Watching the hurricane

**sirrahbed** · 08-30-2008, 06:47 PM

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** · 08-30-2008, 07:26 PM

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** · 08-30-2008, 07:59 PM

Originally Posted by 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.

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

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**Laura's Babies** · 08-30-2008, 07:27 PM

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** · 08-30-2008, 07:36 PM

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** · 08-30-2008, 07:59 PM

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

**Laura's Babies** · 08-30-2008, 08:32 PM

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.

**molucass** · 08-30-2008, 09:23 PM

Originally Posted by Laura's Babies

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.

That is so true, we were looking around outside in the neighborhood, and people who already evacuated left all kinds of stuff outside, not tied down... We went outside and made sure everything was secured, tied down, and whatever would fit was in the sheds.

Please be safe, we will continue our prayers for you, and everyone else in the path of this storm.

My parents still say we are just going to ride it out.. But we have plenty of crates & some extras just in case, so all the dogs & my moms cat have a place to be inside the house in case it gets bad.
Someone across the street from the house we are supposed to be moving into evacuated earlier while we were there, and they left their dogs behind.. The 2nd time we went over there I called animal control while we were there to report it, because I could hear the dogs barking.. I hope they were able to do something.

**Catty1** · 08-30-2008, 09:50 PM

OMG - molucass, do you have a couple of extra carriers for those two dogs? I am just thinking that Animal Control is pretty overwhelmed right now.

I don't know WHAT those owners were thinking!