Harvey

[OldDude]

Well all...school is dismissing at noon today for everyone to grab their kids, batten down the hatches and skedaddle outta here for the big blow and flood this weekend. It's been a long time since a hurricane has come into the Texas coast so everything is kinda crazy. There is no bottled water to be purchased anywhere from Brownsville to Houston to San Antonio, the stores that still have gas have lines out the wazoo, and you couldn't guy a sheet of plywood for any amount of money to board up your windows (if you didn't have that already). People are generally going ape you-know-what. I've lived here all my life so I know the drill and know how dangerous those unpredictable storms are; I road out Hurricane Celia in 1970 lying face down in the mud, huddling behind a concrete slab (the same slab that held the building I was in until it was sucked away in one of the tremendous gusts that were clocked at over 200 mph).

So, if you don't mind, and you're inclined to be a praying person, please send one up for the safety these folks down here that have never dealt with something like this.

[OldDude]

Likely the last update...we've hit critical mass and shut down enrollment after 1700 displaced students; just in our district. Hopefully the area is over the hump and will slowly rebuild and get back to normal as schools can reopen over the next several months.

Support has poured in from all over the country, the most recent was an 18 wheeler from Pennsylvania packed with backpacks and school supplies - complete with a Pennsylvania deputy sheriff leading the way!! Thanks again for all the prayers, thoughts, and positive mojo sent our way.

I'm hearing of the same effort being channeled to Florida. All and all our country is packed with good, kind, and generous people.

Praise be to God.