HOUSTON -- Though Thursday will be another beautiful, sunny day for Houston, there seems to be some trouble brewing in the tropics.
Ida revved up to hurricane strength off the coast of Nicaragua early Thursday morning, and it has a chance to get into the southern Gulf by the end of next week, 11 News Meteorologist David Paul said.
"Ida is down in the southern Caribbean right now, so it’s a long way away from the Gulf and Galveston-Houston," Paul said. "It’s going to dump a lot of rain over Nicaragua and Honduras over the weekend, and if it survives that track over the land, it would re-emerge and perhaps try to head toward the southern Gulf of Mexico."
But don’t get too worried – Paul said he thinks the chances of Ida making it into the Gulf – even as a tropical storm – are "iffy."
"Upper-level winds are strong here. I think this is going to be a hostile environment for Ida to get into the Gulf, but we will obviously track it, and you need to stay abreast of what’s going on here," Paul said.
As for Thursday, Paul said to expect sunshine and a high in the upper-70s, and more of the same Friday and Saturday.
Sunday, however, the rain chances will creep back into the forecast at 30 to 40 percent.
firedog said on November 5, 2009 at 8:18 AM
great day, all. had moon set and sunrise tis morn, was great. new format sucks.
joneagle said on November 5, 2009 at 8:23 AM
hello out there, there, there......
firedog said on November 5, 2009 at 8:27 AM
good morn jon, how is things?
firedog said on November 5, 2009 at 8:36 AM
great day for t-gatin for the noon ritual!!
joneagle said on November 5, 2009 at 8:37 AM
ok FD, trying to not get upset at this new site, can you beleive it asked me to inpuit "poncho paratroop's" to get a comment posted???? wth????
firedog said on November 5, 2009 at 8:43 AM
then they have the "want do ya think about new site" and have comments turned off. waitin to see what others think before me send mail with me comments. hate the 2 word thingie. o'well cheers and a good day.
joneagle said on November 5, 2009 at 8:50 AM
Yeah I seen that too. It's like their testing our typing ability!!! I'm old school 3 finger typer, not the proper etiquette type....plus I don't see any avitors, why did they say to pu one anyways? Where ya at Trip??? Dunno if you can help tho, "Change" is a bi*ch!!!
neisie000 said on November 5, 2009 at 9:00 AM
New format BLOWS!!! Where's our avatars? BOOOOO!!!
firedog said on November 5, 2009 at 9:02 AM
hmmmm, no thumbs, no friends list. can't click on a name.
trip7 said on November 5, 2009 at 9:12 AM
Change is great as long as I don't hafta do anythin different!!!!! I don't like this thing AT ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TAYLOR where's our avatars????HELP KHOU....You don't want ta run our crew off this site cause it's to darn complicated do ya??????
trip7 said on November 5, 2009 at 9:21 AM
Tha two word thingie ( which is hard to read) is "QUONDAM INGS" and that is my sentiment EXACTLY!!!! This Quondam thing is AWEFUL!!!! Can't make paragraphs. Hafta put that 2 word thingie in each time????? Give me a break!!!!!!!!!! What GEEK thought all this Quondam thing up???
joneagle said on November 5, 2009 at 9:27 AM
thinking bout leaving. Wait I hafta put "dotingty fered" 1st........don't even think tose are words!!!
sweetdulce said on November 5, 2009 at 9:28 AM
Me no like this! I can't see ava's....hello can anyone hear me?
texasnativeson20 said on November 5, 2009 at 9:31 AM
LOL - Trip you are sooooo funn QUONDAM INGS - G'morning Firedog
monkeylou40 said on November 5, 2009 at 9:33 AM
Can't stand the new format. Why change something that was just fine the way it was? You're right Jon. Change does suck.
daisymay said on November 5, 2009 at 9:33 AM
Absolutely NO need for Captcha. I don't think KHOU is being over run by posting bots, so get rid of it!! HATE not having an avatar!! Where is our profile page (even IF mine was CONSTANTLY "under review")? There was even a thread asking "thoughts on new format" and what did they do? "Comments have been disabled" Durrrr. Not the sharpest pencils. As for the threats about banning IP addresses. Just great! Now, KHOU will be like every other news site out there. Do they want to be like abc13, where they banned everyone and now they only get about 10 or 20 comments per story?? That's great traffic to a site. LOL, not. I happen to look forward to certain trolls, because they post crazy comments which I enjoy reading. I come to this site to read everyone's comments. Take that away, and why bother coming here at all? I hate change but I do like the looks of the new site, but hate the function. I might copy/paste this if they open up the complaint/opinion thread again. LOL
texasnativeson20 said on November 5, 2009 at 9:33 AM
The two word thingie reminds me of a Hoover.
daisymay said on November 5, 2009 at 9:34 AM
Am I the only one that can see my avatar? To me, it's the ONLY one I see on this page. Why is that? I want Firedogs tanned turkey!!!!!! =(
daisymay said on November 5, 2009 at 9:39 AM
Well, I posted twice, and now my posts are gone? "poof". Yeah, off to play somewhere else. Let me know when they get the kinks out. And without a profile page, you can't even message people anymore. HATE it!! This suxs. Bye bye. Have fun y'all. This is more trouble than it's worth. Speed and appearance is great, but the functionality of this now blows.
firedog said on November 5, 2009 at 9:40 AM
who am i, where am i ???????????????
texasnativeson said on November 5, 2009 at 9:42 AM
Hey, Bob - do you have a new job here at Ch11 or is this your evil twin at work?
texasnativeson said on November 5, 2009 at 9:45 AM
Hey, where is the next page thingie?
daisymay said on November 5, 2009 at 9:47 AM
Nevermind. My Avatar is now gone. Lasted all of 2 minutes. The only thing I love is not having all those page numbers at the bottom of the page. It was SO annoying have to click, wait forever to load, and click again to read all the comments. !#$%$^@#!$^@&^%$*&#%#!#@^&$&%^&% pfft.
texasnativeson said on November 5, 2009 at 9:54 AM
AH - the NEXT PAGE THINGIE is the REFRESH icon (two little green arrows).
texasnativeson said on November 5, 2009 at 9:57 AM
Try the REFRESH icon (two little green arrows at the very top of your screen)
trip7 said on November 5, 2009 at 9:57 AM
I see NO avatars.... I can't read tha dang two word thingie so I just sign out & back in....have you any idea how long my patience will hold out for doin this cr@p??? Not long I assure you. I agree with daisy it looks good & am sure sum new toys will be fun BUT this commentin thing is gonna send tha troops packin... If this keeps up we will just open up tha ROGF and let all tha peeps go there ta play. Least we gots goats, bunnies, ducks & a Kroo there ta play with!!!! River Oaks Goat Farm is gonna be busy if this mess ain't cleared up.....
texasnativeson said on November 5, 2009 at 9:57 AM
Or maybe not
trip7 said on November 5, 2009 at 10:06 AM
OK have figured it out BOB tha janitor at ktrk has been fired for his constant screwin with our posts , which drove all of us off that site & over to here khou... Now AP wire story says BOB tha janitor is now "W"ing at ch 11........ Bob go mop tha floor & leave well enough alone!!!! Protest in tha streets outside studio at 1:pm Bring banners & signs but leave rotten eggs at home for now.....
trip7 said on November 5, 2009 at 10:14 AM
YAY reminds me of tha good ole days....POWER TO THA PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!! March on tha capitol of television stations.... two word thingie GET OUT NOW!!!!Make love not geek mess!!! GIVE PEACE A CHANCE!!!!!!!!! peace on tha site that is.... Want my avatar NOW!!! What do we want.?..AVATARS! When do we want them ? NOW!! EVERYBODY YELLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!! What do we want? AVATARS!! When do we want them?...NOW!!!!
joneagle said on November 5, 2009 at 10:27 AM
hoot-hoot - Trips raising the woof......normandy 1,826, my extra word or the day...
burney72 said on November 5, 2009 at 10:30 AM
I hate the new KHOU! I hate the new KHOU. I hate the new KHOU! PLEASE CHANGE IT BACK TO THE WAY IT WAS BEFORE! PRETTY PLEASE!
texasnativeson said on November 5, 2009 at 10:38 AM
Trip wants to picket outside Ch11 - can't you just see it now on the 6:00 o'clock news?? ROTF -
sweetdulce said on November 5, 2009 at 10:56 AM
what happen to my comment??
khoutaylor said on November 5, 2009 at 11:34 AM
Hey guys! Pleeease send us ALL your feedback to web@khou.com -- bad or good or whatever. This is all a work in progress, so we need to know everything you're thinking. If there's something that enough people aren't happy with, maybe we can get it changed. Sorry that so many of you don't like the new site!!!
firedog said on November 5, 2009 at 11:44 AM
yeppers how do you find the oldest post? taylor don't think you want to know every thing that we a thinking. would be nothing but blocked out words.
vanillabloos said on November 5, 2009 at 12:30 PM
I think they are making a big deal out of this storm.
trip7 said on November 5, 2009 at 12:40 PM
LOL LOOK somebody commented on weather!!!! Taylor where's tha AVATARS????????????????? HELP I can't find myself!!!
khoutaylor said on November 5, 2009 at 1:16 PM
Aaaaah! I don't know, Trip! That's so weird. I'll ask about the avatars. Firedog, you have to tell us! We've heard those blankety-blank words before, believe me. :-) I know this is frustrating, but it's all a work in progress. I don't like the new comments tool either, personally. So bring on the suggestions, we'll see what we can do!!! web@khou.com
firedog said on November 5, 2009 at 1:27 PM
taylor used the W-word, fix the avatars and take out the 2 word thingie and you won't owe me a bl !!!!!!
firedog said on November 5, 2009 at 1:30 PM
hmmmm had a 3 martini lunch and now i can really read the 2 word thingie.
daisymay said on November 5, 2009 at 1:56 PM
Hi Taylor, How's it going? Please understand that most of us aren't kids, so we hate technology, and we hate change. On the plus side: The pages load MUCH faster. No annoying page numbers at the bottom of the page. Negatives: The pitch/font is very hard to read; the site keeps signing me "out" automatically; the avatars are gone; the profiles are gone; THE CAPTCHA!!!!!! Please, are bots really a problem on this site that you have to have it? We have a hard time reading this as it is, without the nasty catcha. I love the layout, not too crazy about all the white though, it's hard on the eyes. When you post, it disappears after you refresh, and takes a while for the site to catch back up, which makes it hard to have conversations on stories. Yes, will copy/paste complaint to the email address you posted, but wanted to post it here, too, in case anyone else was having trouble. 3rd attempt at posting comment!!!! ARGH!! Not showing up. "Undefined" wth?
daisymay said on November 5, 2009 at 2:02 PM
I posted the same comment THREE times, and it keeps disappearing. Why? Nothing in it that broke rules, so why do my posts keep disappearing? How can you "chat" like that? Never mind! Geez, I don't have the patience for this. Really, I dont. Thanks a lot Bob.
rick09 said on November 5, 2009 at 2:09 PM
I like the new site, don't mind not having a avatar, but why do I have to sign in over & over for every story on here, and sometimes my login name is invalid even though I have been using it on here for the past 10 months, whats that about? I thought I was bad at making web sites, KHOU should have tested and made sure everything worked before putting it live.
trip7 said on November 5, 2009 at 2:14 PM
RUTT Rowe Taylor said tha "W" word.....ya owe Firedog a bl !!!! Ok all, we gotta settle down & UNITE!!! Let's tell em what we don't like.... First tha commentin tool two word thingie!, no paragraphs....no av's... Squeeky wheel get's tha greese. Lets go to tha web site she posted an Squeek!!!!
daisymay said on November 5, 2009 at 2:22 PM
I squeeked, taylor answered. I think that's why my comment didn't post is because of paragraphs. Gee, what site does THAT sound like? Bob?! I missed the picket, but let me know when the next one is scheduled as I'll be sure to be there. Trip is right. NO more Captcha, stop the character quota max thingy so we can have paragraphs back as it's easier to read. D'uh. It's hard to read the small pitch/font on all this white. Pages load quickly and it's nice not to have to take forever to scroll through page numbers!! hated the thumbsup/down thingy, so I'm glad it's gone. Home page looks sweet, but I want my avatar and profile back so we can chat with each other. Trip, I'm thinking if this keeps up, you'll have to post the farm's address, and I'll try to post mine, too. Patience only carries you so far. LOL
ilmpb said on November 5, 2009 at 2:27 PM
BOOOOO new format!! "Please let us know why in the comments section below" - "Comments have been turned off". Hahaha, ok KHOU.
daisymay said on November 5, 2009 at 2:41 PM
Breaking news: Massacre at Fort Hood. WTF?! 2 suspects in custory, 7 dead, 12 unjured. Glad we had fun on here venting while we could. The world has indeed gone mad.
trip7 said on November 6, 2009 at 10:28 AM
Ooooooooooooook, What about Friday??? Can we have new story without comment section being turned off????
trip7 said on November 6, 2009 at 10:30 AM
HEY Look!!!! I have me av!!!! makin progress............2 word thingie "governor directors" uuuuugggggggggggggg hate that thing!!!!!!!!!
trip7 said on November 6, 2009 at 10:42 AM
Progress??? Av is gone now so much for progress.......;o{ 1956.66 farquhar???? WTH???
bornraisedusa said on November 6, 2009 at 11:04 AM
Hello KHOU.... I really like the old web site. Just don't care for the new one.