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Originally posted by ssmumich00:
u guys are nutz!
I've decided to stick it out UNLESS they evacuate Houston, which will make it too damn late ANYWAYS since everyone and their mother will leave. . .oh well, I fought people off for water last night, I have about 5-7 gallons in the house right now . . .two cans of peanut butter, 3 loaves of bread, and about 24 cans of tuna. . .that's all I could get my hands on. . .I'm turning up the dials on my freezer and fridge friday, so everything will stay cool for about 4 days. . .I don't have too much stuff too spoil, so I'm okay there. . .I'm on the second floor, so I should be reltively safe. . .i'm just worried about toilet flushing and all that stuff, I mean, the tuna and peanut butter gotta come out eventually right??
I'll fill up the tub on Friday for sure. . .I'll take a shower as well. . .what else can be done??
Collect rain water to help flush the toilet. When the midwest power outage occured, we were unable to flush the toilet. It rained pretty nicely one day and we collected water in some buckets to help flush the toilets. Other than that, I can't think of anything else.
Man, we're indian we live for this stuff. If our ancestors can survive monsoons, this is a cake-walk.  Aside from the testosterone talk, be safe and don't do anything stupid.
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i'd fill up my garbage cans with water to use for toilet flushing.
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Bail. Seriously. This sucker is a Cat4 now and it's STILL got how many hundreds of miles of warm water to suck up and feed off of before it makes landfall?
I'm willing to bet with the winds this b*tch is pushing that most of Houston will be without power for a week; maybe longer.
Let me put it this way; my phone has been ringing off the hook for the last day from customers that are asking me to spot-check their DR plans for their datacenters; most are planning for up to a 2 week interruption to play things safe...
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Dammit, and one of my server farms is in Houston! Time to check my own DR plan, and see how long it'll take to transition back over into Austin...
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I don't think it will be too bad in Houston if the hurricane comes over here. Drainage is good. Galveston will be affected much more. It's right on the coast,were the Gulf of Mexico is, and has a lower elevation than Houston.They're already evacuating. You should still be prepared though. Yea. I wouldn't leave unless they started evacuating.
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I know, I'm so torn, don't know what to do. . .the law firm I'm at has literally SHUT DOWN, and everyone is whigging out and leaving. . .
Like ancientsanskrit was saying, I'm Indian, this [censored] is nothing in terms of the aftermath (I've lived there, not had toilets, not used toilet paper, bathed with a bucket, etc.). . .it's the winds I'm a little, actually a lot worried about. . .yeah, I'm starting to wonder if it'll be easier to just get PAST san antonio, find a camping ground or something. . .I have friends that are going, I guess I'll hitch a ride with them . . .CRAP!!!!!!!!
thanks for the advice fellas. . .I've got empty containers that I'll fill with water that should last me awhile. . and of course, I've got the dogs that I can eat. . .
I guess I'll be off the boards for awhile. . .g-luck to you all!!
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looks like im going to be staying here for a bit. We have a generator and plenty of water and will be picking more up since my brother works for pepsi. We are still considering bailing but we arent sure yet.
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Originally posted by ancientsanskrit:
...Man, we're indian we live for this stuff...
I'm a fan of camping myself and "roughing" it, but not in my own living-room.
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All I know is president Bush better get his butt down there 1 second after the hurricane hits and not a second more or else all hell is going to break loose again. I hope he has his maps of the city and a disaster plan ready, because you know, he has to micro manage everything in this nation or its his fault.  
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Originally posted by ancientsanskrit:
Originally posted by ssmumich00:
u guys are nutz!
I've decided to stick it out UNLESS they evacuate Houston, which will make it too damn late ANYWAYS since everyone and their mother will leave. . .oh well, I fought people off for water last night, I have about 5-7 gallons in the house right now . . .two cans of peanut butter, 3 loaves of bread, and about 24 cans of tuna. . .that's all I could get my hands on. . .I'm turning up the dials on my freezer and fridge friday, so everything will stay cool for about 4 days. . .I don't have too much stuff too spoil, so I'm okay there. . .I'm on the second floor, so I should be reltively safe. . .i'm just worried about toilet flushing and all that stuff, I mean, the tuna and peanut butter gotta come out eventually right??
I'll fill up the tub on Friday for sure. . .I'll take a shower as well. . .what else can be done??
Collect rain water to help flush the toilet. When the midwest power outage occured, we were unable to flush the toilet. It rained pretty nicely one day and we collected water in some buckets to help flush the toilets. Other than that, I can't think of anything else.
Man, we're indian we live for this stuff. If our ancestors can survive monsoons, this is a cake-walk. Aside from the testosterone talk, be safe and don't do anything stupid.
That day that it rained. I was struck by lightning. Seriously. It wasn't direct, but I was knocked to the ground and screamed at a pitch that I don't believe I could ever hit again. 
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