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Gustav Update

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Posted in Misc | Posted on 08-31-2008 | 3,253 views

For those who are sitting around bored wondering if I'm dead or cutting my way out of my roof yet, here is the latest projection. The pink dot is Lafayette, but I did it by hand and so it may not be 100% precise.

We have some thunder now, and mild winds, but in general it has been pretty nice all day. I went with a friend to get sand bangs. Not that there is any real flooding concern, but we have a pool in the back yard that is a bit raised, and it tends to flood by the back doors when we get rain. So with that in mind, we placed sand bags by them all.

I'll blog again tomorrow to let folks know what's going on. If I lose power, I'll probably switch to Twitter (assuming the cell towers don't fall again like they did for Rita).

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Mo said on 08-31-2008 at 7:34 PM #
I am hoping you and everyone down there stay safe and healthy.
Ken Ford said on 08-31-2008 at 8:34 PM #
Keep you and your family safe Ray!
Ken Auenson said on 08-31-2008 at 9:00 PM #
Good Luck Ray!
My parents decided to make their way to Houston to get out of harms way, they are from Morgan City, which is a lot closer to the gulf in the storms way...

I really like this interactive map:
<a href="http://www.wunderground.com/wundermap/?lat=29.2959...; />
Jen said on 08-31-2008 at 10:48 PM #
Thanks for the update, Ray. Glad you and the family are safe, and hope it stays quiet.
Chris said on 08-31-2008 at 11:48 PM #
thanks for keeping us posted Ray - there are alot of evacuees up here in Birmingham tonight, plenty more are welcome!
Edward Beckett said on 09-01-2008 at 5:14 AM #
Hope you and the family can manage to stay high & dry ... :)
Will Tomlinson said on 09-01-2008 at 5:48 AM #
OK, dumb question here. Why do you have a pool in the backyard that's a bit raised? :)
Lola LB said on 09-01-2008 at 6:19 AM #
Stay safe and don't do anything foolish . . . praying for y'all.
Raymond Camden said on 09-01-2008 at 7:39 AM #
@Will: I think the idea is that rain water won't stream into the pool. Note when I say raised it's like maybe 1-2 inches total, but it's enough. ;)

The wind is rising, but so far it's retty calm. If this turns out to be a big deal over nothing, I definitely won't mind.
Akira said on 09-01-2008 at 9:44 AM #
Good luck Ray! I hope you and your family stay safe.
Mike Brunt said on 09-01-2008 at 9:50 AM #
@Ray, yes Ray it would be great if the category keeps dropping. As with everyone else in this thread I wish you and yours all the very best.
Alirio Boquín said on 09-01-2008 at 8:27 PM #
I hope all be Ok, it´s loosing power Gustav

Good Luck Raymond
Nick said on 09-02-2008 at 11:36 AM #
I'll be watching for you on TV giving a survivors report. But seriously, hope you make it through. oh, and reason number 300 Vegas is better. No potential Hurricanes. Reasons 1 through 299 are Hofbrau Haus, of course.
Raymond Camden said on 09-02-2008 at 1:07 PM #
All is well. We have no power, but I'm at a friends house with the family, enjoying the AC, and catching up on email. We had minor damage, but I'll post more details later.

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