Category: Hurricane Rita

A borrowed re-tooled phrase is the title of this post because it is appropriate and quite an eye-opener. I made it back yesterday around lunchtime. The stretch of road that took me three hours to pass on Thursday was behind me in 15 minutes yesterday in the driving rain. Most everyone I know, like myself, sustained very little if any… Read more →

God bless the universal power supply. Power went out here about an hour ago and I’m still humming along. Wind has picked up but only slightly. Apparently, they lose power very easily out here in the sticks. They were even told that they could be without for as much as two weeks even after the storm had forecast to be… Read more →

I’m sitting here in Montgomery with the rain outside and wind gusts to probably around 40mph. The weather comes as rain bands sweep in from the east and soon from the north. No power loss yet, but I have my pair of back-up universal power supplies that can keep me running for several hours if necessary. The people to our… Read more →

Well, Rita has weakened a little more and it appears to be moving a little more north than northwest apparently heading for a collision with the eastern Louisiana coast. I’m still “hunkered down” (seeming, the buzzword for all news teams in town) here in Montgomery watching news and on the net. Unfortunately, I still don’t know if my dad made… Read more →

Pride Kennels in Conroe did a wonderful job with my cats, but I went and got them this morning and brought them over to my mom’s house. Amazing that so many animals can take up so little room. Other than a bit of hissing and howling, they all seem settled and happy. I think most of them are just happy… Read more →

Hurricane Rita continues to “churn” or is it “rumble” or…well, use whichever news jargon adjective you like. Bottom line, Rita is on her way and everyone here is bugging out. This morning for me should be relatively quiet, but I have made one change of plans. I’ve decided to pick up my cats from the boarding place this morning. I… Read more →

What an insane day. I made it to my mom’s after over 5 hours on the road and that was with my trusty key map and lots of back roads. The main road here – 2978 – was jammed and I was on it for 2 hours plus. Now, that I’m here, it is wait and see as well as… Read more →

I’m posting this from my “Crack”berry on the road to my mom’s house. As you’ve probably heard, it is gridlock, but people are moving and being pretty friendly despite the traffic. Well, I didn’t sleep well and was awake by 4am. Probably a good thing. I hit the Diamond Shamrock at Shepherd and 11th just before 5am and had no… Read more →

You know, I’m alternately fascinated and terrified by hurricanes. They are powerful and really a miracle of nature. But they are also destructive and deadly. Fortunately, we all have time to get out of the way, but that doesn’t help the sinking feeling you get thinking about it. I’ll be well north of town all weekend and my information is… Read more →

Tropical Storm Rita is now Hurricane Rita as predicted. The National Hurricane Center upgraded the storm this morning and we are beginning to see a pretty well-organized storm. I’m continuing to pay attention and make preparations as are a lot of people. The grocery store was packed last night. Lots of interesting stuff with this storm. According to the National… Read more →