Never boarded up before
On the north side of Houston (Spring). Storm surge will not be a problem, but we'll get the "dirty side" since the eye will pass just west of Houston. We're boarding up windows, something we've never done before this far north. We may get 100+ mph winds if this remains Cat 4 or worse, Cat 5. Plan to stay in home unless during the next 24 hours projections say otherwise.
--Bill Mitchell, Houston, Texas

Everyone nervous
My 80-year-old mother is in an assisted living facility in Kingwood, Texas, just north of Houston. We were told they are doing a mandatory evacuation yesterday for today, so of course, we got her because who knows? My brother lives in Kingwood is a doctor and is backing up all his files just in case he has to leave and told me this morning that the gas stations in his area are out of gas and that the grocery stores are running out of water and batteries. I told him to bring his family to my home in San Antonio but he doesn’t want to leave his practice or his home in case the hurricane does hit and there are looters. Katrina has really made everyone nervous.
--Susan Cunningham, San Antonio. Texas

Already far from Galveston
The impact of Hurricane Katrina has drastically changed how a lot of people in Galveston view hurricanes. I myself a college student would joke and say I'll ride out a hurricane if it hits here. My upstairs neighbors said the same before Katrina, we thought we would have a party if a hurricane hit Galveston. Now I have already evacuated to Dallas to be with my family, just in case. Galveston is threatened with hurricanes every year and in the past there has been a lackadaisical attitude toward hurricanes hitting Galveston. However, due to Katrina's reign of terror on New Orleans there is a somber and serious attitude in Galveston. I packed up everything that was important to me today and left before traffic became horrible.
--Amanda Geipe, Galveston, Texas

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No generators available
I have searched all over Texas for portable generators. Everyone is out, and they are saying they have them on order but don't know when they will be in. From Dallas to Corpus Christi to Beaumont, Texas, everyone's out. One Home Depot lady said their shipments of generators have been re-routed to Louisiana for the Katrina disaster. Everything is going quick, water, gas cans, food. We saw what happened in New Orleans, and nobody is taking any chances. When will it end? We'll pray!
--Knowland Yee, Houston, Texas

Worth the cost
I live outside of Galveston, and have already had to re-organize all my family members making sure they were all cared for. Waited in long lines for gasoline and water. Its expensive to have to leave, but have no choice, rather lose money than our lives.
--Maria Phillips, Dickinson, Texas

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