The Official "Dean" thread...

age_ranger · Post by **age_ranger** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 11:23 am

Well, I'm going for it.....gotta get this job done as soon as possible, so looks like a GO. Might get a little rain, but things should be exciting. Hopefully the hotel is accepting reservations......

Post by **carlson1** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 11:27 am

We will pray for you. Be careful and have a safe trip.

age_ranger · Post by **age_ranger** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 2:43 pm

Looks like it's going ot take a westerly course. I imagine Texas will get some much needed rain (yeah, like we need more!) Should be a typical trip with maybe a little heavy rain and winds. Lets hope that's all. If not, I'll be the left lane airplane on the highway...........watch for me on the news!

MrsFosforos · Post by **MrsFosforos** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 7:57 pm

I'm completely brunette, but I'm admitting to having a "blonde" moment here... when I read the title of this thread, I was thinking to myself "What does Howard Dean have to do with TEXAS CHL?"

Back ON TRACK and ON TOPIC - I got an email from the Texas State Board of Nursing last week asking for volunteers to go down & help in case of an emergency with Hurricane Dean.

AND the hospital where I work is having to report our bed status 2 times a day to some other state emergency agency - in case we would need to get patients from any potential evacuations.

I guess there were lessons learned from Katrina & Rita. I've never seen or heard of Texas being this prepared before.

Post by **carlson1** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 8:48 pm

MrsFosforos wrote:I'm completely brunette, but I'm admitting to having a "blonde" moment here... when I read the title of this thread, I was thinking to myself "What does Howard Dean have to do with TEXAS CHL?"

phddan · Post by **phddan** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 9:28 pm

MrsFosforos wrote:I'm completely brunette, but I'm admitting to having a "blonde" moment here... when I read the title of this thread, I was thinking to myself "What does Howard Dean have to do with TEXAS CHL?"

Back ON TRACK and ON TOPIC - I got an email from the Texas State Board of Nursing last week asking for volunteers to go down & help in case of an emergency with Hurricane Dean.

AND the hospital where I work is having to report our bed status 2 times a day to some other state emergency agency - in case we would need to get patients from any potential evacuations.

I guess there were lessons learned from Katrina & Rita. I've never seen or heard of Texas being this prepared before.

We all have "blonde moments".

Been hearing a lot about the preps going into to this just in case. Is probably going to be a good practice for all involved.
The news aint good for those to the south that got hammered, or are getting ready to get hammered.

Dan

stevie_d_64 · Post by **stevie_d_64** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 7:45 am

carlson1 wrote:
MrsFosforos wrote:I'm completely brunette, but I'm admitting to having a "blonde" moment here... when I read the title of this thread, I was thinking to myself "What does Howard Dean have to do with TEXAS CHL?"

I'm so sorry, I didn't intent to cause this much confusion...

stevie_d_64 · Post by **stevie_d_64** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 7:47 am

BTW, I am holding out judgment on the final disposition of "Dean" till that is in the midle of the Gulf of Campeche...

Computer models are only as good as the data inputed...

I think the Yucatan landmass will have more of an effect on this than they say...We'll know later today...

Just my gut feeling...

Isimanica · Post by **Isimanica** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 3:48 pm

I don't really think we have a problem with dean. Since he is now back in the gulf and keeps on truckin west. I would wonder more about the waves coming off of africa and in the atlantic right now in the next week or so.

anygunanywhere · Post by **anygunanywhere** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 4:18 pm

Yo vole en de Villahermosa ayer. Villahermosa esta en estato de Tabasco, al lado de Guatemala.

Sure glad I had a firm reservation. They can't keep the power on at the hotel in sunny clear weather much less during a storm. Not sure I could trust the food supply if power was off for long either. Small bouts of Montezuma's revenge have toughened up my digestive tract enough where the peppers do not do so much anymore either. Except for those little ones that look like peas they serve with every meal. They make habaneros look like halloween candy.

Kind of behind on my preparations except for ammo. Generators (3) and gas cans galore left over from Rita. Truck that pulls the fifth wheel in the shop (three weeks wait on diesel repairs - sigh). Mrs. Anygun has to stay and staff the hospital if one heads towards us anyway so I will be brave and stay too.

Maybe I will bag a few looters later on in the season.

After the Rita evacuation fiasco I am not certain I want to evacuate. I would rather stick it out in the house and take my chances. I swim pretty good.

The adult beverage supply is always stocked. There is a new Spec's over on FM528 that is really nice. Their walk in humidor is really well stocked. They even have the post lawsuit agreement Dominican Cohiba Red Dots to enjoy while glassing for looters.

Anygun

stevie_d_64 · Post by **stevie_d_64** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 5:16 pm

anygunanywhere wrote:The adult beverage supply is always stocked. There is a new Spec's over on FM528 that is really nice. Their walk in humidor is really well stocked. They even have the post lawsuit agreement Dominican Cohiba Red Dots to enjoy while glassing for looters.

I'll bring my "party favors" down to you on the next one...K?

BShook · Post by **BShook** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 2:19 pm

flintknapper wrote:In years past we didn't worry about hurricanes (we live well inland).

Then along came "Rita", she convinced me that a hurricane could indeed make its presence felt far, far... from the coast-land. It got pretty nasty here in Deep East Texas for about 10 hrs.

We were without power for about 5 days and the influx of folks from the coastal areas was unreal.

No kidding, I happened to be sitting on Lake Tyler, fishing, when the wind went from 5-7mph to about 30-35 in a matter of minutes. That was insane.

By the time we had the boat back and loaded up it had hit 40mph.

stevie_d_64 · Post by **stevie_d_64** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 6:45 pm

Yep we beat feet a day before the madness of Rita took effect of Houston and the surrounding area...

The irony is that when we got back we found out the block didn't lose any power or even flood (and only about 70-80 mph winds at the most) in any great amount while we were up in Quitman...

However, we did lose power for a few hours up in East Texas, so we sat in the dark that late afternoon, into the early evening...Good thing we had a couple of "hurricane" lamps that actually worked...

I don't think I'm complacent at all, what do y'all think???

If the conditions are right, we be bugging out...

This was a good test...

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