Hurricane Gustav

[BeachSiO2]

With the overnight SW jog, I am seeing the same thing as the NHC, which is west of NOLA on Tuesday am.

 

[Miss Kitty]

With the overnight SW jog, I am seeing the same thing as the NHC, which is west of NOLA on Tuesday am.

This sounds Rita like. I am heading to Houston today or tomorrow. Good thing in case I need to evacuate PawPaw.

 

[jodiFL]

After 2 evacuations, we put little bright orange stickers on the files we'd need to take with us. Easy to grab and go. Back up those computer files on an external hard drive and take that with you too. If you have a laptop, definitely take that to check on what's happening and connect to SoWal.

And if you dont have an external hard drive you can just take the internal one with you. They are quite easy to unplug and small enough to fit in a purse. I have done this on several occasions.

 

[InletBchDweller]

I stopped about 30 minutes above Lafayette, La. yesterday to buy more water and batteries. They were already out, completely. :shock: I am guessing people here are gun shy, with good reason. Mr. IBD is headed to Grande Isle to bring back a boat and I was told that they are buttoning up the oil platforms today and evacuating them. So much for a nice weekend in NO for Labor Day...

We are ready....

 

[Beachmom]

You can always follow us back to the ATL. . .we're going to be in Sowal over the weekend and I guess driving back in the rain.

Beachmom/Punzy -- where ever you go, don't forget to stop and get GAS!!!

HA!HA!...Everybody's a comedian!!!

 

[30A Skunkape]

Wait, the Dargs can't leave, we were evacuating there!

 

[BeachSiO2]

Wait, the Dargs can't leave, we were evacuating there!

No worries, I'll let you stay there with me. ;-) I have already made reservations at the Darghotel if they leave.

 

[Teresa]

Maybe a silly question but how far does one need to go to off the coast to get to safety?

well, you can join us at the bay and be okay in most cases. but if its predicted to be cat III or above we evacuate to Bham (family) where it always follows and we still end up in a storm and without power. many friends head over to Disney for a funn family vacay.

 

[TooFarTampa]

well, you can join us at the bay and be okay in most cases. but if its predicted to be cat III or above we evacuate to Bham (family) where it always follows and we still end up in a storm and without power. many friends head over to Disney for a funn family vacay.

Nobody around here does that anymore, not after Charley! :shock:

 

[30A Skunkape]

No worries, I'll let you stay there with me. ;-) I have already made reservations at the Darghotel if they leave.

But I was counting on Dargaritas to ward off the humid electricless state.