Rita
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Bustem' Down
Give Peas a Chance
I wish I was there.
Upgraded to a cat 5 and 165 MPH winds.
Toxick
Splat
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/21/n...6cb18f0397ecf6&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
I would like to call attention to the inset picture in the above link.
This is what school busses SHOULD look like during an evacuation process.
Not like this:
http://graphics2.snopes.com/katrina/graphics/buses.jpg
I'm taking a stab here by saying that that Bush isn't in charge of the orderly exodus, even though this is TEXAS - and full of white people (no doubt they WOULD HAVE received special consideration from the Bush administration, if they were in charge, like the were in N'orleans.)
It's *gasp* state and local goverments, handling this!!!
What a concept.
I would like to call attention to the inset picture in the above link.
This is what school busses SHOULD look like during an evacuation process.
Not like this:
http://graphics2.snopes.com/katrina/graphics/buses.jpg
I'm taking a stab here by saying that that Bush isn't in charge of the orderly exodus, even though this is TEXAS - and full of white people (no doubt they WOULD HAVE received special consideration from the Bush administration, if they were in charge, like the were in N'orleans.)
It's *gasp* state and local goverments, handling this!!!
What a concept.
Toxick
Splat
Mikeinsmd said:Psssttt.... 2nd linkie no workie...
Weird - it works for me. I'm not sure how to fix it for you.
It's just that picture of about 200 New Orleans Schoolbusses sitting idly in a body of water that's neck-deep. I'm sure you've seen it.
If not I'll find another URL where it can be found.
K
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FromTexas said:
What channel are you watching?
K
Kizzy
Guest
Never mind, I just switched to Fox5. I see it now.
FromTexas
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Bustem' Down said:
My 2 brothers, their wives, their kids, my parents, my wifes parents, her 8 brothers/sisters and their spouses (those who have), a couple of her aunts/uncles, and her grandmother are all in Houston. My side has all decided to meet up at my parents retirement acreage about 100 miles north of Houston. However, the new map shows it tracking right through there and staying a hurricane till then. There is only a small house on that property right now until they build their retirement house. I think they may have to go further north.
Some of my wife's family has moved off other places already. However, on both sides most live on the north side. By the time the storm gets to that side, it probably won't be able to stay stronger than a CAT 3. Houston is about 70 miles inland already. However, if it hits at 185 mph winds that means at least a CAT4 taking on downtown skyscrapers.
rack'm
Jaded
<img src="http://images.ibsys.com/2005/0922/5005420_400X300.jpg"><img src="http://image.weather.com/images/maps/tropical/map_tropprjpath18_fcst_5nhato_enus_600x405.jpg">
Hurricane Rita's rapid intensification cycle that began Tuesday afternoon ended early Thursday and the winds tailed off slightly. Top winds at 11 AM EDT were 165 mph (down 10 mph from 5 AM), making Rita a category 5 hurricane. Rita's pressure dramatically dropped to 897 millibars by Wednesday evening, but has now risen to 913 millibars.
That wind you feel coming from the north is actually all of the puckering in Texas causing a draft
Hurricane Rita's rapid intensification cycle that began Tuesday afternoon ended early Thursday and the winds tailed off slightly. Top winds at 11 AM EDT were 165 mph (down 10 mph from 5 AM), making Rita a category 5 hurricane. Rita's pressure dramatically dropped to 897 millibars by Wednesday evening, but has now risen to 913 millibars.
That wind you feel coming from the north is actually all of the puckering in Texas causing a draft
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Nasty 