Hurricane Ike

flapjack

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By the way, are you ever gonna pay your entry fee or just keep the I.O.U going all season.

I'm hoping you get washed out to sea and I dont have to pay. :mj07: Actually, since I plan on winning most of the weeks, I figured not paying will save you from having to send me a check this week. You can use that extra time I save you to drain the water out of your living room. Thats just the kinda of thoughtful guy I am.
 

kegray1

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I'm hoping you get washed out to sea and I dont have to pay. :mj07: Actually, since I plan on winning most of the weeks, I figured not paying will save you from having to send me a check this week. You can use that extra time I save you to drain the water out of your living room. Thats just the kinda of thoughtful guy I am.

If I get hit hard then I will be the winner every week when I use the pool money to fix up the house.
 

lawtchan

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God help those who did not evacuate in Galveston!!

I feel for the kids who had no say-so in the matter,

Hurricane CTR reporting 'certain death' for those in galveston,

prediciting 15 ft waves in the STREETS of galveston...


God, this reminds me of Katrina...

Chernoff said if you stayed, write you name and SS# on your arm, so they can identify when/if they find the body.....

this is gonnna be bad.......:( :( :mad:
 

Sun Tzu

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First death in Galveston being reported...some guy decided to chop down a tree so it wouldnt hit his house - instead it hit his 10 year old son
 

lawtchan

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fox reporting...10 year old killed when dad was cutting down tree to keep from hitting his house, tree fell on 10 year old.....









Geraldo may have hit the 'jackpot' this time
 

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fox reporting...10 year old killed when dad was cutting down tree to keep from hitting his house, tree fell on 10 year old.....









Geraldo may have hit the 'jackpot' this time

You have got to be kidding :nono:
 

kegray1

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Hurricane CTR reporting 'certain death' for those in galveston,

prediciting 15 ft waves in the STREETS of galveston...


God, this reminds me of Katrina...

this is gonnna be bad.......:( :( :mad:

Different than Katrina.
New Orleans is below sea level and Galveston is above sea level so that helps.

Galveston also has a 20' sea wall to protect a major surge. West end is the trouble end. It is bad already and storm is still 100 miles out.

It may be bad but no way is it Katrina bad.

Local news says around 20,000 still on Galv Island.
 

kegray1

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Flapjack--

One thing we know that will never leave Galveston is "THE FACE".

Next time you are in town then we will go visit it like the old days.
 

Sun Tzu

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Galvestons seawall isnt 20 feet. It was designed for 17 ft, built at 15-16 ft, and has sunk at least a foot in the last 104 years since it was built. At its HIGHEST point Galveston is 8 feet above sea level. The wall only protects the ewast part of the island. The west is already toast and the bad stuff isnt even close yet.

The surge will easily top the seawall-it already is and the storn is still 160 miles away. Then add the 10-15 foot waves above the surge.
 

kegray1

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Well the wife is scared and I have a free hotel in San Marcos so I am hitting the roads right now as it is still clear on 45.

Be safe. Talk to ya in a couyple hours from beautiful San Marcos.
 

lawtchan

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24,000 rideing out the storm in galveston,

Can't imagine, NO power,


maybe you have a few flashilights, a generator, some bottle water, listening to emergency radio, and hearing 'certain death' in galveston..
 

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24,000 rideing out the storm in galveston,

Can't imagine, NO power,


maybe you have a few flashilights, a generator, some bottle water, listening to emergency radio, and hearing 'certain death' in galveston..

Weather Channel says high tide is Galveston is to occur at 3:20 AM EST.

Storm wall will be useless.

In addition, this is when wind and wave is supposed to be most fierce.

Not a good scenario.
 

gardenweasel

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i knew a guy that was on antigua when hugo ripped through...he said at the time he was pretty sure he was going to die.....

he said that the eerie hum of 120 mph wind coming through cinder blocks will stay with him forever........

bad business...glad kegray came to his senses...
 

buddy

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from weather.com ~


11:40 pm ET - The Houston Chronicle reports Power outages are spreading in Texas. CenterPoint Energy is reporting at least 315,000 customers were without electricity about 9 p.m. CT tonight. Entergy Texas, which services communities to the east of Houston, had about 29,300 customers without power at 9 p.m.
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