Well, we stayed here in Corpus Christi last night, and here is the situation. If the storm takes a northernly turn as predicted, we will be in good shape on the south side of the storm with wind and rain.... Houston and Galveston will be on the north side of the storm....not where you want to be in a hurricane. If it keeps coming due west without that turn, we are in major trouble. This is the 3rd worst Atlantic hurricane in history. The other hurricanes that have hit this area have been category 3's....this one at a 5 is nothing to mess around with! We will make our decision today on whether to evacuate or not, the storm should hit late Friday, early Saturday and there is a mandatory evacuation order here in Corpus Christi...The ferret shelter SAFE in San Antonio that I am a member of, already contacted me yesterday to let me know they are willing and waiting for my crew of babies....will let everyone know what we do....keep us in your prayers Lynn Barker please check out my web site: http://fuzzysleepcenter.terrabox.com/ my items can also be found at http://stores.ebay.com/things4feritz in Lynn's Fuzzy sleep shoppe proud member of S.A.F.E. www.saferrets.org join our ferret craft group [log in to unmask] [Posted in FML issue 5009]