South Texas...watch out for Ike...good luck

Just want to send some good wishes out to all of you out there in South Texas which looks like it's in the path of Hurricane Ike...good luck

 

Yep, my in-laws live in Corpus Christi... I told them that I hope Ike doesn't do to Texas what he did to Tina Turner!!

 

who the hell is tina turner?

 

She left a good job in the city...I think she moved to Nuttbush

 

Problem is they don'y know where the Hell it going. Too many options. I'm going to ride it out. We will be on the dirty side for sure. I tied my jet ski to the 2 story shop. Put the buick up on my tallest jack stands. we'll be fine. TP

 

Same here looks like we will be riding it out,I'm in central Houston right by town.TP your right hard to tell which direction it's coming so who knows...

 

I live down in the Dickinson / League City area. By any chance, does anybody have a spare garage, shop, or storage building close-by that I could park my 1966 buick in until this thing passes? I am without a real garage at the moment, and have nowhere to put it.

Thanks, Brian
[email protected]

 

supposed to be still a level one or two when/if it gets to us in Austin area. Were hoping for rain, not 50+ mph winds. I was at the grocery store today, no bottled water on the shelves. I went to the hardware store and saw two different people buying BIG ASS generators within 10 min of each other. People going nuts. I guess better over than under prepared. Filled up the gas tank in the truck today in case somebody needs some help down south.

OddRodGarage Thanks for the wishes

-J-

 

Wish I could help you out Brian but I have no garage.Sucks too cause my falcon is on jack stands on a slab behind my house.Best thing I can do is snug down both tarps and hope for the best, if it does hit us good luck to you and everyone out here be safe....Thanks ORG

 

http://www.stormpulse.com/

good tracking site I`m gonna stock up on beer and pork skins

 

Thanks and good luck to you as well.

 

Brian, I don't have any available space either but I will get on the phone and try and find you something. send me you phone number so I can pass it on if I find space. It will probably need to be moved tomorrow if possible wouldn't you think.TP

 

It's insane! Like Casey, I picked up my emergency supply of porn mags and Cheetos.
Better safe than sorry.

 

Just a thought... Take it over to Hobby and park it in a covered extended parking garage.

 

Im in Spring.. it looks like its going to get interesting as this storm keeps shifting North. Good luck to the rest of you guys around here and on the coast.

Brian.. I'd let you park your car at my place, but my garage is so jam packed with tools and an non mobile jeep it just isnt possible. You could take it downtown and and park in one of the big parking garages or as someone else suggested, the airport. Good luck

Andrew

 

one of my 54s is under a carport i built... i hope it doesnt fall on the car

 

I told my wife we should stock up on supplies. I picked up fritoes beandip and a case o' budlite

 

son goes to school in corpus, he's home already - might as well, school evac'd @ 2:00pm

 

"It's okay, guys and gals. I just wanna get close to ya. Now, go make me a damn sandwich before I bitch slap yo asses!"


I'm riding it out, but considering my luck lately, this could be a very bad move. My main worry isn't the storm, it's the assholes who like to break into peoples homes after the storm clears. I got a box of ammo, food, water and a battery operated TV. Just like I had for the other storms.

I wish my brothers and sisters on the gulf coast safe wishes. Keep a clear head out there.

 

The airport is probably the safer location.

We are riding it out too. Now I have to go pick up all the crap off the porch and find a place to put the stuff I pulled out to store my surplus body panels.

Sorry to hijack the thread but I posed a question about finding a sheet metal supplier on this thread:

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=293201

The posts are flying by so fast, it got lost.

Go back to your hurricane preparations.

Neil

 

Its good to be prepared since the cops dont seem to like you much.

 

I'm putting a sign on my door that says "If you come through this door, you will die". That will be the only warning anybody gets until this whole thing is over.

According to ABC13, it's path is now ALOT closer to Galveston than earlier today.

 

Well Eddie guess I won't be able to make the car show in Caldwell, Saturday. I'm moving into a shelter on Saturday, possible Friday afternoon.

 

the 54 is in the shop, the 31 is snuggled in a covered stall next to it, the bikes are in the garage and house and I'm staying to watch over ma' street and houses, loaded for bear, or whatever wants to take whats ours.

 

Now that's funny!

Leaving work this afternoon the get three houses and my shop safed up for the winds. Expected 80-100 mph winds here for 12 hours. I'm sure I'll get a new roof out of it anyway (unfortunately). (And we're 80 miles north of the coast)

I'm a bit worried. I've got four 60' tall pine trees in the back yard (north) of the house (kitchen) and a 50' palm in the front yard. My biggest worry is having one of those fall through the roof/on the vehicles.

Thanks for the good wishes. We'll be praying for all in the area.

 

Sorry for the additional post. But, I think this is important, especially for those in the area. This came from national weather service that I just received. I'm posting because someone mentioned the "carport" that won't be there Saturday morning. Read this and then prepare:

VERY DANGEROUS WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE AND
DESTRUCTION OF MOBILE HOMES IS LIKELY.
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WILL INCLUDE THE MAJORITY OF MOBILE HOMES BEING
SEVERELY DAMAGED. THOSE THAT SURVIVE WILL BE UNINHABITABLE UNTIL
REPAIRED. HOUSES OF POOR TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION WILL HAVE MAJOR
DAMAGE...INCLUDING PARTIAL WALL COLLAPSE AND ROOFS BEING LIFTED
OFF. MANY WILL BE UNINHABITABLE. WELL CONSTRUCTED HOUSES WILL
INCUR MINOR DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...GUTTERS...AS WELL AS
BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. UP TO ONE QUARTER OF GABLED ROOFS WILL FAIL.
PARTIAL ROOF FAILURE IS EXPECTED AT INDUSTRIAL PARKS...ESPECIALLY
TO THOSE BUILDINGS WITH LIGHT WEIGHT STEEL AND ALUMINUM COVERINGS.
OLDER LOW RISING APARTMENT ROOFS MAY ALSO BE TORN OFF...AS WELL AS
RECEIVING SIDING AND SHINGLE DAMAGE. UP TO ONE QUARTER OF ALL
GLASS IN HIGH RISE OFFICE BUILDINGS WILL BE BLOWN OUT. AIRBORNE
DEBRIS WILL CAUSE DAMAGE...INJURY...AND POSSIBLE FATALITIES.
NATURAL DAMAGE WILL INCLUDE ALL TREES WITH ROTTING BASES BECOMING
UPROOTED OR SNAPPED. NEARLY ALL LARGE BRANCHES WILL SNAP. BETWEEN
ONE QUARTER AND ONE HALF OF HEALTHY SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED TREES
WILL BE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED...MOST COMMON WHERE THE GROUND IS
SATURATED.
ACROSS THOSE COUNTIES INLAND OF THE COAST:
POORLY CONSTRUCTED OR UNSECURED MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DESTROYED.
OTHERS WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND
WINDOWS...AND WILL LIKELY BE UNINHABITABLE UNTIL REPAIRED. HOUSES
OF POOR TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION WILL HAVE PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF
FAILURE...AS WELL AS BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. UNSECURED LIGHT TO
MODERATE WEIGHT OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING
ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND PERHAPS INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL HAVE POWER
OUTAGES...HUNDREDS OF WIRES WILL FALL...TRANSFORMERS WILL
POP...AND SOME POWER POLES WILL BE PULLED DOWN.
ROTTING LARGE TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...MOST COMMON ON SATURATED
GROUND. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. UP TO
ONE HALF OF NEWLY PLANTED CROPS WILL BE DAMAGED.
...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO
REACH THE COASTAL COUNTIES AROUND NOON ON FRIDAY AND THEN SPREAD
INLAND THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS OF AT LEAST
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WILL THEN POSSIBLY LAST UP TO 24 HOURS AT
THE COAST.
DEPENDING ON THE EVENTUAL TRACK AND STRENGTH OF IKE...HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE COASTAL COUNTIES BEFORE
MIDNIGHT FRIDAY EVENING AND LAST ABOUT 12 HOURS AT THE COAST.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL SPREAD INLAND THROUGHOUT FRIDAY
MORNING.
PEAK WINDS OF 100 TO 115 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS MOST OF THE
COASTAL COUNTIES...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE EYE WALL MAKES LANDFALL.
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...INLAND FLOODING...
WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH ISOLATED TOTALS OF 6 TO
10 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. SIGNIFICANT
FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL.
...TORNADOES...
AS THE STORM NEARS THE COAST FRIDAY EVENING THE THREAT OF
TORNADOES WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY. REMEMBER THE INNERMOST ROOM WITH
THE GREATEST NUMBER OF WALLS BETWEEN YOU AND THE WINDS WILL
PROVIDE YOU WITH SOME SHELTER. DO NOT GO NEAR WINDOWS.

 

Damn you guys I am hoping and praying for the best possible outcome...

 

We are out of work at noon today, plant will be on full shutdown. Just when I nearly have the car on the road. This will be my first hurricane. Coming from the UK we just don't get them. Have made some preparations but still have a lot to do.

 

Our Houston office is at half staff today, most have been given the mandatory evacuation order. We are taking over their work and expecting 4-8" of rain and 50mph winds beginning Saturday afternoon.

Best wishes to everyone in the Houston / Galveston / Freeport area, this is gonna suck. If anyone feels like driving their car all the way to north Fort Worth, we do have a safe shelter for you. You can also help us do the bodywork on my sister's Thunderbird while you wait out the storm.

 

<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top>[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]MANDATORY EVACUATION
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]1 1/2 oz. Absolut Ruby Red vodka[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]1/2 oz. vermouth[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Clamato[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Prune juice[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Combine vodka and vermouth in cocktail glass. Fill remainder of glass with equal parts clamato and prune juice. Stir. Drink. Ask next-door neighbor whose ficus tree blew over and crashed onto your roof-- even though you'd warned him for months to uproot it--if you can use his bathroom. Repeat.[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]CATEGORY 5[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]1/2 oz. vodka[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]1/2 oz. tequila [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]1/2 oz. rum[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]1/2 oz. bourbon[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]1/2 oz. gin[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Sweet-and-sour mix[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Splash of fruit juice[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Combine vodka, tequila, rum, bourbon and gin in a tall glass. Fill remainder of glass with sweet-and-sour mix and splash of juice. Stir, then garnish with an inverted drink umbrella. Drink during peak storm hours, and vow not to believe anyone who tries to tell you the hurricane that flooded your garage and destroyed your shed was just a Category 1. [/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]CONE OF PROBABILITY[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]1 oz. cinnamon schnapps[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]1 sugar cone[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Pour the schnapps into the sugar cone. Every time you hear a TV weatherman say, 'cone of probability,' bite off the end of the cone and down the shot. If you hear Weather Channel StormTracker Jim Cantore say it, drink two shots consecutively. (they should change this to the 'Cantore Zone'... damn him.) Have you ever noticed that, despite all the cone of probability talk, if Cantore is parked in front of your house your ass is toast?) [/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]FEEDER BAND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]2 oz. Midori[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]2 oz. rum[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]1 scoop vanilla ice cream[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]After your home loses power, combine Midori and rum in a cocktail glass. Add a scoop of the vanilla ice cream that is melting in your freezer. Stir, and drink through a straw. [/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]BEACH EROSION [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]1 1/2 oz. Goldschläger[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]1 1/2 oz. apple brandy[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]1 pack Sugar in the Raw[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Combine Goldschläger, apple brandy and sugar in cocktail glass. As you drink, seriously contemplate moving your Yankee ass back to New Jersey where it belongs. [/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]DOWNED POWER LINE[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]1 1/2 oz. rum[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]5 oz. Jolt Cola[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Combine ingredients in a cocktail glass. Drink while trying to figure out how the heck you're supposed to go two freakin' weeks without television and AC. [/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]FLOOD ZONE[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]2 oz. Kahlúa[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]2 oz. Baileys Irish Cream[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]4 oz. rum[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Serve in a 6-ounce glass and laugh-cry deliriously as the mess spills all over the countertop. [/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]COLD SHOWER[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]2 oz. Blue Aftershock[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]4 oz. Sprite[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Combine in a cocktail glass with crushed ice you received after waiting in line for three hours at a mall parking lot. Take a deep breath, sip and scream like a little girl when the cold beverage hits your tongue. Repeat.[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]LOOTERS WILL BE SHOT[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]1 oz. Jack Daniel's[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Splash of sarsaparilla[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Rock salt[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Load both barrels of a shotgun with rock salt. Climb to the roof of your house with gun, bottle of Jack Daniel's and can of sarsaparilla. Fill shot glass with Jack and splash of sarsaparilla. Watch for looters. When you spot one, blast his ass with rock salt. Drink shot. Repeat. [/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]THE CHAIN SAW[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]1 oz. Goldschläger[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]1 oz. Rumplemintz [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]3 oz. Jim Beam[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Splash of vermouth[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Combine Goldschläger, Rumplemintz and Jim Beam in an empty soup can. Add splash of vermouth. Drink. Remove chain saw from garage and attempt to cut up fallen tree limbs in yard. Ask neighbor to drive you to hospital when it all goes horribly wrong. [/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]FOUR-WAY STOP[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]1 1/2 oz. vodka [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]1 1/2 oz. vodka and Midori [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]1 1/2 oz. vodka and Galliano[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]1 1/2 oz. vodka and grenadine[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Pour each ingredient into a separate shot glass. Serve one to yourself and three other people. The person with the clear shot of vodka drinks first. The person to his right drinks the Midori shot, and so on. If somebody drinks out of order, develop a quick case of road rage and beat the living crap out of him. [/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]BLUE TARP[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]1 1/2 oz. Curacao[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]2 oz. pineapple juice[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Splash of lime[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Combine ingredients in a leaky paper cup and serve. Wait six to eight months for someone to repair the cup. If you're impatient, hire an unlicensed, out-of- state contractor to do the job for an exorbitant sum and pray he doesn't hurt himself in the process. [/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]FEMA FIZZLE [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]1 1/2 oz. Southern Comfort [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]2 oz. sloe gin [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Tonic water [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]One week after the storm has passed and your neighborhood is still in ruins with no sign of help on the way, combine Southern Comfort and gin in a cocktail glass. Fill remainder with tonic and add a dash of Angostura bitters. Serve with a nut brownie. Before drinking, raise the glass and say the toast, 'Doing a helluva job Brownie.' [/FONT]

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