Wednesday – Take a Hike, Ike

[ninanevermore]

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One of the managers on my floor, Gerry, called us all in this morning. Such meetings have a way of making me nervous, since the last one I went to a year and a half ago resulted in everyone in the room getting laid off. Fortunately, that didn't happen today. This meeting wasn't about packing up our desks and going home, it was about staying home later this week should the need arise.

"We don't know what this hurricane is going to do," Gerry said to the group assembled in his office. "I know we're all watching this thing. If you have things you need to take care of around your house or with your families, don't even think about coming in on Thursday or Friday. Stay home and do what you need to do."

The truth is, if the city evacuates there is no way any of us could come to work. Those driving in from the south would be stuck in a gridlock that the authorities would not allow to exit the highway until about 100 miles north of Houston. Those us who drive in from the north would be able to make it in okay, but we would have no way to get home again.

Everyone nodded at what Gerry said and began speculating about the path this storm will take. It will make landfall on Saturday. Currently the thing seems to be headed toward the city of Corpus Christie, but we're all still nervous. The last few storms headed for Houston have veered off toward Beaumont at the last moment (I like to think because I told them to). Well, Houston is to Corpus what Beaumont is to Houston. It feels like I've called in all my favors, and that a more powerful weather witch than me is right now sitting in Corpus saying, "Leave us alone; go to Houston, I hate that town."

Fair enough; turn about is fair play.

Damn her, anyway.



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Comments

[neanahe.livejournal.com]

Even if they did arrest Mother Nature, the case would be tied up in the California courts for years (if not decades). You guys kind of have a reputation for that kind of thing, as well as earthquakes. ;)

[basketcaselady.livejournal.com]

What can I say? Guilty as charged. Though I will point out that Scott Peterson received a speedy trial.