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When I was watching KHOU earlier this afternoon, their meteorologist didn't seem to think being at San Luis was too smart...good luck to them!
How the is Cantore gonna survive being in damn Galveston Island?!?!?
When I was watching KHOU earlier this afternoon, their meteorologist didn't seem to think being at San Luis was too smart...good luck to them!
There's a fairly significant portion of the island that lives in poverty. I'm not saying that's everyone that's staying, but I suspect we'll hear lots of stories about folks who couldn't afford to leave, etc.
But still, there's apparently a lot of idiots from watching the Houston TV feeds. Seeing lots of college age kids and stuff hanging out on Seawall Blvd. taking photos.
And the report about the bar being open to ride open the storm. That bar they are in is basically the dregs of Galveston. In a way, Ike's going to be taking out the trash...
If anything happens to my future wife (Abrams) I will be crushed
To be fair, the San Luis is probably the highest point on the island. They built that place up, I'd say the first floor of that hotel is a good 20 feet higher than the elevation of the sea wall (i.e., the water would have to be 20 feet high above the sea wall to reach even the first floor of that place). It's also set back from Sea Wall Blvd. a good 100 feet or so (not that I think that helps them that much, but still....).
I just saw on the Houston feed that all the Galveston city officials are also holed up in that place on the second floor, along with the news crews. It's probably the most significant structure on Galveston Island. All concrete, built up higher, it's probably your best bet if you are on that island to survive.
That said, you couldn't pay me enough to be there right now. That place is front and center on the sea wall, it's going to be taking the full brunt of the wind and water.
These are the people that get just as much of a vote as YOU
Did I just hear right that 15 people in Galveston have tied themselves together!??!?!??!!? WTF?!
Its just what was said on one of the streaming Houston stations so I don't know.
Okay, this guy is probably going to die tonight, but this is funny...
http://www.khou.com/video/news-index.html?nvid=282017
LMAO. A family of six stayed in Surfside (south of Galveston), they had them on the morning news when the flooding started. They just said they had to rescue them via CG helicopter. When they got to dry land the parents were arrested for child endangerment.
Good that's what they should do to everyone who stayed with a child during a MANDATORY evac.
I can't say as if I'm in the middle of a hurricane my first thought is to walk to the beach in a bear suit.
Us texans don't mess around damnt
There are people on the roofs already in Galveston. People on top of different roofs are tying themselves together to endure the winds later on.
Damn.
People trapped on roofs in Crystal Beach. Sherriff's office unable to get to them, CG is weighing options due to high wind speeds (gusts to 50 mph). Idiots (the ones on the roofs).
Agreed. As I said earlier today. If you want to contribute to the cleansing of the gene pool by sticking around in a flood plane with 20' of water coming at you, fine, but don't over your kids in the process by making them stick around.
Downtown Galveston (party district):
Also reports of having to evac a hospital in Houston/Clear Lake area already due to rising water. I have a bad feeling this is going to make Katrina's death toll look puny.
Clear Lake (Houston) area:
Kemah boardwalk area:
Damn, KHOU chopper flyover of west side of Galveston. Looks to be about 10' of water already up in neighborhoods (first floors of two story homes underwater).
Yeah - and there are still hours to go. Insane huh?
Damn, I remember my senor trip down to Galveston and walking out on those piers with the shops.....
Sad...
Depressing thought is anyone stuck on GI, and what's going to be going through their heads over the next several hours as they realize they're going to die. All because they were too stupid to evacuate.
My crabapple tree is leaning over about 75 degrees.
I was thinking about that earlier?
I'm glad those parents were arrested. What fools.
My parents are having their friends over for dinner to eat the stuff that's in their freezer since they're expecting long term power outage
Gerber was just doing a liveshot in Kemah and those waves hitting the shore were huge. All that debris, too.
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