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Pin Wolf,
As a degreed meteorologist, I can tell you that you made a good choice by
staying home. The worst of this storm should pass sufficiently north of you
that even modestly constructed buildings in SW Houston will fare just fine.
You're far enough above sea level that flooding/surge isn't a problem, so if
you can stand some minor wind damage you're in good shape. Simple rules --
stay away from windows in an interior room/closet. Don't forget the radio,
batteries, flash lights, etc...
Time to hunker down and play a little Whirlwind!
<pin_wolf@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Multiple backups. DVD-R's about 2 months old are stored in Houston in
> an industrial building. Wednesday tape backups are being stored in the
> most secure area of my house. Data is backed up to multiple systems
> across RAID drives, and most images were regularly copied to a mirror
> site. We were unable to evacuate because of the 100 mile long traffic
> backups on all the roads out of down, coupled with the total and
> complete lack of gasoline in South-East Texas. Guess no-one thought
> than several million people evacuating might need to fill up on the way
> after sitting in traffic jams going 2 MPH for 12 hours. Reports of
> long lines even in Dallas where they're running out. Rather than risk
> being caught on the side of the road with no gas, we returned home and
> boarded up most of the windows; thank heavens I bought a few sheets
> last week for a project I hadn't started yet. The drives are back in
> their cases, stored in the back seat of my truck, crammed tightly in
> the garage. The buildings are built with hurricane clips, so we have a
> good chance; we're in SouthWest Houston at this time.
>
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