Here She Comes!
Sep. 21st, 2005 09:12 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
eggwardsI'm starting to think that one of the New Orleans' evacuees that came to Houston happend to be holding the numbers 4-8-15-16-23-42.
Today at work the first email that came out said "If your children are off from schoolyou may bring them to work on Thursday and Friday." Trust me, although I said it would be great to have the extra help, no one was amused by this. By mid day, several of the coastal counties had decided to make evacuation manditory, the people in charge, off in Atlanta started to hear that a good chunk of the workforce would be leaving. Around noon they announced that we would be closing after today's business.
You can guess that my hysterical coworker was very, very pleased. When I asked her what she would do, leave or ride it out, she said that she didn't know. She spent the next few hours going back and forth between staying at her central city appartment, staying with a friend in west Houston, or driving off to the Valley (McAllen). I guess I won't know what she did until we get back.
My boss' boss, Gina had a trip to San Francisco already planned, and the first thing everyone said to her after she said that she'd be safe was "what about an earthquake?" She wasn't too pleased.
Since people were being told to leave the roads filled up quickly. Trips that normally take one hour were being reported as taking four. There was a report that driving to Dallas was taking 8+ hours, and Dallas hotels were already filling up, forcing those leaving to make reservations in Oklahoma. I was already reported that a convention in San Antonio and Austin City Limits Festival in Austin already filled up many of the hotels there. Shelters had alredy been populated with Louisiana evacuees, now more space had to be found for our town.
I talked to Mom today, and she mentioned that Dad would not be able to get out of work, which I wasn't surprized. When you work at a jail, there isn't much of an ability to leave. Mom will ride it out in Conroe with Dad, some 100 miles from the coast, so hopefully everything will be OK, though she'll be at home, which is not as strong as the jail building.
I'm planning to leave tomorrow. I need to pack and prepare the apartment here. Much of the smaller stuff will be thrown into the bathroom, the only room that doesn't have a window. I'll be packing up the desktop computer and bringing that with me to Austin. if I get a chance tonight, since I have to run over to Walgreens, I may cross the street to Spec's Liquor and pick up some makings for some Hurricanes, so I can bring that to the guys who will be in Austin with me.
Already their are lines at the gas stations that remain open. I hope when it comes time to fill up again I can get some.
I have to admit that I'm not looking forward to tomorrow's drive. It could take hours to make it to Austin. Still, it must be done. I'm not staying.
Today at work the first email that came out said "If your children are off from schoolyou may bring them to work on Thursday and Friday." Trust me, although I said it would be great to have the extra help, no one was amused by this. By mid day, several of the coastal counties had decided to make evacuation manditory, the people in charge, off in Atlanta started to hear that a good chunk of the workforce would be leaving. Around noon they announced that we would be closing after today's business.
You can guess that my hysterical coworker was very, very pleased. When I asked her what she would do, leave or ride it out, she said that she didn't know. She spent the next few hours going back and forth between staying at her central city appartment, staying with a friend in west Houston, or driving off to the Valley (McAllen). I guess I won't know what she did until we get back.
My boss' boss, Gina had a trip to San Francisco already planned, and the first thing everyone said to her after she said that she'd be safe was "what about an earthquake?" She wasn't too pleased.
Since people were being told to leave the roads filled up quickly. Trips that normally take one hour were being reported as taking four. There was a report that driving to Dallas was taking 8+ hours, and Dallas hotels were already filling up, forcing those leaving to make reservations in Oklahoma. I was already reported that a convention in San Antonio and Austin City Limits Festival in Austin already filled up many of the hotels there. Shelters had alredy been populated with Louisiana evacuees, now more space had to be found for our town.
I talked to Mom today, and she mentioned that Dad would not be able to get out of work, which I wasn't surprized. When you work at a jail, there isn't much of an ability to leave. Mom will ride it out in Conroe with Dad, some 100 miles from the coast, so hopefully everything will be OK, though she'll be at home, which is not as strong as the jail building.
I'm planning to leave tomorrow. I need to pack and prepare the apartment here. Much of the smaller stuff will be thrown into the bathroom, the only room that doesn't have a window. I'll be packing up the desktop computer and bringing that with me to Austin. if I get a chance tonight, since I have to run over to Walgreens, I may cross the street to Spec's Liquor and pick up some makings for some Hurricanes, so I can bring that to the guys who will be in Austin with me.
Already their are lines at the gas stations that remain open. I hope when it comes time to fill up again I can get some.
I have to admit that I'm not looking forward to tomorrow's drive. It could take hours to make it to Austin. Still, it must be done. I'm not staying.
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Date: 2005-09-22 02:51 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2005-09-22 03:54 am (UTC)I hate to say it but she does look lovely in the pic.
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Date: 2005-09-22 05:22 am (UTC)Best wishes!
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Date: 2005-09-22 05:42 am (UTC)Or feel free to call me. If you don't have my number, e-mail me and I'll give it to you. texaspenguin@gmail.com
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Date: 2005-09-22 06:21 am (UTC)Stay dry, hope your place avoids all damage... and have a great time in Austin!
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Date: 2005-09-22 07:00 am (UTC)Hugs!
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Date: 2005-09-23 07:12 am (UTC)