Looks like i have to evacuate the boat for the 4th time this season:flaming::evil: I hate when all the lines on the models point towards you. Susan i would wait till thursday to pick up the yard. Evacuation will probally be starting wed with a hit early sat am..............aj:alien:

I have not put anything out in the yard yet. The house is still boarded up upstairs. I am starting to clean up all the tree limbs. Right now it doesn not look good for Houston/Galveston.

Bummer

Susan (npw goddess)

Man alive. You know, I have a boatload of respect for all of you that live in these "danger zones". I visited an aunt down in Venice FL and was amazed at how beautiful it was yet how terrifying it must be if and when danger starts to draw near. I assume that's the price you pay? I know I'd choose to stay prepared and proactive against weather in exchange for living in such beautiful places but is that alone enough? Do you all lose friends and neighbors routinely because they grow tired of the threat and move inland? Just curious. Thoughts and prayers for all of you.

best of luck, Hugo '89 jammed our place in Charleston, SC.

Everthing comes back.

peace, chad

The storms are just something you have to live with down here. Most everyone I know has lived here there whole life.

Susan (npw goddess)

Hey Aj

I hope the boat move goes smoothly. I have 5 homes and a business that I have not unboarded yet for my clients. We're going to wait till Wednesday to decide.

For all others who don't live on the gulf I guess you have to take the good with the bad. To have our buggy areas on the gulf is sure sweet. I hope Ike doesn't mess Galveston and the surrounding area up too bad. I really would like to have DBBB this year!

Best of luck AJ
Brad

Got a full day of work done and moved the boat to it hurricane slip. Lines doubled! And still found 2 hrs to kitesurf this afternoon in 15-20 winds. This is why i choose this lifestyle. I get to play in the wind six or 7 days a week.........aj:alien:

Hope everything is ok aj. Hope the storm makes landfall in an unpopulated area.

But on the bright side... It DOES NOT SNOW here in the hurricane areas!!!!!!! :singing::singing::singing:

Models have bounced all over the place on this one since it was in the Atlantic.

I vote for it to go to the King Ranch. Not a lot of population in that area, unless you count cows. Although that would give Corpus a good soaking.

I'm giving it one more day before I decide if I need to climb my trees and top them out. Hate it when holes get poked in the roof when it's rainin...

Dang man... That's rough O.O. Prayin' for you all stay safe!

Starting to look like a s. texas hit but one wobble and its back in our playing field. I sure would hate to evac the surge zones and special needs but that call will be made tommarrow............aj

hey aj and susan.
my thoughts and prays are with you.
the latest track shows it going more west than north.
hope it misses you guys.
last weekend i got hit with the TS. over 7 inches of rain.
luckly i had no damage but i did have my gen. ready for my sump pump.
a few weeks ago i took my old car out for a spin and got hit with a storm. i had to pull over. the car don`t drive to good in the rain with 2.75 inch tires and only 1, 8inch wiper blade. i called my buddy to tow me home.
stay safe down there and be careful.
somebody up here loves you!!! me!!!!!!!

I'd hate to have to be the one who makes the call to move people or not.

Everyone likes to say "But the models all point to....... (insert town here)".

The 10am report today and the 10am 3 day report from Wednesday the week Rita hit are eerily similar. All the models started to focus in on one spot. Both storms were within a half a degree of long/lat of each other, and both have a ground zero on the NHC's maps within a few miles of each other. Both have computer models that all have come together...

I'm not holding my breath on the models being right this time either. I was without power for a week after Rita and was lucky that was all the damage I had to live through. Started topping some of my trees yesterday and will be up in the air again today after work. Storm surge and rain are not my enemies where I'm at... it's all the trees in the forrest.

Now if the ten pm report tonight moves the target near Houston... it will be one of those Deja Vu momements :o

Stay safe Steve.

Susan (nwpw goddess)

ggggggggggggeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeezzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzuuuuuuuuuuus

get the hell out of there and live to kite another day!!!

Wally werld was full of people buying canned goods and things at 5am this morning. Figured I'd better get stocked up, since I'm an Entergy customer. After all... someone doesn't cover their mouth when they sneeze in Beaumont and my power goes out near Conroe.


Propane: check
canned goods: check
water: check
flashlights and stuff: check
Beer: CHECK

Yup... prepared as I'll ever be. Just glad I'm out of the tidal areas... but even 80 miles inland it still can get a little hairy when your surrounded by trees :bird:

I am off the boat and said my goodbyes, off to transtar for a few weeks, its not going to be good. Gas will go thru the roof nationwide so fill up!....F>U> IKE!:evil:........................aj

Good luck AJ and keep us informed.

Susan (npw goddess)

Hope your boat rides it well. My parents had a boat at Watergate when Alicia came through ( a cat 3) and it survived with only minor damage from flying debri. It's not the wind I fear... it's what's in it!

18 wheelers with food and all the gear are arriving today for the place I work at. They are going to 24 hour emergency mode as well. Only good thing about a storm is all my meals at work are catered in starting tomorrow at lunch until the disaster recovery mode is suspended.

hey aj
my thoughts and prays are with you. i wish i could be there to help. you need anything. just ask.
jason always rides me about watching the weather channel but its looks like i`ll be glued to the weather channel this saturday hoping my kiting famliy down there makes it out ok.

I hope that all stay safe and make it through a ok. We are preparing the shelter up here in Oklahoma City for evacuees of the storm once again. From what I saw after the last storm they did a great job up here taking care of the evacuees. They will be safe up here, but the models they are showing on the weather channel say we are to get like 8-12 inches of rain and high winds in in Oklahoma City from the storm so folks that come here will not be totally out of the storm, but will be safe and have a warm bed and warm food. Be safe down there for sure.

Big John

Good luck eveyone. Stay safe. I hope Galveston lives to host another DBBB. We're praying for you.

Howdy folks,

Looks like trouble here soon, i am located at transtar with 300+ people that are going to weather the storm and provide support to the region. You probally will not here from me or other houstonian for the next few days due to damage and towers down. I will try to text after landfall to let u know how we stand. Looking at surge 20+ ft so we are ewxpecting to lose over 200,000 homes. Take my warning and fill everything you have with fuel. Prices are going thru the roof soon after the refiners are wipped. This goes for everyone nationwide. Take care and hope to fly with yall soon.,.......aj

Thanks for the update AJ. I have been watching the weather channel and they keep talking storm surge and they need to explain the big waves that will be on top of the storm surge. I sure feel for everyone that is effected with this storm. It looks like Galveston does not have a chance.

Let us know when you can how you are and how the surrounding area made out.

Susan (npw goddess)

hey aj
stay safe my friend. i`m watching the weather channel and the waves are unreal. storm didn`t even come in yet. its scary watching the sea wall where i buggied go under water.
it looks like all those million dollar houses going out to SLP are going to get hit big time.
i would never want to live next to a beach.
we`ll be waiting to hear from you aj

Take care AJ, Susan, Raymond, Brad, Pat, Terry, Dave, Charles, Tinker, Chris, Rick & Sara, Pat and after Ike passes be sure to let us know you’re OK. All of my relatives in your area have evacuated and their homes are boarded up. I remember the drill, first board up the windows, then remove anything around the place that could blow away, get somewhere safe, wait for the storm to hit (that’s when we used to have the hurricane parties as a stress reliever), weather the storm, then the heart break of seeing your home/boat/belonging damaged or gone. You guys will definitely be in my prayers, and remember you can get new stuff but buggiers are hard to replace. Stay Safe…………..

hey aj
BTW. i filled everytime i got with fuel and i even filled a 20gallon tank i got stored in my shed. don`t tell my town. LOL
price of fuel yesterday was 3.32 a gallon here in new jersey

We should be ok here in Louisiana. We are far enough away and all we are going to get is rain, wind and the potential for twisters. They are also talking about low lying flooding in the area.

Hey Jon

You still got the drill down. Glad your family got out. It does not look good with the storm surge.

Hey Glenn

The pass has been under water all day and we hope that there will be lots of wide open spaces after the storm.

Susan (npw goddess)

PS Glenn

You are falling behind when it comes to nasa wings. I made an 8 meter for me and finishing up a 10 meter today for Brad. About a month ago Brad was able to pick up a used 15 meter. You need to catch up. Now AJ will have some competition.

hey susan
i might interested in the 8m nasa wing.

Still here waiting............Looks like we are going to lose alot around here, rescues are occuring as we speek. People did not listen. I estamate that we will lose over 100,000 lives during this trying time for our nation...........aj