Category 5
So last night, the weather service changed their mind on where Rita is going to hit. Yup, straight on here in Houston, maybe a little to the west, maybe a little to the east. Here in Houston, we're hoping for a little to the east, that way we don't get hit straight on and we get the clean side (the side with less wind and rain). But no matter what it is going to be icky. Galveston is a ghost town, and the freeways are all parking lots. Most people tried to start evacuating last night and still haven't left the city limits. TxDOT has started opening the southbound lanes of I-45 to northbound traffic, north of town, to try to alleviate some of the traffic problems.
Let's see, what's my plan for today? Rack my strawberry wine. Fill other 3 jugs with water. Hopefully close on the houses (selling one and buying one). Get some gatorade or something to drink. Try to eat as much of the leftovers in the fridge as possible, as well as the chicken that's defrosted. Do laundry, take showers and baths (we might not have water for a while after the storm hits). Try to avoid the freeways like the plague. Hell, try to avoid driving, save the gas for emergencies. Clean up anything outside that could turn into a window breaking missile in high winds. Find and put out candles in every room. If we could get someplace to buy plywood, my husband would be boarding up the windows.
It's nuts. People are stuck on the roads because they ran out of gas, and there's no gas to be found anywhere. Not to diminish the severity of the storm that's coming, or the loss of those people who are going to be affected by it, but people are seriously going over board. The media has overhyped this storm to the point where people are now in more danger because there is a good chance they are going to be stuck on the side of the road somewhere, out of gas, when the storm hits. Houston is the fourth largest city in the US, and we have fully a quarter of the population evacuating, if not more. The city officially shuts down tomorrow, although most of the businesses are already closed.
Sorry, I know this is supposed to be a brewlog, but well . . . .*shrug*
Let's see, what's my plan for today? Rack my strawberry wine. Fill other 3 jugs with water. Hopefully close on the houses (selling one and buying one). Get some gatorade or something to drink. Try to eat as much of the leftovers in the fridge as possible, as well as the chicken that's defrosted. Do laundry, take showers and baths (we might not have water for a while after the storm hits). Try to avoid the freeways like the plague. Hell, try to avoid driving, save the gas for emergencies. Clean up anything outside that could turn into a window breaking missile in high winds. Find and put out candles in every room. If we could get someplace to buy plywood, my husband would be boarding up the windows.
It's nuts. People are stuck on the roads because they ran out of gas, and there's no gas to be found anywhere. Not to diminish the severity of the storm that's coming, or the loss of those people who are going to be affected by it, but people are seriously going over board. The media has overhyped this storm to the point where people are now in more danger because there is a good chance they are going to be stuck on the side of the road somewhere, out of gas, when the storm hits. Houston is the fourth largest city in the US, and we have fully a quarter of the population evacuating, if not more. The city officially shuts down tomorrow, although most of the businesses are already closed.
Sorry, I know this is supposed to be a brewlog, but well . . . .*shrug*
posted by CraftScout | 7:35 AM
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