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Ikonomi

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Originally posted by: spacejamz


anyone takin bets that some people right now are planning where they are gonna do their looting if the 'opportunty' arises? they are probably prayin that a CAT 5 hits downtown Houston...that sh!t makes me sick...

somehow, I don't think bottled water and canned good are going to be at the top of their list....

That's my whole reason for staying.
 

CPA

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Originally posted by: spacejamz


anyone takin bets that some people right now are planning where they are gonna do their looting if the 'opportunty' arises? they are probably prayin that a CAT 5 hits downtown Houston...that sh!t makes me sick...

somehow, I don't think bottled water and canned good are going to be at the top of their list....

There's not much to loot downtown. We don't have a large retail presence downtown like most other cities.
 

mercanucaribe

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Originally posted by: Ikonomi
Originally posted by: spacejamz


anyone takin bets that some people right now are planning where they are gonna do their looting if the 'opportunty' arises? they are probably prayin that a CAT 5 hits downtown Houston...that sh!t makes me sick...

somehow, I don't think bottled water and canned good are going to be at the top of their list....

That's my whole reason for staying.

So looters can kill you THEN steal your stuff? I hope that not a single tax dollar is spent to save your stupid ass.
 

Billzie7718

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Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
Originally posted by: Ikonomi
Originally posted by: spacejamz


anyone takin bets that some people right now are planning where they are gonna do their looting if the 'opportunty' arises? they are probably prayin that a CAT 5 hits downtown Houston...that sh!t makes me sick...

somehow, I don't think bottled water and canned good are going to be at the top of their list....

That's my whole reason for staying.

So looters can kill you THEN steal your stuff? I hope that not a single tax dollar is spent to save your stupid ass.


Don't forget this Texas we are talking about now. Guns-a-plenty here so there probably won't be as many looters.
 

DaShen

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Originally posted by: spacejamz


anyone takin bets that some people right now are planning where they are gonna do their looting if the 'opportunty' arises? they are probably prayin that a CAT 5 hits downtown Houston...that sh!t makes me sick...

somehow, I don't think bottled water and canned good are going to be at the top of their list....

Houston isn't the same as N.O. There may be a little looting, but not as much as N.O.
 

yukichigai

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My Dad called me this morning to 1) make sure I was awake, since I miss classes sometimes, and 2) to inform me before I even asked that my Grandmother and Aunt had already packed up and left from their homes in Nassau Bay, which if it isn't in Galveston county is damn close. (Hardly surprising, as Grandma is 92. Don't want to take any chances there) Aunt Judy lives in a subdivision directly across from the NASA Space Center, Grandma lives just up the road. Both places are a couple hundred feet from the bay. I hope their homes don't get battered too badly, or flooded too much; a decent storm swell could really f%$# some of the homes around there up, as it's been known to severely flood when it rains, let alone when a cat 3+ hurricane comes to town.

On a personal note, I seriously hope this doesn't destroy or severely disrupt the shrimping industry for too long. I love Gulf Shrimp; they're one of the highlights of our yearly trip to Houston.
 

Ikonomi

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Dec 19, 2003
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Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
Originally posted by: Ikonomi
Originally posted by: spacejamz


anyone takin bets that some people right now are planning where they are gonna do their looting if the 'opportunty' arises? they are probably prayin that a CAT 5 hits downtown Houston...that sh!t makes me sick...

somehow, I don't think bottled water and canned good are going to be at the top of their list....

That's my whole reason for staying.

So looters can kill you THEN steal your stuff? I hope that not a single tax dollar is spent to save your stupid ass.

It was a joke.
 

Cashmoney995

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Jul 12, 2002
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I'm from Alief too, went to kerr high school...

But yeah hurricane shmuricane every time it hits theres a lotta tree branch's flying around and crap, wind damage but not much else. low parts thathave no drainage always get flooded. Houston is not under the sea unlike new orleans nor is it surrounded by rivers.


 

randalee

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Nov 7, 2001
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Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
So looters can kill you THEN steal your stuff? I hope that not a single tax dollar is spent to save your stupid ass.

He's being self-reliant. Why should we spend ANY tax dollars saving anyone's ass. Why can't we take care of ourselves? Because we aren't self-reliant. Many of us wait for someone else to help, someone else to give us a handout, etc.

 

vital

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Originally posted by: Cashmoney995
I'm from Alief too, went to kerr high school...

But yeah hurricane shmuricane every time it hits theres a lotta tree branch's flying around and crap, wind damage but not much else. low parts thathave no drainage always get flooded. Houston is not under the sea unlike new orleans nor is it surrounded by rivers.

which year did you graduate?