Rita Update

The building is closing at noon tomorrow (thank you building management!) so my employer was forced to made the decision to shut down for the rest of the week. This gives me the opportunity to go home, pack up the cats, old pictures, etc., and and head out of town.

The consensus of people in my area is that the storm surge and flooding won't reach our neighborhoods, but high winds and possible tornadoes could still do some damage. Virtually everyone expects to be without power for a few days. So it makes sense to get away if we can. Nora's brother is going to take in her mother so it's just going to be three adults, two cats and two dogs in one room. Heh. Don't tell the hotel!

It's 2:00 on a Wednesday and the Houston real-time traffic map looks like 5:15.