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July 15, 2005
The Great Houston Flood of 2005
Well, not really. It was mostly just three areas in Houston. I just happened to be in one of those areas.
I drove into Houston to get the car inspected. Since the car has not had good luck with inspections for the last two years, I was a bit worried. However, I drove it to Kathy's regular inspection station and it passed with flying colors. However, karma really doesn't like me to do this quickly.
Did I mention it was raining? Not just regular raining, mind you. It was one of those rains where you expect to see lots of sinners and a big old Ark, or maybe beloved pets falling from the sky.
I started to drive back to their place in Houston, but the water was rising. Not wanting anything to damage the car, I pulled into a Starbucks on higher ground.
I was then stuck there for almost four hours as the water kept rising. Lots of cars were stalled, the coffee was mediocre, and I was really regretting the choice of not eating before getting the car inspected. There were quite a few cute guys that would stall out, take off their shirts, and slosh their way out of their cars. That was fun.
Got back to their place. Devoured some yummy chicken salad.
Today I'm trying to get to Ikea. We'll see how that goes.
Posted by G at July 15, 2005 02:22 PM
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Awwww, you were about 1 mile from where we lived when we were in Houston. Those pictures make me a little homesick. It doesn't rain here in Brownsville. Actually, it might, but I think the sun-baked ground just acts as a natural humidifier and the rain instantly evaporates on contact. There is more water in your picture of Shephard & Westheimer in Houston than we see on South Padre Island down here. *grin* I miss home. Besides your water polo games with 1/2 naked boys, I hope you had a good time. :)
Posted by: BJ at July 16, 2005 01:21 PM
Row, row, row you're boat
Cheers,
Mr. H.K.
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Posted by: Mr H.K. at July 16, 2005 02:36 PM
Looks like the next one is headed straight for Galveston last I looked...
Cheers,
Mr. H.K.
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Posted by: Mr H.K. at July 19, 2005 05:29 PM