looks like soon to be hurricane RITA is shootin right for the coastal bend!

Yeah, I noticed it this morning on Cnn.com as well.

Good thing I stocked up on 1000 rds of XM193, and I have 500 rounds of Silver Bear 5.45x39 coming soon ().

but definately need to stock up on bottled water and canned food.

this should be a heads up to everyone here in the SE.

-mark

Quoted: Quoted: Yeah, I noticed it this morning on Cnn.com as well. Good thing I stocked up on 1000 rds of XM193, and I have 500 rounds of Silver Bear 5.45x39 coming soon (). but definately need to stock up on bottled water and canned food. this should be a heads up to everyone here in the SE. -mark Keep in mind tha Katrina had hurricane force winds as far north as I-20.   Alot of people need to assess their preparedness, ASAP. TRG

true.  Houston would be worst hit if we were anywhere in the path of the storm this city floods like crazy.  

What other ready-made meals can you buy besides tuna fish and the like?  Assuming you have no power for a few weeks to heat anything.

Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Yeah, I noticed it this morning on Cnn.com as well. Good thing I stocked up on 1000 rds of XM193, and I have 500 rounds of Silver Bear 5.45x39 coming soon (). but definately need to stock up on bottled water and canned food. this should be a heads up to everyone here in the SE. -mark Keep in mind tha Katrina had hurricane force winds as far north as I-20.   Alot of people need to assess their preparedness, ASAP. TRG true.  Houston would be worst hit if we were anywhere in the path of the storm this city floods like crazy.   What other ready-made meals can you buy besides tuna fish and the like?  Assuming you have no power for a few weeks to heat anything. Ramen noodles are just fine if eaten unboiled.  They are like crackers. TRG

was wondering about that, I love those, but wondered if your system can break down dried ones as well as when they're cooked.  Not to mention they're about $.50 each.

Anyone seen the 11:00 update yet?  They moved it north again.  Target Houston.  Better get your SHTF gear out.

I'd just like to be the first to say, It's Bush's fault.  

You'll be fine!

Ellington Field Airport
Houston, Texas, USA

FAA Identifier: EFD
Lat/Long: 29-36-26.4000N / 095-09-31.5000W
29-36.440000N / 095-09.525000W
29.6073333 / -95.1587500
(estimated)
Elevation: 32 ft. / 9.8 m (surveyed)
Variation: 05E (2000)
From city: 15 miles SE of HOUSTON, TX
Zip code: 77059



Edit: It will drain naturaly, not fill naturaly.

Quoted: You'll be fine! Ellington Field Airport Houston, Texas, USA FAA Identifier: EFD Lat/Long: 29-36-26.4000N / 095-09-31.5000W 29-36.440000N / 095-09.525000W 29.6073333 / -95.1587500 (estimated) Elevation: 32 ft. / 9.8 m (surveyed) Variation: 05E (2000) From city: 15 miles SE of HOUSTON, TX Zip code: 77059 Edit: It will drain naturaly, not fill naturaly.

yeah but look at Trop. Storm Allison, wasn't even a hurricane and flooded a large part of the city!  I know cause I almost got trapped that night on the freeway.  Can't imagine what a (GFB) category 4 or 5 would do to this city.

Pray and prepare.

 Reunion Arena is just about empty now.  Only people being kept there are the criminals, sex offenders and others that have something on their background checks.  People that now we know something about them, we can't legally release them into the public in Dallas County....but the mayor has pointed out that we have buses available and Collin County is closeby.

 Plenty of room for people from the coast.


mm

armageddon (sp?)

Im in Dallas, I have never been in hurricane leftovers, is it non-stop rain or what?

It seems like God just hates New Orleans folks....first he'll aim at them in N.O., now he's rolling for them in Houston, too.  

Quoted: armageddon (sp?)

Ar·ma·ged·don     ( P )  Pronunciation Key  (ärm-gdn)
n.

1. Bible. The scene of a final battle between the forces of good and evil, prophesied to occur at the end of the world.
2. A decisive or catastrophic conflict.

 yeah that was a good choice of words.  Can only imagine with the kind of diversity that exists in houston.  a lot of angry people

Quoted: It seems like God just hates New Orleans folks....first he'll aim at them in N.O., now he's rolling for them in Houston, too.

OWNED!!!

Quoted: Quoted: It seems like God just hates New Orleans folks....first he'll aim at them in N.O., now he's rolling for them in Houston, too.   OWNED!!!

too bad we are caught in the crossfire



guess i have to go stock up

Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Yeah, I noticed it this morning on Cnn.com as well. Good thing I stocked up on 1000 rds of XM193, and I have 500 rounds of Silver Bear 5.45x39 coming soon (). but definately need to stock up on bottled water and canned food. this should be a heads up to everyone here in the SE. -mark Keep in mind tha Katrina had hurricane force winds as far north as I-20.   Alot of people need to assess their preparedness, ASAP. TRG true.  Houston would be worst hit if we were anywhere in the path of the storm this city floods like crazy.   What other ready-made meals can you buy besides tuna fish and the like?  Assuming you have no power for a few weeks to heat anything.

I have a few cases of canned Ravioli and some canned soups.  These can be eaten cold right out of the can if necessary.  Canned tuna is also great and is super cheap at Costo or Sam's

CMOS

hide your weapons, as Bill White will most definately the night before order mandatory confiscation, so evil gun owners want hurt the oppressed looters.

awww.......Saturday night is the Coldplay concert I'm seein with my wife........

Statement as of 11:00 am EDT on September 19, 2005



since the last recon fix shortly before 12z...which measured a 997
mb central pressure...very deep convection has wrapped around the
low level center...so Rita is developing substantial inner core
convection for the first time.  Dvorak intensity estimates at 12z
were unanimously t3.5/55 kt...which is the advisory intensity.
Recon is scheduled to be back into the system early this afternoon.
Rita is moving toward the west-northwest or 285 degrees at about 10
knots...to the south of the eastern extension of a strong mid-level
ridge centered over Texas.  Dynamical models are in very tight
agreement through 36 hours on basically this continued
heading...with perhaps a slight increase in forward speed as the
ridge to the north strengthens and the tropical cyclone deepens.
Most of the models and their consensus have shifted northward...and
the official forecast is adjusted likewise...bringing the track
closer to the Florida Keys than the previous advisory.
Additionally...most of the models have shifted farther north late
in the forecast period over the western Gulf of Mexico...due to a
weakening ridge as a trough approaches from the western United
States in several days.  The official forecast is adjusted to the
north or right over the Gulf...but not as far as the model
consensus.
Recon data and surface observations indicate the size of the storm
is increasing...especially to the north of the center.  The
forecast wind radii are expanded based on these data...wind radii
Cliper guidance...and global models depicting an expanding system.
It is important to emphasize that Rita could affect a large area
and one should not focus on the exact track.
Atmospheric conditions are continuing to become more conducive for
strengthening...and all forecast guidance suggests Rita should
intensify some more...before and after it reaches the Gulf of
Mexico.  The new official intensity forecast is adjusted upward and
is a blend between the SHIPS and GFDL guidance through day 3...and
shows Rita reaching category two status before reaching the Gulf of
Mexico.  There is a slight possibility it could strengthen faster
than forecast.  All indications are that Rita will become a major
hurricane over the Gulf of Mexico... where a large upper level
anticyclone is forecast by the models to dominate and provide a
weak shear environment.

Quoted: awww.......Saturday night is the Coldplay concert I'm seein with my wife........

They're playing sunday at ACL, where are you seeing them?

Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: awww.......Saturday night is the Coldplay concert I'm seein with my wife........ They're playing sunday at ACL, where are you seeing them? Where is your avatar? TRG

It ran away.

Quoted: Quoted: awww.......Saturday night is the Coldplay concert I'm seein with my wife........ They're playing sunday at ACL, where are you seeing them?

cynthia woods pavilion in the Woodlands.

promised her I'd go, but I called her at work and said there's a good chance it won't happen now, she even asked if they would still play if it was just a storm!  Yeah, I don't want to be sitting on the back lawn getting drenched, only maybe if Tool was playing.

For my job, we get accuweather professional.  Their main forecast guy, Joe Bastardi, gets paid to predict this shit, and he hates the the tv boneheads.

Anyway, this mornings report, he says by sat, we will have a cat3-4 hitting between houston and galveston.

He's not saying that for any ratings, the only folks who get to see his reports are paying for it.

TXL


BTW, nat gas futures are up over another dollar.  oil futures up $4.39 to $67.39.

The market is wasting no time in preparing.  Shell has started the evacuations of wells.  BP has started as well.

Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: awww.......Saturday night is the Coldplay concert I'm seein with my wife........ They're playing sunday at ACL, where are you seeing them? Where is your avatar? TRG It ran away.

go find it.

txl

WHAT FLIP FLOPS SHOULD I GET FOR SHTF?????


TXL

Quoted: WHAT FLIP FLOPS SHOULD I GET FOR SHTF????? TXL

what kind of damage/flooding would they predict for Houston area?

It's times like this I wish I owned even the cheapest fishing boat

Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: WHAT FLIP FLOPS SHOULD I GET FOR SHTF????? TXL what kind of damage/flooding would they predict for Houston area? It's times like this I wish I owned even the cheapest fishing boat Get a tube from Wal-mart for 24.00.  Seats two and has a beercooler built in.  should be fun. TRG

I heard it is dangerous if your AR15 is submerged then you try to shoot it with water still in the gas tube.....

Quoted: I heard it is dangerous if your AR15 is submerged then you try to shoot it with water still in the gas tube.....

Only if you forget to clear the air from the barrel after the fourth shot.  At least that's how it was in the video......

Quoted: Quoted: I heard it is dangerous if your AR15 is submerged then you try to shoot it with water still in the gas tube..... Only if you forget to clear the air from the barrel after the fourth shot.  At least that's how it was in the video......

come again?

Quoted: Get a tube from Wal-mart for 24.00.  Seats two and has a beercooler built in.  should be fun. TRG

 This one holds 4 people   Aquabar

 This one holds one person and has a place for 1 beer. small float



mm

Sounds like the perfect opportunity for a HunFarm weekend!

Good thing you have plenty of looters on hand. If you're clever, you'll be able to mix your own in with them and ship them all back to New Orleans.

Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: WHAT FLIP FLOPS SHOULD I GET FOR SHTF????? TXL what kind of damage/flooding would they predict for Houston area? It's times like this I wish I owned even the cheapest fishing boat Were you around for Hurricane Alicia in 1983? It was only a cat 3.  Where I lived was without power for 2 weeks.

I was around, but I was 3 years old.

I'm afraid when my wife and I go to the store tonight, all the bottled water and a lot of food will be gone.

It'll never make it to the caprock, it never does.  


My grass is brown.  

Quoted: It'll never make it to the caprock, it never does.   My grass is brown.

where is that?

Quoted: Quoted: It'll never make it to the caprock, it never does.   My grass is brown.   where is that?

The panhandle.

Quoted: It'll never make it to the caprock, it never does.   My grass is brown.

Quoted: Sounds like the perfect opportunity for a HunFarm weekend!

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