Okay, yall. Rita is packin' 170 mph winds with gusts, but has taken a slightly Eastward turn, so we'll be on the WEST side of the eye, which means we won't be getting the worst of it.
But NOW they're calling for mandatory evacuation of Beaumont, where Crabby Pants is, and they're gonna be getting the worst side of it, along with bunches of tornadoes.
The worst thing we dread now for our area is for the electricity to be out for weeks before they get it up and running again.
We went to the groc. store yesterday evening and filled to overflowing two grocery carts with bottled water, crackers, soups, canned meats, cookies, chips, canned and fresh fruits, so if we do hafta head up country, we'll have plenty to gnosh on while we're hung up in traffic for hours.
Frannie