Hurricane Gustav

IBD just called to check in. She reports they are fine, except she can't get the computer to work. ;-) She has a house full of family. Power went out at 8:30 am, the generators work. They have lost some smaller trees, although they feel lucky since their neighbors have lost some big trees. She says Baton Rouge was hit harder than they had anticipated.

....no one puts storm chaser in the corner.

IBD just called to check in. She reports they are fine, except she can't get the computer to work. ;-) She has a house full of family. Power went out at 8:30 am, the generators work. They have lost some smaller trees, although they feel lucky since their neighbors have lost some big trees. She says Baton Rouge was hit harder than they had anticipated.

Glad to hear that all is well with her!

IBD just called to check in. She reports they are fine, except she can't get the computer to work. ;-) She has a house full of family. Power went out at 8:30 am, the generators work. They have lost some smaller trees, although they feel lucky since their neighbors have lost some big trees. She says Baton Rouge was hit harder than they had anticipated.

Yeah, by all accounts BR got slammed pretty hard. Massive amounts of trees and limbs down. Also, Mr. Critter said he saw that 85% of south(east?) LA gas stations have no gas.

I'm guessing that when the storm surge recedes, the normal water line will be much further out. I can already see a lot less height to the waves than from about 8:00 this morning.

I hope you're right. Ironically I had taken some photos of Seagrove beach last week showing how much sand had built up. It was so pretty. Then this AM I walked down to the beach and saw waves lapping up over the beach walkover.

We have a lot of evacuees coming into Atlanta, too. One of the saddest stories, which runs over and over, is about a family of 6 in a car outside Atlanta. They think the driver fell asleep; 4 of them (including a 2-year-old girl) were killed and the other two seriously injured.

They also keep showing a 20 (ish) year old man who rode here in the back of a pickup truck. He evacuated from Katrina, also, and keeps making the comment, like so many others, that he doesn't know if he can go back. So many of them are still exhausted from Katrina.

It makes you realize how tired these people are in their very spirits...

I hope you're right. Ironically I had taken some photos of Seagrove beach last week showing how much sand had built up. It was so pretty. Then this AM I walked down to the beach and saw waves lapping up over the beach walkover.

We braved the piece of yellow tape this afternoon and went down to the beach, it seems to have moved quite a bit of sand on shore. Until the water goes down though it's still up in the air. Wednesday's my trash day on the beach so I'll report then, seems like any type of storm and the crap from PCB blows/washes this way. We're gonna need a bigger bag.

We braved the piece of yellow tape this afternoon and went down to the beach, it seems to have moved quite a bit of sand on shore. Until the water goes down though it's still up in the air. Wednesday's my trash day on the beach so I'll report then, seems like any type of storm and the crap from PCB blows/washes this way. We're gonna need a bigger bag.

We "braved the tape" as well. It was interesting to see...although you're right about the sand. Weather looks nice this morning though!!!

We braved the piece of yellow tape this afternoon and went down to the beach, it seems to have moved quite a bit of sand on shore. Until the water goes down though it's still up in the air. Wednesday's my trash day on the beach so I'll report then, seems like any type of storm and the crap from PCB blows/washes this way. We're gonna need a bigger bag.

Do you know if the beach is still closed? I went to the Walton County website, and they still had Monday's info there. I need to update my rental website so that I can let them know what's going on.

As of yesterday AM we didn't have any trash on our beach. Hubby and I cleaned everything up Sunday, including disposing of a gigantic tent that had been abandoned since July. It took two of us to carry it. My neck and shoulders still hurt.

Do you know if the beach is still closed? I went to the Walton County website, and they still had Monday's info there. I need to update my rental website so that I can let them know what's going on.

As of yesterday AM we didn't have any trash on our beach. Hubby and I cleaned everything up Sunday, including disposing of a gigantic tent that had been abandoned since July. It took two of us to carry it. My neck and shoulders still hurt.

As of 9:02am, there are still double red flags...Not sure if the beach accesses are still roped off...I'll find out in a few since I'm heading down to check.

We have a lot of evacuees coming into Atlanta, too. One of the saddest stories, which runs over and over, is about a family of 6 in a car outside Atlanta. They think the driver fell asleep; 4 of them (including a 2-year-old girl) were killed and the other two seriously injured.

They also keep showing a 20 (ish) year old man who rode here in the back of a pickup truck. He evacuated from Katrina, also, and keeps making the comment, like so many others, that he doesn't know if he can go back. So many of them are still exhausted from Katrina.

It makes you realize how tired these people are in their very spirits...

I dropped Walker off at school (church) this morning and there were about fifty vehicles with Louisiana and Mississippi plates in the parking lot. There were a couple of parents beating the hell out of their kids in the parking lot. They are obviously exhausted.

Apparently the church is serving as a shelter.

As of 9:02am, there are still double red flags...Not sure if the beach accesses are still roped off...I'll find out in a few since I'm heading down to check.

Thanks. The Walton County website now shows that beaches are open.

Mr. Gustav is bringing about much bad weather still .

yes,he is! WE are in our second day of rain here in mid-MS. But I've had power all but a couple of hours last night.
I've been watching 261 channel of direct tv which is channel 6 out of New Orleans.they iare having a time with tornados righ now! We're under warnings also,but there have some on the gound.

I wondered who was getting it...I drove back from Houston and hit two bands of rain and a little wind around Fairfield. Dallas is experiencing a bit of gusty light wind...and we are on the way outskirts of this thing.

I wondered who was getting it...I drove back from Houston and hit two bands of rain and a little wind around Fairfield. Dallas is experiencing a bit of gusty light wind...and we are on the way outskirts of this thing.

Light gusty wind???!!!!!!!

Light gusty wind???!!!!!!!

...Mr. K and HIS son were just rolling their eyes at me when I told them the wind is from Gustav. I even showed them the radar! Magoo and son. :roll:

...Mr. K and HIS son were just rolling their eyes at me when I told them the wind is from Gustav. I even showed them the radar! Magoo and son. :roll:

I about blew off the road coming home! You tell those boys we KNOW about weather.....we have SoWal.com!