[OOC] Constables of the 14th Ward

[Helfdan]

No, C. Drueglefish turned back after you got almost all the way to Pleasant Ford and headed back to his home area just outside Lauralie Summerhome. He said something about needing to check on his pumpkin patch or some such.....

OOC: What in thunder is a "Trackback"?

Thanks.

A Trackback is a way for people with web pages to know when others link to their page.
Trackback - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Leif]

Thanks, Helfdan! Since you're so smart, look in the upper right of this and every other post. What's that link beside the post number (permalink) used for?

 

[Leif]

You just messed with the WRONG thread, Bub! Consider yourself reported to the ENWorld Powers that Be!

 

[Helfdan]

Thanks, Helfdan! Since you're so smart, look in the upper right of this and every other post. What's that link beside the post number (permalink) used for?

Heh!! Asking an old geezer about 'puters... well, if you put your cursor over the post number (or right click and hit properties) , you see a basic internet address that leads to that post,
eg: "http://www.enworld.org/forum/4451674-post802.html"

But if you put the cursor over the permalink, you see a more complex address:

"http://www.enworld.org/forum/talking-talk/198627-ooc-constables-14th-ward-27.html#post4451674"

(If you remove the quotation marks these take you to the same post)

Apparently, via use, abuse, or internet elves, these simple links can degrade over time, and cease to work. the more complex link should, in theory, always work.

Hopefully somebody who actually knows about page design will tell us if I got it right

 

[Helfdan]

Somebody gonna provide the MARCHING ORDER that Scotley asked for?? hint, hint

It's in the OOC spoiler of this post, boss.

 

[Leif]

It's in the OOC spoiler of this post, boss.

Boss? "Gee," Leif said as his head swelled! Yeah, my bad, sorry.

 

[Lou]

OOC: We'll give Darius, Moru and Jonas until tomorrow to check in and then move forward.

Don't expect Darius to check in, but we may be surprised. Xedr is in a mandatory evacuation zone for Hurricane Ike (due to the risk of flooding from the expected 15+ ft storm surge).

The current anticipated track puts the eye about 30 miles west of my house and office. They are telling us to expect 100+ mph winds and 10-15 inches of rain from Friday evening until Sunday.

 

[Leif]

Be careful out there, man! If worst comes to worst, find a good, stout tree and HANG ON TIGHT!! How much did you miss the mandatory evac. zone by? Does xedr live on the beach?

 

[Lou]

Be careful out there, man! If worst comes to worst, find a good, stout tree and HANG ON TIGHT!! How much did you miss the mandatory evac. zone by? Does xedr live on the beach?

I have some heavy-duty plywood at the house, I'm wondering if I should try to cover up some west-facing windows. I'm hoping the house next to me protects the south-facing windows.

The mandatory evacuation zone is currently no farther north than the SE and due S edge of Houston proper, all due to expected storm surge up Galveston Bay and the bayous and creeks that drain into it. That's about 45 miles SE of me. We are under a shelter-in-place order.

Xedr lives miles from the beach but south of Houston and just north of a town that notoriously floods. His area may see storm surge from Galveston Bay, which happens to run quite a ways inland from Galveston island. The Bay tends to flood an inland lake that overflows into the surrounding area, which is very flat.

I live about 60 miles towards the coast from Bryan/College Station and Texas A&M, and they are expected to see tropical storm force sustained winds this weekend.

Here's a link to the local news What to Expect from Hurricane Ike

 

[Scotley]

Couldn't hurt to cover the windows. If you are gonna put up the plywood do it before the wind picks up. I've seen a loose sheet of plywood do some scary things when it gets airborne. Keep your head down and best of luck to you.