Last night I decided that instead of going to the scheduled luncheon at the reunion today, I'd come back home. The rain was supposed to hit Houston today, and I didn't want to be heading home in a flood. I'd had enough of that. Besides, someone could use my hotel room. There were 40-50 people in the lobby and the lounge area who didn't have rooms. So I checked out and left. The rain was light, the highway was open, and here I am.
I saw the longest traffic jam I'd ever seen. The northbound traffic on Interstate 45 was backed up for at least twelve miles. Maybe fifteen. I don't know if the highway was opened last night, but if it wasn't, there were a lot of travelers and truckers sleeping in their cars and truck cabs.
The reunion was fun. I hadn't seen most of those people since they graduated from high school fifty years ago. They were all having a fine time visiting with each other, and I felt lucky to have played a small part in their lives.
13 comments:
Smart move! Glad you made it home safe and sound. Sounds like the road is even worse today so you definitely made the right move, or you'd have been stuck there a day or two more.
Jeff
Glad you had a good time but it sure is good to get home.
I'm glad you're home safe and sound. It looks like Texas and a lot of the South will feel the effects of Hurricane Patricia. We're supposed to get some rain from Patricia later this week. Hard to believe the remnants of a Pacific Hurricane could reach us way up here!
That storm is nothing to fool with. Glad you had fun and are safe.
Glad you made it back safe and sound. Now get ready to hunker down because a deluge is on its way. We here on the Northshore of Lake Pontchartrain are expecting up to six inches between Sunday and Wednesday as a low pressure trough combines with remnants of Hurricane Patricia to give the entire western Gulf Coast a soaking.
/Grabbing my umbrella and galoshes...
Glad you made it home, Bill. Nothing like your own bed after a trip down the highway to heck no.
Thanks folks. I believe Corsicana made the national news last night. The rain didn't dampen the spirits of the folks at the reunion. I thought no one would show up, but there were a heck of a lot of them. I hope they're all safe and sound today.
13 plus inches of rain will get a place on the news.
Very glad you are home safe.
My HS 50th was last month, fortunately without the deluge. Wonderful time, too.
Glad you're safe and snug where you belong, bill. I'll wager more of the alumni remembered you than you thought.
It's so odd, a hurricane that makes landfall in Acapulco runs right on across Mexico and to the east, while those which strike the east coast climb north. Barbara's daughter, living in San Diego, says they will get a little rain from the northern edge but probably not even a half inch. Weird. Glad you had a good time and made the round trip without harm.
Did you pick up a fruitcake?
I just order them on the Internet.
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