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Post by Sir Ped of Ro on Sept 24, 2005 7:36:30 GMT
Well, I was wrong. New Orleans felt the fury of this one. It's being flooded. Again. I just read it too.... I hope those catastrophies will end soon.. oh no, not again!!! i thought they were going to be spared from this... Steve and Phil hope you're ok, let us when you have time! regards |
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Post by Venom65437 on Sept 24, 2005 15:51:55 GMT
You know Phil doesn't live in Texas or Louisana, right Pedro?  |
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Post by ss on Sept 24, 2005 17:35:35 GMT
My friend lives in Lafayette, talked to him yesterday, but not today after it hit...bad news there...
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Post by Sir Ped of Ro on Sept 24, 2005 19:41:56 GMT
You know Phil doesn't live in Texas or Louisana, right Pedro? no i didn't...i thought he lived near by...even if i dind't had a precise idea/city of where he is. regards |
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Post by Gray Lensman on Sept 24, 2005 21:04:45 GMT
Thanks for all the well-wishes, folks. Always much appreciated.  Anyway, I'm back now, and none the worse for wear. Rita turned north and east at just the right time, and in fact more than was expected. So my community was completely spared. The most we got was some heavy wind, but more an annoyance than actual damage. Thankfully. Not so good for the people in New Orleans, who regrettably got a double whammy. And now, as they say, for the rest of the story. I left town right as the area got orders to evacuate, so I would have been fine in any event. I took a road trip across west to Laredo. Turned out that was the right thing to do. I didn't have the trouble most people in San Antonio and Houston did, with gas shortages and booked hotels and so forth. I ended up taking the back roads, and those were pretty much empty until I got into town. All in all, I treated it like a couple of days' vacation, and had a good time. The evacuation, as I understand it, went pretty well for the most part. The evacuation westward went without incident, though there were gas shortages here and there. The worst of it is centered in San Antonio and Houston, primarily on the main expressways, which I avoided entirely. My only major criticism is that there were absolutely no notices anywhere in the media that the evacuation orders were lifted in my area. I only found out because the local TV station in my town kept updates on its web site. All in all, things could have been far worse for Texas, but we got off lucky. Especially compared to the Katrina survivors, who have gotten it worse now. I can only hope this is the last major storm we'll have to deal with for a long time. My best wishes, as always, to anyone involved in this tragedy. Anyway, I'm back, and glad to be back with you folks again. Janggut... South Carolina is on the East Coast of the US, and nowhere near the Gulf. Those people should be fine. |
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Post by Elliot Kane on Sept 24, 2005 21:21:58 GMT
My friend lives in Lafayette, talked to him yesterday, but not today after it hit...bad news there... Hope he's OK, ss... |
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Post by Elliot Kane on Sept 24, 2005 21:23:52 GMT
Welcome back, Steve Glad everything went well for you, and the hurricane veered away from your home. |
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Post by peterh on Sept 24, 2005 21:26:45 GMT
Welcome back, Steve Glad everything went well for you, and the hurricane veered away from your home. I second that. Glad to have you back, Steve |
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Post by Sir Ped of Ro on Sept 24, 2005 22:32:35 GMT
Welcome back, Steve Glad everything went well for you, and the hurricane veered away from your home. I second that. Glad to have you back, Steve WB Steve, it's really good news that all went fine with you!!! regards |
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Post by hector on Sept 25, 2005 2:07:36 GMT
Good to have you back safe and sound, Steve. |
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Post by philster on Sept 25, 2005 10:15:44 GMT
Pedro... I live slightly farther north, thanks for the concern nevertheless |
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Post by Shan on Sept 26, 2005 2:41:37 GMT
Great news Steve. I'm am glad all is OK with you and that you are back with us. Shan |
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Post by Shan on Sept 26, 2005 2:43:22 GMT
ss, have you heard from you friend in Lafayette? I hope everything is OK with him and his family. Shan |
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Post by janggut on Sept 26, 2005 3:51:17 GMT
thanks for the assurance, mr Grey. my cousin called & e-mailed & said she & her family are ok. just strong wind outside plus heavy rain. thank God for that! & good to have u back too, Mr Grey. |
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Post by Sir Ped of Ro on Sept 27, 2005 10:24:53 GMT
Pedro... I live slightly farther north, thanks for the concern nevertheless |
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Post by ss on Sept 27, 2005 13:59:02 GMT
ss, have you heard from you friend in Lafayette? I hope everything is OK with him and his family. Shan Yes Shan, I finally got them and they faired well.. Said that the only damage was to their privacy fence and a lot of debry in their yard...along with tons of rain.. Thanks for the thoughts and sorry for the late reply.. (I only just talked to them).. |
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Post by Elliot Kane on Sept 28, 2005 1:40:33 GMT
This is good, ss |
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Post by Venom65437 on Sept 28, 2005 21:08:13 GMT
Glad you're ok man!
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Post by SilvaShado on Oct 17, 2005 17:23:18 GMT
I'm glad everyone is okay. I sure hope these storms are done, not just for the year, but for a long time.
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