Here's a picture of him from a couple of hours ago:
For reference, the Gulf of Mexico is almost a thousand miles wide from the Mexican coast on the left to the Florida peninsula on the right... it's a big storm.
We have been somewhat comforted by the distance between us and the gulf - we're about 80 miles North of Galveston... but Ike has hurricane force (100mph+) winds extending out over a hundred miles so we may be in for a breezy weekend.
We went out today to stock up a bit more just in case. It was mayhem.
We drove about 20 miles to the South to buy a few things and we got caught in the evacuation traffic on the way back even though the news said there were no issues... apparently 15 miles of stop and go traffic is 'no issue'.
We also decided to heed the warnings and fill up the car just in case. We drove past loads of gas stations before we found one that even had any gas to sell - people were lining up in the road to fill up their car and any gas cans they could find.
The store was out of bread, almost out of water, out of plastic bags to carry out your shopping, out of almost all the soup and cereal too. And the lines! My god...
But anyway, we're back home and safe. It was a gorgeous evening with blue skies and no wind... I guess this is what they call the calm before the storm! We have plenty of water and plenty to eat so I guess we wait to see if Ike is coming.
2 comments:
Emma and Matt,
I notice Emma is not working! People are going to really question her dedication.
Hurricanes are all about the anticipation, aren't they? It seems you are well provisioned, you house is new and the wimpy trees in your area are more likely to bend than break. Best of all you are together and not having to leaving averything behind like the poor folks evacuating the coast.
You will be fine, and probably a little hung over, when the storm passes.
Matt C
Mattcan is right - the anticipation is everything. Makes that Whoop-There-It-Is quality of an earthquake much easier to handle! Take care - we'll all be waiting for updates. Quite a welcoming party that Great State of Texas throws, isn't it?
kd
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