Blogging Rita

From the way way way outskirts of the storm: Went out after soccer practice and dinner. Lines at all the gas stations, rumors are that the distributors are out of gas, and the gas has long ago run out in Houston and other points south. Went to home depot to replace the flashlight that was […]

What a concept!

Way to think ahead. (now watch, the storm won’t hit and everyone will bitch about the extra expense and inconvenience) Trinity Railway Express on Galveston emergency mission: “…six cars and two locomotives from the Trinity Railway Express left Fort Worth about 2 p.m. today with a crew of four employees for the eight-hour trip to […]

Navy map of Rita

This is a big map (so it’s only a link) but it gives a good idea of where the Navy thinks the storm will go. At the time I’m posting this, they are predicting it will make landfall west / south of Galveston Houston. But that puts Galveston-Houston in the dreaded “right front quadrant” where […]