Comms already going "spotty"
Sorry for the delay in postings -- been unable to get a network connection for 3-4 hours. Back now, but don't know for how long.
COMMS.
SBC seems to be having trouble with their DHCP server -- assigned IP addresses are being dropped, and it takes a LONG time to get a new one. Our land phone line seems to be working OK, but our daughter reports that Verizon has a recorded message (when she tried to reach us on my cellphone) saying that Hurricane Rita may prevent calls from going through for a long time. On the other hand, we seem to be able to make OUTGOING calls with Verizon.
TRAFFIC & EVACUATION.
Saw one fellow driving his bicycle (!), with a couple of garment bags strapped over his back. Hope he's got lots of water. It's 95 degrees, and headed to 100 (again; it hit 100 yesterday, too).
Increasingly, think that we made the right decision at 06:00 this morning. People are running out of gas on the highways, after 6-12 hours of travel (covering only a few miles).
LOCAL TV MEDIA.
Being fairly responsible (not too "end-of-the-world"), but increasingly running out of things to say. Mostly, we wait for NOAA updates on the storm's direction, and wind speeds.
VISIT TO HARDWARE STORE.
Went to a hardware store for a couple of things (how DO you get a bathtub to hold water, when the valve doesn't seal perfectly?!? Lesson-Learned: a wide mouth plunger with vaseline on the lip -- seems to be holding the seal on at least one tub).
In the local ACE Hardware, there was a queue leading back into the storeroom -- employees would find something, yell it out (e.g., "Propane! Anybody want propane?") and somebody would grab it. Everybody was in good numor, though.
More later. Anybody got a "best practice" on how to tape windows (with masking tape)?
COMMS.
SBC seems to be having trouble with their DHCP server -- assigned IP addresses are being dropped, and it takes a LONG time to get a new one. Our land phone line seems to be working OK, but our daughter reports that Verizon has a recorded message (when she tried to reach us on my cellphone) saying that Hurricane Rita may prevent calls from going through for a long time. On the other hand, we seem to be able to make OUTGOING calls with Verizon.
TRAFFIC & EVACUATION.
Saw one fellow driving his bicycle (!), with a couple of garment bags strapped over his back. Hope he's got lots of water. It's 95 degrees, and headed to 100 (again; it hit 100 yesterday, too).
Increasingly, think that we made the right decision at 06:00 this morning. People are running out of gas on the highways, after 6-12 hours of travel (covering only a few miles).
LOCAL TV MEDIA.
Being fairly responsible (not too "end-of-the-world"), but increasingly running out of things to say. Mostly, we wait for NOAA updates on the storm's direction, and wind speeds.
VISIT TO HARDWARE STORE.
Went to a hardware store for a couple of things (how DO you get a bathtub to hold water, when the valve doesn't seal perfectly?!? Lesson-Learned: a wide mouth plunger with vaseline on the lip -- seems to be holding the seal on at least one tub).
In the local ACE Hardware, there was a queue leading back into the storeroom -- employees would find something, yell it out (e.g., "Propane! Anybody want propane?") and somebody would grab it. Everybody was in good numor, though.
More later. Anybody got a "best practice" on how to tape windows (with masking tape)?
posted by Vince Polley at 1:35 PM
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