Watching the hurricane

[Scooter's Mom]

My parents are up at the lake, about an hour away from here, further inland.. We were supposed to be heading up there, and were in my dads car.... Our car has a busted head light. His car started getting hot due to having to sit in the traffic for so long, so we had to turn around and come back. I'm still not sure whether or not we are leaving..

They just recently issued a mandatory evacuation for our county by 6 am tomorrow morning..
We are in Orange County
http://www.kfdm.com/news/gustav_2758...cane_kfdm.html

Beaumont/Port Arthur area? I can't remember my counties.

Gosh, I hope this thing loses some of it's force before it hits - wherever it hits.

[sasvermont]

I am not sure I could live in the areas where you guys live, knowing that nearly each year you have such terrible weather. I guess there are many parts of the world with nasty weather.

Here in Vermont we do have flooding in some areas, ice storms from century to century and snow - sometimes lots of it......just not hurricanes and tornadoes......or not many, anyway.

I wish you all good luck and take great care to stay out of harms way. I know it must be difficult to collect all of your precious things and leave.....but hopefully it's for the welfare of you and your loved ones.

We will all be thinking about you folks in the path.

[molucass]

Beaumont/Port Arthur area? I can't remember my counties.

Gosh, I hope this thing loses some of it's force before it hits - wherever it hits.

Yeah, we are in the Beaumont area. I am praying that nothing else happens like happened with Rita, but you just never know. That thing could turn any way at any time.

My parents made it home safely, thank goodness. I was really worried because they had thought of staying up there, which they would have been safe there, but I was freaking out because I didn't want us to be here by ourselves.

I will PM you my number, Laura, if you haven't already gotten other numbers.. I know we are probably going to be in the line of the storm too, and may be without power, but maybe not.
It seems that we are staying here at my parents house though.. We are just going to stay here and ride out the storm.

[gini]

Just, please take good care of yourself and your babies. This is a very frightening hurricane headed your way. It has me very worried about everone in that vicinity.

[sirrahbed]

Laura - hubby and I are praying for you and anyone else in the path of Gustav May God protect and calm you all. We are watching the news carefully.

[momoffuzzyfaces]

One thing that concerns me is that thing is over Cuba now and is showing no signs of weakening. Usually they weaken over land.

[Hellow]

One thing that concerns me is that thing is over Cuba now and is showing no signs of weakening. Usually they weaken over land.

Sadly, Islands don't weaken storms of this magnitude too much because they are still 9/10 over water .

[Laura's Babies]

I now have my 2 numbers and THANKS for doing this..

I will also pray for everyone in the path of this monster that we all be safe and no one suffer to much damage. No matter where it goes, it is going to do damage but the only predictable thing IS, they are unpredictable!

I also remembered awhile ago that my company has a Hurrican hot line for us to call for things like this to report in, so first thing Monday morning I have to call them. They want to know where we are going if we leave our homes and after it has passed to report back in on availability for working (if we are due back in the near future, which I am) and if we need ANY assistance and what we may need.

After Katrina they offered a $5000 interest free loan for those who needed it and sent down a barge with a building on it fully stocked with anything and everything people may need and had bunk rooms for the companies families to live in with A/C and everything.. like a floating hotel that had it's own power and water supply. That was docked only about 30 minutes from where I live on the River. Not many companies do something THAT big! There is a smaller company office here and that is where they docked it.

The rest of you stay safe too!

[Catty1]

Oh LAURA...you and your babies...what room in the house is the safest? Couldn't you and two LARGE pet carriers get on one of the buses?

PRAYERS - everyone, I hope you are safe and ok...we're all here on the other side of this, you're in our thoughts!

LAURA - is your manager's shop cat safe???

[chocolatepuppy]

Prayers headed out to everyone in the path of this storm. How scary this must be Laura. Please stay safe.

[Laura's Babies]

Catty-Toby is safe up there. He offers that to us also to stay in during storms for those who want to leave their mobile homes and have nowhere else to go. It never got even a bump during Katrina and it has withstood many hurricanes.

My concerns about traveling is Amy and how bad she stresses and how the stress effects her. Today she looks bad, like the pending weather already is bothering her. It will be stressful enough taking her to Rie's and that is only 2 miles away from me. I would say taking her anywhere on a bus would just be extreemly stressful on us all.. I have a big van but I just don't think it is safe to get out on that highway in all that traffic alone with 4 screaming cats. I freak in bad traffic without 4 screaming cats as it is. If I was the real brave sort, I would load up and go to Eddies in Virginia but I am to much a chicken to do that, especially alone.

What worries me the worst is all the stuff people have outside around me and nobody remembers all that stuff is flying wepons during storms like hurricanes. NOBODY picks up and puts things away and you think they would know better! I have already picked up outside my house and shoved everything in my shed.

[lvpets2002]

Oh I am so saddened about eveyone having to relocate & all .. Yes I am worried also about this Hurricane.. I have been watching it so Close..Laura Please get you & all the babies to higher ground.. Hey keep in mind I am just on the other side of Dallas & I can take you & the babies in if needed.. I am so Praying For All to Be Safe & on higher grounds by now.. I am also Praying that EveryOne's Pets & the Zoo Animals all get to higher ground.. Please all keep in touch if you can.. God Bless You All & Sending Lots of Prayers..

[Catty1]

Prayers for everyone facing the hurricane.

I hope people have evacuated from below the levees....

praying...praying...

[phesina]

Prayers are coming from all of us, too.

God speed and safe home, all you folks in the path of the storm.

Pat and cats

[Laura's Babies]

Ok, me and the babies are settled in at Ries and the babies seem calm and not alarmed or upset.

We just got back from the neighbors who cooked a big pot of jambalaya for us so now we are stuffed.

The outter bands of the hurricane have started storms all around us. My son Kevlin is having storms where he lives right now according to the local TV station. There were storms about 4 pm at Reserve, about 30 minutes from here but all we have seen so far is a nice breeze and fast moving clouds. They are expecting the weather to start really getting bad here between 1-3am. The weather will start off with just mild storms and continue to get worse as the night goes along.

We are expecting power to go out tonight so this may be the last post from me until the power is back and that are warning us, it will be days or even a week or more. Keep us in your prayers..

WE are under a tornado watch right now...