Rita

Once A Villain · 09-21-2005, 12:27 PM

This damn thing is coming right through Texas it looks like, and it's a Cat 5 now. My aunt in Galveston has already fled. Dallas should be fine, we'll probably get some heavy wind and rain, but likely nothing serious. I was in Houston when Alicia hit in 1983, and even though I was three years old I remember the destruction of that bitch and she was only a Cat 3.

Man, it would be awful to be one of those people that chose to flee to Houston to escape Katrina. Now they're fleeing again from Rita! Crazy... Oh well, hope everyone gets out ok, and maybe it'll die down before it hits land. Hope it doesn't spawn any tornadoes all over the place like Alicia did. I might end up in the land of Oz...

mag · 09-21-2005, 12:33 PM

This is exactly what I was afraid of. I was saying last week that temperatures in the Gulf have gotten so high that it's basically a category 5 factory. Any hurricane that goes in there is going to become a cat. 5 almost instantly. A few days later I turn on the news, and what do I see? Rita making a beeline straight for the Gulf.

The next few weeks are gonna be pretty rough. Just keep your head down down there, Villain.

mag

Talas · 09-21-2005, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by mag

This is exactly what I was afraid of. I was saying last week that temperatures in the Gulf have gotten so high that it's basically a category 5 factory. Any hurricane that goes in there is going to become a cat. 5 almost instantly. A few days later I turn on the news, and what do I see? Rita making a beeline straight for the Gulf.

Bu...bu...but Global Warming doesn't exist!

I think I'm going to call my relatives in Houston to see if they have a place to stay far away from the coast, just in case.

*Melanie68* · 09-21-2005, 12:40 PM

Be safe and take care.

em-deecee · 09-21-2005, 03:11 PM

This is NOT looking good, folks. While the Gulf waters are indeed exceedingly warm, we all know there's no such thing as global warming. (yeah, right)

George is bound to make sure his home state will be well cared for in the aftermath of Rita.

Captain Blondebeard · 09-21-2005, 05:08 PM

The wrath of God has demolished sin city and has followed the escaped evacuees to finish the job. I dont want to sound insensative but it's almost funny.

Kingzjester · 09-21-2005, 07:28 PM

My folks live in Galveston as have I up until recently.

Needless to say, they have picked up and come to San Antonio this morning. I called my father yesterday and told him to grab his cameras and the tripod and get the **** out of there. Which he did. The city is doomed.

While it is slightly above sea level (moreso than Houston) the sewers are so bad that half the city floods every time a tropical storm passes through town. There are no levees to break, but there is the seawall, a monstrous construction of concrete (from about 15 to 20 ft) that protects a good length of the island. It was built last time a hurricane destroyed the island, which was, give or take, a hundred years ago. It has since sunk a little into the gulf, but it is still solid. And while the city may get covered in 30 ft of water, it will all drain away eventually.

Most people I hold dear have been accounted for elsewhere and I have already gotten over the sad loss of my beloved library which I couldn't lug with me to college.

BenjaminBunny · 09-22-2005, 07:30 AM

so you think San Antonio is safe?

I have a friend there.

Talas · 09-22-2005, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Spade

so you think San Antonio is safe?

I have a friend there.

Yeah, unless Rita makes a weird turn, San Antonio is safe.

Kingzjester · 09-22-2005, 09:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spade

so you think San Antonio is safe?

I have a friend there.

San Antonio is too far inland.

Filmman · 09-22-2005, 10:26 AM

Rita is now a Cat 4 now it when down to Winds 150 MPH Gusts 178 Mph that alot of Winds going to texas.

Kingzjester · 09-22-2005, 01:17 PM

Oh, so it won't be the end of the world as we know it, only Armageddon. That makes me feel just fine.

Maquisard · 09-22-2005, 01:27 PM

Are you sure that's what he meant to say? 'Cause I never know what he's saying...

mag · 09-22-2005, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Kingzjester

Oh, so it won't be the end of the world as we know it, only Armageddon. That makes me feel just fine.

Hey, don't be so cynical. At this point, I'm willing to take any good news I can get. A Cat. 4 is at least better than a Cat. 5.

mag

gillyruless · 09-23-2005, 06:05 AM

Joe Scarborough on his show on MSNBC said that if you stay in Galveston and a Cat. 5 hurricane hits the island, you will die. It's up to you to decide to stay or leave but if you stay, you will die.

It doesn't get more scary than that. Hope people in the direct path of Rita will finish evacuating soon but that traffic back up is just ridiculous.

Kingzjester · 09-23-2005, 06:46 PM

Ok, so it missed Galveston. Last news I've heard from CNN is that there is some sort of fire on 19th and 20th streets. I just hope the Sunflower Bakery is ok. That place is orgasmic.

You know, I think God is trying to destroy all places where Mardi Gras is celebrated because tits are sinfull. First the Big Easy, now Galveston...

Maquisard · 09-23-2005, 08:42 PM

God made tits. I think they're inherently good. It's how you use them.

*Melanie68* · 09-23-2005, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Mares

God made tits. I think they're inherently good. It's how you use them.

~~It is probably inappropriate in this thread but I'm ROFL!!!~~ignore this!

I should also say, in all seriousness, I hope people and places fare much better than with Katrina. I hate it when there has to be a colossal cock-up (with Katrina) in order for the proper federal response to happen (it seems they are doing much better with Rita).

Intrepid Homoludens · 09-23-2005, 09:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mares

God made tits. I think they're inherently good. It's how you use them.

God made cocks too. Unfortunately some of them turn out to be pricks.

Anyway, agreed. Best we not joke about this, I got news this afternoon about those 24 senior citizens who burned to death when the bus they rode on attempting to evacuate exploded right on the highway. I'm not feeling like joking about any of it.

Kolzig · 09-24-2005, 02:36 AM

Yeah I saw that bus accident in the news yesterday. That was horrible.

09-21-2005, 12:27 PM	#1
Once A Villain OUATIJ Creator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 1,640	Rita This damn thing is coming right through Texas it looks like, and it's a Cat 5 now. My aunt in Galveston has already fled. Dallas should be fine, we'll probably get some heavy wind and rain, but likely nothing serious. I was in Houston when Alicia hit in 1983, and even though I was three years old I remember the destruction of that bitch and she was only a Cat 3. Man, it would be awful to be one of those people that chose to flee to Houston to escape Katrina. Now they're fleeing again from Rita! Crazy... Oh well, hope everyone gets out ok, and maybe it'll die down before it hits land. Hope it doesn't spawn any tornadoes all over the place like Alicia did. I might end up in the land of Oz... Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Ben Co-Founder Abborado Studios Lead Designer - Once Upon a Time in Japan: Earth

09-21-2005, 12:33 PM	#2
mag Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,913	This is exactly what I was afraid of. I was saying last week that temperatures in the Gulf have gotten so high that it's basically a category 5 factory. Any hurricane that goes in there is going to become a cat. 5 almost instantly. A few days later I turn on the news, and what do I see? Rita making a beeline straight for the Gulf. The next few weeks are gonna be pretty rough. Just keep your head down down there, Villain. mag Share Share this post on Twitter

09-21-2005, 12:40 PM	#4
Melanie68 Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,907	Be safe and take care. Share Share this post on Twitter

09-21-2005, 03:11 PM	#5
em-deecee just visiting Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The Heart of Dixie Posts: 187	This is NOT looking good, folks. While the Gulf waters are indeed exceedingly warm, we all know there's no such thing as global warming. (yeah, right) George is bound to make sure his home state will be well cared for in the aftermath of Rita. Share Share this post on Twitter

09-21-2005, 05:08 PM	#6
Captain Blondebeard Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Tornado Alley Posts: 1,541	The wrath of God has demolished sin city and has followed the escaped evacuees to finish the job. I dont want to sound insensative but it's almost funny. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Glad to have my old username back. GhostPirateLechuck no longer.

09-21-2005, 07:28 PM	#7
Kingzjester Tactlessly understated Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Niceshire Posts: 2,045	My folks live in Galveston as have I up until recently. Needless to say, they have picked up and come to San Antonio this morning. I called my father yesterday and told him to grab his cameras and the tripod and get the **** out of there. Which he did. The city is doomed. While it is slightly above sea level (moreso than Houston) the sewers are so bad that half the city floods every time a tropical storm passes through town. There are no levees to break, but there is the seawall, a monstrous construction of concrete (from about 15 to 20 ft) that protects a good length of the island. It was built last time a hurricane destroyed the island, which was, give or take, a hundred years ago. It has since sunk a little into the gulf, but it is still solid. And while the city may get covered in 30 ft of water, it will all drain away eventually. Most people I hold dear have been accounted for elsewhere and I have already gotten over the sad loss of my beloved library which I couldn't lug with me to college. Share Share this post on Twitter

09-22-2005, 07:30 AM	#8
BenjaminBunny fire breathing Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: New England Posts: 514	so you think San Antonio is safe? I have a friend there. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ ~Tranquility is beyond form, it cannot be grasped and held. It is beyond sound but perhaps within sound, yet it cannot be heard. It cannot be seen yet it lies in everything we see.~

09-22-2005, 10:26 AM	#11
Filmman Plumber-x company Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 468	Rita is now a Cat 4 now it when down to Winds 150 MPH Gusts 178 Mph that alot of Winds going to texas. Share Share this post on Twitter

09-22-2005, 01:17 PM	#12
Kingzjester Tactlessly understated Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Niceshire Posts: 2,045	Oh, so it won't be the end of the world as we know it, only Armageddon. That makes me feel just fine. Share Share this post on Twitter

09-22-2005, 01:27 PM	#13
Maquisard Citizen of Bizarro World Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Htrae Posts: 4,219	Are you sure that's what he meant to say? 'Cause I never know what he's saying... Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ By no rocket’s blue shade am no shells dead down there, Gave no proof all day long that the flag was unwhere! No say does am spar-strangled shroud hang limply! Under land of no free! Am us home coward-leeee! ~Excerpt from the Bizarro Anthem

09-23-2005, 06:05 AM	#15
gillyruless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,022	Joe Scarborough on his show on MSNBC said that if you stay in Galveston and a Cat. 5 hurricane hits the island, you will die. It's up to you to decide to stay or leave but if you stay, you will die. It doesn't get more scary than that. Hope people in the direct path of Rita will finish evacuating soon but that traffic back up is just ridiculous. Share Share this post on Twitter

09-23-2005, 06:46 PM	#16
Kingzjester Tactlessly understated Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Niceshire Posts: 2,045	Ok, so it missed Galveston. Last news I've heard from CNN is that there is some sort of fire on 19th and 20th streets. I just hope the Sunflower Bakery is ok. That place is orgasmic. You know, I think God is trying to destroy all places where Mardi Gras is celebrated because tits are sinfull. First the Big Easy, now Galveston... Share Share this post on Twitter

09-23-2005, 08:42 PM	#17
Maquisard Citizen of Bizarro World Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Htrae Posts: 4,219	God made tits. I think they're inherently good. It's how you use them. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ By no rocket’s blue shade am no shells dead down there, Gave no proof all day long that the flag was unwhere! No say does am spar-strangled shroud hang limply! Under land of no free! Am us home coward-leeee! ~Excerpt from the Bizarro Anthem

09-24-2005, 02:36 AM	#20
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