[Coco] Gustuv

[Gene Heskett]

On Saturday 30 August 2008, Roger Taylor wrote:
>The worst nightmare seems to be in progress again, folks.  Let's all
>hope that Boisy and his family will stay safe and well during this
>unfortunate weather event.
>
>To those who aren't following the headlines, this hurricane is
>forcing another massive evacuation of millions of people.  I can't
>speak for those who are from south La but the East Texas area did in
>fact get major side effects from the last two big hurricanes that hit
>the gulf... Katrina and Rita.  Rita's oute r borders reached right
>into my area and caused quite a bit of damage although nothing
>compared to the damage done from the eye as it reached land and
>before it faded away, from either of those hurricanes.
>
>One huge side effect of these terrible hurricanes is that all the
>freeways and some major highways end up with bumper-to-bumper traffic
>for many hundreds of miles.  In 2005 I drove into La to get my kids
>and bring them back to Texas but couldn't get back in time before
>I-20 was jam packed all the way through Dallas and beyond.  I
>remember it taking about 6 hours to make a 2.5 hour trip.  The Guard
>had shelters set up at the rest areas and they were all jammed...
>clothes, water, food, and other needs were brought in on pallets and
>dropped all over the place as buses and buses full of La folks
>arrived around the clock.  I've never seen anything like it, but even
>that doesn't compare to what happened with those two 2005 hurricanes
>or what could happen during Gustuv.
>
>My city is in the late projected path but we're hoping the worst we
>get is flash flooding.  Who knows.  If it's a 4 or 5 when it hits the
>gulf and keeps its strength for long enough we'll be in a similar
>panic, although nothing like being near the coast.
>
Good luck Roger, although we are wishing that you will not need it, and that 
Gustav will wind down quickly when it runs out of hot water to feed it.

-- 
Cheers, Gene
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