I Wish You All the Best. (Off-topic)

[loathar]

QUOTE: Originally posted by uspscsx

175 MPH! Holy COW! Todd and Dave-The best of luck to you all. I hope that you all are not harmed. I just got home from church and I saw the headline-"Katrina Now Up To 175 MPH"

It's scary, really scary, even if you do not live near the gulf.


uspscsx

WOW! I rode a few out when I lived in Fl, but I think I'd head for the hills on this one.Good Luck! At least the cloud cover has cooled things off here in Tn.
uspscsx-What part of Tn. are you in? I'm in Lawrenceburg.

[Anonymous]

Please people,Get out of the way!This one is big enough to demalish New Orelens.My prayes to all.[angel][angel][angel]

[Anonymous]

175 MPH! Holy COW! Todd and Dave-The best of luck to you all. I hope that you all are not harmed. I just got home from church and I saw the headline-"Katrina Now Up To 175 MPH"

It's scary, really scary, even if you do not live near the gulf.


uspscsx

[nsfantodd]

We are packing and will be leaving this afternoon just in case. The water in the bay next to our house is already up to the bottoms of the piers.

Todd Templeton

[dave9999]

Man, I don't know what to say. I hope the people of New Orleans get out.
I don't think that the city of New Orleans will ever be the same after this.

We are packing a bag just in case it turns more to the north. I have to admit
that even though we are about 180 miles from New Orleans, I am a little
on edge this morning. Good thing that discussing trains calms the nerves. : )

If any of you are in the path of this storm, PLEASE get out of the way. People
are going to die if they try to ride this one out. This one is looks like it's
going to be a record breaker. Man... New Orleans of all places. This city
is already below sea level. Take care everyone, Dave

[cjcrescent]

They (the NWS) just posted the SUSTAINED winds are at 175mph. Extremely dangerous storm! Getting close to Camille in strength. If New Orleans takes the hit, Bourbon Street (and most of NO) could be under 15' of water by tomorrow night.
According to a weather blog I read, most hotel rooms from Jackson Ms, Houston, Tx. and as far east as Tallahassee, Fl are taken. I hope everyone stays safe and finds a place to stay. I sat thru part of Camille and the whole of Frederic. I wouldn't try to sit thru this one.

[howmus]

To all of you in harm's way.... You are in my prayers. I'm with roadrat, You need to get out of the way of this one!!! National Weather Service is now saying Katrina has top winds of 175 mph. This is one big monster. Good Luck and find find a safe haven!

[Virginian]

I remember Camille. I bet there are no hurricane parties in Pass Christian this time. Good luck and God bless you all.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by roadrat

anyone that is thinking of riding this one out please think about it again this storm is pushing the upper limits of a Cat 5! head north its not worth your life.
we'll be praying for you all.

bill

[#ditto]

Come on guys, 115-160 MPH in 8 hours? That's gotta be close to record time.

uspscsx

[roadrat]

anyone that is thinking of riding this one out please think about it again this storm is pushing the upper limits of a Cat 5! head north its not worth your life.
we'll be praying for you all.

bill

[Anonymous]

Holy cow guys, 160 MPH winds, and expected to get stronger? This is even getting a little scary for us here in TN, just think of the rain we'll get. [V] Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson Scale. Maybe this one will bring up the discussion of a Category 6 rating...Ughh, I shudder to think about that destructive of a hurricane...

uspscsx

[rexhea]

The best to all of you in the path. She's going to be a big one and not one to fool around with. Here in Tuscaloosa, Al., we are already seeing people come up from Louisiana. We will be on her eastern side and probably will just get a huge amount of rain and small tornadoes, as most will in Mississippi and Alabama. If she gets as big as they say, most of the eastern U.S. will be affected in some way as she turns inland.

I hear the KCS blowing its horn crossing the trestle. (train related) [;)]

REX

[dave9999]

Thanks,
I believe I'll stay home for this one. We are on the extreme east of the hurricane warning,
but like you said, this storm is huge. The news just said for us to expect gust of 100 MPH.

As for the railways, Ivan completely washed away sections of the CSX line along Pensacola
Bay. The tracks in this area are located only a few yards from the water in a few spots. The
MOW guys had the tracks replaced in just a few days. I was doing a job for a man that was
working on the tracks. I thought it was amazing how quickly they had the trains back on track
(pun intended)

I used to have some beautiful photos(old film pictures) of a CSX train rounding the bend of the Bay Bluffs.
I took them as the sun was rising over the bay. Somehow these photos got lost over the years.

Thanks for your concern, Dave

[TrainFreak409]

Katrina? Woah, I need to catch up, I'm still back on Jose.

I think the railroads should send their fleet up north for safe keeping. I'd be glad to watch a few.[:D][8D][;)][:P]

[cheese3]

A big [#ditto] on that one! Stay Safe All!

[Anonymous]

I will be praying for you all on the Gulf Coast. That Katrina is one large hurricane. Good luck getting out of there(unless you're riding it out), although this is probably nothing compared to Ivan for you all. Here in TN we're only supposed to get some rain from her. As stated above, I wish you the best. I wonder how this will affect railways down there...

See, I made it trains-related!

uspscsx