Hurricane Gustav :yikes:

[sue4u2]

Hurricane Gustav

We won't really know where it's going until it gets in the Gulf of Mexico, but it's a formidable storm. I'll go out late tonight to get some supplies, but I'm not getting groceries since I lost so much (freezer) during Katrina.
My car is full of gas and I've made arrangements to head out of town tomorrow if it looks like it will come towards Mobile. We're under the gun untilll further notice.

 

[VintagePunk]

Stay safe. Will be thinking of you and the kitties.

 

[tiny dancer]

My thoughts & prayers are with you & everyone else who will be affected this storm.

 

[Lila64]

Be safe!

 

[sue4u2]

Stay safe. Will be thinking of you and the kitties.

Thanks VP.. All things considered, I won't leave. I'm not getting on the interstate and sit in traffic unless they say it's going to hit here, or very close. Then I really begin to worry.
I think we will know in the morninig.

 

[kellyahern]

Stay safe

 

[Screwtape2]

Stay safe.

This is getting really scary for the Gulf Coast. It is similar to Katrina in that has gone from Category 3 to now being projected to be Category 5 so quickly.

 

[Sicy]

That's really scary Sue.. I hope you don't have to evacuate. I cant even imagine.

 

[Dalton]

Well, at least you don't have to worry about watering your lawn for awhile ....

Where exactly are you located?

 

[U2democrat]

The radar images look terrifying. Good luck to you Sue and everyone else in its path.

 

[Dalton]

I'm supposed to be in NO in October to help with some reconstruction. I wonder if this will still happen.

 

[LMP]

Best of luck to you and your family. Gustav will be a hell of alot more destructive than Fay, which hit my part of town a week or so ago. Gustav even sounds like one of those mustache-twirling villains trying to fuck shit up on the railroad tracks.

 

[Screwtape2]

They are evacuating New Orleans now. I wonder if they'll use the Superdome as a shelter again? The Saints are supposed to play there next Sunday.

 

[sue4u2]

Well, at least you don't have to worry about watering your lawn for awhile ....

Where exactly are you located?

Mobile, Alabama.
About 60 miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico. I'm about 10 miles west from Mobile Bay which feeds in from the Gulf.

 

[phillyfan26]

They are evacuating New Orleans now. I wonder if they'll use the Superdome as a shelter again? The Saints are supposed to play there next Sunday.

I believe I've heard them state they will not use it again because of how poorly that went during Katrina.

 

[sue4u2]

They are evacuating New Orleans now. I wonder if they'll use the Superdome as a shelter again? The Saints are supposed to play there next Sunday.

No they won't. They have pick up sites in New Orleans and around the state of Louisiana and will take people to .. God knows where at this point. Every hotel, motel and room in Louisana, Mississippi, (Mobile and north) is taken.

The CEO of the company I work for was trying to find a hotel for the people who came in thursday for a company meeting. She had to invite them to stay at her house, because they couldn't find any rooms for them.
That was yesterday(Fri).

If it stays at a category 3 or more, this city, Mobile, will go under a mandatory evacuation.

 

[RedRocksU2]

Be careful.

 

[Purplereign]

Thoughts and prayers are with you
Take care

 

[indra]

My thoughts are with you Sue.

 

[U2Fanatic4ever]

stay safe Sue. we all are thinking of you and ur kitties.. I hope you don't have to evacuate..

 

[JCOSTER]

Stay safe Sue. I hope this Gustav will loose alot of its strength before hitting land.ray:

 

[ABEL]

i've been watching the coverage here on cnn in the netherlands. praying for y'all in louisiana. stay safe

 

[U2Fanatic4ever]

they are saying it will probably gather strength and hit as cat 4. not good for the folks on the gulf..

also, just saw a news conference with mayor Nagin of NO and he said on no uncertain terms that any looters caught GO DIRECTLY TO ANGOLA PRISON no city jail and no free passes. They have at least double if not more of a police force and national guard. So they aint f**king around..

 

[Tiger Edge]

Andrew sucked. I wouldn't recommend riding out a storm over a category 3 to be quite honest. Our doors were blowing in during Andrew and my dad had to nail a piece of plywood over the door and moved all the couches in front of it to hold it all in right in the middle of the storm. And the eye was over 20 miles away from my house!

Good luck!

 

[JanuaryStar]

Good luck and stay safe!

 

[RavenBlue]

My thoughts and prayers are with everyone in Gustav's path.

Keep safe!

 

[sue4u2]

Got all my outdoor stuff inside. Filled up my car and stocked up on ice. It wasn't nearly as busy at the grocery as I thought it would be.
Hopefully it won't strengthen any more. I'm staying here with my kitties if it doesn't get any stronger.
Even if I leave, I have battery lights for them in case the power goes off.
Now we wait, and watch.
The clouds are moving in and the sun is in and out. Breezy but not real windy, yet.

 

[U2Fanatic4ever]

good to hear sue..


calm before the storm as they say..

 

[kafrun]

This is why I couldn't live in Florida or anywhere else where hurricanes hit

Everyone stay safe

 

[Earl-Of-IMDb]

Is being said in the news that it will hit the coast of Texas or Louisiana this tuesday depending on the hurricane direction, i'm confident it will be allright