Good luck fellow E34ers in the path of Rita!

[bimmerd00d]

Take shelter, get outta town, or seek some high ground! Be safe, and keep your cars safe if possible! :D I've got a queen size air mattress in my 1bed apt in Dallas if anyone needs a place to stay for a few days.

If anyone has any room to spare in a safer area, please open up for anyone who needs some help!

Good luck!!!!

[mikell]

Thanks for the good vibes, d00d. Trouble is, the roads out of town almost look worse than the storm - stories of dead stop gridlock for 50 some miles, and lots of cars dead in the road out of gas. Crazy all over.

[bimmerd00d]

Thanks for the good vibes, d00d. Trouble is, the roads out of town almost look worse than the storm - stories of dead stop gridlock for 50 some miles, and lots of cars dead in the road out of gas. Crazy all over.

Better off heading west or south out of houston, and then making it west of austin and taking the very long way up through Kerrville, Lampasas, to Hico, and into Ft. Worth. Anywhere east of I35 will be a trainwreck until it passes. San Antonio is the best bet to head north i think at this point.

[winfred]

the bastards are at it with jacking up the gas prices allready, monday i saw 2.539 for 93* (the pre last hurricane price) and 2.499 for diesel at what's usually one of the cheepest places in town, today i was going to tank up the e30 on the way home from work, i get there and it's 2.679 and 2.599, **** that i can pay that in port allen by the house and not fight the traffic turning around (the city closed allmost all of the turn arounds and took down about every other light to help move our hideous traffic on the main drag through baton rouge) i wound up getting 93* for 2.629 a mile from home

[mattyb]

one would think that after the last episode fuel would sponsored by the government in an attempt to get everybody out this time with no ********

[MBXB]

Winfred, you staying high n dry??

[winfred]

yea it's ok, power went off last night about 8 and came back on 10:45 this morning that sorta sucked, a suprising amount of stores were open when i got board around 12 and took a drive in the dually and found my favorite gun store open


Winfred, you staying high n dry??

[brodee]

I made it through pretty much unscathed. Had a few limbs down and lots of stuff to clean up, but no real damage.

My wife went up to her Mom's north of here with our son, she probably won't be back until Monday at the earliest.

There is still no gas, and no food down here. Grocery stores are set to open tomorrow but judging by how everyone pilferred them before they left I doubt there is much in there.

Dodged a bullet on this one. I'm storing the plywood so I can get it back out quick for the next time :D

[tony2beemers]

the bastards are at it with jacking up the gas prices allready, monday i saw 2.539 for 93* (the pre last hurricane price) and 2.499 for diesel at what's usually one of the cheepest places in town, today i was going to tank up the e30 on the way home from work, i get there and it's 2.679 and 2.599, **** that i can pay that in port allen by the house and not fight the traffic turning around (the city closed allmost all of the turn arounds and took down about every other light to help move our hideous traffic on the main drag through baton rouge) i wound up getting 93* for 2.629 a mile from home

Glad to hear on our news that you did'nt suffer as badly as the folks in New Orleans. Over here in the UK, I dread to think of what would happen if such a disaster were ever to head our way. We are currently paying 3 times what you pay for a gallon of fuel. To fill up my E34 520SE in £ss converted to US dollars would cost about $130. I think you guys would march to Washington DC, in protest, if you had to pay our prices.
Good luck to all you Texans and by the way, I enjoy watching on reality tv your bronc and bull riding competitions. It's a little bit on the rough side compared to English cricket but enjoyable stuff nonetheless. :)

[brodee]

Good luck to all you Texans and by the way, I enjoy watching on reality tv your bronc and bull riding competitions. It's a little bit on the rough side compared to English cricket but enjoyable stuff nonetheless. :)

I rode a bull once. Probably the second dumbest thing I've ever done. Right behind dating that redhead in college :D

[rps1072]

We got back to Houston yesterday. The garbage bag that I put out on Thursday had moved about 7ft, but that was the extent of our damage. Here's a photo of the tar coming off the road near Segno, TX. The temp sensor read 108degF. People were getting out of there cars and having to abandon the flip-flops that got stuck to the tar.

[tony2beemers]

I rode a bull once. Probably the second dumbest thing I've ever done. Right behind dating that redhead in college :D

And I bet you are now living happily ever after. ;)