Friday, September 23, 2005
well, we left. this afternoon, at one. absolutely nobody is on the freeways right now (except 45. don't take 45); it took us less time to get here than it usually does. we're at my aunt's house in bellville right now. not that far away from houston, really, but it makes my dad feel better that we're not quite so close to the gulf as we were.so if you are even thinking about leaving, now would be the perfect time to do it. just make sure to bring food/water/etc.
my dad and my neighbor were watching the traffic on i10 yesterday by our house, and they saw this lady who's car had stalled in the middle of the freeway. they asked if she needed help, and she did, so they helped her. turns out she had been there for two hours and nobody had asked if she needed help. which was surprising, seeing as traffic was moving at about five miles per hour.
so then he came home and i went back with him to bring them some drinks. they hadn't brought food or water, which completely baffled us. the lady was panicing, and the battery had died because she kept trying to restart the engine. her car has electric transmition, so after the battery died her car wouldn't shift out of park. finally we got it working again, and they went to our neighbor's house for dinner. they hadn't eaten for 18 hours.
talk about a long, craptastical day.
i hope all who left yesterday are doing alright. and those who left the day before. stay safe, yall.
oh, and happy birthday aditi! and kevin! and apparently ryan's little brother as well!