Well here at the NRCC we are preparing for the Hurricane due to the likelyhood of us getting a direct hit or a near miss. I'm the lucky (or unlucky) person that has to stay behind and stay in the lab until it is over. Unfortionatly we are right next to the water and only have a 8 foot seawall protecting us. However I'm sure we will manage.

Wish us luck. :smile:

Good luck Marinebio_guy......................finge rs, toes (& everything else) crossed that it dies down a little. Or misses completely.

Jean

Our prayers are with you. How many stories do you have?

[QUOTE=sorseress]Our prayers are with you. How many stories do you have?[/QUOTE

We are a research lab, the one and only.

Yeah, I know that, I meant, do you have more than one floor, will you be able to get to higher ground soto speak)?(

Very brave of you to stay and protect all the cephs. At least you're not on the sea side of the hurricane.

I've heard of others staying as well - hope this one won't be as big as the 1900 storm.

If you want company and still have power, please continue posting from time to time.

Our thoughts are with you,

Nancy

ditto on that, hope it goes well, hope all the cephs are all right as well, do you have backup generators, or have you tried to evacuate some of the animals?

:goofysca: take care of yourself!

Take care of yourself down there, Marinebioguy! Here's praying the worst of it misses you!

Good luck and best wishes !!!
greg

Good luck! Prayers are with you and your ceph friends. I've been watching this morning and this storm is as massive if not more so than Katrina. I can't even imagine how everyone feels who were affected by Katrina.

Carol

I packed my car with cat, computer, and just a few posessions and left my damn apartment on the seawall of Galveston. I dont know what's going to happen to it, I dont know what's going to happen to my school or the NRCC. I'll tell you one thing, some people around here are worried and I'm sitting here wondering how I can afford to move again should the worst happen.


I hope you and your cat are somewhere safe to wait this out, and I hope what you left behind makes it through intact!

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If yours cephalopods need any were to stay the can sleep at my house you can coem to

Many times, I've ignored political and religious rants finding improper homes in this forum. However, once and a while, these things go too far. I suppose some people are beyond the point of respectfully disagreeing with those whose beliefs are different.

I'm only here for the cephs.

... as to your wishes of safe place, I'm staying with family in Austin now. Today they reported the hurricane is shifting farther north and we now will not likely get hit by Cat 1 strength here (in austin) anymore.

Adam (Marine Bio Guy), i tried calling your cell just to check on you, but didnt get you. I guess you're probably pretty busy.

Amber

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TONMO.com public forums are not to be used as a soapbox. We're here for cephs, and only in extenuating circumstances, current events here in the Octopus' Den.

Good luck to all of you in the path of Rita. We are thinking of you over here in the UK.

:usa: :thumbsup:

Good luck!!!

Well Thurday I was forced by campus police to evacute do to the possible direct hit on galveston, so it was hard for me to leave all of the animals but what can you do? I threw as much live food in the tanks as I could and went to my parents house near san antonio. It normally takes my about 3.5 hours to get there but this time it took me 14 hours to get there (It was fun). Anyway I'm planning to return Saturday evening right after it passes galveston so hopefully the ceph's withstood the 2 day fast. I'll let you know how it goes.

Thanks

Glad to know you're safe, and hope the cephs will be all right. It now looks like Galveston will not be the bullseye, and will be on the slightly safer side of the cone, so hopefully there won't be too much flooding and you'll be able to get back ASAP. Does anyone know how long cephs can live without food? Surely they can't all be successful in hunting everyday in the wild.

They should be ok for at least 3 days, but they do tend to cannibalise, so anything more than 5 days will depend entirely on stocking density in the tanks. The greatest problem will be automated crashes, power cuts, airline supplies, pump failures .... the list of things that can (and regularly do) go wrong is almost endless.

One dead squid (or what have you), or a pile of dead/rotting food on the bottom of a tank will (or can) cause a complete crash in a couple of days. That's the greatest problem (being unable to clean the tanks).

Hoping for the best out here...here's to clean tanks and healthy cephs upon your return !!!!

I'm sanding down some shelves for a pantry I made for a friend right now...and gazed out, and saw the sunset, which is beautiful...just wanted to let you all living in Texas and Lousiana that my thoughts are with you, and I really hope this storm peters out quickly, without causing any damage or lives.
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Just thought I'd update you on hurricane Rita's effects (I'm here in Dallas with relatives in Houston).

A much dimished Rita is passing through the area right now. We're getting 30 mph plus winds and hoping for some rain and cooler weather.

For some reason all our gas stations are empty - completly sold out of gas. I don't know whether it's because of Houston people returning home or local people fearful of damage to the refineries.

The damage to Galveston and Houston seems to be minimal. I've been following Galveston closely. There was a fire in the historical district with one building destroyed, 2 damaged. There are unconfirmed reports of windows blown out of the San Luis hotel, where the emergency management center was located. Some trees and signs and a few power are down and emergency crews are working to make sure all streets are clear. No reports of flooding or major damage. Power was turned off because of the fire. However, residents who evacuated won't be allowed to return until tomorrow until the emergency crews have everything back to normal. (Hope all those cephs at the NRCC are OK!)

Houston is about the same - minor damage only. Heard from my husband's family there, who stayed during the storm - a few trees and older fences blown down in the neighborhood, no flooding.

So, it wasn't so bad after all and we're all greatful for that.

Nancy

Also... in Galveston a brick side of a building collapsed into a parking lot. Hah so weird seeing pictures on the news of places I know so well. I'm rather concerned about the cephs though... hope they have power there, because not much else in Galveston has it.

They're not letting anyone return home, the bridges back are blocked by officials. Also, there are attempts being made to stagger the mass-return of the residents of Houston, Galveston, and all of southeast Texas... the local school district isnt even starting school again until wednesday or thursday.

I seen a quick glimpse on TV of the hotel that me and Nancy stayed in during 2002 when we went to visit the NRCC... glad the storm wasn't as bad as it could have been

Well I got into galveston this evening and it only took we 6 hours. Everything looks good the animals are alive and look happy to see me ; the building lost power, but the generator kicked-in and is running the blower and other pumps.

I want to thank everyone for there support and preyers.
Now the hunt for live food begins :whalevsa:

Thanks

Thanks for the updates everyone. I am so glad it wasn't as bad as Katrina. Wonder what you will find when you search for food? Luck!!!!

Carol

Yes, thanks for the updates. Welcome back to Galveston, MBG... glad things are looking good.

yay! crisis averted (or minimized) -- it sounds like things worked out as well as could be hoped with Rita, although I'm sure a lot of people have had bad property damage...

Glad it wasn't too horrific this time.......good luck on the food hunt

Jean

Good to hear that you're okay, MB Guy.

My in-laws had to evac from Orange, but they're allright. They took a VERY long trip to Dallas.

What bothers me is that I saw a report that says that these nasty hurricanes may be part of a greater problem of cyclical warming of the Gulf and Atlantic waters. The severity of these hurricanes may go down in two or three decades, but that's still going to leave a lot of people in danger.

A senate subcommittee heard arguments on this issue this week. I can only imagine being a fly on that wall. I would think it would go something like this:

Scientist: "Well, I have some good news and some bad news for you. The good news is that this severe hurricane season may not have to do with global climate change so much as..."

Senator 1: "Huh?"

Scientist: "Global climate change, sir. Some call it 'global warming'. Anyway, I ..."

Senator 1: "I KNEW IT! GLOBAL WARMING IS A FRAUD, AND ALL YOU LIBERAL HIPPIES NEED TO DIE RIGHT NOW! I'M GOING TO FILL UP MY SUV RIGHT NOW AND GO OUT AND KILL A WHALE!"

Senator 2: "I'm not a hippie, Mr. Senator. My love beads are simply for decorative purposes. Why cant we all just embrace global warming? I like it sunny and hot..."

(Grunts and squeals from the Senate floor)

Scientist: (sighing) "If I may continue. The bad news, and yes, its bad, is that we may be looking at MAJOR hurricanes for the next two to three decades, and we should prepare contingency plans..."

Senator 1: "What's a 'decade'?" Sounds communist! These "Decadians" are in league with the hurricanes! I say we appropriate ten billion dollars for military buildup and we attack first."

Senator 2: "The Decadians are only attacking because of our failed policies toward them in the past. I say we take that ten billion dollars and put in toward the affluent schools in my district so we can learn to be tolerant of Decadians everywhere."

Scientist: (blinks)

(Sounds of grunting, slurping, and horrifying meaty thuds I won't describe in detail emanating from the Senate floor. Some of the Senators have engaged in mutual grooming)

Scientist: "Please! Listen! Decades are units of time! They are ten-year periods!"

Senator 1: "What? How many stock quarters is that?"

Scientist: "We need to figure out how we're going to help the population in these regions."

(Senators 1 and 2 whisper in each others' ears.)

Senator 1: "Why do they live there? I mean, why would anyone live in a region where they're unsafe?"

(sound of distant D.C.-area gunshots)

Senator 2: "Yes. I mean, why can't they move to my area? Houses are only in the low $3 millions where I live. Hell, I bought five."

Scientist: "Sirs, there are millions of people in this area, and..."

Senator 2: "Are they Decadians?"

Senator 1: "If they are, we gotta call Homeland Security."

Scientist: (blinks)

Senator 1: "Well, this has all been fun, but you go back and tell your Governor Schwarzenegger that I don't care how many earthquakes he says he has caused, we can't make him president yet."

Scientist: "BUT I'M TALKING ABOUT THE GULF COAST!"

Senator 2: "I'm hungry. Is there anything to eat?"

(Senators both eye scientist. He swallows nervously....)

:bugout: :roflmao:

How is the food search going? Good luck on that.

I've been extremely worried about this. SOOOO glad you're all safe and the cephs are fine. Good luck with the live food search! The babies need a'feedin'!

Marinebio guy, glad you're back and the cephs made it too.

Let us know if you find anything crazy or exciting (or both) washed up on the shore after Rita!

:archi:

The last few ocean-based disasters I've noticed "new deep sea creatures beached by (fill in blank here)" and they're always that handful of shots of deep-sea creatures from a couple years back. Cool pics, however.

I'm still waiting to hear back from some friends in S. Louisiana, but other than that it's good to know people are safe. This is always a nervous season for the Gulf coast. This must be similar to the hurricane waves of the 1930s and Sixties.

Erich

The last few ocean-based disasters I've noticed "new deep sea creatures beached by (fill in blank here)" and they're always that handful of shots of deep-sea creatures from a couple years back. Cool pics, however.

Erich

Hi Erich, are there any links to those pictures here, or do you have any links?

Hope your friends are ok.

Here's an old link I had of deep sea creatures supposedly washed ashore from the tsunami.

http://www.snopes.com/photos/tsunami/creature.asp

Here's an old link I had of deep sea creatures supposedly washed ashore from the tsunami.

http://www.snopes.com/photos/tsunami/creature.asp

Thanks very much Cuttlegirl.There's a link from there to this site:

http://www.oceans.gov.au/norfanz/CreatureFeature.htm

which has actual details of the creatures. I really dig the Pacific Spookfish. There's also a very wonky-eyed Jewel Squid too.

Right now Marinebio guy is probably dragging a dead ragfish with ominous sucker marks out of the rolling surf.