Harvey is scheduled to land tomorrow - Saturday - morning. If they hadn't lived in Texas all of their lives, my cousins safety would be a cause for worry.
Corpus Christie - Paul, his wife and daughter can go to their ranch inland
Beeville (60 miles north of Corpus) - one family lives in an immense, solid (18 in. thick walls) mansion that has been there since 18-something. One could take the position that if it hasn't been blown down by now, it's unlikely it'll go this time. It's last incantation was as a B & B and insanely popular with hunters in deer season.
Another flock has nested about a mile from the Beeville Country Club (which has been there since the '30s) in a cluster of low-to-the-ground one-story houses surrounded by live oak trees. If they run out of food? Shove aside the tree branches, grab the little red wagon handle and hike over to the Club.
Harlingen - that cousin is the former Risk Management Supervisor for the City of Harlingen. I believe he knows what to do.
We heard the mayor of Corpus Christie saying yesterday that while the city has not gone to forced evacuation yet, it could happen. And if it does, he warned, go. " I am not risking our first responders lives to save someone who stubbornly stays home." Or words to that effect. I really wanted to clap and cheer, but that would have scared our cats.
I hope that if you have loved ones in Harvey's path, they emerge safe and sound.
And if you do live where there might be strangers pounding on your front door, here are some doormats that might distract them from trying to barge in and eat all of your food and drink all of your water. Of course, a double-barreled shotgun would undoubtedly turn them away, but how unchristian! Not the famed Texas hospitality At All.
DOORBELL BROKEN -
YELL DING DONG REALLY LOUD-
ASK NOT FOR WHOM THE DOG BARKS
HE BARKS FOR THEE
IF YOU ARE PIZZA, AMAZON OR A DOG
WALKER, WE"RE HOME
NICE UNDERWEAR
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