Houston, Tx Rollcall

I talked to IWC on the phone yesterday. I can't remember where she said she had gone but she was alright yesterday so I am sure she will be back on here soon.
 
midwestyankee said:
That must have been some night to be in the ER.

Tell me about it! I came away with a whole new appreciation for those who work in hospitals though. It was a very tiring night all around.
 
TexasFunGuy said:
I talked to IWC on the phone yesterday. I can't remember where she said she had gone but she was alright yesterday so I am sure she will be back on here soon.

Good news! Why don't you post that in the hurricane check in thread?
 
someplace said:
Thank you! We're hunkered in now. I made one trip out to my ex-husband's shop. He gave me four packages of dry ice, a couple pounds of British sausages, a pound of British butter (I didn't know I was out, and there's a high chance it'll go bad at his place), a bottle of lucozade and Orange barley water plus about a dozen Cadbury candy bars. (Hey! Chocolate is an emergency supply you know!) In return, I helped him move stock from the lower shelves up higher in case of flooding.

I've now got one block of dry ice in the freezer, the refrigerator, and each of my two igloo coolers. I've positioned the cars as best I could: one on the street and one angled in very close to the house. I covered the picture window in the dining room and drew the blinds. I'm thinking about dragging an old box springs from the garage to lean against the sliding glass doors in the kitchen -- that's the only thing big enough to cover that window.

I chopped up tomatoes, green peppers and onions this morning -- putting each one in a zip loc bag and then in the fridge to minimize clean up when the power goes out. I'm going to do some baking in a bit -- cookies and muffins -- get as much cooked beforehand. And I've got to dig out the cards and games to a convenient place, because lord knows when this power goes out there isn't going to be much to do.

I'll keep cleaning as long as there's power. I've got another load to run in the dishwasher. I've been cooking all morning and putting stuff in tupperware in the fridge, so of course, my sink's full of pots and pans.

Hey! Where is that shop and do they have clotted cream?
 
It's the one that advertises on local PBS and used to advertise on BBC America, before the Beeb decided to become a direct competitor with their own groceries. I'll PM you the address. They usually have clotted cream and double devon cream...among other things.
 
TexasFunGuy said:
I made it back home on Sunday. Don't you listen when I talk to you on the phone? :p

Did I mention that I was traumatized? :p
For some reason, I thought you were still at casa mama.
 
I'm Wild Cherry said:
nearly 18 hours to go less than 140 miles!!

I spent 20 hours in a car with a 4 month old. Made it feel like 60 hours just to get to amarillo.
 
melligrl said:
I spent 20 hours in a car with a 4 month old. Made it feel like 60 hours just to get to amarillo.

An all new meaning to that George Strait song
 
As IF anyone in Austin would have a leg to stand on when criticizing Houston's traffic...


...just sayin' :cool:
 
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