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[drdiver]

Looks like Dallas will just get rain if anything. Maybe some wind. Your friend should be fine.

[DandyDon]

The storm is projected to veer off toward Arkansas after all - Dallas may be spared the worst originally thought to happen.

[drdiver]

18 foot waves in the Flower Gardens Marine Sanctuary.

Might be a little hard to do a safety stop right now!

[Mermaid Lady]

3PM CDT Rita has been downgraded to CAT 3 and it's projected path has shifted northeast, now projected to come ashore around Port Arthur. Hopefully it will continue to weaken and deposit most of its energy in the swamps between Lake Charles and Baton Rouge.

I have decided to dig in here in Bryan/College Station today and tomorrow. As soon as the storm begins to subside, I will be returning to Houston as quickly as I can. As long as where I live is not flooded or burned, I will be OK. I have half of my supplies remaining at home and will be bringing as much in as possible. I have my Kayak and all my swiftwater rescue gear with me in case I encounter anyone needing assistance.

I have been very lucky. the only casualty I have had so far is two sheets of radiochromic film dosimetry media which went bad when I was driving without a/c on 290. Others have not been so lucky. You are all probably aware of what has happpened on the freeways here in Texas. I saw lots of cars out of gas, and a few were even wrecked. And there was the bus. Those of you who are given to prayer could please direct them to those people. Thanks!!!

[WreckWench]

3PM CDT Rita has been downgraded to CAT 3 and it's projected path has shifted northeast, now projected to come ashore around Port Arthur. Hopefully it will continue to weaken and deposit most of its energy in the swamps between Lake Charles and Baton Rouge.

I have decided to dig in here in Bryan/College Station today and tomorrow. As soon as the storm begins to subside, I will be returning to Houston as quickly as I can. As long as where I live is not flooded or burned, I will be OK. I have half of my supplies remaining at home and will be bringing as much in as possible. I have my Kayak and all my swiftwater rescue gear with me in case I encounter anyone needing assistance.

I have been very lucky. the only casualty I have had so far is two sheets of radiochromic film dosimetry media which went bad when I was driving without a/c on 290. Others have not been so lucky. You are all probably aware of what has happpened on the freeways here in Texas. I saw lots of cars out of gas, and a few were even wrecked. And there was the bus. Those of you who are given to prayer could please direct them to those people. Thanks!!!

Tuttt you are so right...we all have so much to be thankful for and all prayer and well wishes need to be addressed to all of those in need from Rita and Katrina! (Thank you for that reminder and again glad that you are ok!)

[drdiver]

Just talked to my sister in S/W Houston. They still have power and phone. Winds are not too bad. They think they will be O.K.

[Mermaid Lady]

I am safely dug in in Bryan Texas now, and it looks like the storm will pass mostly to the east of here.

The heavy weather is mostly to the east of Galveston Bay, although the winds will get pretty heavy in Houston tonite. I have made contact with my loved ones there and they are all north and east of the danger zones, thank goodness.

It looks like the major refinieries will be spared the full fury of the storm, and hopefully can return to normal ops as quicly as possible. There will likely be losses in Port Arthur though, which will disrupt production somehat, but much less than what would have happened if Houston were to suffer a direct hit. Looks like we may get lucky after all.

It is eerily calm here, and the sunset was spectacular. The bands are very distinct here and each one was a different shade of yellow and orange in the setting sun. It's amazing how something so deadly can be so beautiful at the same time.

The authorities in Houston and vicinity have been doing sweeps to get anyone still stuck on the highway off and into shelter. Hopefully they are doing likewise in Louisiana. I would hate to think of anyone being trapped on one of the two high bridges there.

[Mermaid Lady]

Made it safely through the storm here in Bryan. It passed very close but the wather remained mild. The sky was eerie at about 2 am. There were low clouds lit from below moving rapidly in the sky. You could clearly see the rotation about the storms center not far to the southeast.

Looks like Houston was spared the worst of it as well. So far caualties have been almost non-existant. Rita has been downgraded to a tropical storm and is still moving quickly inland.

The refineries seem to have sustained less damage than expected, so hopefully the price spike in gas should be mild as well.

I called over to my place and got the answering machine, so hopefully it has power and didn't burn to the ground. I am going to try to return tonight or tomorrow.

We were very lucky.

[finGrabber]

Teresa,

it's good to know that you weathered the storm without any harm!

I'd like to see pictures of the rotation of this storm, I think that would be really interesting

the rumour here in DFW is the Govenor capped gas and food prices, it's still good to know that the refineries didn't sustain alot of damage

Kim

[Sonny Beaches]

I came back home yesterday to deal with the mess I made and left. We only got some rising tides., no rain, at all , had to turn on the sprinkers to keep my yard from going dead. Temps near 100' Got to get every thing out of the storage 50 miles away and put my shop back togeather.it looks like a huricane hit inside, but they took every boat off the yard., nice to have a clean yard, The town is dead nothing open , no one in town hardly. But thank the lord I do have a home and shop to come back too. And praying for all those affected by the storm.
Best of luck and prayers for any S.D.er affcted by the storm. And home you all make it back home safe, and not stuck in traffic.

[Mermaid Lady]

Teresa,

it's good to know that you weathered the storm without any harm!

I'd like to see pictures of the rotation of this storm, I think that would be really interesting

the rumour here in DFW is the Govenor capped gas and food prices, it's still good to know that the refineries didn't sustain alot of damage

Kim

Thanks. I mad it home yesterday before sunset. Took the back roads and got home in 2 hours, doing the speed limit all the way. Have power and water where I live. Plenty of gas in the car and food in the pantry. There's no place like homw!!

Houston looks pretty good. Other than a few downed tree limbs you wouldnt knowa storm had been throught here. Many people had their yards already cleaned with the debris stacked in neat piles by the road.

I didnt have my amera handy that night. Not that I would have known hown how to set the exposure for that sort of thing. :\

Haven't heard any reports of price caps. But unless there is supply to back it up, I would not be in favor of them. Better high prices and conservation than no goods at all..

Still waiting for damage reports on the refineries, but early reports are still optimistic.

We were very lucky. Can't say that enough. The storm passed through the most sparsely populated area between Houston and New Orleans. the only way we could have been lucker was to have no storm at all.