how y'all doin?

topic posted Fri, September 23, 2005 - 8:56 AM by 
so hard to believe a major storm is heading our way...seems so beautiful oustide right now, doesn't it?

i'm a little afraid, checking out the treetops rightnow swaying a little in the wind that's picking up...

how many of you have boarded up vs. taping vs. nothing?
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  • Re: how y'all doin?

    Fri, September 23, 2005 - 10:24 AM
    We had a major leak fixed where it floods even in minor storms.
    SHFL was built so that the foundation and the floor are one and the same...The roofers hired by the landlord who put on the faulty new roof and promised to show up and fix it never came, so we have a really bad area in our bedroom where the ceiling leaks and so Flakey's idea was to cut a hole in the ceiling so that the water does not pool up and cause the whole ceiling to collapse...we have a gigantic tub underneath the hole and the tub is on a flat dolly so we can move it somewhere to empty it out...I think it is kinda nutso..but maybe it is the only thing we can do. I can't believe that there is no way we could temporarily patch the roof, but I am told that there isn't. Since the leak is very close to our bed, I think we ought to move the bed..possible onto the stage, which is where we are planning on staying...

    I will not go into the other parts of the structure that give us worry I will stop there...

    We have boarded up the windows and have tried to secure stuff that could become projectiles for the most part.

    I have made a gigantic pile of all my favorite belongings...I have my sock monkey collection in a sort of fortress that I hope holds up..I probably need to spend the rest of the day putting stuff in cupboards and whatnot just so it isn't AS exposed..I really don't know what will and will not hold up.

    I am pretty concerned about all the stinking pecan trees. A few of them look downright ominous.
  • Re: how y'all doin?

    Fri, September 23, 2005 - 10:44 AM
    I made it back to Katy last night, wow, bad traffic. My girlfriend left for Austin this morning to attend some music festival. Got a new chainsaw Wed and hoping the pine tree in front of the house doesn't come crashing down. Oh well, the wind isn't suposed to be that bad in this area. Plenty of room if any one needs it
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    • Re: how y'all doin?

      Fri, September 23, 2005 - 2:48 PM
      sorry to hear about the conditions at SHFL...we will think of you during the storm, sending positive vibes thru the ether...

      we were supposed to go to austin for ACL fest too, but scrapped those plans when rita headed our way. just didn't seem right to leave our home & 3 kitties behind for some festival.

      we did hear that areas east of I-45 are in the hurricane warning zone and areas westof I-45 are in the tropical storm warning zone. maybe that will help alleviate some worries...
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        Re: how y'all doin?

        Fri, September 23, 2005 - 4:33 PM
        I to was going to the acl fest I have had the tickets for over a year. But I have three dogs, two inside cats and three outside cats so I will be hunkering down in Cypress at my Moms house.
        • Re: how y'all doin?

          Fri, September 23, 2005 - 5:21 PM
          hey y'all...i just went outside in the first bit of rain to look at the brilliant golden sunset and with the contrast of the dark clouds over downtown, well, it was just beautiful...

          then...

          i saw the rainbow...although it was faded, it was amazing!
          • Re: how y'all doin?

            Fri, September 23, 2005 - 5:34 PM
            Yeah..I was just outside too.
            The light is so stange and beautiful right now.
            It has just started sprinkling....
            The last rays were just falling on this gigantic pecan branch that reaches way up into the sky so that it was highlighted in all this pink magnificent detail...unfortunately it is the branch that I am the most worried about....very tall and kinda narrow...I have been staring at it for days...it has been staring back at me.
            I think it is gonna fall...and do some damage...hopefully it falls onto our patio, but it could fall onto our friend Free's house.
            • Re: how y'all doin?

              Fri, September 23, 2005 - 5:35 PM
              Anywhoo..Flakey and Mad Mike just went back to try to convince the guys in the Air Stream one more time to come back with them to our place. I hope they do ok.
              • Re: how y'all doin?

                Fri, September 23, 2005 - 6:09 PM
                isn't it strange how the yin and yang work sometimes? nature never ceases to amaze me - we took some pictures which we will post soon...

                i try to practice visualization and maybe this is a good time for you to excercise your own powers. sit and imagine in your mind that pecan tree branch - shouldn't be hard since it's been in eye lock with you over the past few days - and imagine that branch falling somewhere else or not falling at all. do it over and over again in your mind and be sure to focus with strong intent - you have to almost will it to happen....

                as for those guys in the air stream, i hope they come back too...it will be much better in the long run and somehow it just feels like its better with "safety in numbers".

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