All my prayers and thoughts are with the Houston/Galveston area. My
daughter Hollie is there.  She won't be able to leave since she's a
curator at the Houston Zoo and will have stay to protect the animals.
Please include her also.
Cooly

Prayers are coming. I hope it misses you all. Please check in with us when
you can to let us know how it went.

Thoughts and prayers are with you.  If you are close to that potential
storm surge I would get out of town. Yikes another cat 5 hurricane!
We will be watching and thinking of you. -- MZ

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Prayers to all involved. I hope things will come out well.

Sending good thoughts and prayers to all in Rita's path.  I can't say I
would want to stay and ride out this hurricane.

This morning's news alerted folks about the possible damage the
hurricane may do to chemical plants and oil refineries in the area.  We
can only hope they remain intact.

Praying you stay safe.
Good luck!
Bonnie

Well I don't pray often, but you all sure have my good thoughts and
best wishes. I know Harv best, but the positive wishes also go to all
you other people living on the edge of the Gulf. We can only hope that
Rita diminishes substantially in strength or hits somewhere where there
aren't so many people to be harmed.

Good luck, God Bless

Peter (UK)

Thoughts and prayers are with all of you near the gulf coast.Be safe and if
they say "get out", may you better listen
jb

I have an aunt and uncle in Houston.  I'm hoping they've gone to stay with my
cousin in Austin.  They're in their mid 70s and don't need to be stuck in
Houston heat without electricity.  My brother and sister are now my only
first degree relatives who have not been seriously threatened by a hurricane
within the past year (except one cousin who lives inland).  And they think
we're crazy to be living in the far north!  Prayers for all along the Gulf
Coast.

I am glued to CNN and all in harms way have my prayers.
A friend on a sewing group posted last night that her
daughter had been driving out of Galvaston and in the
car towing a trailer with 4 horses and a large dog. She
was driving alone and getting sleepy since she had been
in the car for 24 hours but no way to pull off. Her
mother was frantic. Late last night she posted that she
has contacted friends about 95 miles from the coast and
gotten off and made it to them. They took care of the
horses and dog while they put her immediately to bed.
She was going to get up early this morning and start
again. I think she was heading to Austin.
What a nightmare for you all.
Duckie