The Kinfolk said, "Jed, move away from there!"

Hi everyone,

De asked me to be her guest blogger while she moves inland to avoid Hurricane Rita. I'm The Guy Formerly Known as M for you long time readers.

De's family found places to go in a town called New Braunfels, about 45 minutes east of San Antonio. Some of them will be in the Rodeway Inn in town, others have friends to stay with, but they'll all be near each other. Everyone except De's brother-in-law will be leaving town. Her brother-in-law is required to stay because of his job, but he'll have sturdy shelter to be in while the storm goes through.

The family should be in New Braunfels this evening. They're packing as I write this. I'll be updating the blog with news as I get it from De. I'm sure they'll be fine.

Watching the storm track this morning, it's continuing to be moved further south of the Houston area, which is somewhat relieving. Regardless, they're going to at least get wet.

If you haven't gone to the gas station yet, make sure you do so today. If Rita hits Houston, the refineries that process 25% of the nation's gasoline will be damaged, which is all the excuse the oil companies need to start gouging again. If you have a couple of grand laying around with nothing to do, now would be a good time to get into petroleum futures as well.

Please keep them all in your thoughts. This is a trying time for them.

Thanks!

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