In article ws.net>,
"Shaun aRe" > wrote:

> "OmManiPadmeOmelet" > wrote in message
> ...
> > In article >,
> > "jmcquown" > wrote:
> >
> > > MareCat wrote:
> > > > "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> > > > ...
> > > >> RITA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR...AND
> > > >> Go, go, go! Rita is going to be another Katrina. Don't think you
> > > >> are going
> > > >> to be safe. Get out before they tell you to.
> > > >
> > > > We live 40 miles north of the center of Houston, and we're staying
> > > > (many of our neighbors and friends in this area are staying as well).
> > > > We're far enough in-land that we'll be OK. Anyway, we couldn't get
> > > > out now if we wanted to. The freeways have been clogged since early
> > > > yesterday.
> > > >
> > > > Depending on how the aftermath is (with electricity, water, etc.), we
> > > > may pack up and get out after Rita passes (my in-laws, who live in CA,
> > > > have a house in Austin that we can go to for a few days).
> > > >
> > > > Mary
> > >
> > > Hopefully you have propane, charcoal, candles, oil lamps, etc. I
> haven't
> > > been through a hurricane but I did have power knocked out for a week.
> > > Cooking on the grill was fun. Best of luck to you and yours, Mary.
> > >
> > > Jill
> > >
> > >
> >
> > We are 150 miles inland, near Austin/San Antonio.
> >
> > I'm still making sure we have water, lamp oil, candles and have stocked
> > up on pet food. We have plenty of canned food on hand.
> >
> > I can cook on the grill if needed. ;-) I have plenty of firewood but
> > that will probably get wet.
> >
> > But, I have some small propane tanks and a cooker to use them with.
> >
> > Camping out for a week taking sponge baths would suck, but I might be
> > able to get a shower at work...
> >
> > When I went shopping for lamp oil this morning, I hit 3 different stores
> > before finally finding it at Hobby Lobby.
> >
> > In the meantime, I noted that there was not a single D-cell battery to
> > be had in town.
> >
> > Anywhere.
> >
> > HEB will re-stock them tonight tho' so I might see if my housemate is
> > game to try for a few around midnight when their trucks come in. We have
> > a few but it'd not hurt to have a few more.
> >
> > Yeesh!
> >
> > Global warming sux!
> >
> > Cheers!
> >
> > Om (battening down the hatches and holding on to her hat...)
>
> Sheesh Kat! Hope you and everyone else has not too rough a time of it. Let
> me know how things go if you can me dear.
>
>
>
>
> Shaun aRe
>
>

If I am still on line tomorrow night, you will know all is ok. <lol>

Cheers!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson