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Wednesday, August 15, 2007


This is just what we need.
Tropical Storm Erin formed Wednesday in the Gulf of Mexico and headed toward Texas, threatening to bring downpours to a state that already has had one of its rainiest summers on record.

Homeowners headed to hardware stores in the Rio Grande Valley for supplies to board up their houses, said Ruben Dimas, assistant store manager at a Home Depot in Harlingen.

"They know the drill, they're familiar with it," Dimas said.

The fifth depression of the Atlantic hurricane season formed late Tuesday and was upgraded to a tropical storm Wednesday when its maximum sustained speed was measured at 40 mph, the National Hurricane Center said. The threshold for tropical storm status is 39 mph.
Batteries? Check. Water? Check. Gallon of Bourbon? Check. Yep, I'm ready. 'Cuz if you're going to be on CNN up to your neck in water, you might as well be shit faced.

And lets not forget about Dean. Not too early to rule him out, either.

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