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Originally posted by: jdronamraju

Thanks for your concern, Shyamala. We might probably not get the full effect here in Texas, let us see what happens. It is a regular happening here every couple of years as we are so close to the gulf of mexico. For Hurricane Rita, the threat was category 5 initially, so we drove down all the way to Dallas to escape it. It was a nightmare as all the freeways were blocked with traffic, had to stay there for 3 days.. Luckily it didnt hit Houston as bad as expected. We stayed back here for Hurricane Ike, our house escaped the backlash, as we are in the suburbs, but quite a few areas of houston and galveston were badly affected for weeks.
Crossing our fingers this time.. let us see..

Is there a hurricane in Texas?😲
Generally when it does, there is a depression here in the West Coast, but it is so Sunny and bright. Now, I don't want my weekend ruined.😭

Originally posted by: sashashyam

Laurie, Jyothi (and anyone else in the path of Hurricane Isaac),

I am worried for you both and your families. I hope you all come thru with no serious problems, and I shall keep my fingers crossed for that.

The US is one of the most disaster prone areas on the planet, as I found out during my 7 years there in 2 stints. There is always a tornado or a hurricane or a flood somewhere or the other, and then hillsides in California suddenly disappear under landslides carrying a line of houses with them - the list is endless. And I am not even talking of the San Andreas fault, about which I happily disregarded dire warnings from family and friends when I shipped my Sasha over to Stanford for 4 years, in an area that they were almost sure would disappear under the Pacific Ocean in his sophomore year!.

I was always shocked by the lack of global attention to all the suffering these disasters cause to the Americans, unless it is on the scale of Katrina. They are a very resilient people, but one should at least understand the magnitude of these crises and empathise with them (in this case with you folks).

Shyamala

Stanford? Oh earlier I lived stone's throw away from Stanford.
Even now, not very far ~10miles. 😃
It is the Earthquake that I feel every now and then.

Guys in Texas, be safe!

Originally posted by: jdronamraju

no, it wasnt a name, more like a pattern. It wasnt always there either. I remember seeing it in one of the episodes and thought ,wow, he got a tattoo, but now cant seem to find it.. maybe it was a temporary one.. i will def. send it out if I can find it..

Jyo,
It is a scar. Has been there for a long time.
I assumed must be one of his diwali gifts 😆