Dayton Refugio
I went off to work this morning after a long night of packing, stashing and buttoning down. I drive a little Suzuki Sidekick. I packed up Coco and some food and bowls for her, a large suitcase with enough clothing to last the two of us for a week. Equality was to meet with me in Dayton later. Her car was packed to the gills, and she had ruok and Honey, her cat, as passengers.I took Coco into the office with me and she spent the day in the conference room hiding in a bookcase. People came and visited her throughout the day, but she wasn't in a sociable mood. I spent the day battening down the hatches, putting plastic up, and elevating what we could. Some people showed up for a short while, only to leave for higher ground. The whole area was under evacuation orders. We had a small staff, and everyone including myself was gone by three. I packed up Coco and left for what is normally a 30 minute drive north to Dayton. It took 2 1/2 hours. The traffic crawled on the mostly 2 laned highway 146. Folks seemed to take it all in stride as we poked along. Most of them had farther to go then I. I let Coco out of her kennel and she sat in my lap most of the way.
When I got into our hotel we had to sneak the cat in as they have a no pets policy. Equality made sure that ruok and I had plenty of food, and we all find ourselves quite comfortable. Coco is settling in and finding the most comfortable locations.
Dayton isn't far enough to completely get away from Rita but it shouldn't hit here with full force, the hotel seems soundly constructed and we feel pretty safe. Tonite the weather is hot and the sky is clear. No indication of what the weather will be two days from now
posted by Liberty @ 8:16 PM
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Well, Liberty, seems there is a ray of hope, albeit a small one. While you lie next to me, apparently in an exhausted and unconcious state, I've been up, playing with Coco, checking the traffic on 90 and watching the news. Right now, seems our home is DEAD ON in the path, being just a few blocks behind the seawall in Galveston, and only around 9-10 feet over sea level. However, there's been a very small trend to the north, which, if it continues, will move further towards Louisiana and away from us as "ground zero".
Meanwhile, at 3-4am, Thursday, its been bumper to bumper out there on 90, moving away from Houston, and I10 exits and entrances to Baytown look like they've been closed. In our hotel, we've got hysterical evacuees from Katrina literally freaking out in the corridors, not able to get out and fearing what they had escaped from just under a month ago.
If you leave to go back to the office in Baytown DH, I think you're nuts, and you may not be able to get back to your family (meaning me - and Coco, of course). We've "shot the wad" on cell phone minutes already this month - just yesterday, in fact, so "hunker in" with us and just use the phone. Coco wants you with her! And keep up that ray of hope regarding the shift to the north for RITA.....
your loving Equality
Dayton? Dayton?!? You're evacuating to Dayton????
You should at least go as far as say, Sour Lake.
Seriously, our prayers are with you as you ride out the storm. And watch out for snakes!
God bless,
Lee
(Former Sour Lakian [Sour Lakite? Sour Laker?], now in Arizona)
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