Nah, put up 'em up in some hotels in Greenspoint and tell 'em about the awesome nightlife in the area.
Waiting for the storms to hit East Texas where I live. They may make it to Houston. They look really bad on radar. I live in the woods, so I just hope we avoid damage. Took two years to clean up after Rita.
Hope all you guys down there are okay and safe. Anybody know what Arlington is like? I grew up in one of the ghettos there
That video of the rigs flying up in the air is simply insane. For some reason, it reminded me of the F5 Jarrell tornado. Not as powerful, of course. Think about that. At Jarrell, just north of Austin, the ground was torn away to a depth of 18 inches. The asphalt was stripped from the streets. The houses were completely gone, down to the concrete foundations. The destruction was incredible. 27 people were killed, and as bad as that was, it could have been far, far worse. I-35 was a parking lot for miles, and the twister followed the freeway just west of it, going south/southwest, and didn't cross it, which was a miracle. Had it happened at night, the death toll might have been in the hundreds. The neighborhood wiped off the map wasn't a trailer park, but good homes totally destroyed. At night, families would have been in them. I watched the entire thing form live on TV, as one of the local TV stations had a remote crew covering it by the side of I-35. First, a thin twister came down from this enormous, evil looking black cloud. Then another, then another. About a hald dozen in all. Then the entire horrible cloud came down. It was stunning to watch. I'll never forget it. For a while, it was on a track that might have eventually made it to Southwest Austin, where I live. My bathtub was ready, with blankets and the mattress from the crib my daughter slept in, so the two of us could seek some shelter if the worst happened. Thankfully, the damn thing petered out. Tornados are bad news.
Glad you guys are safe. Watching the rigs flying around is mind blowing. Is there any reason why we don't get major tornadoes like up north? Something with our elevation??
