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Re: Vanner in paradise, Hurricane Katrina style
#23728 August 28th 2005 11:23 am
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Heading into downtown Mobile to get the feel of the locals. See what they think. There is no real local news coverage. I'm about 5 miles from northern part of Mobile Bay.
Up to 175mph winds at the eye of storm.
Keep you posted when I get back.
Gup

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Re: Vanner in paradise, Hurricane Katrina style
#23729 August 28th 2005 11:43 am
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GET SOME ICE FOR THAT BEER GUP, MISSED YA AT JIM'S DECK PARTY BUT HERD YOU WERE ON THE PHONE.KEEP ON HIGHER GROUND DOWN THERE. THIS IS THE BIG ONE.

Re: Vanner in paradise, Hurricane Katrina style
#23730 August 28th 2005 11:44 pm
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Gup good luck threw this. Stay safe and drink a few while your waiting.

Re: Vanner in paradise, Hurricane Katrina style
#23731 August 29th 2005 7:43 am
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I figured I would post one more time before we lose power. Hotel next to me lost theirs a couple times and ours is flickering in and out. Reports say we won't feel brunt of it for a couple more hours. It is 6:40 CST here.
I understand the freight train reference now. I went outsie my room and I thought it was thunder I was hearing. It was the wind. Damn! We get some serious gusts but it will get worse. I guess I feel pretty good though since FEMA decided to stay at hotel across street. At least they are close by.
I gonna hang online here until we lose power so I'll keep uou posted.
For those not sure where I am, it's Mobile Ala.
Gup

Re: Vanner in paradise, Hurricane Katrina style
#23732 August 29th 2005 8:12 am
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It is always wise to keep adequate quantity's of drinking water on hand for these emergencies. I usually keep it in frozen form in the bath tub, with adequate quantiies of canned barley sandwichs for sustenance............ [Big Grin] The side advantage is when the power and water goes out you can flush your toilet with the water from the tub using a bucket. [Confused]

Re: Vanner in paradise, Hurricane Katrina style
#23733 August 29th 2005 8:28 pm
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That's balls, Gup. Be safe!

Re: Vanner in paradise, Hurricane Katrina style
#23734 August 30th 2005 8:46 am
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So, How did you make out GUP! Anyone hear from him?

Re: Vanner in paradise, Hurricane Katrina style
#23735 August 30th 2005 10:26 am
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Well, we made out much better than others I guess. We still don't have power at hotel but I made it up to job site and power is on here. I just finished bringing all computer systems up for this store and figured I would give an update. I can only imagine what it looks like west of me. Heading up the highway to work and all I see are signs and trees all over the place. People lined up at gas stations waiting for pumps to come back to power so they can gas up. Luckily I filled mine up before. Police everywhere staking out stores so no looters get through. It's a pretty eerie feeling. I'm not sure if I will do this again. I might sound like a wuss but every once in a while I get a little emotional and just want to cry. It's just really hard to put into words. Its just amazing the devistation only 5 miles east and 20 miles south of my hotel. I just got lucky I guess.
I just wanted to let all know I am ok, and I am praying for all those worse off.
I'll check back later when I get back to hotel if we have power yet. I was living off of Oreos and Yuengling.
Later,
Gup

Re: Vanner in paradise, Hurricane Katrina style
#23736 August 30th 2005 11:03 am
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Gup,
Good to hear you are safe... We were wondering about you. I can't imagine the eeire feeling of the cities that were struck. Stay safe and remember you have a room here if you need it.

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