Subj : Re: Rita -- close to home
To   : Finnigann
From : Ralph Smole
Date : Thu Sep 22 2005 11:23 am

  Re: Re: Rita -- close to home
  By: Finnigann to Ralph Smole on Thu Sep 22 2005 05:28 am

 > -=> Ralph Smole wrote to Sam Alexander <=-
 > 
 >  RS>   Re: Rita -- close to home
 >  RS>   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
 >  >
 >  RS> Up here in Briar,TX--which is about 30 miles NW of Ft.Worth they're
 >  RS> expecting 40-60mph sustained winds and anywhere from 4-10"inches of
 >  RS> rain. We sure need the rain and cooler temps here. Was 100
 >  RS> today..expected high Thursday is 101. Bring on the rain and clouds!!
 > 
 > Are any of the evacuees making it to DFW?
 > 
 > 
 > 
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 >   ³  in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology."
 >   ³                    - Carl Sagan
 >   ³
 > 
 > 
 > ... Amateur Radio is a contact sport!

Yes. I live and work about 30 miles NW of the DFW metroplex. We had some people
from Houston come into work last-night. Just the beginning...more news
tonight..

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