[BaadAssGremlins] Re: Huricane Ike

["jgray_55" <jgray_55@xxxxxxxxx>]

Eddie. I've been gome all weekend. JUST read this!! Hope you made it
ok thru this!!! I'll be thinking of you and your family!!! Joe--- In
BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Eddie Stakes" <eddiestakes@...> wrote:
>
> Thanks for the emails and calls concerning hurricane Ike and it's
approach
> towards Houston& Galveston.  First, if you ordered something from me 
> recently, please
> expect some delays in getting it to you, as with hurricanes....you
usually
> lose electricity, internet, phone, water and other services shut
down like
> US Mail, and companies like FedEx, UPS, ect, also ground flights
(Houston
> Hobby airport shut down this morning 09.12.08 at 9:00am CST and George
> Bush/Intercontineltail is shutting down in 45 minutes at 1:00pm) but
> everythign grinds to halt and just like hurricane Gustav which hit
Louisiana
> 3 or so weeks ago, there are many people over there in Gustav'a path
STILL
> without power, running water and other things.
> 
> So please be patient, and hold off on the calls and emails to me as
there is
> probably a better than hell chance I will not get them! But keep Paige,
> Noah, Jacob and me in thoughts; we are all boarded up (and hunkered down
> with things I usually don't eat like donuts, honeybuns, healthy cereal
> stuff, and enough food to go for 4-7 days with no power) but
unfortunately
> didn't have any place to put the 74 Javelin, 74 AMX and 69 BBO
Javelin that
> just came in so they are under the oak and elm trees, of which I
only hope
> those 100 foot trees will withstand 70-120 mile per hour wind! We
will know
> next week however!
> 
> A comment on those people who didn't want to leave the areas under
MANDATORY
> EVACUATION. You better have a "waterproof will" somewhere so they can ID
> you. Harsh but I have went thru about 16 hurricanes thru the years, and
> while some are big Texas sized thunderstorms, others are sheer hell
on earth
> for 8-12 hours straight. And there is absolutely nothing in
Galveston and
> those areas that can hold up to a 20+ foot storm surge anyhows.
> 
> And what property will you be protecting when it is gone? And
hospitals, EMS
> and rescue can't (and won't risk their people) to get to you?
(Insert Eddie
> hurricane story here!) Back in the 1970s we used to have 'hurricane
parties'
> down in Corpus Christi. Good way to get people together, cases of beer,
> booze and uh, stuff. It's not too much fun seeing a roof lift off
above your
> head and fly away and all you and biddies are holding is a bong.
> 
> A few notes also, there have been already 100 rescues off Bolivar
and in 
> Galveston where a really big fire burns at/near Yatch Club but no
one can 
> reach it.
> 
> Something else, you Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana people
know 
> what I am talking about but when you have a big storm surge, there are 
> SNAKES everywhere. We used to go dow to McGee beach in Corpus
Christi in the 
> 60s/70s (we lived a mile inland from CC bay) and beat snakes in the
surf. 
> Some were big snakes and let dad handle them, and as soon as we
would smack 
> them, the seagulls that were brave enough (or dumb enough) to still be 
> flying in 40+ mph wind, would scarf them up.
> 
> Also, if you have kids, it is tough on them so maybe let them stay with 
> parents as the wind sound is horrifying and relentless. One day I
will tell 
> you abuot hurricane Celia, Aug 3rd, 1970 that hit Corpus Christi. I
still 
> have nightmares about that 500+ pound fan flying off the Coca Cola
company 
> next door and travelled about 100 yards and tore our roof off and
suddenly 
> rocks from the same roof were flying in fast as BB gun, taking out
glass, 
> photos, mom's back, lights, so really important to let kids know mom
and dad 
> close if you got kids.
> 
> Oh and if any of you are watching this hurricane reality show on the
major 
> channels, make note of the water rising. You have a LOT of places
already 
> flooding.....and NO rain has fallen. The reason why is the Ike is
pushing up 
> a ton of water into Galveston bay and surrounding areas, so some have 
> already had 9 feet of water come in, but Ike is still hours from
landfall. 
> And when it lands you have the storm surge expected to be as high as
20-25 
> feet in places like ship channel! Amazing. Also watch for some
reporters to 
> be flying sideways, not sure why 1000+ reporters and their crews go
into a 
> mandatory evaucation zone.
> 
> Anyways, with that in mind, here are some sites of interest as this
massive
> (if hurricane Ike was superimposed on Texas...it would cover a
whopping 93%
> OF THE STATE) but as Ike moves in tonight/tomorr/Sun here are some
site's
> for ya'll to look at if you have electricity:
> 
> Live Houston Radar
> This is a good live feed until the wind will take it out.
> 
> http://www.click2houston.com/weather/index.html
> 
> Houston Transtar
> These are traffic cams live all over out freeways, real interesting
views
> showing not only traffic, but wind, rain, expect some of them to be
kocked
> off poles while others will be jumping around like a kid after
eating bag of
> skittles:
> 
> http://traffic.houstontranstar.org/cctv/transtar/
> 
> Weather Channel live loop of Ike
> This is no where near Ike as it is satellite loop. As I write this
you can
> see while still a Cat 2 or low Cat 3 hurricane, Ike's effects
stretch from
> into Mexico all the way to Florida, quite a huge system, facinating too,
> sure wished that hurricane magnet Louisiana would take this one too.
> 
>
http://www.weather.com/maps/news/atlstorm9/floater3_large_animated.html?from=hp_main_maps
> 
> And lastly, this is a small file off my site about hurricane Rita,
> 
> http://www.planethoustonamx.com/stuff/texas_vs_rita.htm
> 
> which was a Category 5 hurricane which just missed Houston in 2005,
but was 
> the largest evacuation in US history, and while this hurricane Ike is 
> currently 110mph (111mph would be Cat 3, big deal) Ike has a
windfield that 
> is larger than Katrina and also Rita's several years ago, quite
amazing and 
> it has one of the largest eye's I have ever seen, it was 77 miles
across 
> earlier but now contracted down to 55 miles across.
> Ya'll take care and again, if you recently bought something from
> me....expect shipping delays. If you are trying to contact me, good
luck!
> Eddie Stakes
> 713.464.8825
> eddiestakes@...
> www.planethoustonamx.com
> please don't call or email for about a week!
>



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