Ike.

[Maluco]

It's good knowing Texas won't seize guns like those idiots in LA. Best of luck to all of you.

People don't realize the right they are giving up when they talk all that shit.. They think of guns like pron, you don't have to have it, but they're necessary...

[cferb]

I just heard the guy on the news say it's likely we'll see a gas price hike to a point the nation has never seen before, wtf, don't speculate like that because it happens either way when you say that.

My mom's side of the family all lives in Texas, not Galveston but close, further inland though, so no "certain death" for them. Houston, Victoria, and Austin

[moatilliatta]

Hey, Those shoes look good! 3.99 per gallon of gass! wtf

30 cent raise in a day. BITCHESS

[eyagel]

weather is just getting windy here, was just out playing some darts at the neighbors.

[expressfish]

naaa, I dont live there. I have a year round lease (hunting/fishing) on the maude traylor ranch off of 2143. I live about 35 miles east of san antonio.

[PiercedE30]

yep, I drove down to port lavaca area wednesday to save my 5th wheel from the storm surge. I saw people boarding up as far inland as cuero !! Lots of traffic. Wal mart was sold out of trailer tires..........

[thread jack]
What the fuck are you doing in Port Lavaca? I lived there back in Nov. '05 to March '06. That place is so fucking boring. I was there rebuilding Formosa right after it blew up. Only good thing about that place is the burrito place right across the bridge when your heading north. It's right before Formosa on the left hand side.
[/thread jack]

We have been having serious wind blowing through here for the last day and a half. Last night I woke up around 4 to the sound of SERIOUS rain and the wind HOWLING. I had no clue what was going on. Got up and looked out the window, then back to bed. We've been having gusts around 40 - 45 MPH now.

[Dave]

we had a 20+ cent hike today. And oil is below $100 a barrel.

hmmm . . . . .

[Jon325i]

Anyone in the Galveston / Texas City area needs to get the eff out. National Weather Service is even warning the media to get out because of the amount of storm surge already slamming the breakwater at Galveston Island. They are expecting waves to crest above this walls' height. Last time this region saw a storm like this was about a century ago. The right side of the storms' eye is tracking straight to Houston too - this is not the side of the storm you want to be on.

And just an FYI for everyone in general: this storm is expected to have some impact on oil refining production (a big chunk comes from where Ike is going to hit). You may want to tank up the car since there's a lot of speculation of a price spike at the pumps later this weekend or early next week.

[Joey Link]

It's good knowing Texas won't seize guns like those idiots in LA. Best of luck to all of you.

[z31maniac]

I'm taking pictures of my house and all contents right now. They are evacuating lots of zip codes in harris county (houston) and all of Brazoria county (where I live).

And upload them some where just in case. Having pics of all your stuff will be very helpful for insurance if your house gets nailed.

Good luck. Stay safe.

[Farbin Kaiber]

It's overcast today, mild marine layer.

[s0urce]

Man, we miss out on all the fun in CA, I want some rain dammit. Send it our direction. I want to have a beer/storm party.

[Ral]

It was supposed to be heading right for me in Corpus. Me and my roommate live on Padre Island, so we were really worried, had our mattresses in the bathroom, bags packed, everything of value ready to be movedto the car and driven out, then the storm turned north overnight so we'll probably stay here. It's still offshore, and 100 mi. North, and coastal roads an docks are flooding.My roommate and I are headed to a buddy's apartment inland for tonight just in case the bridge gets flooded.

[Maluco]

Strongest to hit Texas in 50 years. I should have filled up the tank(s) a day or two ago

[Dave]

I would get a huge stack of cash and head to the Men's Club out by the Galleria and camp out there.