We have gotten 3 inches as of this morning. Got a real nice rain this morning and that was a surprise. I thought it was all over. No high winds thank goodness.
Lin
Texas, are you watching the weather?
Ann, I'm glad you were able to get your medications finally. I can surely understand your frustrations with the folks at the Doctor's office. Just remember Ann, that while the winds and rain may not have been very heavy in some parts of this great big state of Texas, they were in others.
I've always been of the mind that it's much better to be prepared for a worse storm that what actually happens. Mother Nature is so fickle and unpredictable. In the blink of an eye, situations can and will change. I noticed that some fool amateur on Storm2K was urging folks to" ignore the warnings and media hype that were put out". Ignoring the experience of veteran forecasters is just plain idiotic where possible hurricane forces may hit your area. Some folks here might have felt that this storm was nothing to sneeze at. Others at Sabine Pass and High Island know differently. Anytime someone is in the cone of a projected hurricane, it's a great idea to keep watch on not only the skies, but the information available to them. And be prepared! Hurricane season isn't even in full swing yet.
I did not post this thread to start a panic. So I hope you won't include me in the media hype etc that you are upset about. One of my main reasons for posting this thread in the first place was make aware other folks here on Dave's who might possibly be in the path of this storm. When Humberto came through here last year, it was so sudden that I hadn't even heard about it before it was passing through the night, tearing up my yard. Many of us have yard art, etc. that could quickly become projectiles during a heavy winded storm. Removing these items to a safer place can take time. And when a raging storm comes in during the wee morning hours, like both Humberto and Edouardo did here in Southeast Texas, I for one appreciate as much advance notice as I can get.
I certainly didn't mean to pooh-pooh the good storm people. What I mean is that there are too many people here who have never been thru a storm like we have here but have only heard horror stories (you know the ones where those idiots stand outside to be photographed in the storm - glory, glory) of the most horrible things the media can think to carry so newcomers to the area get all upset and start panicking for no reason except "HURRICANE!!!!!!) Then they get on the roads, fill up the cars, buy up the groceries (which later have to be thrown away, anyway) and these people are in downtown Houston or thereabouts. For heavens sake, if you're going to keep up, keep up. This storm came ashore at 7 something AM and the powers that be were reporting it on TV, etc and telling how mild it really was and that it was not a hurricane, etc, etc, etc. I'm saying this: What if you had a real emergency where you needed to get in touch w/your dr. and couldn't your only other recourse might have been to call 911. This is just one example of what happens when people fail to think before they act and allow themselves to be panicked. With all the communication resources now available its just frustrating when they are misused.
OK - off the soapbox again and how was your day? Mines going swell.
Ann
Something they don't mention in these possible emergency events is the importance to stay off the phone unless it's an emergency or urgent in some way. People who stay on the phone for an hour or more chatting especially could cause problems for someone else. I've heard even 911 calls can't get through in some cases.