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August 27, 2005
Wow, Katrina traffic!
Well, on our way home today from mowing lawns we went to get on Interstate 49 today...and it looked like there was a hurricane evacuation going on...well, I guess that's because there was. There were THOUSANDS of cars going north to get out of the way of the path of the storm. I was quite encouraged to see many of them stopping at local hotels, feeling safe enough getting here and stopping is a good sign. Anyway, it's funny to see some of the things tied on top of cars and to the backs of vans and such...like a swimming pool...uh, afraid there won't be any water where you're going? Or how about the plywood tied to the back of the jeep? No, not full sheets like you buy at Lowe's or Home Depot, just a lot of pieces about 2 feet wide by 4 feet long. What's up with that? I guess they could be locals planning on boarding up some 2 X 4 foot windows, but it looked strange. How about the people pulling the trailer with the satellite dish on it? Hokay....ever heard of cablevision at a hotel? Well, the boys and I just got on the frontage road and idled onto the house, did 2 more yards here, went swimming, ate supper with the whole family(Candice's mom is over here, Candice had a baby shower last night and her mom came for that), cleaned the dishes and kitchen and then watched a Harry Potter movie. And so goes our day of hurricane preparedness...
Don't worry, all the important papers are ready and the gas tank is full. Clothes are ready as is medicine. Hope it avoids us nonetheless.
And I used to think Katrina was such a nice name.
Posted by james at August 27, 2005 11:01 PM
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I-49 Northbound at Grand Coteau, traffic is heavy this am but it's flowing well.
Posted by: GumboFilé at August 28, 2005 08:02 AM
will be praying for you guys and the rest of the NOLA folks
Posted by: JosiahQ at August 28, 2005 03:47 PM