Hurricane Gustov

Please keep those affected in your prayers

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Having lived in New Orleans during the "Great Flood" of 1995, I have first hand knowledge of how devastating severe weather is in New Orleans.  New Orleans is below sea level....picture a bowl...New Orleans is at the bottom of that bowl.

Please keep those folks affected by this monster hurricane in your thoughts and prayers.  This hurricane is extremely dangerous...is at 150 miles an hour now, just 6 miles an hour shy of being a Category 5 hurricane.!  New Orleans is slated to get the worst of the storm....with major catastrophic damage....even worse than that of Katrina 3 years ago.  People are being evacuated now well in advance of the storm, which is not expected to make landfall before Monday.

I pray that everyone can get out before the storm hits, and that they are safe.

 

 

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I would hope that THIS TIME they have enough good sense to evacuate.
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Been keeping a close eye on this one and by reading the news , I think people are heeding all warnings. lets hope for the best.
Siege of Centauri
Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Wow another one? That's really going to suck for all those that have just rebuilt.
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
If it gets bad and I have to bug out . . who's opening up their house to Family Zubaz?  :)
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
who's opening up their house to Family Zubaz?
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How big is Family Zubaz? How far do want to drive?
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
New Orleans officials seem to have their acts together this time. They brought in tons of busses to evacuate people. The people have a choice of going to Shreeveport by bus, or someplace in Tennessee (I can't remember the name of the city) by train. New Orleans is not going to have shelters this time...and told people that if they refuse to leave, they are on their own...will not have any services. From all reports, the people are listening and getting outa there. And they have ID bands for everyone, so they can keep track of them.
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I would hope that THIS TIME they have enough good sense to evacuate.
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All we can do is hope. Not that it'll probably do a lot of good. There'll always be that select few (or many) who are willing to play the odds. And those'll be the ones you'll see on TV sitting on their roofs (assuming they still have one) begging to be rescued...
Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Looks like the State/local and Federal agencies might work together this time. Apparantly Texas is better geared up to deal with things this time too, but get ready for higher gas prices and for those who like instant coffee, better stock up....last time Taster's Choice ran into some problems.

On a more humanistic level, let's hope the people there aren't slammed like the last time.
The fact that there are tons of busses doesn't mean there are tons of drivers for them (seem to remember that was a prob also). I hope the poorer people fare a lot better than last time.

America is uniquely suited to help these people. LET'S PROVE IT THIS TIME!!!

^^^^^ZUBAZes^^^^^^

C'mon down! Ohio will be dry. No matter what, I'm setting the dictionary on "Mult-iuser" mode!

Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I have been watching the constant coverage of this on CNN and wow all I can say is that I hope that everybody heeds the mayor's warnings and evacuates. If I recall, I believe Katrina was a force 2 hurricane and it looks like Gustav is going to hit as a force 5 hurricane. GOt fingers crossed that it alters its path, but if it dont I believe there is gonna be a lot of damage. So with this said I have got my finges crossed that the warnings were heeded and minimal damaage will occur. God speed and the best of luck to all the residents of New Orleans...