IKE 2008 - Main Thread

[onewhippedpuppy]

Most of the Galveston TranStar webcams I looked at earlier are gone. Probably not a good sign.

[RWebb]

nearly $1 trillion of insured commercial and residential property lies in IKe's path - from the AP

One thing to think about too - the more we drill in the Gulf and assuming we really DO find much oil there, then the more oil that is in harm's way from hurricanes.

[74-911]

Ike has finally made the long anticipated turn away from the Corpus christi area towards Galveston/Houston and the hurricane warnings here have been dropped. Just 36 hours ago we were in the bullseye, boarding up and getting ready to go. They kep telling us it would turn before it got here but you never know.

Good news for us but God help Galveston and coastal areas east of there.

One gets really mixed feelings over this. Wishing it would hit somewhere else but not wanting to wish a hurricane (particularly one this big) on anyone. Particularly as I have a brother, sister and a daughter all living in Houston.

[The Gaijin]

Originally Posted by RWebb

One thing to think about too - the more we drill in the Gulf and assuming we really DO find much oil there, then the more oil that is in harm's way from hurricanes.

Drilling rigs and derricks are not make of 2x lumber and dry wall.

[Mule]

Been getting considerable wind gusts all say. Lake Ponchartrain is out of the banks in some places.

[Mule]

Originally Posted by The Gaijin

Drilling rigs and derricks are not make of 2x lumber and dry wall.

The genius of the left!

[kstar]

It would be nice if we could keep this thread on track and shear off any political talk!

Thank you!

[RWebb]

Originally Posted by The Gaijin

Drilling rigs and derricks are not make of 2x lumber and dry wall.

Oil supplies are nonetheless interrupted. Temporarily if rigs are not damaged; for much longer times if port facilities and refineries are damaged.

My post was not political. It discusses consequences of the storm, regardless of political affiliation. I hope others will not try to make it political.


Meanwhile, projections show Ike continuing as a pretty bad storm until it hits Chicago and the Gt. Lakes region -- i.e it will slice thru the North American continent like a big cleaver.

[Mule]

Brilliant! We can only pump there 355 days a year so forget it.

[Dixie]

Gas is $5.75 in Columbia, SC. More in N.C.

[kstar]

That some rigs may be damaged or shut down is, of course, a consequence of the storm.

But, whether or not more or fewer rigs and the subsequent increase or decrease in oil produced as a result does put this thread into "politically" arguable territory!

Come on now folks, there's plenty of major news happening re Ike!

I continue to be astounded re the early flooding - this ain't getting better any time soon . . .

[dd74]

Bizarre photo when it's believed wind and water played a hand in this...

[kstar]

Large fire now being reported on Galveston Island - at a yacht basin fuel dock.

[Racerbvd]

The last time they got hammered

The 1900 Storm: Tragedy and Triumph


http://www.1900storm.com/storm/index.lasso

Courtesy of Rosenberg Library

One night of terror became
a lasting part of Galveston's identity


... Story untold

The story of Galveston's tragedy can never be written as it is. Since the cataclysm of Saturday night a force of faithful men have been struggling to convey to humanity from time to time some of the particulars of the tragedy.

They have told much, but it was impossible for them to tell all, and the world, at best, can never know all, for the thousands of tragedies written by the storm must forever remain mysteries until eternity shall reveal all.

Perhaps it were best that it should be so, for the horror and anguish of those fatal and fateful hours were mercifully lost in the screaming tempest and buried forever beneath the raging billows.

Only God knows, and for the rest let it remain forever in the boundlessness of His omniscience.

But in the realm of finity, the weak and staggered senses of mankind may gather fragments of the disaster, and may strive with inevitable incompleteness to convey the merest impression of the saddest story which ever engaged the efforts of a reporter.

- As published Sept. 13, 1900, in The Galveston Daily News




By HEIDI LUTZ
The Daily News

A Galveston Daily News reporter in 1900 said the story of the Sept. 8, 1900, hurricane could never truly be written.

Linda Macdonald's grandfather said nothing could ever make him forget the sounds of that night.

And for many, no words could ever be spoken again about the deadly hurricane that reshaped the Gulf Coast forever.

As Galvestonians and the rest of the country mark the centennial of the deadliest hurricane in U.S. history, its story continues to linger in the minds of virtually everyone who lives along a coast. It is the reminder of what can happen when the winds blow and the tides rise along the hurricane-prone coasts of America.

Its tale of death, devastation and eventual recovery is close to the hearts of Galvestonians. And as its centennial anniversary comes and goes, and its stories are passed on again, the 1900 Storm will become part of the history of another generation.

'The storm'

For locals, any reference to "the storm" is obvious. If someone says a house survived the storm, there is no doubt it predates Sept. 8, 1900.

If people say they had family who died or survived the storm, there is no doubt that they are referring to a family history that goes back more than 100 years.

For in Galveston, "the storm" always refers to the hurricane that tore across Galveston on Sept. 8, 1900, and left the city in ruins.

Those who managed, either by sheer luck or the grace of God, to survive the storm faced the challenge of moving forward.

In his memoirs, meteorologist Isaac Cline referred to the morning after the storm as "a most beautiful day."

It was indeed a sunny, warm day, the kind of day people came to Galveston for at the turn of the century. But few visitors would walk the sandy shores for months after the infamous hurricane.

Instead, bodies of the dead that were improperly buried at sea washed ashore on those beaches, leaving even more treacherous work for the cleanup crews.

The storm left behind a legacy that extends across the country. As families moved from the island, they carried with them the story of that night.

[Pazuzu]

Went and had a few beers, moved the p-car to a parking garage, and now we're camping in for the carnage.

This needs to get over with, it's grown boring.

[Racerbvd]

Originally Posted by Pazuzu

Went and had a few beers, moved the p-car to a parking garage, and now we're camping in for the carnage.

This needs to get over with, it's grown boring.

As long as you have lots of ice, lots of beer and a bag of chips you should be fine, a bottle of Jager helps too.

[Pazuzu]

Originally Posted by Racerbvd

As long as you have lots of ice, lots of beer and a bag of chips you should be fine, a bottle of Jager helps too.

Some ice, some water, 2 cases of Lone Star, lots of canned food...no Jager (blech) but most of a bottle of Sapphire and most of a bottle of Aquivit...

[Seric]

Hope it all comes out for OK for you Pazuzu. I second the Jager...

[Pazuzu]

Originally Posted by Seric

Hope it all comes out for OK for you Pazuzu. I second the Jager...

I'm excited actually...it looks like the eyewall will go right overhead, but right around sunrise!!

I might get pics of it! That's freaking cool!

[dd74]

I've never seen more guys who like Jager. Tastes like cough syrup to me. How 'bout a bottle of Jameson? If I'm going to get blown to bits by a hurricane, I'd want to do it while speaking with an Irish accent.