TxCoUnTrYbOy
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Here is the last update about Hurricane Rita that I will be posting. Rita hit just east of the Texas border in Cameron, Louisiana, and caused massive devastation to a huge area, from just east of Houston all the way to mid to eastern Louisiana. Initial reports are saying that Beaumont was hit the worst, but too early to tell, lots of places got hit extremely hard.
Here in Houston, we got lots of strong winds, stronger than I feel comfortable in. When the winds are loud enough that you cant sleep, thats a little too strong. There has been a little damage in Houston, but most stayed to the east of us and in Galveston. Now the big problem in Houston is the gas shortage. Nobody has any gas. We probably have thousands of stations throughout Houston, and maybe 10 of them have gas. We have over 2.5 million people here that evacuated, and have a long drive back here only to find no gas. Gas tankers have to have police escorts coming into the city. Many stations are not open today when the gas is delivered, so no one is around to turn the pumps on when the gas is delivered.
We dodged a huge bullet here in Houston, but unfortunately east of here wasnt so lucky. Everyone who was in Rita's path has my prayers tonight, and as long as your recovery takes.
Here in Houston, we got lots of strong winds, stronger than I feel comfortable in. When the winds are loud enough that you cant sleep, thats a little too strong. There has been a little damage in Houston, but most stayed to the east of us and in Galveston. Now the big problem in Houston is the gas shortage. Nobody has any gas. We probably have thousands of stations throughout Houston, and maybe 10 of them have gas. We have over 2.5 million people here that evacuated, and have a long drive back here only to find no gas. Gas tankers have to have police escorts coming into the city. Many stations are not open today when the gas is delivered, so no one is around to turn the pumps on when the gas is delivered.
We dodged a huge bullet here in Houston, but unfortunately east of here wasnt so lucky. Everyone who was in Rita's path has my prayers tonight, and as long as your recovery takes.