They were during Rita.
Jane, you and I have talked about the disaster on the roads before Rita got here. Anyone who was on that road, would never be in that situation again. They would either leave very early or stay home.
What bothered me was, the people on 45, about two/three blocks from my house, could not get off to go east on regular roads. They were forced to stay on 45. I kept thinking of all the roads off 45 in this area going east and no one could exit to go on those roads.
My hurricane plans are made, I'm staying home, and I have gone over these plans several times with my other family member, my Yorkie, so she knows what to do - get in her bed and sleep through it. She knows there is plenty of food for her stored and plenty of good water and plenty of her potty pads.
I did get, in the past month, two low metal doggie gates to put one at the front and back door, so when power goes off and I put up the screens and leave the doors open for a draft of air through the house, she can't walk through the split screens held together by magnets, and take off to the outside world.
Maybe Old Sarge will get the hurricanes and I won't.