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Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
Evacuated.
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So, I know I am wonking here, but let me add to the chorus that evacuating sucks. We left at 4:00 am and it took us 13 hours to go 150 miles to the Chick Family Farm outside San Antonio. While we started with a full tank, and we drove without a/c, there was a point where we went about 2.5 miles over a 3 hour period. Mr. Chick got out and pushed the car during that time, because we wanted to save every drop of gas. We took the state highways and it was 2 lanes pretty much the entire way, but at least we weren't on I-10. The pets were worse off than we were during the trip, the poor things.
We drove back in at 9:00 on Saturday, hoping to avoid the traffic, and it took less than 3 hours. I live in the middle of the fricking city, right next to Memorial Park, and we didn't get the electricity back on until this afternoon. We were finally able to get into the grocery store and had a great time cleaning out the referigerator and freezer. Next time I am going to take the Chicklet and pets and leave WELL before work tells me they're closing. Or not leave at all.
It wasn't even that bad, really, except for the temperature. Some people took 24 hours to get to Austin. That sucks ass. I also felt bad for the Katrina-impacted in-laws who were just moving their apartment in the Woodlands this week. It took them 9 hours to go 45 miles.
