Title: Hurricane Rita coming to Texas
Post by: johnevans3 on September 23, 2005, 09:18:25 pm
There are several Houston TV stations doing webcasts of their local programming as Rita starts coming ashore. If you have broadband go the following website and click on
http://www.click2houston.com
then click on Hurricane Rita watch live coverage.
http://www.click2houston.com
then click on Hurricane Rita watch live coverage.
Title: Re: Hurricane Rita coming to Texas
Post by: smokie on September 24, 2005, 12:55:19 am
Good Luck out there...
Title: Re: Hurricane Rita coming to Texas
Post by: johnevans3 on September 25, 2005, 03:30:40 pm
Howdy folks,
Well, in East Texas, we dodged a bullit. South East Texas and South West Louisianna were the impact points for Rita. Although it's bad when you are slapped by one of these bitc*s, it was not like Katrina regarding the total devastation and magnitude of destruction. Yep we evacuated 2.5 million people from the Houston, Galvestion and coastal Tx area in 36 hours and it wasn't pretty but as far as we know now, none of them died except the 24 elederly folks in the bus fire just south of Dallas. It was the largest evacuation ever done in US history.
The eye of the storm went to the east (about 50 miles) of my house so all we got was some wind and rain but still making for some stressful 16 hours of endurance. My daughter, the school teacher who brings me to Europe with the school trips, lives in North West Houston and did just fine. Lots of wind and rain but no damage.
Anyway, that's the update. I just want to thank everyone who had us in your thoughts and prayers during this time.
John Evans
Well, in East Texas, we dodged a bullit. South East Texas and South West Louisianna were the impact points for Rita. Although it's bad when you are slapped by one of these bitc*s, it was not like Katrina regarding the total devastation and magnitude of destruction. Yep we evacuated 2.5 million people from the Houston, Galvestion and coastal Tx area in 36 hours and it wasn't pretty but as far as we know now, none of them died except the 24 elederly folks in the bus fire just south of Dallas. It was the largest evacuation ever done in US history.
The eye of the storm went to the east (about 50 miles) of my house so all we got was some wind and rain but still making for some stressful 16 hours of endurance. My daughter, the school teacher who brings me to Europe with the school trips, lives in North West Houston and did just fine. Lots of wind and rain but no damage.
Anyway, that's the update. I just want to thank everyone who had us in your thoughts and prayers during this time.
John Evans
Title: Re: Hurricane Rita coming to Texas
Post by: Matt Harper on September 25, 2005, 04:12:18 pm
Hi John
Very relieved that you are safe and well after the latest storm. Having experienced a couple myself last year (and we ain't out of the woods this year yet) I know precisely how stressful it all is.
Probably low on your list of priorities, but fuel availability permitting, will we see you at Road Atlanta next weekend?
Matt
Very relieved that you are safe and well after the latest storm. Having experienced a couple myself last year (and we ain't out of the woods this year yet) I know precisely how stressful it all is.
Probably low on your list of priorities, but fuel availability permitting, will we see you at Road Atlanta next weekend?
Matt
Title: Re: Hurricane Rita coming to Texas
Post by: jpchenet on September 25, 2005, 09:59:37 pm
Hi John
Really gald to hear that you and all your family are all safe.
Speak soon
Mark
Really gald to hear that you and all your family are all safe.
Speak soon
Mark
Title: Re: Hurricane Rita coming to Texas
Post by: Chris24 on September 25, 2005, 11:29:25 pm
John,
Glad to hear that you made it through safe and sound. had you in my thoughts all week.
As Matt mentioned. It would be great to see you at Road Atlanta if you could make it !
Glad to hear that you made it through safe and sound. had you in my thoughts all week.
As Matt mentioned. It would be great to see you at Road Atlanta if you could make it !
Title: Re: Hurricane Rita coming to Texas
Post by: hgb on September 26, 2005, 11:34:31 am
Good to hear that it ended not as bad as expected. Still, the hurricane season is not over yet.
