Getting Ready for Issac

[rwork]

Well, it looks like I'll get to use my tractor to clean up the mess, I'm sure to have after this storm comes through. I don't think it's going to be too bad, but we've still got lots of high dead hanging branches from Katrina. I'm sure they'll come down during this storm. The winds are already getting pretty gusty, and it's not due to make landfall until maybe tuesday night, or early wednesday morning.

 

[LittleBlueTractor]

Wish it would come through Houston as a Cat 1 or smaller and knock down all the dead pines from the drought last year. We're doing better this summer, but there are so many dead ones in my woods I'm afraid to even walk the dogs through there, much less take the tractor in....

 

[altamaha]

Stay safe, cleanup can come long after the danger is past.

 

[Bob77064]

The storm is getting stronger and the forward speed is slowing down. Hopefully no one gets too much damage and the folks that need it get some good rain.

 

[rwork]

Yep, this souldn't be too bad. Likely an awful lot of rain. I've rode 'em all out, ever since Betsy which I beleive was around '63.
One thing I do know for sure, I'll never go through another Katrina!

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[Bob77064]

Seven years ago when Katrina hit I was living in Houston about 65 miles north of Galveston. Most of my neighbors evacuated only to sit on the freeway for hours and get nowhere.

 

[rwork]

By the time I decided to leave sunday morning, it was too late. My brother had left early that morning, headed for Florida, and by noon, he had only made about sixty miles in over four hrs!
I stayed and rode it out, never again! That was one experience that I never want to repeat.

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[Sherminator]

I had to ride out Ike. Key word is HAD. I was a Police Officer in LaPorte Texas and was on the "after the storm go see what happened" team. Then stuck on 16 hour days for two weeks living on MRE's. It was two days before I could even check on my own home. Good luck and stay same.

 

[Radar52]

Just lay low until after it passes and stay safe, my brother-in-law and his wife are staying put in NOLA. Just hope it does not intensify too much before it hits land. Good luck, just hope you don't have to do too much cleanup.

 

[LittleBlueTractor]

Seven years ago when Katrina hit I was living in Houston about 65 miles north of Galveston. Most of my neighbors evacuated only to sit on the freeway for hours and get nowhere.

I too was here in Houston for Katrina, but I believe you might be referring to Rita that was not long after Katrina and caused a big panic in Houston, though it totally missed us. The traffic jams were insane! I did ride out Ike and was without power for 16 days -- not fun....

 

[Bob77064]

I too was here in Houston for Katrina, but I believe you might be referring to Rita that was not long after Katrina and caused a big panic in Houston, though it totally missed us. The traffic jams were insane! I did ride out Ike and was without power for 16 days -- not fun....

You may be right, Rita was also in September 2005. Rita made landfall near Sabine Pass TX, didn't Rita come right after Katrina?

 

[rwork]

Well, even with the hurricane about 150 miles off shore, I still managed to get a couple hrs on the tractor!
It was actually kinda nice this morning, with the sun shining and a nice strong breeze. I worked until about two o'clock, then the rain started moving in. I guess I'll be housebound for the next day or two!

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[LittleBlueTractor]

You may be right, Rita was also in September 2005. Rita made landfall near Sabine Pass TX, didn't Rita come right after Katrina?

Yeah, 2005 was a bad year when it comes to hurricanes. Katrina hit on August 25th and Rita hit on 24 September. It was stronger than Katrina and headed right at Houston. Took a last minute turn and hit near the Texas/Louisiana border instead. Made a BIG mess there.

 

[LittleBlueTractor]

Well, even with the hurricane about 150 miles off shore, I still managed to get a couple hrs on the tractor!
It was actually kinda nice this morning, with the sun shining and a nice strong breeze. I worked until about two o'clock, then the rain started moving in. I guess I'll be housebound for the next day or two!

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Good luck to you and anybody else caught up in this one. Looks like is arriving earlier than was forecast, so hunker down!

 

[rwork]

Yeah, 2005 was a bad year when it comes to hurricanes. Katrina hit on August 25th and Rita hit on 24 September. It was stronger than Katrina and headed right at Houston. Took a last minute turn and hit near the Texas/Louisiana border instead. Made a BIG mess there.

Actually LBT, Katrina made landfall on the morning of August 29. Same date as this one!

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[LittleBlueTractor]

Actually LBT, Katrina made landfall on the morning of August 29. Same date as this one!

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True, been hearing that all day, not sure why I wrote the 25th! BUT I just saw they think its coming in in a few hours now.

 

[rwork]

I'm still piddling around doing things. Just came in from cleaning out the gutters on the front of the house. Starting to get some pretty good gusts. The rain comes and goes.

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[jem041279]

I wish I was home to prepare, I live in south Louisiana but I am stuck in Fort Worth Texas doing training for work and my family is back home riding it out. When I left for Fort Worth the storm was going to hit Miami and go up east coast, boy were they wrong.:hissyfit:

 

[rwork]

Unbelievable! It's a little after six in the evening and we're still getting hammered with rain. Nearly 10 inches so far!
Hopefully some of you folks that need the rain will get some of this.....if it ever moves out of here!

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[Gary Fowler]

Here in Bismarck, we started getting showers at 12noon and pretty much steady rain since 2:30 pm. Nothing heavy just a slow rain that hopefully can soak in the soil rather than just run off into the creeks although some run off into our ponds will be nice to see them full up again rather than watching cranes walk across it.