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BarbaraD CH.com Alumnus Offline Hugs to ya Posts: 8333 Douglasville, TX Gender:	How you guys in LA Aug 28^th, 2008 at 7:35pm Steve, Edna -- check in if ya can.... Ya know how Mom worries.... the hot dogs just won't taste too good till I know my chickens are safe. Hugs BD
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Re: How you guys in LA
Reply #1 - Aug 28^th, 2008 at 7:49pm

Barb,
Don't know how Steve and Edna are (should be fine at this point), but they are running poor Jimbo crazy. Between phone conferences and meetings, they're running him ragged.

Shelters start opening tomorrow. You can't book a hotel room anywhere in Monroe, Natchez or numerous other places. I think they are going to start the contraflow out of New Orleans on Saturday. Gov. Jindal has already declared a state of emergency and there are 3,000 National Guardsman activated (he said that there would NOT be another repeat of post-Katrina).

AND, there's a new kid on the block, Tropical Storm Hanna! Hopefully, she'll just fizzle out (she's out in teh Atlantic and looks to head up the east coast).

C'est la vie!

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Reply #2 - Aug 29^th, 2008 at 12:01am

Ready Mom.

Sis arrived here tonight to bring Mom and Dad back with her to Georgia tomorrow. Got plenty of fuel. The generator and chainsaw are ready. Food and water stocked. And, since I recently went out of cycle,...plenty of beer.

Still have things to do but I'm going to see how it tracks. If we have to evacuate we may just go to the Smoky Mountains and hike.

If you're interested Delta, PM me. I'd like Jimbo to have my cell number in case he's down here and needs something.

Edna?

Thanks Barb.

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Reply #3 - Aug 29^th, 2008 at 12:14am

Funny thing; how I was thinking of you guys and knowing I needed to "check in" with the family.

Certainly do not want to see anywhere near a repeat of Katrina; but I do believe Gustav is on his way for a visit very near here.

Family is taken care of here; property being secured; necessities bought.

Now is just the wait on evacuation orders; spoke to our parish president today while out to lunch and she said Saturday will be the tell all day here for us.

So, am OK for now.

thanks for checking on us "mom";

Steve - be well and wishing you the best (OH, and great news on the cycle being over)

Delta, you and Jim be well and safe too.

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Reply #4 - Aug 29^th, 2008 at 9:28am

Not sure where y'all are located, but the contraflow will probably start around midday on Saturday.

Gustav needs to go away! Jimbo was on the phone/Blackberry/computer last night until almost 10. Today, he has to make a trip to LA Tech (university) to tell them that the Feds will be taking over their gym for a critical needs shelter. He'll spend most of today and probably the rest of the weekend setting up the Special Needs Shelter in the coliseum of our local university (did I mention that he does not get overtime for all this extra time? He gets what is called *K* leave-if he works *x* amount of hours, he gets the same amount as leave, which really doesn't do shit for him, considering that between annual and sick leave, he has 34 months accumulated).

Think I'll have generator to the house and put it on the front porch, just in case we get storms this far up. There are no hotel rooms left anywhere close. One would have to start looking at Little Rock or Memphis now.

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BarbaraD CH.com Alumnus Offline Hugs to ya Posts: 8333 Douglasville, TX Gender:	Re: How you guys in LA Reply #5 - Aug 29^th, 2008 at 10:54am Any Clusterheads needing shelter -- the farm is open and headache ready -- Edna you and Steve know you're welcome (animals also) ... And Carolyn you know the way if you get flooded. And ya'll know I mean it.... Hugs BD
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ClusterChuck CH.com Alumnus Offline The BEAST rises again, and again, and again, and . Posts: 5394 Greenville, North Carolina Gender:	Re: How you guys in LA Reply #6 - Aug 29^th, 2008 at 12:09pm BarbaraD wrote on Aug 29^th, 2008 at 10:54am: Any Clusterheads needing shelter -- the farm is open and headache ready -- *PLEASE,* Gustav, GO AWAY!!! Don't force any clusterhead to have to stoop so low as having to accept Barb's invite!!! Don't they suffer enough, just having clusters? Chuck
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deltadarlin CH.com Alumnus Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 3823 Downsville LA Gender:	Re: How you guys in LA Reply #7 - Aug 29^th, 2008 at 1:49pm BarbaraD wrote on Aug 29^th, 2008 at 10:54am: And Carolyn you know the way if you get flooded. And ya'll know I mean it.... Hugs BD Barb, Thanks, but if we get flooded where we live, won't be going anywhere, because the rest of Louisiana will have been wiped off the face of the earth!
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The Mad Viking CH.com Sponsor Offline Always Look on The Bright Side of Life Posts: 3583 Oslo, Norway Gender:	Re: How you guys in LA Reply #8 - Aug 29^th, 2008 at 3:29pm Praying for all of you.Please keep checking in folks. Svenn
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Reply #9 - Aug 30^th, 2008 at 9:25am

Does anyone remember why they orignally named hurricanes after women? Because the f*ckers are so damned unpredicatable. Here's the latest prediction model from Weather Underground

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According to NOAA, Gustav is now a Cat 3 with a central pressure of 965 millibars (as the intensity of the storm increases, millibars drop). Max sustained winds are 95 KT (104.9 MPH) with gusts up to 115 KT (132.5 MPH).

Look here for info on what this storm *could* become.

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As of this morning, all special needs and critical needs patients are being evacuated from the coast of LA (the whole damned coast, not part of it). Jimbo's feet hit the floor at 6 this morning and he was on the phone before he got his first cup of coffee. He's gone now and no telling when I'll see him again (at least he's *here* and not down south).

This could all turn out to be for nought. Don't know if any of you remember Hurricane Lily, but the night before she was supposed to hit around Lake Charles, she was waffling between a CAT 4 and 5. Got up the next morning and the bottom had fallen out, she was a CAT 1 and came in around New Iberia. She was still a bad storm and we had 60 mph winds up here, 200 miles from the coast, trees down and electricity lost.

Generator's ready, all I have to do is go get some gas to fill it. I'll be checking my oil lamps later on today.

Ain't life grand?

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deltadarlin CH.com Alumnus Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 3823 Downsville LA Gender:	Re: How you guys in LA Reply #10 - Aug 30^th, 2008 at 11:57am Nagin ordered mandatory evacuations for visitors, beginning at 8:00 this morning.
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stevegeebe CH.com Alumnus Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 1687 Mandeville, LA Gender:	Re: How you guys in LA Reply #11 - Aug 30^th, 2008 at 3:08pm Nagin is a "Cone of Uncertainty". Steve G
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Reply #12 - Aug 30^th, 2008 at 6:12pm

Don't care for Nagin either. From the pictures that I've seen, it does look like *some* people are evacuating. Do these people in New Orleans not realize that if New Orleans even gets an indirect blow, that the levees won't hold?

You can see from this pic that Gustav is probably going to hit the central part of the coastline of LA.

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OF course, Gustav is now a Cat 4 hurricane, with 150 mph winds (sustained) with a central pressure of 942 millibars. And it hasn't even hit the *warm* spot in the Gulf yet.

Hopefully Jimbo will be home around 8 tonight and then he can get some sleep, turn around and repeat.

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Reply #13 - Aug 30^th, 2008 at 7:15pm

Carloyn,
I'm sure you probably have pretty good info available but these sites are dynamite.

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Keep safe, It looks like NO may not get the direct hit but these things way to unpredictable, especially 3-5 days out.
Been there done that to many times to count and I don't envy you looking down the barrel.

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Reply #14 - Aug 31^st, 2008 at 9:48am

Thanks Karma. I use NOAA and weather underground for most of my storm tracking.

Hope Gustav misses the warm water loop in the Gulf.

The coastal parishes are under mandatory evacuations now.

Gov. Jindal has ordered 30 school districts closed at least until Thursday, "SECTION 1: The following thirty (30) school districts will suspend classes for Tuesday, September 2, 2008, and Wednesday, September 3, 2008: Avoyelles, Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Caldwell, Catahoula, Claiborne, Concordia, DeSoto, East Baton Rouge, East Carroll, Franklin, Grant, Jackson, LaSalle, Lincoln, Madison, Morehouse, Natchitoches, Ouachita, Rapides, Red River, Richland, Sabine, Tensas, Union, Vernon, Webster, West Carroll, and Winn."

I do hope the *people* who choose to ride Gustav out, don't get into too much of a bind, because there will be no shelters in New Orleans or immediate rescue operations.

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deltadarlin CH.com Alumnus Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 3823 Downsville LA Gender:	Re: How you guys in LA Reply #15 - Aug 31^st, 2008 at 9:53am Got a PM from Steve Geebee. They have evacuated, per mandatory orders from the governor.
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stevegeebe CH.com Alumnus Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 1687 Mandeville, LA Gender:	Re: How you guys in LA Reply #16 - Aug 31^st, 2008 at 9:55am See y'all later. Headed to northern Georgia. I'll be in touch. Steve G
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Reply #17 - Aug 31^st, 2008 at 10:26am

I can't begin to imagine what you all are going thru right now but we are all wishing and hoping that everyone stays safe.

We get some nasty nor'easter storms here on the east coast but nothing like the force that this hurricane is packin'.

I know you are all busy but when you have a chance, please check in with us to let us know that you are okay.

If there is anything we can do to help, don't hesitate to ask.

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Reply #19 - Aug 31^st, 2008 at 10:43pm

just checking in on a friend's computer

Have evacuated; am in Arkansas, my cell has no service; waiting now and safe

Barb; I left a voice mail for you from my sister's cell that does have service off and on

Prayers needed now for all of us; will keep in touch and hopefuly we're all spared major devastation

thanks for the thoughts,

EDNA

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Charlie CH.com Alumnus Offline Happy to be here Posts: 18971 Jamestown, NY Gender:	Re: How you guys in LA Reply #20 - Sep 1^st, 2008 at 2:00am Hoping that everybody gets to see something incredibly boring when it comes to Gustav. Hold on and stay safe. Charlie
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ClusterChuck CH.com Alumnus Offline The BEAST rises again, and again, and again, and . Posts: 5394 Greenville, North Carolina Gender:	Re: How you guys in LA Reply #21 - Sep 1^st, 2008 at 5:11am Things do NOT look pretty, on the weather channel! Edna and Steve, VERY glad to hear that you two, at least, will be safe. Mega prayers heading to the affected area ... Chuck
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Reply #22 - Sep 1^st, 2008 at 7:49am

Ok, heard from Edna and Steve (ok I'm a little late - they already posted) and they're ok - Steve's on the way to GA and Edna's in AR.

This just struck me as funny (not ha ha but funny). During Katrina we were searching the globe for these two (remember?) - so communications HAVE improved! We found them after several days, but it was a nightmare not KNOWING... I think they got the message AFTER we found them and decided that WE CARE.

Relatives in Houma have gotten out (except for cousins who are nurses and we're in contact with them - Danny(cousin) was in NO during Katrina and was one of the "last"ones out - He's not happy about staying, but says "he's needed", so....

Daughter-in-law called yesterday and said no gas or food in Shreveport (shelters full). Told son to BRING FOOD home with him. Looks like Gustav is going to do a lot of damage inland as well (flooding etc).

Right now, I'd say if anyone has any prayers handy - it's about time to start saying them.... There's several million people who could use some help from the Man Upstairs....

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Re: How you guys in LA
Reply #23 - Sep 1^st, 2008 at 7:56am

BarbaraD wrote on Sep 1^st, 2008 at 7:49am:

Right now, I'd say if anyone has any prayers handy - it's about time to start saying them.... There's several million people who could use some help from the Man Upstairs....

JEEZE!!!

What the bejeebers do you think I HAVE been doing, you cranky old broad!!!

SHEESH ... ... ... wimminz!!!

To all in need of them, regardless of what the old battle axe says, MEGA
prayers headed your way!!!

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