- August 29th, 2008, 10:16 am
#192812
Look out. Hurrican Gustav is headed towards New Orleans. Jindal is ready to evacuate...
Moderators: jcmanson, Sly Fox, BuryYourDuke
Sly Fox wrote:Nobody is laughing about this here in Houston.That's because Texans have no sense of humor.

Sly Fox wrote:Nobody is laughing about this here in Houston. This has Katrina/Rita type of potential if it keeps moving slow across the Gulf like this. Evacuation plans are being assembled here in Houston as well. If it comes here 5 million people will be trying to leave at the same. Rita showed what a mess that could become.I have a buddy who is in law enforcement in the Houston area...and his wife was caught in the Rita FUBAR evacuation...one mell of a hess.

Sly Fox wrote:Nobody is laughing about this here in Houston. This has Katrina/Rita type of potential if it keeps moving slow across the Gulf like this. Evacuation plans are being assembled here in Houston as well. If it comes here 5 million people will be trying to leave at the same. Rita showed what a mess that could become.Please tell me they at least learned from that and improved something
PAmedic wrote:you're absolutely right

Sly Fox wrote:What are you talking about? The primary university in the state uses a cow as its mascot. And another uses a horned toad frog.Yeah, just try pointing out how ridiculous that is with one of them and see how far you get.

Sly Fox wrote:Nobody is laughing about this here in Houston. This has Katrina/Rita type of potential if it keeps moving slow across the Gulf like this.As in thousands of homeless refugees being dumped there and leaching off of the city as if they owned the place?
LUconn wrote:Yeah, maybe all of the Katrina transplants will go back to NO.Uh, no. But Austin and Dallas had better watch out.
01LUGrad wrote:I bet McCain isn't too happy about the forecast...scheduled to make landfall in the middle of the Republican National Convention. Not good for ratings. Also bad for gas prices.I've seen a couple of rumblings that the GOP might put off the convention b/c of the storm...as it would be in bad taste to be partying and celebrating during a disaster.
Oh, I hope everyone is safe there, too. Take care, Sly.
Sly Fox wrote:What are you talking about? The primary university in the state uses a cow as its mascot. And another uses a horned toad frog. If that doesn't show a sense of humor then nothing does.I'm hoping for the black and a good front to send that weather to the Burg- Houston probably looks like a jungle, and my yard looks like the savanna.
I really am not a fan of the color yellow right now. But I am very glad I am not still on staff at the NBC station or I'd be working 18-hour shifts and sleeping on a cot at the station starting Monday.