold time washing up for work on Monday...Remember a pressure drop means that contaminated water could have been siphoned back into the system so you should boil or otherwise disinfect the water before drinking it or stick to bottled water. Yeah, when power fails pumping stations have a habit of going offline. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KeithLDick Posted September 15, 2008 Report Share Posted September 15, 2008 I had stored 4-gallons of water just in case so I got enough to drink for a while... But I will probably boil a bunch anyways to wash with... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sultan_emerr Posted September 15, 2008 Report Share Posted September 15, 2008 (edited) I got 2-1/2 cases of beer so I should be fine... Hahahahahaha At least you have your priorities straight. hehehehehe Edited September 15, 2008 by sultan_emerr Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KeithLDick Posted September 15, 2008 Report Share Posted September 15, 2008 I got 2-1/2 cases of beer so I should be fine... Hahahahahaha At least you have your priorities straight. hehehehehe Umm, yeah I do but I forgot to fill up my car with gas... I don't think we are working this week and I have enough to make it for 4-days so hopefully the stations will get shipments soon... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sultan_emerr Posted September 15, 2008 Report Share Posted September 15, 2008 Umm, yeah I do but I forgot to fill up my car with gas... I don't think we are working this week and I have enough to make it for 4-days so hopefully the stations will get shipments soon...I hope that you have a lock on your car's gas tank cap. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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