In the path of destruction

Check it out: it took my dad 21 hours to get here from Houston yesterday in the evacuation traffic. Ain't that some shit?? It is usually a 2 hour drive. And he didn't pee the whole time. They even opened all the major highways to flow outbound only on both sides. So we all came up here to get away from the storm, but then it took a turn and is coming straight for us. It was supposed to go further west towards College Station and central Texas. But we are pretty far inland so it will be much smaller by then, probably only a category 1 or less. Today we have been securing everything outside and making sure there is nothing that could turn into a missile when the wind starts blowing. My little town is flooded with evacuees, the hotels are full so they are chilling in churches, elementary schools, and parking lots. Even the big ass Chevron station down the street is out of gas. All this shit makes me wonder what the devastation is going to be like. It will probably flood down in Houston where I work. And all the refineries along the coast will be hit, which could mean demoralizing gas prices for the entire country. Next week could turn out to be hellish--the clean-up process could be unbelievable. But that is the thing. No one knows what is going to happen. It's just one big IF.
But at least Yossarian and Unkind K will be happy if things turn out badly, because they hate Texas.
Cheers!

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