Who is Gustaf?!?!

[Awful Me]

I was out and about picking up some hurricane supplies, when I came across Fred's Discount Store about 30 minutes ago.....


http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d122/Sunnyweathers/freds.jpg


This is why Hurricanes come here.

[stillbornstew]

I was out and about picking up some hurricane supplies, when I came across Fred's Discount Store about 30 minutes ago.....


http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d122/Sunnyweathers/freds.jpg


This is why Hurricanes come here.
*hangs head in shame*

i bailed on the state after sophmore year. i love new orleans and all, but i just couldn't live there again.

please tell me your evac'ing. just got off the phone w/ mom and the grandparents have left and she's heading out tomorrow.

[LiddyRules]

I was out and about picking up some hurricane supplies, when I came across Fred's Discount Store about 30 minutes ago.....


http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d122/Sunnyweathers/freds.jpg


This is why Hurricanes come here.

I think Gustaf was guy who shoved gum in the lock.

See the left-most sign if you don't understand.

[Awful Me]

*hangs head in shame*

i bailed on the state after sophmore year. i love new orleans and all, but i just couldn't live there again.

please tell me your evac'ing. just got off the phone w/ mom and the grandparents have left and she's heading out tomorrow.

Im the evacuation point. I have relatives from new orleans coming up here to stay with me.


Oh btw, it's not on tv yet, but according to friends at the LA. OEP Gustav is a Category 5 now.

[roche]

Oh btw, it's not on tv yet, but according to friends at the LA. OEP Gustav is a Category 5 now.

Yeah, heard that on the news in the car about 20 mins ago.

[Awful Me]

I think Gustaf was guy who shoved gum in the lock.

See the left-most sign if you don't understand.



If i die, i want you to have my posts.

[MrBogey]

Im the evacuation point. I have relatives from new orleans coming up here to stay with me.


Oh btw, it's not on tv yet, but according to friends at the LA. OEP Gustav is a Category 5 now.

And you're going to be closer to it than I am. I'm only worried about tornadoes.

[sobi]

anyone notice how it's been creeping more and more towards a Texas trajectory... where all the katrina people ended up getting moved to? lol. Those fuckers are cursed!

[maz]

When Gustav Rocks

He Rocks a Fat Ass

[wes mantooth]

Gandalf's Swedish cousin?

[MrBogey]

Baton Rouge is looking to get fucked.

I may be seeing 100mph winds easy. With gusts a good bit higher. Thankfully it'll be during the daytime. It would completely freak me out if I had this happening at night.

This is looking to be as bad as Katrina was. At least for my area.

New Iberia...which I could have known ya better. You're just fucked.

[Sam_Adams]

This is looking to be as bad as Katrina was. At least for my area.

New Iberia...which I could have known ya better. You're just fucked.

:( Not the peppers :( No, they can't get fucked up or I won't have Crystal's hot sauce :(

[MrBogey]

anyone notice how it's been creeping more and more towards a Texas trajectory... where all the katrina people ended up getting moved to? lol. Those fuckers are cursed!

It's curving back to pick up Katrina's spare. Every update it's closer and closer East.

[Ziti Lo Mein]

Whoever stays in New Orleans after the whole Katrina thing is just ignorant. I bet ALOT more people will be leaving this time around.

Hopefully it won't be as bad as Katrina. What the hell is going on with the weather down there? It seems that whole florida/alabama area is hit regularly with a storm. How do those people live there?! Is a Hurricane like a thunderstorm to them?

My friend lives in Texas, so I really hope that he's safe. D:
Goodluck and be safe to anyone down there!

[roche]

Whoever stays in New Orleans after the whole Katrina thing is just ignorant. I bet ALOT more people will be leaving this time around.

For the most part they are leaving but there are always going to be some who refuse to leave.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/08/30/new.orleans/index.html

[Awful Me]

So, my aunt and my grandma were supposed to come up, now they have chosen not to.

The people that stay think they know something that the rest of us dont. We have talked to them and my aunt thinks they will be okay. Even my sister who works for the Louisiana Office of Emergency Preparedness can't convince them.

Now because of Contraflow, we can't go get them.

[Big Dick Mcgee]

I can understand it if you don't have the means to leave. But other wise get the fuck out stupid.

[Awful Me]

So they have finally figured out they need to get the fuck out.

The drive that would have taken about 1.5 hours on friday will probably take 4-6 hours today.

[THE FEZ MAN]

wasn't gustaf the fat kid from willly wonka?

[stillbornstew]

most of my family is in the metairie/kenner area and they're gone. there is a certain mentality in louisiana that some people have (white and black) that leads them to believe some magical hand is going to cover them for the storm and they're going to be just fine. i've never understood it.

this storm is supposed to be MUCH WIDER and stronger than katrina was, and it's still growing. hopefully the surges won't be too much for the newly renovated levees and pumping systmes to handle. :icon_eek:

[Tennessee Jed]

wasn't gustaf the fat kid from willly wonka?

Augustus Gloop
http://photos-113.friendster.com/e1/photos/31/18/19718113/13868352726498l.jpg

[stillbornstew]

your mom's box

good luck bro

[Awful Me]

The family made it.


Walmarts in the area are closing this afternoon and not reopening until Tuesday

[Awful Me]

The hatches are all battened down and I treated myself to bottle of Cask 16.

Hopefully power will hold, or at the very least not go out for 7 days like it did with Katrina or 6 like it did with Andrew.

Overall they are saying 4-9 inches of rain and 50 mph winds with gusts in the 70's here so i dont think im going to need to YMB

If anything good happens I will post pics.

[Ned Ryerson]

time for another cleansing of the city of na Orleans

[MrBogey]

You should be seeing the first bands of it all. I had some heavy rain and lightning a bit ago.

[Awful Me]

Yup yup. It is here.

First tornado on the ground about 10 miles south of here.

[stillbornstew]

Yup yup. It is here.

First tornado on the ground about 10 miles south of here.
did you remember to make the jungle juice?

[Ziti Lo Mein]

Oman. I am glad your grandma and auntie got out, mister awful. But *you're* not staying there, are you? Eee. I hope you're safe and all that. Lock yourself in a garage or something and wear a bike helmet.

And yea. I shouldn't say people who stay are all ignorant. Alot of them also can not afford to leave the area. Its a shame when its those circumstances.

[SOS]

This will sound morbid, but could people affected by Gustav post before and after photos?

[MrBogey]

Sure....

You can use Google streetview if you want for the pre...

I doubt it'll be as massive around here as Katrina was.

[Awful Me]

This will sound morbid, but could people affected by Gustav post before and after photos?

I don't have before pics, but if there is any pic worthy damage here after, i will post.

[CougarHunter]

Hopefully my old man is getting some much needed rain over in Westville, FL. Hard to tell because the hurricane maps don't go that far east. Can't call either because during hurricane times, the cell phone towers are turned off for FEMA use.

[Awful Me]

Can't call either because during hurricane times, the cell phone towers are turned off for FEMA use.


I think he just doesn't want to talk to you.

The hurricane is hitting us now, and I am on my cell phone.

[MrBogey]

Still have power here but it flickers every 10-15 minutes.

[Awful Me]

Watch out sir, i just saw Tornado Warning for you guys. Its not on the ground but theres a funnel cloud.

[Awful Me]

Unlucky Lottery Alert:

Man driving down interstate during Hurricane Gustav is killed when a tree falls on his car.

[Awful Me]

Finally some drama. Neighbors a few houses down have a fire. 3 firetrucks, a ladder truck, rescue and recovery truck and two other fire dept vehicles.

[MrBogey]

We lost power about 30 minutes ago. Should have internet for another 3-4 hours....

[Awful Me]

We've flickered a few times, but power is still holding.

Apparently this thing is going to come between lafayette and baton rouge....this could be a problem.

[NoSurviivors]

websites are calling this 'only' a cat 3 storm.. never heard of it being 5. Doesn't seem to have the size and pressure drop that katrina did.

Doesn't matter at this point. The punch is just as hard, it's just the size of the fist.

Good luck.

[Deadhead]

Thoughts and prayers.

Hang in there, you bunch of coon asses.

[Ziti Lo Mein]

Its like play by play action in this thread. :icon_eek: Hope y'all are alright.
You people are tough. I'd never have the guts to sit and stay in a hurricane area like that.

Also is that really unlucky lottery? He's driving around in a storm. *somethings* going to hit you, and a tree could be one of them.

[MrBogey]

Actually this turned out to be a real piss storm. Knocked out a lot of utilities and knocked some places on their asses but it looks like infrastructure is still mostly intact.

Category 1 and 2 hitting where it didn't worry me. When some people thought it would be a 4 or a 5 I was real tense.