I'm very glad that you are going be home safe and sound, Wolf. Sorry you didn't get to practice your skills, but the way the world is going right now, you'll probably be doing disaster trauma intervention full time before long. Sigh... :headshake

did they cancell because of Rita? i'm stocking up on the necessities tonight - Heineken and Ice to keep it cold! oh, yeah, i guess i ought to buy a package of birthday candles too.

Rita was not specifically mentioned, but I was watching that and the other two storms that formed with a fair degree of concern.

I'm going for more training (from PEMA again) in October. There is more than one way to keep the skills fresh ...

I hadn't realized Rita was coming anywhere near me until just yesterday, when my boss sent out an email regarding where to call if it looks like we might not make it into work on Monday. He said Galveston is already being partially evacuated. WTF?! This is the first I've heard of it. No offense, but I hope you don't have a reason to come visit my neck of the woods, wolf. :)

there is a Mandatory evac for Galveston and Galveston county and it is suggested that Harris, Ft. Bend and surrounding counties evac. it goes without saying that if they are in a coastal area county to get the F out.

oh yeah....

1. Be careful.
2. Be safe.
3. Survive.
4. Help others in danger.
5. Take lots of pictures.

1. you bet.
2. i will.
3. i hope to.
4. i'll give the shirt off my back.
5. way ahead of you, starting a thread tonight with benchmark photos.

interesting point on the evac: 12 hours from Galveston to Huntsville on I-45

...plthijinx.......

You taking the car or the plane?

Pity those poor refugees from New Orleans Superdome, moved to Houston's Astro Dome, only to end up in another Category 4+ hurricane. Tell them to not worry. Bad things only happen in threes. That means they still have to be alive for the third event.

cap- plane's oh and we lost our aerostar tonight. the half owner crashed the SOB on takeoff. i could bitch but i'm too fucking tired. fucker just bought a 180,000 dollar plane.

tw-right. it'd've been nice if they didn't bring the carma with them.

There wouldn't be some guy names Earl among them?