The Doctor Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 I'm gettin' tired of doing this. For anyone in this thing's path, may you and yours stay safe. Hotlinked from NOAA Yo ho ho! Or does nobody actually say that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Morgan Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 Hopefully she blows off her steam and calms before entering the Gulf region... we can hope, eh? Touche' Ship's Marksman & Crab Fiend Pyrates of the Coast "All the skill in the world goes out the window if an angel pisses in the flintlock of your musket." "Florida points like a guiding thumb, To the southern isles of rumba and rum, To the mystery cities and haunted seas, Of the Spanish Main and the Caribbees..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Hearted Pearl Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 The current track puts on Rita landing right on top of my parents town, Bay City, Texas. My mother once worked on a movie about the 1900 Hurricane that wiped out Galveston. Ironic. :) ~Black Hearted Pearl The optimist expects the wind. The pessimist complains about the wind. The realist adjusts the sails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_MacNamara Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 Hopefully it doesn't cause much damage to the coast this time... but even moreso, hopefully it dies before it reaches Oklahoma! Judging by the current forecasted path, *if* it hits Oklahoma with much force, the eye will end up passing over my town by sunday/monday. Captain of the Iron Lotus It is the angle that holds the rope, not the size of the hole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Hearted Pearl Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 Me parents are in the direct path, as predicted. They are under mandatory evacuation as is my brother's family. I offered to fly them into to Phoenix, but they want to stay near their homes. They are traveling inland to shelters and then are planning on driving back to their homes. Me dad is a peg-leg and me mom only has one eye. What do they think they are? Pirates? Where's the rum; I need a stiff drink. ~BHP ~Black Hearted Pearl The optimist expects the wind. The pessimist complains about the wind. The realist adjusts the sails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 Mother Nature is an angry mistress this year. Thankfully, they have all gone abeam of us in Central Florida. Least they could do after four last year, albeit wee ones compared to Kat and Rita. -- Hurricane -- Hurricane ______________________________________________________________________ http://piratesofthecoast.com/images/pyracy-logo1.jpg Captain of The Pyrates of the Coast Author of "Memoirs of a Buccaneer: 30 Year Before the Mast" (Published in Fall 2011) Scurrilous Rogue Stirrer of Pots Fomenter of Mutiny Bon Vivant & Roustabout Part-time Carnival Barker Certified Ex-Wife Collector Experienced Drinking Companion "I was screwed. I readied my confession and the sobbing pleas not to tell my wife. But as I turned, no one was in the bed. The room was empty. The naked girl was gone, like magic." "Memoirs of a Buccaneer: 30 Years Before the Mast" - Amazon.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captian Wolfy Wench Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 I heard that Rita lost a bit of momentum this morning (Thursday), and they say it might lose even more throughout the day before hitting the coast. Let us all hope that is true. Evacuation routes in Houston are clogged bumper-to-bumper, with all hotels up to Oklahoma and Arkansas booked. The mayor may even open all eight lanes of the freeway to northbound traffic... that's so insane... if this happened in LA, I shudder to think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Hearted Pearl Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 All me prayers from me friends have paid off. Me parents made it through the bumper to bumper traffic with one pit stop fer their overheated car to the airport in Austin (150 miles from their home). I had tickets waiting for them at the counter and they be catching a 6pm flight out to Phoenix. Looks like the storm is going to skim past their homeport of Matagorda County, but may be a direct hit on me brothers in League City. He is currently still on the highways (from last night at 6pm) trying to make it to Austin. There, hopefully, he will find the prepaid room for 1 night I managed to secure for me parents. After that, he's on his own. Thank ye all for yer kind wishes. ~Black Hearted Pearl The optimist expects the wind. The pessimist complains about the wind. The realist adjusts the sails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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