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Even tho we're 80 miles from the coast we are leaving tomorrow. During Alicia in 1983 we had hurricane force winds, hail, tornados, trees crashing, things flying through the air. Not up to going through all that again. After the storm passed by, we went outside to wade almost knee deep in the street. There were fish in the water. Our boys hooted and hollered and had a grand time.

Hey - I've only been in Houston (actually The Woodlands) for 11 years and have never gone through one of these. Unfortunately I'm having a difficult time trying to convince people (the family, friends) that we need to bolt.

Right now it looks like the path will be about 125 miles to the west so we're on the bad side of the storm. I live in a forest of extremely tall pine trees that I can see coming down on my "now-I-can't-believe-how-many-windows-I-have" house. Also my town ran out of gas and propane (as far as I can tell) tonight but I was able to fill up both cars (I picked up all kinds of supplies last night).

Here's another delimma: I'm expected to drive to the Galleria tomorrow for work. Seems wrong to drive towards the people evacuating from Galveston doesn't it? And I'm wasting gas that would be used from evacuating! Man, lots to think about...