Subj : Hurricane Rita
To   : richardw
From : Rocko
Date : Thu Sep 22 2005 10:01 pm

  Re: Hurricane Rita
  By: richardw to All on Wed Sep 21 2005 05:40 pm

 > They're going to stay with some friends in Austin, TX until the storm 
 > passes.  They're supposed to be evacuated by 6pm today, but he said 
 > they're not gonna make it.  They will be leaving in the morning.
 > 
 > He said the line of cars is already incredible.

Wish them luck on that.  If they have a cell phone, you should coach them on
some back roads.  I remember helping a friend out with a field trip to the Ikea
in Houston.  It was about a 3 hour drive--I was in an old short bus for hauling
all the stuff, it would have fallen apart if I tried to speed.  The word of
mouth right here at least earlier today was the drive was taking 20 hours. 
Immediately outside of Houston, the traffic was going a mile an hour.  People
have been walking out of the cars to the side of the road in the jam in order
to relieve themselves.  In Austin, I've already had to augment my commute
because 290/71 was clogged up westbound. 

I am hoping by the time this post is out, Houston has started contraflow, and
your friends are already settled.

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