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Hurricane Ike: People Not Evacuating Face "Certain Death"

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Jme

Jme

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Fragamemnon said:
I'm hearing a lot of people are trying to ride this out in Galveston and some of the barrier islands. :(

Unlike Katrina, these people might be taking a crowbar to their roofs in the middle of a hurricane. That's assuming that they can bust a whole before drowning, which in most cases will be quite unlikely.
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That's assuming their building is still standing... or they even have a roof.
 
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pestul

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Yeah, it'll be more akin to the damage seen in Biloxi during Katrina.. you may not have to worry about risings waters if your house pulverized by the storm surge. :/
 
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Krowley

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Supposedly this is an image of Biloxi after katrina. Looks like it just washed houses away.

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Bad news for sure.
 
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the year 20XX

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I'm in Austin, and I'm alternating between just worrying about everyone else and also worrying about myself. I'm definitely glad I don't live in Houston anymore. I evacuated from Rita and that was a 14-hour drive that I don't want to relive.
 
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captive

Joe Six-Pack: posting for the common man
Solaros said:
:lol

I have some family in Tyler, TX who are riding this one out as well.
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Tyler isnt really going to have a problem. They are further than naca-nowhere. Tyler is like 4 hours from the coast.

Im 75 miles inland at beltway 8 in I10 for anyone with access to google maps. But i sure as shit not going to be blogging.

I'm in Austin, and I'm alternating between just worrying about everyone else and also worrying about myself. I'm definitely glad I don't live in Houston anymore. I evacuated from Rita and that was a 14-hour drive that I don't want to relive.
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They really fixed that this time. There is absolutely no one one the roads relative to what happened with Rita, if i were able to and so desired i could be further away in a snap.
 
Phoenix

Phoenix

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Fragamemnon said:
I'm hearing a lot of people are trying to ride this out in Galveston and some of the barrier islands. :(

Unlike Katrina, these people might be taking a crowbar to their roofs in the middle of a hurricane. That's assuming that they can bust a whole before drowning, which in most cases will be quite unlikely.
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Galveston I could somewhat understand, but if you're on a barrier island and you haven't evacuated - you are simply retarded. Get your ass to safer ground.

The wind does not respect a fool!
 
Phoenix

Phoenix

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SpacLock said:
It's times like this that I'm glad I live in Michigan. Except for the fact that we constantly get bitch slapped by tornadoes.
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I am actually far far more afraid of tornadoes than I am of hurricanes. While hurricanes do produce tornadoes, its really just the tornadoes that I worry about.
 
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Goreomedy

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Footage of Coast Guard rescues on MSNBC.

People are going to start dying in just a few hours, as conditions worsen to a point where the rescue teams have to pull back. And still 12 hours until the worst of this hits. Going to be ugly.

"Police told a man who refused to leave the coast, to write his name and SSN on his arm, so he could be identified after the storm."
 
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Solaros

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captive said:
Tyler isnt really going to have a problem. They are further than naca-nowhere. Tyler is like 4 hours from the coast.
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That is good to know.

My uncle just relocated to Houston though too and I haven't been able to get in touch or hear from him. He spent a couple decades in the Navy so atleast he knows how to swim. He lives on the northern side of Houston. I am safely, for the moment anyway, tucked away up here in Indiana. Good luck down there.
 
jobber

jobber

Would let Tony Parker sleep with his wife
whytemyke said:
(btw, I know there's a hurricane thread but after I saw the severity of this warning I figured it deserves it's own thread.)
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Tideas

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Goreomedy said:
Footage of Coast Guard rescues on MSNBC.

People are going to start dying in just a few hours, as conditions worsen to a point where the rescue teams have to pull back. And still 12 hours until the worst of this hits. Going to be ugly.

"Police told a man who refused to leave the coast, to write his name and SSN on his arm, so he could be identified after the storm."
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wouldn't the water wash away the ink?
 
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Blader

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Goreomedy said:
Footage of Coast Guard rescues on MSNBC.

People are going to start dying in just a few hours, as conditions worsen to a point where the rescue teams have to pull back. And still 12 hours until the worst of this hits. Going to be ugly.

"Police told a man who refused to leave the coast, to write his name and SSN on his arm, so he could be identified after the storm."
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That's hilarious, in a morbid kind of way.
 
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TomServo

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greepoman said:
I hate to link foxnews but waves attacking Geraldo = gold. Only way it could get better if he was washed out to sea.
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But then we'd never find out what's inside of Al Capone's vault... oh wait...
 
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yoopoo

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Gas prices are going up as much as a $1 in the south area :eek: AAA warns rest of the country can see a $.50 gas increase :0
 
M

mre

Golden Domers are chickenshit!!
yoopoo said:
Gas prices are going up as much as a $1 in the south area :eek: AAA warns rest of the country can see a $.50 gas increase :0
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I went to bed last night with gas prices ~ $3.60. Woke up to gas prices at $4.20.
 
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DJ_Tet

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greepoman said:
I hate to link foxnews but waves attacking Geraldo = gold. Only way it could get better if he was washed out to sea:

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Video: http://www.foxnews.com/video2/video...alPlaylistId=&sRevUrl=http://www.foxnews.com/
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:lol

What a dumbass. Glad three firefighters are there to check up on him.

He should be left to his own accord, if he's dumb enough to go down there during a storm and place himself at harms way, he should be at the bottom of the list as far as people being rescued.
 
Fjolle

Fjolle

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Fuck. This looks crazy.
Is Galveston already flooded? It looks like is haven't started getting real windy yet?
 
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captive

Joe Six-Pack: posting for the common man
Fjolle said:
Fuck. This looks crazy.
Is Galveston already flooded? It looks like is haven't started getting real windy yet?
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yes the storm surge has already flooded parts of galveston.
 
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B.K.

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yoopoo said:
Gas prices are going up as much as a $1 in the south area :eek: AAA warns rest of the country can see a $.50 gas increase :0
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Yesterday, regular unleaded gas cost $3.69 where I live. Today, it's up to $4.09 and supreme is around $4.40. I've heard there are a couple stations charging $5.00 too.
 
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tedtropy

$50/hour, but no kissing on the lips and colors must be pre-separated
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Pahhahahahahaha. He is right about the water being filthy though. :lol
 
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