There is a terrible sense of foreboding in the many blogs watching Hurricane Rita, writes Ben Rooney.
"Time to get out of town," writes Liberty's Blog, from Galveston, Texas. "They are predicting 10ft surge tides, maybe more. Bad news: my home is 9-1/2 ft above sea level."
The Houston Chronicle has a dedicated blog site - a mixture of chilling official evacuations orders, to the plight of the elderly and poor trying to leave, to stories of defiance: "Youssef Mounis, who owns Gotham Pizza in Midtown, says he is staying open no matter how ugly the weather gets".
The paper also has a group called Stormwatchers who are staying to ride it out. Boarding Up In La Marque writes: "My husband has decided we are staying. We just moved in September 2, plus we have a border collie we will not leave." Which solicits the response: "Dear Boarding up In La Marque, I agree with the previous poster, screw the house, get out!"
