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Ziggy

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Posted: Sep. 12 2008,1:08 pm

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New Orleans should be counting their blessing this ain't coming ashore on them, the tidal surges on this storm are tremendous and surely would have done more damage.
Lets hope all will be safe in Galveston and the surrounding areas, looks NASTY!

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Posted: Sep. 12 2008,1:21 pm

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I just got done looking at the photo slideshow Yahoo has....man, N.O. is already under water from the rising tides.

Texas looks like a war broke out along the coast. Some homes are burning and the water is rising fast.

The peeps who left are the smart ones. You can't stop a storm like that.

I'll be saying a prayer or two that the people in harms way make it through OK and that there is minimal damage. :peace

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Posted: Sep. 12 2008,1:54 pm

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Apparently Galveston didn't issue a total evac order for the city until today...now helicopters are scrambling to rescue people. On the plus side, if they're using the same chopper pilots that they did in Katrina, one of my best buds trained most of those guys and they are as good as you can get. :good

There is a freighter with 22 crewman aboard that has broken down in the gulf, 50 miles from Galveston, directly in the storm's path. Coast Guard has aborted their rescue attempt. Air Force was trying as well....but it sounds like the crew is on their own now, drifting. Can you say Edmund Fitzgerald?

God Bless the crew...and their families, and those trying to save them.

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Posted: Sep. 12 2008,1:57 pm

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Oh yeah, and ALL the Walmarts in that part of TX have closed. :eek

(I think this may be the end of the world...)

I worry about my Texas friends...I hope they all will be safe.

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Posted: Sep. 12 2008,4:19 pm

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LATEST STORM HEADLINES:

Storm Is Nearly as Big as Texas Itself
Waves Smash Over 17-Foot Galveston Seawall
Houston Residents Told It's Too Late to Flee
Helicopters Pluck 60 People From Floodwaters
About 90,000 Ignored Evacuation Warnings
Pilots Ride Into Eye of Hurricane Ike | Details
Chain Asks Customers to Limit Gasoline Purchases | Details
Oil Prices Rise Amid Hurricane Fears | Details
22 Stranded on Crippled Freighter in Gulf | Details
Ike Has No Respect for Geraldo Rivera | Details

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Posted: Sep. 12 2008,4:26 pm

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And the roof is blowing off the Galveston HOOTERS. :eek

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Posted: Sep. 12 2008,4:29 pm

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Quote (WATERDOG @ Sep. 12 2008,4:19 pm)

LATEST STORM HEADLINES:

Ike Has No Respect for Geraldo Rivera | Details

Oh NO!

Worse than I thought!

The storm has a BRAIN!!! :eek

It's a fact of Life:

After Monday and Tuesday, even the Calendar says : WTF .......

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Posted: Sep. 12 2008,5:31 pm

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Is this why I'm getting all this rain up here.

^^^^ Global Warming NOT HERE
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Posted: Sep. 13 2008,8:15 am

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Quote (CaliKat @ Sep. 12 2008,4:26 pm)

And the roof is blowing off the Galveston HOOTERS. :eek

They've gone topless...

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Posted: Sep. 13 2008,8:21 am

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Quote (shueman @ Sep. 13 2008,8:15 am)

Quote (CaliKat @ Sep. 12 2008,4:26 pm)

And the roof is blowing off the Galveston HOOTERS. :eek

They've gone topless...

It's about time! :good

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Posted: Sep. 13 2008,8:26 am

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Quote (Purple Jurk @ Sep. 13 2008,8:21 am)

Quote (shueman @ Sep. 13 2008,8:15 am)

Quote (CaliKat @ Sep. 12 2008,4:26 pm)

And the roof is blowing off the Galveston HOOTERS. :eek

They've gone topless...

Â It's about time! :good

Good thing those Hooters girls have those floatation devices... :laugh

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Posted: Sep. 13 2008,8:29 am

Post # 12

So far most of my friends have found a way to check in. They have a lot of wind damage and no power, but they're all okay. :good

One lives off Galveston Bay, not sure if she'll have a home to go back to, but she was able to evac and get her important stuff out.

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Posted: Sep. 13 2008,11:18 am

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Along with being topless, HOOTERS is also bottomless and sideless...it was obliterated. They might be able to turn it into HOOTERS toothpicks, that appears to be all that is left.

"This is for all the friends I've known, this is for all the ones who've never left me alone. This is for all the ones I've lost along the way...thanks for being a part of today."

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Posted: Sep. 17 2008,4:20 pm

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20 miles north of Galveston. House and boats came through without a scratch. I have many friends on the Island who were not so lucky. I am planning an excursion to ferry a friend to his house on the west end of the island in a few days. Jet boats don't need much water.

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Posted: Sep. 17 2008,5:21 pm

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Quote (texasjetboats @ Sep. 17 2008,4:20 pm)

20 miles north of Galveston. Â House and boats came through without a scratch. Â I have many friends on the Island who were not so lucky. Â I am planning an excursion to ferry a friend to his house on the west end of the island in a few days. Â Jet boats don't need much water.

Wow.

Glad to hear you weathered the storm OK. Be carefull in that squirtboat. :good

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