Subj : Rita -- close to home
To   : Mweeby
From : Sam Alexander
Date : Thu Sep 22 2005 09:13 am

 >   Re: Rita -- close to home
 >   By: Sam Alexander to All on Wed Sep 21 2005 03:12 pm
 > 
 >  > Hey Guys...
 >  >
 >  > Well today after work I'm heading to the store for batteries and other
 >  > supplies just incase we need'em this weekend.  I live in Waco, which is
 >  > about 200 miles inland from the Gulf, but they're predicting a foot or mo
 >  > of rain and winds upwards of 60mph this weekend if the hurricane heads th
 >  > way.
 >  >
 >  > Something else that sucks is my step-mom's mom is in Houston and VERY clo
 >  > to death, and there's no way they can move her.  My dad and step-family i
 >  > all down there, so who knows when they'll get back home if they're not ba
 >  > by Friday and Rita hits Texas.
 >  >
 >  > I know there's lots of folks in Texas on the Sync BBS list, so just curio
 >  > how many other are prepairing for this round of weather.
 >  >
 >  > Take care --
 >  >
 >  > Sam
 >  >
 > Well sam we'll be pullin for you and your family up north here.
 > Hope your dad gets up there in time.  I saw on the news that the highways an
 > bridges out of Galviston are already clogged.
 > 
 
My dad called me this morning at 1:30am and had just got home, so he made 
it.  My step-mom's mom died in Houston yesterday, but the funeral won't be 
until like Tuesday next week because of the hurricane -- if not later.

Thanks for the kind words, and be lucky these suckers don't hit that far up 
north :)  I grew-up in Beaumont (moved to Waco in mid-80s) and we went 
through several rough storms.  I never would've thought we'd get such stuff 
200 miles inland from there.  Go figure!

But we have TONS of water, propane, and food is stocked, so with some luck 
if the power goes out the worst thing we'll have to put up with is the 
humidity and heat.  It's 101'F today, which is a record.  Go figure!

Sam

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