Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: Wneighbor

If people are looking to dry out, Odessa is about the driest place in Texas. My house is about 15 miles from sand dunes, literally.


1,405 posted on 09/22/2005 10:48:26 PM PDT by Retired RN
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1397 | View Replies ]


To: Retired RN

Since you've said ya'll have some shelter there I may send a few people that way tomorrow. My uncle is the emergency coordinator here and I was up at city hall and all around town trying to help him with his work today. I was surprised at the number of people who stopped in our little town saying they'd been told there was not anything open in north Texas or Oklahoma and asking if we knew where they could go. Several of them had decided it was time to "vacation" in New Mexico. Some just wanted a place to sit this out. If we get more tomorrow I'll mention Odessa.

There's a roadside park on the side of Hwy 6 about a mile out of town. This morning there were a dozen cars parked there with folks sleeping there for the night. They'd just got tired of looking for motels.

BTW, was in Odessa twice last month! Next time, I'll wave out the window from I-20... LOL... at least I'll know somebody there.


1,436 posted on 09/22/2005 10:56:16 PM PDT by Wneighbor (anyway, they left for mexico monday.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1405 | View Replies ]

To: Retired RN
Odessa is about the driest place in Texas. My house is about 15 miles from sand dunes, literally.

Ever been to the Meteor Crater? It would be a more popular attraction if they had built it closer to the Interstate.

1,501 posted on 09/22/2005 11:17:29 PM PDT by PAR35
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1405 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson