Post #188326 by Formikahini on Fri, Sep 23, 2005 7:27 AM

Just to let you know of my plans for the moment:

At this point, I'm staying either at my home or at my Mom's here in Houston, as many of her neighbors are staying and have generators, etc. If my house does get hit, I'd rather be here to pull crap outta that room ASAP, rather than wait a week, after it's been left to the elements to rot/mold. But we're glued to the news for updates. I feel certain I'll lose power for quite some time (weeks?) as there's a big dead tree limb hanging over a powerline in my back yard! That means I'll likely be leaving town after the storm if I don't leave before, as my home with no AC would be death! Most all the windows are painted shut and most all are lacking screens.

But don't worry - I'm not taking any chances with my life. The roads are so insane now, though, I'd just run out of gas before I got outside the city limits! The mayor even said NOT to leave if you're not in a bad area, and The Heights are, well, high (relatively). And I have a full tank of gas - GOLD right now!

I'l probably lose cell phone ability, but for some reason, texting worked for a lot of Katrina, so I'll text some of you to let you know I'm ok, should things take a turn for the worse. The fact is, as of this moment, that Rita is expected to go "the good direction" for us, putting us not in the dirty side path. My NOLA refugees are all out of town, save the dog, Bayer, who's now my dog. Lucky me, dealing with huge lab turds during a hurricane!!

"Come on, Bayer, it's ok! You can go outside in the 70 mph winds! Pee downwind! Good dog!" (Actually, his "relieving" schedule will be fine. Don't worry, I ain't sendin' no dawg out in a storm!)

Thanks for your thoughts and prayers
alice b

Oh, crap, I just heard of looting already.....Should I take my Spanish tiki mugs with me :wink:?

[ Edited by: Formikahini 2005-09-23 07:28 ]