Please follow procedures accordingly.... As we watch the progress of Hurricane IKE, the following are the companies guidelines based on the hurricanes intensity. HURRICANE CATEGORY 1- No excuses for being late to work. Leave earlier to give extra time to avoid fallen tree's and limbs. CATEGORY 2- Due to the horizontal rain, you may wear jeans. We also advise you wear goggles. CATEGORY 3- Whereas most of the areas will be flooded, we suggest you avoid wearing open toe sandals when coming to work.Canoes will be provided to those in need of crossing the street to get to the office building safely without getting wet. CATEGORY 4- More than likely, there will be no electricity,so make sure you charge the batteries in your laptops. We will also have manual typewriters available to all staff members that forget to charge the batteries. Ladies, please take extra caution and wear water-proof make-up if Category 4 or above. CATEGORY 5- Velcro will be provided to keep your arse attached to the chairs when the windows blow out of the building. For those that survive, We will have chocolate cake and ice-cream from H.E.B. at 3:00 P.M. in the kitchen.