The storm is pretty amazing. My sister called me from just outside of New Orleans last night to tell me that Ike, although far enough away to only give her tropical storm conditions, had a higher storm surge than when Gustav made landfall much closer.
It's also pretty amazing to experience a tropical storm or Category 1 hurricane (any higher is kind of dangerous). The wind and rain come in waves, so when it's calm you can go outside and just watch the next wave come in, and the rain just keeps coming. Of course, I love the wind (not just because I sail, this goes back to infancy) and extreme weather of any type, as long as it won't kill me.
As for the evacuation thing, I know they evacuated hospitals and whatnot early, and after the Katrina fiasco one would think they would offer buses for those who are automobile-less. Oh well.
And keep hanging in there on this semester! At the very least, once you get back into a working routine, the pain will dull a little.
Pretty destructive, you mean. And as for evacuating -- we have gotten a few tornadoes heading our way but you sure don't get much warning. If *I* lived down in hurricane country (which I wouldn't) I'd get out while the going was good, way before necessary. Little mini-vaca, imo.
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It's also pretty amazing to experience a tropical storm or Category 1 hurricane (any higher is kind of dangerous). The wind and rain come in waves, so when it's calm you can go outside and just watch the next wave come in, and the rain just keeps coming. Of course, I love the wind (not just because I sail, this goes back to infancy) and extreme weather of any type, as long as it won't kill me.
As for the evacuation thing, I know they evacuated hospitals and whatnot early, and after the Katrina fiasco one would think they would offer buses for those who are automobile-less. Oh well.
And keep hanging in there on this semester! At the very least, once you get back into a working routine, the pain will dull a little.
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