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Old Sep 12, 2008 | 06:11 PM
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Didnt anyone notice the lt1 ss at the hotel with water up to the bumper on channel 13. What a jackass.
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Old Sep 12, 2008 | 06:14 PM
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I just saw that. This will be a sad day for some nice LS/LT cars..
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Old Sep 12, 2008 | 06:23 PM
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its gettin close!!!! its only a 2 though so i dont think it will be to bad, cept for the coast
It will be a 3 when it hits.. and it is absolutely huge, so just being a 2 doesn't even help much.

it is fast moving, so it will only last 6-7 hours for most of us, which will help with the flooding .. it is going to change the look of Galveston forever, unfortunately.

Downtown will end up being a mess, I am sure, with lots of glass and some flooding .. the tall buildings downtown will see 100+ MPH sustained winds.

Everyone stay safe!
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Old Sep 12, 2008 | 06:30 PM
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I saw that red SS Camaro that had water up to its bumper.

Who the heck would leave their f-body in the street like that knowing its going to flood.
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Old Sep 12, 2008 | 06:31 PM
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Originally Posted by JeaneZ28
Didnt anyone notice the lt1 ss at the hotel with water up to the bumper on channel 13. What a jackass.
just seen that. guess he fell asleep inside his room. there was a guy just a minute ago wading thru the water towards it. maybe he thought he could crank it up and drive it out.. on a side note the power has aready gone off here in pasadena. space center blvd @ fairmont. good thing it came back on for now (crosses fingers).
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Old Sep 12, 2008 | 06:33 PM
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Yea I saw that red ss too sucks seeing it like that.
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Old Sep 12, 2008 | 06:39 PM
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Lol, they said they are attempting to get the SS Camaro out of the water with a tow truck.
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Old Sep 12, 2008 | 06:41 PM
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My first thought was "Man, optis don't even like humidity"
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Old Sep 12, 2008 | 06:50 PM
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ug I am starting to wonder if my Camaro is going to end up like that one in front of the hotel. Its not looking good.

I guess thats what insurance is for. C5 Z06 here I come.
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Old Sep 12, 2008 | 06:59 PM
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How is it looking out there,Im on the southside and all we got is strong wind
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Old Sep 12, 2008 | 07:03 PM
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Just saw that the eye is now 60 some odd miles wide. That is just huge. It doesnt matter if its a 2 or 3 the size of the storm is gonna be much more destructive.
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Old Sep 12, 2008 | 07:04 PM
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Nasa rd 1 has alot of business' flooding. Friend's apartment already flooded. Kemah boardwalk is completely flooded. Taylor lake is coming way up. Starting to get windy in Seabrook. The power is flickering. I am going to go ahead and shut the computer off... goodluck everyone!
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Old Sep 12, 2008 | 07:28 PM
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wind is finally kicking up here in Katy. more nervous about the old trees on the street landing on the truck than anything. family should be safe, house is like a fort.

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Old Sep 12, 2008 | 07:30 PM
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just got in from galveston island. i45 went completely under water. and the waves were blowing over the causeway bridge. everything in galveston is completely underwater. the top of the causeway bridge was covered with dead pelicans/seagulls damn winds were blowing at 70mph. though i was going to flip over. anyone staying in galveston is fucked. ill do what i can to get video up.
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Old Sep 12, 2008 | 07:32 PM
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Originally Posted by sandovalt1
No Joe. I took it to clearlake to my uncles house. Its a little further away from the water. My uncles chevelle is in the garage so it is sitting out side. Hopefully it will be ok. Are you still in the area??
im back in my neighborhood. didnt think i would make it back.
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Old Sep 12, 2008 | 07:34 PM
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I went ahead and "evacuated" from sugar land to tomball, winds are just starting to pick up around here. I started laughing when I saw the SS getting flooded at the hotel because I knew everyone of us on here would spot that poor car right away.
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Old Sep 12, 2008 | 07:43 PM
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WTF were you doing in Galveston today?

Glad you made it back. Galveston Bay and Clear Lake will look like the coast tonight, there will be very little left of Galveston along the coastline. I drove through Biloxi a week after their big hurricane a few years back, it was similar. About the first 4-5 city blocks near the coast line were nothing but foundation slabs and rubble.
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Old Sep 12, 2008 | 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Nine Ball
WTF were you doing in Galveston today?

Glad you made it back. Galveston Bay and Clear Lake will look like the coast tonight, there will be very little left of Galveston along the coastline. I drove through Biloxi a week after their big hurricane a few years back, it was similar. About the first 4-5 city blocks near the coast line were nothing but foundation slabs and rubble.
well. my freind wouldnt stop begging me to go out there. so we went. the weather wasnt very bad but the water was rising over i45 at the rate of about a inch a minute. my freind was talking **** and fighting me to stick around there longer. by the time i left there was about 2 feet of water on i45. the whole way back hearing my freinds bullshit about not staying longer.
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Old Sep 12, 2008 | 07:58 PM
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This **** is CRASY I got 30 to 40 ft trees at my house and the wind is pushing them around like crasy
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Old Sep 12, 2008 | 07:59 PM
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Who did u make it back
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