Liberty's Blog

Evacuating is such an ordeal. I thought we were well planned, but like every plan, implementation is a different story.

Ruok is off visiting her daughter, who gave birth Wednesday to a beautifull baby girl. Wednesday night we decided it would be a good idea to socialize rouk's cat, Honey, with our Coco. Coco didn't think much of the idea Coco young and spirited didn't think much of her home being invaded. The two cats avoided each other and there was lots of hissing. Coco who normally isn't the most co-operative kitty was just plain pissed at us, We gathered and kennelled Honey and while she didn't come willingly we got her loaded up. Coco however litterally fought me off tooth and nail. It was getting late and we made a decision. We love that cat, but stressing her out trying to gather her up would be cruel. Cats are tough and she has lots of places to climb. We left her lots of food and water. a couple litter boxes and our prayers. We had spent over an hour we didn't have, trying to get her out and couldn't risk our lives by staying longer. We left with Honey and in tears.

There are several things I would have done differently. I would never have brought Honey over to spend the night. Coco is usually a lot more co-operative and getting her into a kennel isn't usually that challenging. I'm also not sure we took the most important things. I took my old computer which has old tax info. We grabbed stuff quickly we don't have our flood insurance papers although we have our regular home and wind insurance papers with us. We brought lots of munchies, we aren't much for booze this is an occassion that requires lots of alcohol to numb this feeling of impending doom.

The ride down here was prety much uneventful. There was pockets where traffic slowed down, but this wasn't a Rita fiasco. Folks were told to run from the water and hide from the wind. Those in danger of the surge tide were told to flee. The best way to handle the winds is to stay home and batten down the hatches. What struck me as fascinating was how the businesses were shut down. The picture here was of Baybrook mall. at 2:30 in the afternoon about 30 miles north of Galveston.

Another weird thing is the people in this area preparing to evacuate. Afterall I came here to the woodlands because I thought it was safe.