Horn95

So y'all may know I live in Texas. I am debating getting the heck out of Dodge. I swear, if I have to go 4-5 days without power with my stepdaughter, mother-in-law, I will be forced to drink. I am joking, but not really. Thoughts?

biminiblue

Ah! Keep us posted. I spent twenty years in Florida. I don't miss the drama of hurricane season.

Horn95

F this. I am heading to Dallas. I am in Houston. Seriously, without scotch, I would be on suicide watch with my step-daughter and mother-in-law for several days without power.

Anna

Stay safe Horn, and do whatever you need to do to stay sober.

biminiblue

Road trip!

In the fall we often lose power for days at a time here where I live (big trees). It's annoying but I don't drink over it.

thomas11

Way to take action. Get out of dodge.

Opivotal

Yes, might be a good idea to head outta Dodge. lol

Seriously, the weather reports are not good.

Keep yourself safe and sane, Horn.

Horn95

That thing has powered up to a major hurricane. Cat 3. I am outta here. Hopefully it will destroy all the bars in my house's vicinity!

SoberLeigh

Stay safe, Horn!

And all who are in its path.

heavencanwait

We don't get hurricanes here ( I am in Western Canada ), but I have seen news clips during hurricanes down in the States. If it were me....I would get the heck out of dodge! Yikes! Stay safe!!!

Dee74

I hope you and your family will be safe Horn.

D

Jules714

Stay safe. It looks brutal.
I don't miss that at all. On top of all the prep, sleeping in bathtubs, then losing power and the entire contents of fridge/freezer (FL) or terrifying tornados (GA) I will gladly take a blizzard any day. Give me some cocoa, my fireplace and a random day off every time.
We just packed up our fridge and freezer as best we could in coolers and headed inland to an extended stay and cooked all we could.
Good luck.
Jules

heavencanwait

Thinking about you! I hope you are safe. Saw this on the news last night. It looks scary for sure. Stay safe!!

Horn95

Thanks everyone! It looks like the worst thing my area (south suburbs of Houston), is heavy rain. My house is not in a flood plain, but I have a Pool and am concerned about it overflowing and getting water through my backdoor. Some areas around Houston are expecting nearly 3 FEET (or around a meter) of rain over the next week. Houston is screwed.

I'll keep y'all posted. And I will stay dry, in every sense of the word!

biminiblue

I am glad you aren't getting the worst of it.

I remember as a kid during storm surge we would roll up all the towels and blankets in the house and put them in front of the doors. I don't know if it helped or not, but I do remember flooded neighborhoods.

Hang on, buddy!

heavencanwait

Thank goodness!! Glad you are OK and thank you so much for posting to let us know.

heavencanwait

Yes, please stay safe first and only priority! When all is safe please let us know how you are. Thoughts are with you during this storm.

2muchpain

It sounds really bad!!!! I hope you make the right decision. John

Horn95

That bad boy is now a Cat 4. Leaving for Dallas tomorrow. Thanks y'all!! Staying dry!

Hevyn

Good move, Horn. It sounds terrible. Can't believe it's Cat 4. Keep us informed, please.