Traffic jams in Texas reveal another great plan. Do any of you know of a better way? Were I in Texas, I would be leaving or working to leave.

What an enormous and powerful storm this one is!

Could using trains be the Final Solution?

TRAIN,,,,OH GAWD! NO!

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A train? What's a train?

It is a big deal just to travel 200 miles by car just to take your grandkids for a ride on an excursion train.

Up here in PA we are busy tearing up the tracks. Oblivious of everything like a oil shutoff or regional or national disasters. Our parkway system in Pgh is a mess. It slows down to a crawl over the slightest provocation.

Pity those in Texas.

Our forecast in Baton Rouge is for heavy rain and high winds. That means that I will be offline as long as the electricity is down!

Maybe, the recent clean-up will prevent some lines from going down. Maybe, some lines will fail because of the stress of the last storm. Hurricanes quickly become boring.

Good Luck, AGAIN, Softee. Stay Safe!!!

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I am able to be grumpy without hurricanes. The water heater in the apartment next door leaked and destoryed $400 or so of my books. Fortunately, Plan 9 from Outer Space is playing tonight.

Old Softee, from one bibliophile to another, you have my deepest sympathies regarding the loss from you personal library. I also maintain a personal library.

Non-bibliophiles just don't understand. The texture of the paper, the smell of the pages and leather from the nicer volumes....WHEW! I'm making myself lightheaded.

Things can be replaced but life cannot so take care of yourself during the upcoming storm.

Yeah, the traffic in Houston is more of a mess than the transportation mess in New Orleans. For decades I've pounded the drum about the necessity of Civil Defense. Civil Defense doesn't mean just defense against NBC threats, it als means the country and citizenry being prepared for natural disasters.

I've said it in other posts but the time to prepare is BEFORE a threat. Every household should have 10 or 20 gallons of drinking water stored as well as battery operated radios, light sourcesand a "bug-out" bag in their car.

Just knowing you have made preparations to get through a snow storm or severe weather buys you peace of mind.

Hey, if anyone thinks it would be of service, I'd be glad to post some suggestions in a preparedness thread.