I haven't talked to any friends or family from Texas who haven't had a crazy story for me about Hurricane Rita—20 hours to go 150 miles, says a buddy of mine from the Burnt Orange Report about his girlfriend's trip from Sugarland to Austin. I think that all my people are safe now—hope y'all have it the same.
Posted by Kriston at September 23, 2005 3:01 AMWinds picking up here from the north, though the skies are only partly cloudy. She'd tell you she's from Sugar Land (two words) if she wasn't still asleep. Five people died on the road because of heart attacks and heat exhaustion just in Liberty County. I'm sure we'll see the toll on the road near 40 (including the bus accident).
Posted by: matth at September 23, 2005 4:09 PM