Hurricane Rita

[vudoodoodoo]

I'm in Houston with nowhere to go. Austin and San Antonio are booked completely, I'm sure Dallas is by now, I heard the drive from Houston to Dallas is 33 hours because of people trying to get the fuck out.

The hurricane is the 3rd strongest hurricane ever recorded in history in the Atlantic Basin with a pressure of 898 millibars, an hour ago it was the 5th, now it's the 3rd, looking like it might get to be the first.

Houston is running out of gas, the grocery stores have empty shelves and the scene is chaotic. The price for bottled water is being gouged, schools are closing, everyone is panicking.

I'm honestly scared out of my mind and very upset about the storm, don't know what's going to happen. I stocked up on food and water, also beer because you know, it will be boring without any electricity. Hopefully everything will be alright, I'm headed to my friend's house for a couple beers in case this is the last time I get that chance... hopefully you'll be seeing me back online after the storm has passed, if not, peace out.

Be safe anybody in the path of the storm.

[Okan]

I'm just glad I'm not at Keesler AFB anymore... Buloxi MS anyone?

[Pete]

because women are the most powerful and evil force on Earth, can I get an amen on that?

They tear shit up and leave behind a big mess.

Oh and they cost lots of money.

[Okan]

because women are the most powerful and evil force on Earth, can I get an amen on that?

They tear shit up and leave behind a big mess.

Oh and they cost lots of money.

I'll take a hurricane to a marriage. I should just be gay.. Less hassle of women.

[Varnx]

I'm just glad I'm not at Keesler AFB anymore... Buloxi MS anyone?

I'm one town East of Biloxi, Ocean Springs MS, AKA Bumfuk, Nowhere

[Okan]

I'm just glad I'm not at Keesler AFB anymore... Buloxi MS anyone?

I'm one town East of Biloxi, Ocean Springs MS, AKA Bumfuk, Nowhere

Aka almost gone.

Keesler was demolished from what I heard.

[blud]

I'm in Houston with nowhere to go. Austin and San Antonio are booked completely, I'm sure Dallas is by now, I heard the drive from Houston to Dallas is 33 hours because of people trying to get the fuck out.

The hurricane is the 3rd strongest hurricane ever recorded in history in the Atlantic Basin with a pressure of 898 millibars, an hour ago it was the 5th, now it's the 3rd, looking like it might get to be the first.

Houston is running out of gas, the grocery stores have empty shelves and the scene is chaotic. The price for bottled water is being gouged, schools are closing, everyone is panicking.

I'm honestly scared out of my mind and very upset about the storm, don't know what's going to happen. I stocked up on food and water, also beer because you know, it will be boring without any electricity. Hopefully everything will be alright, I'm headed to my friend's house for a couple beers in case this is the last time I get that chance... hopefully you'll be seeing me back online after the storm has passed, if not, peace out.

Be safe anybody in the path of the storm.

Good luck to you man, Im headed to college station to stay with relatives. Might take 3-4hrs just to go the 60 miles or w/e it is from houston

[Elcura]

Stay safe everyone near the evil witch Rita. It's hurricane season.

[divisortheory]

I live in Houston too. Here's the post I made to my linkshell forum.

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I live pretty much at ground zero. I wish I could say everyone was being calm and taking it all in stride, but unfortunately that isn't the case.

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I've already evacuated, I'm staying at my grandmother's place, which is on the 17th floor of an upscale high rise condominium. It's still dead in the path of the storm about 30 miles more inland than my place, so assuming it makes landfall at galveston like its supposed to, I will have some pretty frightening pictures to post next week. I already have 5-6 showing the actual evacuation.

Supposedly it's safe here, we have food and water to last about a week. The windows can withstand 250mph winds, and they have a generator which was designed to withstand a Category 3 storm, but not a Category 4 or 5. Since this is, of course, being called -the- strongest storm on record to ever hit the United States, I'm going by the assumption that I'll lose power sometime midday on Saturday and will regain it... well sometime in the following weeks I hope.

I'm pretty sure there will be an empty space where my apartment complex used to be when I return home on Monday or Tuesday. I got as much as I could. Clothes for about a week, all the valuable electronics including my computer obviously, as well as documents, pictures, and other sentimentals. If it doeesn't change course before it makes landfall, I guess I won't own anything else come Monday.
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it sounds grim, but then again it actually -is- grim. I'm not one to panic, but I'm honestly scared out of my fucking mind right now. Up until a few hours ago, they were saying it was the 3rd strongest storm to ever hit the US. Now it's the strongest. So.. yeah.

[Septimus]

because women are the most powerful and evil force on Earth, can I get an amen on that?

Simple solution, go gay.

[Okan]

because women are the most powerful and evil force on Earth, can I get an amen on that?

Simple solution, go gay.

I would if it didn't involve some guy ramming a spicy beef stick into my browneye... or any other orifice... or even exposing it to me....

[Septimus]

because women are the most powerful and evil force on Earth, can I get an amen on that?

Simple solution, go gay.

I would if it didn't involve some guy ramming a spicy beef stick into my browneye... or any other orifice... or even exposing it to me....

Then I guess women aren't that evil after all.

[Carbon]

That's fucking hilarious. Rita Repulsa was the FIRST THING I thought of when I heard it was named Hurricane Rita. I lol'ed a lot IRL.

[Crovus]

It's all because they reopened the French Quarter of New Orleans, and let the strippers back in... strippers are always getting us into trouble

[Septimus]

That's fucking hilarious. Rita Repulsa was the FIRST THING I thought of when I heard it was named Hurricane Rita. I lol'ed a lot IRL.

I thought "Lovely Rita Metermaid" myself. But Rita Repulsa is equally awesome.

[Hirronimus]

Rita Hayworth. The Love Goddess of 1940s. :D

[Almaa]

Marga-rita

[Hirronimus]

How you holding up? o.o

[Almaa]

it's hot and sunny still, storm not gonna hit for another day and a half, and it looks like it's going to turn a little, I don't know

[Hirronimus]

It's waiting for you to run out of beer. o.o