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Kem's Restaurant
pic journal | October 4th 2008 by Mo
Kem’s Restaurant is open for breakfast and supper. With the deluge of hurricane evacuees at the hotel, there was a breakfast bar only in the mornings. Normally there are a host of menu items that can be ordered. Anyway, on Saturday morning I notice read more
Hotel Lobby
pic journal | October 4th 2008 by Mo
Here’s the hotel lobby. At the back is flat screen television with some chairs. There are a couple of sculptures including one in a window to a computer work area. No, the plants are not real. read more
Meeting Room and Entrance Lobby
pic journal | October 4th 2008 by Mo
To the left of the hotel lobby is another lobby for a meeting room. Along the connecting hallway is a desk for the concierge. Across from the desk is a lounge area which includes two chairs. read more
Hotel Rear
pic journal | October 4th 2008 by Mo
Around the backside of the hotel are lounge chairs. An indoor pool is visible from there. To the right is an outdoor patio with tables and chairs. Inside there is an exercise room across from the pool. read more
A New Hotel
pic journal | October 4th 2008 by Mo
Labor Day weekend made finding a hotel more difficult with the impending evacuation Gustav. The hotel I found is ten minutes south of Memphis in Southaven. It is in the middle of a commercial area loaded with every possible restaurant and store you c read more
A Restless Goose Chase
The Task at Hand | September 25th 2008 by shoreacres
In Starting Over, Simply, I spoke of my evacuation for Hurricane Ike and my increasing eagerness to end that evacuation, returning home to confront the realities of a post-hurricane world. As I said, “I’m even more anxious now to be home. As read more
Starting Over, Simply
The Task at Hand | September 24th 2008 by shoreacres
When Hurricane Ike blew through my neighborhood (and he did, quite literally - the eye went over my house), he swept away much of the area’s history. The TopWater Grill in San Leon is gone, as is the shrimp fleet that supplied the best res read more
Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo And Shit...
Coquetting Tarradiddles | September 23rd 2008 by Uncle Jeet
Hurricane Ike, unfortunately, unleashed his Motown wrath upon my entire area. Getting to electricity has been difficult, but getting to the Intertubes has been next to impossible. Yet, here I am! Rejoice and be glad in it.As you may have guessed, B read more
A little worrying…cheers local paper….
The Way of the Web | September 15th 2008 by BadgerGravling
We’ve just had the power return after a powercut for a couple of hours. Not too bad, aside from stumbling across the report on the local newspaper website: “BREAKING NEWS 2PM: Hundreds of homes and businesses in the Ortons area of Peterbo read more
An Observation about Hurricane Ike and Evacuation
Opinionated News | September 15th 2008 by Katie-Anne
Let me start this by saying that if someone who knows more about such things than I do tells me to move out of my house because it’s probably in the path of a hurricane, I’m out of there. I’d pack up my two kids, put the cat in his travel bas read more
How Long Can Anderson Cooper Stand in Water?
pajamadeen.com | September 13th 2008 by pajamadeen
CNN’s Anderson Cooper is standing up to his waist in the alligator and snake-infested waters of Bridge City, TX to deliver his post-Hurricane Ike storm coverage. Even Cooper admitted that he was standing in the water “like an idiot.” Well, you read more
Did Anyone Learn Anything From Katrina?
Everything Neat | September 13th 2008 by Krissi
Did over 100,000 people not watch their televisions during and after Hurricane Katrina? Did they not see the torment it caused people, the destruction, a community left in peril and crisis? Apparently so. Over 100,000 people in the path of Hurricane read more
Ike Rips Into Texas
FITSNews | September 13th 2008 by fitsnews
Big, bad Hurricane Ike thundered into the state of Texas early this morning, packing pounding rain, surging flood waters and 100-mph winds that left a trail of “extensive destruction” along the state’s gulf coast. The storm - which read more
Family Heirlooms - What Would You Take In An Evacuation?
iPentimento | September 13th 2008 by webduck
When the dust has settled, or the waters receded, most people lament that they “should have taken the….”. What would you take if you had to evacuate in an emergency? I suppose the logical next... That's not all, read on! read more
Ike updates: evacuation traffic and Edmundo tweeting Ike on S&R c…
Scholars and Rogues | September 12th 2008 by Scholars and Rogues
First, Ann Ivins reports that “traffic is starting to pick up along Interstate 10 coming in from Houston. They haven’t created evacuation lanes yet. Gas prices have jumped in the last two hours by a few cents.” Second, Edmundo Roch read more
Ike Update - Too much positive thinking going on!
The Power of Negative Blogging | September 12th 2008 by Craig Price
One of the reason’s I’m not too worried about my situation here in Houston is my location. As I said earlier, I live in an area that doesn’t really flood and historically hasn’t had massive wind damage. But for those that live read more
MONSTER HURRICANE IKE ON A COLLISION COURSE
UP TO THE MINUTE, with C.G. Salgado!!! | September 12th 2008 by C. G. Salgado
It seems that the Hurricane Season is not letting go of the United States of America. Hurricane Ike is on its way in a collision course, directed head on towards Texas. This mass of clouds is headed towards Houston and... read more
Life & Times Without Ike
vandoms world | September 12th 2008 by vandamonium
Once again, in the nine years that I have been here, Port Aransas, Texas, has dodged the bullet once again. I've seen them hit south of us and north of us. Three were predicted to hit us head on but it hasn't helped yet. Many people left town on th read more
Rock You Like A Hurricane!
Coquetting Tarradiddles | September 12th 2008 by Uncle Jeet
You've just been mandatorily evacuated from your home, which is sure to be destroyed by Nature's Fury!What are you going to do now? read more
Galveston, Texas Evacuate NOW
pajamadeen.com | September 11th 2008 by pajamadeen
The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued an unprecedented hurricane warning for those in the path of Hurricane Ike in the Galveston area: If you stay, you die. read more
Hurricane Watch
The Other Mother | September 11th 2008 by Robin Reagler
I am trying to like IKE, but he doesn't seem very trustworthy, does he?Houston is all a scurry, with everyone stocking up on everything. It's hard to ignore the feeling of frenzy with the 10 car lines at the gas... read more
Hurricane Ike Rearranges Football Schedule
Freedom Writing | September 11th 2008 by David
You know people in Texas are getting concerned about a hurricane when football games get postponed.Saturday's game between my alma mater, the University of Arkansas, and the University of Texas has been postponed for two weeks because of the dire war read more
Evacuated
A Mouse in the House | September 11th 2008 by Roberta Baird
When I look outside at the beautiful sunny day we're having it's hard to imagine that we are under a Mandatory Evacuation and are supposed to leave by noon. Drat you Hurricane IKE!Just last night I was up late working on two illos, listening to the read more
Hurricane Ike Paints Bullseye on Texas
PIC Current | September 10th 2008 by Colin
Storm expected to grow stronger before hitting Gulf Coast late Friday by Colin Lovett - PIC Current Producer Now is the time to get prepared if you live on the east coast of Texas. Officials in the Lone Star state, as well as the Red Cross, Salvation read more
Ike Sparks Concern of Hurricane Fatigue in Gulf Coast
PIC Current | September 8th 2008 by Colin
Dangerous storm tearing through Cuba, may hit Gulf Coast late this week by Colin Lovett - PIC Current Producer The big one is coming! Mother of all storms! After a string of hurricanes and tropical storms this season, gulf coast residents have he read more
Dot Pillow
dot art | September 7th 2008 by Mo
Last Thursday I moved to another hotel in Memphis. This is a shot of a pillow from the lobby of the first hotel. It is one of two pillows. The pillows were on chairs near a big flat screen television. Folks watched the weather channel as the Hurrican read more
Gustav Cheers & Jeers
Kiss My Gumbo | September 7th 2008 by Greta Perry
This is a participation post - comment away - GO AHEAD - COMMENT!!! Cheers to Direct TV for carrying WDSU during the evacuation. Jeers to all the local stations for barely covering St. Tammany. Cheers to the media for decent coverage. Jeers to the read more
There's Nothing to Like About Ike
Freedom Writing | September 6th 2008 by David
Tonight, Hurricane Ike is continuing its westerly trip through the Caribbean corridor between the tip of south Florida and Cuba.Tourists and residents of the Florida Keys were told today to pack up and leave. They would be wise to heed the directive. read more
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