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Subject: Texas hurricane


Author:
Cliff
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Date Posted: 23:42:46 09/22/05 Thu
 Hey Stacy

I'm not sure if you recall this, but my brother Paul works for the government, on a wildlife refuge. He used to move around a lot, but he finally got a permanent, year-round position about 3 years ago. He lives in Texas, not too far from Galveston--and right in the middle of Hurricane Rita's projected path. I talked to him today. He and a group of co-workers evacuated to Austin yesterday; one of the co-workers had the foresight to reserve some rooms there. My brother's house is a few miles inland, and it's a brick house, so, while he expects damage, he thinks the house may survive the storm. But the rest of his co-workers live closer to the coast, and apparently, none of them have brick homes. He said they're all assuming that their homes will be destroyed, and that they'll lose everything. He said they were sitting around today, joking about the stuff they "used to" have. Paul said that, if his house remains intact, he expects to be hosting guests for a while. I'm just glad they're safely away from the coast. He really won't have any more news until he goes back home after the storm.
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Author:
Stacy
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Date Posted: 12:24:08 09/23/05 Fri
You've certainly had your share of worries with your family this year. I sure hope and pray your brother fairs well. Did he get stuck in the huge back-ups?

My brother went to Texas for a big race a few years ago. He said Rita is heading for for that area.
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Cliff
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Date Posted: 13:11:43 09/24/05 Sat
My brother lives in Anahuac, which he says is close to an hour from Houston. He didn't get stuck in the backups out of Houston--and he left on Wednesday, before the crowd. I talked to him Thursday, and he was already in Austin at the time. I see that that Rita weakened quite a bit, and hit farther east, so I think he may have avoided severe damage. Of course, there's the possibility of flooding, because he lives about a mile from Trinity Bay. He won't have anything to report until he goes back hope. Hopefully the news won't be too bad.
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Author:
Cliff
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Date Posted: 23:45:07 09/29/05 Thu
I talked to my brother last night. Because the hurricane veered east, his town was spared any serious damage. He lost a strip of trim near his roof--that was all the damage he sustained. However, there is no electricity in town, and it may be a month before it's back on.
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