Originally Posted by Bugaboo1
LEAVE, don't take any chances.
Please don't put yourselves at unnecessary risk! I am praying for you!!!
Originally Posted by Bugaboo1
LEAVE, don't take any chances.
Mittens is my only cat, Watson is our german shepherd. I'm considering taking them, but probably not. I rather have them with us. We'll decide for sure by the end of today. It looks like we'll be safer here with the animals than there. The reason why we are taking the car and motorcycle is because they are both brand new and we don't have a garage to put them in.Originally Posted by Pamela
Please stay safe!!! Will you be having your mom watch your cats along with the car and motorcycle?
That's what I'm wondering...if they thought a gigantic city like Houston might get bad enough to evacuate, how on earth would they go about it?Originally Posted by KittenKiya
I have a problem with the evacuation for Hurricane Katrina. The order was given Sunday. How do you evacuate over one million people in less than 24 hours. How stupid!!! If Houston were to be evacuated, they should have started yesterday.
The other thing is, how do you move people with no cars? They did not send buses to pick people up to evacuate. There was no plan in place for New Orleans. Do you really think there is one for Houston? If you heard a mandatory evacuation order one hour from now, what would you do? Whee would you go?
It's a CAT 4 actually. Expected to be a CAT 5 before landfall SAT morning at 1am. I just got back from home and am in my jeans now. We are putting all the computers up and preparing the office now. This is really getting crazy. My house is seconds from I-45, I can hear the cars honking and sirens going off. All the stores are beyond capacity. I found dog food at the corner store, but not enough to last more than a week. Looks like dog treats and chilli are going to have to hold him over if worse comes to worse. Pleanty of cat food though. I'm boxing up important documents tonight and putting glass and dishes up so they won't break if a tree falls on our house. We are still undecided if we are to leave, so far Zack has to work tomorrow. I am leaving today at 5. They just cancelled my school too, that's a relief. We are actually now taking his car and motorcycle to my best friends house, she has a lot of room and it isn't as far as my mom's. If it floods, then oh well...that's what insurance is for, we are just trying to protect it from getting scratched or the motorcycle flying away and hurting someone. I'll keep you guys updated as much as possible. Thanks for your concern.Originally Posted by bossinova
3"??? Wow! That is so scary! Being born and raised in the northwest, I have no clue what it feels like to anticipate such a terrifying storm. I can say, though, that Katrina instilled a deep fear and respect for the shear force mother nature can show.
My brother's best friend lives in Texas, right in the projected path. You are all in my prayers! May this storm lose steam before landfall!
No, it really is a Cat 5, although the winds have picked up still from the last time I heard. From CNN's Breaking News ticker on their home page right now:Originally Posted by yoviher
No, its still on 150 mph. But, honestly, its so close I would rather have people think its a Cat 5, so they prepare more, than think "Its just a 4". Trust me, We've had it happen here. Although we haven't had a Category 5 Hurricane since... Hurricane San Felipe II in 1928.
BREAKING NEWS
\t\t\tHurricane Rita reaches Category 5 status with maximum sustained winds of 165 mph, the National Hurricane Center says.