Hurricane Gustav

texaspirate · Posted: Aug 31 2008 Post subject: Hurricane Gustav

Guys,
Gustav is about 24 -36 hours from landfall..
I live in Southeasttexas...If I am not on for awhile that's why,but fire up the pit and say a prayer.and most of all kiss your wife ,tell your kids you love them and call an old friend and have them over for some Q.
take care and God Bless...

Skidder · BBQ Super Pro Joined: 10 Feb 2008 Posts: 1720

Good luck Texaspirate it looks like a big one. I'll have a cold one for you and yours. Stay safe.

Reggae Q · Posted: Aug 31 2008 Post subject:

Absolutely. My thoughts are with everyone. Please be safe

smokeNdude · Posted: Aug 31 2008 Post subject:

Thinking about you guys down there, stay safe & good luck.
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PlaneSmoke · Posted: Aug 31 2008 Post subject:

Hang in there Texaspirate, along with all of you that are close and have family and friends there.

Godspeed Exclamation

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Jeff_From_VA · BBQ Pro Joined: 02 Jun 2008 Posts: 720

Are you going to try and ride it out or are you going to evacuate?

This one looks real nasty...

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Dawgfatha · Posted: Sep 01 2008 Post subject:

I guess the people of the Gulf Coast have nothing to worry about with this Hurricane since President Bush cancelled his RNC visit to come here to over see his flunkies I mean FEMA Reps... I really hope that the people of New Orleans are evacuating safely. It looks like they are taking this one more seriously than Katrina.
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Smokinfunk · Posted: Sep 01 2008 Post subject:

Well, look at it this way - can FEMA possibly do any worse this time around, now that that jackass horse-show guy (I think his name was Michael Brown..?) is no longer running FEMA.

I'll never forget one fact that came to light about that fool in the aftermath of Katrina. It was all over the news. During the first few days after Katrina went through, when the man's PDA was loading up with email from on-site people who were describing how catastrophic the devastation was, and how unprepared the emergency response was, and how looting and the occasional gunfight were going on, do you remember what Brown's response was?

"Thanks for the update. Anything I need to 'tweak" from here?"

Good God, I'll never forget that as long as I live. The man should've been taken out and shot. Or maybe disemboweled with the same silver spoon that he had in his mouth his whole life.

Enough ranting - as a survivor of many 'canes, my heart's going out to everybody in the path of this monster. Keeping my fingers and toes crossed for ya..hang in there!
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texaspirate · Posted: Sep 01 2008 Post subject:

My family and I learned don't depend on anyone else, especially the Government.
Rita came through and we was without power for 4 weeks..
Only thing you can do is pray and prepare for the worse..
as long as my family is taken care of and evacuated I can survive...My town is like a ghost town, everything is closed and everyone is gone..if you need something basically it is too late..
I dont think it will be a direct hit on Texas, but we will get something out of it...But if you are familiar with Hurricanes all it takes is a little wobble one way, and it is headed right at you..

Skidder · BBQ Super Pro Joined: 10 Feb 2008 Posts: 1720

Your so right look at the one that took that quick right turn and slammed Punta Gorda, Fl. Wiped out most of the town and coastline.

k.a.m. · Posted: Sep 01 2008 Post subject:

texaspirate, the wife and I are watching it prettyclose were in Vidor I learned the same thing about the Goverment during Rita also about how Insurance comp. will talk down damage to your home or buisness. And a long list of other things.

texaspirate · Posted: Sep 01 2008 Post subject:

I will be in Vidor with you ..thats where I am from

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texaspirate · Posted: Sep 01 2008 Post subject:

hopefully we will come out of this ok...I know i have alot of gas in cans right now.. Laughing

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Smokinfunk · Posted: Sep 01 2008 Post subject:

I'm liking what I'm seeing - that hurricane has picked up movement speed, which is always a good thing, because the faster it moves, the weaker it gets. The experts were saying yesterday that this thing would be Category 5, but now, winds are at 115..which is Category 3.

If this trend continues, wind damage will be a negligible factor.

So now..all things remaining constant..the question is, what water levels will we see for New Orleans and other places with low elevation.

I'm trying to be optimistic (yet not unrealistically so) for you folks. Keep those body parts crossed for luck...I know I am!
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