My life or death, Poll. Should I evacuate for Rita?

[GT]

The banter around the office is whether or not to evacuate. Even though we are not 72 hours out the boss ran down to his beech house in galvaston and boarded up the windows. early indications are that it will be a cat 3 or 4 storm. Here is a map to the "town" I live in:

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=galveston+to+fresno+texas&ll=29.458731,-95.090790&spn=0.531624,0.936722&hl=en

As the crow flies I am about 40 miles from the coast. So should I stay or should I go?


gt


Edit: If I leave I would not like to be known as an evacuee or a refugee rather, Child of the Old Republic!

[quik]

Play it safe and evac.

[WingMan13]

Stick around and snipe looters.

[wanna-b-ballin']

grab as much of your valuables as you can easily carry, and evacuate just for safety.

[Lohman446]

Not that I know anything about hurricanes but I would think at 40 miles you would be safe from the impact of the storm. My concern would be weeks without electricity / gas / etc. I would evacuate for comfort if I knew someone who would take me in....

[MadPSIence]

If it is predicted to, or does become cat 3 before it hits... then evacuate as soon as you can. If the government advises or tells you to.. then LEAVE. You know, either way.... why not just take a day and leave the city. Evacuate is such a harsh word but if you have a camper or trailer or anything... load it with anything insurance wouldn't cover or you couldn't lose due to self-value and head er' out

[Eagle]

If you have friends or family somewhere you can evac to, I'd go, otherwise I'd stay. I've been through a few here and in Va, both in Norfolk and 100mi inland in Richmond, never suffered and major damage, but I think they were all catagory 1 storms too. Just my opinion.

[GT]

Stick around and snipe looters.

After what happened in NO I have been learning/shopping for an AR-15, Any help would be great

If you have friends or family somewhere you can evac

I would head to my parents ranch in San Antonio.

Update just found the evac info. Sounds like we might stay.

http://www.houstontranstar.org/weather/hurricane_routes.aspx

The bar we frequent is also not in the evac zone. Sounds likes it time for a Rita Party!!

[maxama10]

lol sound like fun
be careful man and goodluck

[WingMan13]

After what happened in NO I have been learning/shopping for an AR-15, Any help would be great

Cool! May I recommend www.Bushmaster.com , I own a couple myself

[TheDuelist]

Speaking from experience after the four hurricanes in Florida I am going to say this as simply as possible.

Get the hell out.

40 miles is nothing in a storm that span a couple of hundred. Your life is worth everything everything else is just "stuff." No one and I mean no one can predict what will happen during the storm. Roofs get ripped off and end up in peoples houses, trees fall on houses and rip them apart, etc, etc. After Katrina its amazing somebody would even consider sticking around for a Cat 3 or 4 hurricane. Play it safe and evacuate. Ultimately its your life. Good luck.

[Indignant]

I was about to vote for pie, but I decided I loved GT too much.

So I voted to stay.


OMG JK I VOTED LEAVE. <3.

[Coralis]

This storm has tropical storm force winds that reach out for 150 miles from the center of the storm. Your only 40 miles from the projected landfall area so you can probably expect hurrican e force wind for several hours. That being said I 'd get the heck out of dodge if i was that close to the projected land fall.

[etjoyride]

Definitley get out ASAP. Oh and just incase someone hasn't heard Rita is now a cat5.
Good luck GT

[Rather]

Definitley get out ASAP. Oh and just incase someone hasn't heard Rita is now a cat5.
Good luck GT

glad someone beat me to mentioning that, anyone on the coastline needs to get out of there... looking at the weather satallite the whole storm is about the size of texas itself, so 40 Mi from the coastline isn't going to be that much easier on you. And if they're predicting that the eyey will pass over dallas, giving us 60mph wind and rain, and possible tornadoes spawing from it, can't say its gonna be much better there at the coast.

Not sure how the galveston area is as far as being above or below sea level, but if its below i'd suggest grabbing all the important paperwork, just in case of another disaster (i'm sure it wont be near as bad as Katrina though).


GL to you and hope it doesn't wander too close to your neighborhood.




....ANOTHER FREAKING CAT 5 ALREADY!!!!!.....