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Well, got down there and got my aunt out. Got her boarded up and most of her stuff semi-secured, and managed to escape the traffic. Left here at 8am got there at 11:30, and on the way passed miles and miles of Houstonians going the opposite way.. well, going is figurative, since they were actually standing dead still and milling about outside their cars. They were pointed the opposite way.
Well.. anyhow, we (my cousin and I) got to her house (80mi south of Houston), boarded up her windows, had lunch, each got a nap and a shower, left there at 6pm, and on the way back, my cousin heard from someone that had started out from Houston at 8am today and so far had only gotten as far as Conroe. That's 80 miles in 12 hours. Good thing we had the sense to stay away from roads leading from Houston. Made an end-run to the south and west and crossed Interstate 10 about 200mi west of Houston and headed north. Aside from about 3 miles on the south side of I-10, we were able to travel the speed limit the whole way.
Now back home with my aunt.. while all of Houston just sits parked on the major arteries going to Dallas, Austin, or San Antonio.
Well.. anyhow, we (my cousin and I) got to her house (80mi south of Houston), boarded up her windows, had lunch, each got a nap and a shower, left there at 6pm, and on the way back, my cousin heard from someone that had started out from Houston at 8am today and so far had only gotten as far as Conroe. That's 80 miles in 12 hours. Good thing we had the sense to stay away from roads leading from Houston. Made an end-run to the south and west and crossed Interstate 10 about 200mi west of Houston and headed north. Aside from about 3 miles on the south side of I-10, we were able to travel the speed limit the whole way.
Now back home with my aunt.. while all of Houston just sits parked on the major arteries going to Dallas, Austin, or San Antonio.
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