Subj : Re: Rita -- close to home
To   : Sam Alexander
From : Finnigann
Date : Thu Sep 22 2005 01:06 pm

-=> Sam Alexander wrote to Mweeby <=-

 >   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.
 >

 SA> My dad called me this morning at 1:30am and had just got home, so he
 SA> made it.  My step-mom's mom died in Houston yesterday, but the funeral
 SA> won't be until like Tuesday next week because of the hurricane -- if
 SA> not later.

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

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

Texans are tough, and it sounds like smart too... good luck!



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