Post your Hurricane Gustav Experiences here

wow.... hmmmmmmmmmm...

We have the right to live where we want, do what we want, and be who we want, whenever we want as long as it's legal. That sum it up?

I live near or in Tornado alley, I've lived in earthquake country, and I'm sure I'll live in some other "disastrous" type area but it's my choice and I have to live with it.

If I'm not mistaken LOCO lives where hurricanes and such can effect his way of life.

Anyway... I hope the people that are in danger take care and make it thru this safely and without harm.

...gm

 

So calling me an bumhole isn't attacking me? If I were to call another user on here an bumhole, I'd probably get banned or warned - am I right?

ALSO....

Yea, your point was to counter act what I said about volcanoes, sand storms, and locusts not causing HUGE disasters. You obviously are not getting my point.

Nice one, but if you look at the "edit" times, I caught it before you did - sorry you lose again.

 

the worse thing i get up north is expensive malls and drunken high school kids......i'll take a storm any day.....best of luck during season guys, best wishes.....

goodswipe-BOLT DOWN YOUR TRAILER!!!!

by the way this would be a perfect time to stock up on tripplite UPS systems heheheh.....

-tripplite

 

@dragula

Now dragula wants all of us to move to Wyoming, Colorado,Montana. Yeah that'll put us in middle of the biggest volcano caldera on earth, Yellow Stone National Park. When it goes it's going to take out 1/3 of the US.

You haven't taken/retained much world/US history or geography yet have you?

As for you my friend, don't come moping around here when IKE puts about 25" of rain in Central Texas this weekend and you get 5' of water over your pc. See how much sympathy you get from me or anyone else affected by a Hurricane.

Insensitive, yes! A$$hole-only you, your parents and your friends know! Inexperienced and tacky-definitely! Have you ever been out of central Texas? And I have nothing but respect for Texas people, they're generally as genial as the rest of the south-maybe a little louder tho. LMAO. No offense gm.

@rtm27

I feel your pain buddy. I don't wish it on anyone. But if anyone lives near dragula, you might want to move.

 

WTF mate. I've been through many hurricanes. Remember hurricane Andrew, Alicia, or Gilbert? I have lots of family that lives near the gulf. Beaumont, Galveston, Houston, Winnie, Port Arthur. So, I'm not insensitive. Only f*cking thing I said was why do people want to live in places like that or Louisiana when they get hit so hard. Reasons why my family lives there is because they work in those regions. Some people live there just to live there - mind boggling to say the least!

And all the personal attacks can stop. Just because I made a point that living in such a harsh area isn't a good idea, doesn't mean that you need to cry about it - get over it already! Pull up your pampers and move on.

BTW, I doubt we will even see that much rain from Ike. All rain dissipates over Austin, then rebuilds when it passes. Has been happening the last 4 months,

 

Well, I live in Corpus Christi, and have had to evacuate for 3 storms - Gilbert, Brett, & Rita. If Ike comes this way, then that means 4 evacuations for this area in 20 years. That's not really bad odds, when you look at it. We usually get hit double down here, as when the storms come in from the gulf, we get pounded from one side. When the rain hits San Antonio and the hill country, we get it again...this time from all the flooding from the rivers as we are downstream.

Living in these areas you just get used to it. Your fisrt storm gets you nervous. After that, you just prepare and watch the weather. You just learn to take it in stride. Besides, the coast is a nice place to live. Watching the sunrise/sunset over the open water....well, that's a thing of beauty to watch!!

Right now, Ike has about 5-7 days before it hits the U.S., maybe a day or 2 longer.

 

D@mn, it didn't save it - what an ass I must look like.

LOLz..

 

Well we're just getting the tail end of your hurricane over here in Ireland, nothing big, just lots of heavy rain and pretty windy!

But i guess we're pretty lucky over here, we don't have any hurricanes, droughts, heavy snow, volcanoes anything like that.

Of course we haven't had that much sun the last couple of years either!

 

@Evastar

I did forget "blight". Since I haven't seen any news about potato blight in my lifetime, I assume that problem has been solved. That misery actually brought a large number of your good people, to become our good people. You must be getting the remains of Hanna. Have a good one. Rain is always good.

 

@garmoon

Nope, they still get potato blight. Just people don't depend on them as much as they did back then. But on the weather services they say whether it's potato blight weather or not.

Anyway, glad to hear u came throught it all ok.

 

Told you bro, wasn't going to happen. We didn't see one damn drop of rain. Can you believe that? Hurricane is 900 miles wide and NOT one drop! Now for the rest of my family down in Port Arthur, Baytown, and Beaumont, they weren't so lucky.

 

@dragula

I'll bet that little butt was just quivering wondering if Ike was going to turn or come across Austin. Your time will come soon enough. And I see you have "not so bright family members" in harms way. Port Arthur was hit hard. My condolences, not contempt, to them! You be sure to tell them how stupid they are for living in harm's way, the next time you see them.

 

Oh trust me, I tell them that every time I see them. A lot of them are off shores half the time, so It doesn't really matter I guess. Most of my family that lives down in those areas are there because of the oil business, so I guess they have no choice. Either way man, it sucks that people live in areas like that. Then have EVERYTHING wiped out and the state has to spend BILLIONS of dollars rebuilding everything! Crazy if you ask me, I don't care what you say.

 

Well, for almost the past 2 weeks, we have had debris wash up on the shore from hurricane ike down here. We have had everything from chairs, tables, kids toys, toiletries, roofs, computer monitors, life guard stands (Yes, half of an entire stand washed up), and other stuff has been washing up. There is a warning to not walk on the beach barefoot as there is alot of debris with nails sticking up out of it.

 

I guess the crabs got the bodies of the fools who thought they would just have a hurricane party at the beach house. Amazing what alcohol and/or drugs will do.

Bummer it messed your beaches up. We still have large piles of debris trees on the roadsides. They did clean my neighborhood tho.

 

Well, if they dumped all the branches and trees into the gulf, they will probaby be washing up in a few days!!

Right now, all the beach combers and scavangers are having a field day. News casts are still doing stories on what is washing up atleast 3-4 times a week. First time a 12'x12' roof washed up with 'Property of Galveston, TX' on it was a shock. Now, it's just a nuisance.