Rita No.3

08:07 CST, Galveston, Texas

Well, it's hell to wake up to all the Chicken Little radio voices all declaring The Sky is Falling!

Except this time, it very well may.

My projection of having until Friday to choose to dance with Rita or not, looks to be null and void.  The civic poobahs of Galveston County, may declare a voluntary evacuation today.  The radio talking-heads are saying that they'll throw the switch for mandatory evacuation as early as tomorrow.

That really throws a wrench into the gears.  I've tons of work to do to prepare.  Fact is, I really need to go into a full move off of the boat mode.  What a pain in the ass.  I could go through all of that for naught, if the storm gives but a glancing blow.  But with a solid punch, salvage takes on a very real and personal meaning.

I'm going to split the difference here.  I'll spend time loading up the car and getting a batch of the most imporant stuff inland, today. 

Now for a favor from some kind soul out there.  If anyone local has an older, but well-working digital camera they'd not mind risking into the storm....  I'd like to take some pics of the New Dawn for posterity, and maybe even cover what bit of stormblogging I can manage.  E mail me at SOTW_Jim  (at)  hotmail dot com.  I'll be happy to buy an old one if it's good..........and cheap!

Comments

[Jack]

Best of luck to you.

[ILTim]

Good luck, Jim. I hope you get through this as painlessly as possible.