I was afraid of this
Sep. 21st, 2005 02:36 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
annathepiperI've been monitoring hurricane season all throughout this year so far, and after the bitch monster storm that was Katrina, I was wondering if she had some equally badassed siblings waiting in line behind her. Looks like I was right, because Rita just hit Category 5.
Now yeah, I know, it's hurricane season, so there are going to be hurricanes. I get that. This is not surprise motivating me here; it's worry, thanks to everything I've been reading warning about the possibility of hurricanes only getting more bigger and badassed. I think Katrina twigged something in me, too--something about the idea of an entire city getting wiped out by a storm of Katrina's magnitude.
And I can only feel for the displaced residents of New Orleans, moved to Texas, who are now having to move again because Katrina's bitch monster sister is coming in to pick up where she left off. And for the other residents of New Orleans who started to try to come back to their city, only to be told they have to turn around and run away again.
And I'm really worried about what'll happen if Rita mows into Texas refineries, as experts are warning. I am really wondering about how well the U.S. could handle it if our oil production takes that severe a hit, and my gut is telling me "not well".
Texans on my Friends list, my fingers are crossed for you. Take care of yourselves and batten down the hatches. No matter which way you slice this, it's going to suck.
Now yeah, I know, it's hurricane season, so there are going to be hurricanes. I get that. This is not surprise motivating me here; it's worry, thanks to everything I've been reading warning about the possibility of hurricanes only getting more bigger and badassed. I think Katrina twigged something in me, too--something about the idea of an entire city getting wiped out by a storm of Katrina's magnitude.
And I can only feel for the displaced residents of New Orleans, moved to Texas, who are now having to move again because Katrina's bitch monster sister is coming in to pick up where she left off. And for the other residents of New Orleans who started to try to come back to their city, only to be told they have to turn around and run away again.
And I'm really worried about what'll happen if Rita mows into Texas refineries, as experts are warning. I am really wondering about how well the U.S. could handle it if our oil production takes that severe a hit, and my gut is telling me "not well".
Texans on my Friends list, my fingers are crossed for you. Take care of yourselves and batten down the hatches. No matter which way you slice this, it's going to suck.
