bullets13

BISD has tentatively set their start date for Sept. 29th, with staff coming back early. If the city does not lift the mandatory evacuation soon, us teachers are not going to have the opportunity to address the damage to our houses before we have to go back to work. I've been told I should not expect power back at my house until October 6th, so I'm not particularly looking forward to having to live in the dark for a week and a half because i have to be back at work.

what's the deal with the mandatory evacuation? city officials don't want us back, but my wife's boss wants her to be back for work on monday (as if anyone will be interested in cosmetic dentistry next week).

Bullets, Make sure you register w/ FEMA, and save ALL of your receipts. You should get reimbursed for those expenses. thanks!

has anybody heard any updates about the building collapse in orange yesterday? the story broke, and they said people were possibly in it, but i haven't heard a thing since.

we were told we were only eligible for hotel reimbursement, and as we did not stay in a hotel, but rather with friends in dallas, we will receive no relief from the costs of evacuation.

my parents live at the front of beaumont west, and they now have power.

safe in dallas, had some siding damage and fence damage but nothing major.

i heard that Dr. Thomas said BISD might not resume for as long as five weeks.

in dallas, and fine. i heard that my neighborhood (glenmeadow in the westend) took some damage, but there wasn't anything too extreme at my house.

Trust me, you dont want to see it!!!! We have children stuck in attics and on roofs. WHY DIDNT THE PEOPLE LISTEN!!!!!!!!! GET OUT MEANT GET OUT!!! anyone with a child currently on their roof should be charged with child endangerment.

any updates on either of the tornadoes? heard from my neighbor on glenmeadow in beaumont, said there was siding missing from some of the town homes and damage to carports. i got one message and then never heard back from him.

From the Enterprise: Beaumont conditions worsen, but at least one person is running around town - naked By BLAIR DEDRICK ORTMANN September, 13, 2008 While power surges have started to affect the downtown Beaumont area, a streaker was reportedly seen running around town through the storm. Some areas of Beaumont have lost power entirely. A huge clap of thunder sounded, making the power blink off for a second.

I was on TV!

i heard that officials are asking people who stayed in galveston to write their social security numbers on their arms. this is scary!

I heard about a 584 foot freighter that was stuck out in the ocean earlier, but i assumed that they would be able to get the crew off. i just heard that the ship has been drug out 100 miles to sea, and is basically in the middle of the hurricane. rescue efforts have been halted because it's too dangerous for helicopters and coast guard boats to get close. 22 crewmen are apparently stuck on board. keep them in your thoughts and prayers.

between offers of poker and deer meat, i'm starting to wish i'd stuck around a little longer ;D

Ike Strengthens; Hurricane Warnings Issued For Texas, SW La. Coast UPDATED 7 AM CDT, September 12, 2008 UPDATED By WeatherBug Meteorologist, Chad Merrill Large and powerful Hurricane Ike is edging closer to the Texas coast as mandatory evacuations continue. The National Weather Service is urging all coastal residents under evacuation orders, especially those on Galveston Island, to leave or they "may face certain death." i'm glad to hear most of them are gone.

anyone heard comments on cnbc or twc about "certain death" if you stay in some areas? i haven't, but i've heard from two different people that they heard comments like that on those channels.

good luck and stay safe to those who stayed behind! if you have power, keep us updated on here!!!

i'm already evacuated, but in normal situations i'd be up for a game. do you play often?

does anyone else get the feeling this one might be worse for us than rita was? if nothing else, the large amount of people who aren't leaving is frightening.

after being held hostage by BISD until 6:15 this morning, we took off to head for dallas. 105 already looked way crowded, so we went 96 to marshall. for every car heading the same direction as us, i saw 40 going back towards beaumont. we ended up cutting over to dallas on 20, and we made it from beaumont to dallas in 5 hrs and 15 minutes, which is not really any slower than going by 45 when there isn't an evacuation. I can't believe we didn't hit any snags!!! if you haven't left yet, but are planning to, i'd suggest going through lumberton towards marshall. from what i hear, 10, 105, and 90 are all very congested.

Becky Ames is on tv lying as we speak. talking about how it was going to corpus, so they didn't call it yesterday, and that the storm had turned in the last 3 hours. how did i know, but she didnt?