30,000 People Are Staying on Galveston Island - Will Not Leave!

partying evangelists? that's funny in an ironic kind of way.

Channel 11 News...15 people stranded on church roof...they tied themselves together

Sheriff's department unable to confirm but spokesman said with the weather the way it is there is no way they can get to them if true.

Rapture...

All should have bought survival tent rafts...

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Maybe they do, but complacency is a big factor, I'm sure.

chit, why would they even try?

the azzzz holes have known for a week they may be playing with a major hurricane...

don't be down with stupid...

no rescue worker should be putting their lives on the line until after this storm has passed...

break out the body bags guys.

Cantore is visably frustrated and angry with the people who decided to stay and especially those who were out playing on the edges today

starting the big looter shoot early

Hospital ship. A good use of my taxpayer dollars for once.

Now the Authorities are asking the stay behinds to write their SS numbers on their forearms.

Calling all enterprising tattoo artists ...

Of course there is no ZERO coverage on Cable TV news as to how NOLA is holding up, or even any other part of the Gulf. The focus is on Houston, now that Galvaston has joined Atlantis.

Temp levee failure in LA. Hundreds of homes flooded.

PREDICTION:

Galviston Island ***WILL NOT BE FOUND*** come morning.

Was it that one they were trying to keep together through Hanna?

Isn't anything new.
They've asked locals for years to do this

Is this like that joke where God sends some emergency people in a helicopter, and they wave them off, awaiting a rescue directly from God?

Although i must say prayer would be high on my list if i stayed behind with this thing!

It's in Lafitte, La.
Just a few miles south of the West bank of New Orleans.
My husband's secretary has a large beautiful home there and she is stranded back there. Hopefully she's going to her sister's 2-story home next door.

Y'know, I've often said the same of Florida. It's TEMPORARY!

Cantore is in rare form tonight. Talking about what would happen if you fell into the Gulf of Mexico.

"You will be slammed into the seawall and crushed like a peanut."

This is 30,000 People for all of Galveston County?

Or just the city of Galveston?

I am scheduled to go to Lafitte on wednesday for disaster relief thru my state aid assistance........this isn't good!

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just the city

Looks like an outer eyewall is coming into Galveston now.

The inner eye is still about 30 miles offshore...

There must be some kind of way out of here
Said the joker to the thief

Who feel that life is but a joke but uh
But you and I weve been through that
And this is not our fate
So let us not talk falsely now
The hours getting late

Outside in the cold distance
A wild cat did growl
Two riders were approachin
And the wind began to howl

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Numerous towns in Louisiana are reporting major flooding - talking FEET deep in the towns. News agencies are reporting.

4 levee breaches per Fox. 1000 homes flooded in LA

Also, part of the Holiday Inn in Galveston has collapsed, and/or blown off.

9 foot storm surge in New Orleans...

DO you know the old joke?

Hurricane a-comin'. Guy decides to stay, "says God will save me".

Fireman comes around. "Let's GO!"
Guy says "Nope. God will save me."

Waters surge and rise. Guy climbs to second floor. Boat comes around. Captain says "Let's GO!"
Guy says "Nope. God will save me."

Wind howling now. Guy on roof. Helicopter comes by. Pilot says "Let's GO!"
Guy says, "Nope, God will save me."

Guy dies.

At the pearly gates guy says to God, "Hey! I thought you were going to save me!"
God says "I sent a firetruck, a boat, and a helicopter. What more did you want?!"

We "evanelicals" know that we submit to God's will but we recognize common sense when it hits us in the head, too.

PS The Jews are the chosen people. God chose them. But we are saved, and you can be saved too. All you have to do is believe in Jesus as the savior and forgiver of your sins...and ask Him to forgive you

The Holiday Inn? Was that the refuge safe place the police were using for a command center and the hotel all the media are staying in??

Throughout today, many La. areas have been inundated by Ike, but Texas is the main focus now, as it should be.
Pretty worried about SW La. as well.

If you come to New Orleans...let me know through P.M.
If I can be of any assistance, would be more than happy.
I live only 10 - 15 mins. from Lafitte.

BeingSouthern

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