Paging Swamp Rat. Please pick up the white courtesy phone.

[Bluebear]

You driving out of town, brother? PLEASE don't mess around with katrina.

[Bluebear]

1. .

[merh]

2. kick

:kick:

Bluebear is calling!

[me b zola]

3. We all want/need for you to be safe, swamp rat

Please take care...all of our DUers in the Panhandle, take care.

:loveya:

[txindy]

4. Kicking

:kick:

[steve2470]

5. hey dude your friends are worried

:-)

[Pachamama]

6. He's been taking time off to tend to his other life...I pm'd him cause I

thought Katrina was looking awfully worrisome too...no word yet....

I'm sure he'd be tickled lizard green seeing all the love for his well being...

:hug:

[tedoll78]

7. Amen to this thread.

Flee! Flee to Jackson! Flee to Memphis! Flee to Houston, Little Rock, or Shreveport. Hell, Baton Rouge is better than staying in town. Just go - get out of that deathtrap of a bowl! The Causeway and I-10W are gonna be PACKED tomorrow.. if they aren't already..

[DistressedAmerican]

8. Run Swapy Run! Kicker For A Swamped Rat!

[anarchy1999]

10. Maybe he decided to head for the storm in Crawford.

DA, sorry I didn't get back to you yesterday. The folks at DFW were less than cooperative and then some and I'm so sorry to report I was never able to get what you left for me.

I am taking care of the tent issue this am though and DU will be recognized! Thanks. And sorry about DFW, please forgive, after spending over an hour out there and raising a little bit of hell later with MidWest I became just a little bit more than paranoid, it was all very strange.

[SalmonChantedEvening]

9. Be Safe Your Swampness!

We need you here stomping the lizards!!

:pals:

[southlandshari]

11. Kick

Get yo swampy ass outta there, friend! This one doesn't look like fun at all. Nope, not at all.

[Pithy Cherub]

12. Swamp Rat, the Glowing Art Goddesses have convened

in a city that is at least 1000 feet above sea level. Take your pick. Please be safe along with anyone else in the path of Katrina! :pals:

[Swamp Rat]

13. Thanks y'all

:loveya: My elderly parents are staying and I'm not leaving them. :(

I have plenty of water, an axe to break through the roof if I have to, and some life vests.

:hug: Bluebear :hug:

Laissez le bon temps roule! :D

[txindy]

14. Figured you were busy!

Glad to hear you're okay.

[SammyWinstonJack]

15. Oh my! Please stay safe!

:hug:

[nadinbrzezinski]

16. Next time add some plastic to your list

very useful you know

Good to know you AND YOUR PARENTS are fine

[SpiralHawk]

41. Duct tape is what you need, Swampie

Didn't you get the memo from Homeland Security?

Sending a blast of LIGHT to all in LA

[steve2470]

18. Laissez le bon temps roule = Let the good times roll ?

How did I do, Swamprat ? :-)

[Craig3410]

30. As another (former, admittingly) NOer, I'll say yes.

Okay, I looked it up. :)

[kliljedahl]

Self Delete, dupe

[kliljedahl]

38. Sunday kick for Swampy

[kliljedahl]

19. Stay safe my brother

Maybe see you in November if you can break away from school for a few.

[katinmn]

21. Be safe, Swamp Rat!

:hug:

[Richard Steele]

22. I can understand your reasons for staying...

So just try to stay safe, willya?
We won't be happy until the storm is past
and we know you are OK!

[merh]

25. You take care of yourself and your folks.

:hug: Glad you have the ax and the life vests. Stay safe and know that you are in my prayers. :hug:

:loveya:

[Prism]

26. Stay safe, guy

Check in when you're able.

[eleny]

27. Oh, Swampy!

You'll be on my mind today and until we hear from you!

[Carni]

28. You need to pack them in the car and go

Pardon my bossy tone because I don't know you, but this is not the one to hope for the best with IMO :(

[Lorien]

31. Please, please listen to Carni

I went through Charley last year and it wasn't anywhere as bad as this will be for NO. PLEASE pack up the parents and leave early in the am. Katrina is nothing to "ride out"!!!!!

[steve2470]

32. Amen. If this monster comes ashore at 145 mph, it will kill

thousands by drowning by flooding and storm surge. In Florida we didn't have to deal with those kind of winds, maybe 90 mph tops.

[Lorien]

34. What a "mere" 95 mph sustained wind did to my neighborhood:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=1731707&mesg_id=1731932

145mph can level a house. Nothing to screw around with!!!!!

[steve2470]

35. Ouch !!! Looks like Sanford. I was lucky and dodged everything nt

[deminks]

29. Our thoughts are with you SR!

Bonne Chance!

[peacebuzzard]

33. Oi Amigo!

If you and the folks need a place to go to.....let me know.

Come on up to Tennessee. My casa is your casa.

[arcos]

37. Kick!! Cuidate Swamp Rat!

Tené todo el cuidado necesario... evacuá si es posible!

Si no podés, pues la mejor suerte del mundo entonces!!

:hug:

[HamdenRice]

42. I rode out Gloria 1985 -- one of the stupidest things I ever did

So please take everyone's advice. If your parents can travel, please, please get out of town. At the very least find a tall, brick building where you can hang out at the 5th floor or above.

[fricasseed_gourmet_rat]

44. from one rat to another...

I hope everything goes well.

[proud patriot]

45. Sending you love friend

:loveya:

[kliljedahl]

17. My PM from him this week, hope his plans change

I'm taking a break from DU starting this week (though I am responding to PMs). School is too important, as I am taking 15 hrs and writing a masters thesis this semester in order to graduate. Time is of the essence... I don't know where this country is headed, which is why I opted for another masters degree immediately, and will return to the PhD next Spring.

Isn't this Pat Robertson scandal (diversion) amazing??? Hell, when do they start the witch trials again?!? If it were Whoopie Goldberg, Bill Maher, or Janet's boob who said something like Robertson did, their head would already be on a pike - if you are a white, republican x-tian, in this country, it is OK to openly advocate killing people on TV... Robertson should have been arrested already... in a fair system.

OK, gotta get ready for class!

peace,
SR

[lynettebro440]

20. Keep safe

and get the hell out of there.

Kick

[Midlodemocrat]

23. Stay safe, Swamp Rat!

We need you!

:hi:

[Catherine Vincent]

24. We will be thinking kind thoughts for you and your parents, Swampy.

Stay safe and dry and please be sure to let us know how everything went after this is over. :hug: to you SwampRat. :-)

[Bluebear]

36. SR, please pack your parents in the car and head north.

Please.

[DemExpat]

39. He is leaving...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=4479788&mesg_id=4480021

DemEx

[DistressedAmerican]

40. Thank God! I Love You Swampy!

Good move. Roll out!

Thinking about you at all times!

You are hard to kill though. Tough little bastard!

[Kurovski]

43. Same here! It has to be said: I love you SR.

Kick --for folks like me who were still wondering about Swamp Rat and may not be able to do a search.