A friend of mine was headed to Dallas to meet her husband there since he couldn't fly back into Houston.
She, her mother, and her daughter headed north on 146 then west on 105 to 45 then north on 45 to Dallas.
They were on the road for 24 hours before they ran out of gas on 45. They were less than 100 miles from their house.
Her mother told her she wouldn't get in a car with a gun in it. Her daughter said she wouldn't get in the car without the gun. Her mother gave in.
After they ran out of gas and were stuck on side of the road, she said she was glad her daughter didn't give in because people were going down the road breaking into cars abandoned on side of the road.
She flashed her lights to let them know someone was in the car and they walked past them. If they hadn't and tried to break in, her daughter would have shot them. Her mother was in complete melt down.
After Rita she got her own gun and was learning how to use it, and they also bought their daughter her own gun.
Well, we had the thousands from Galveston/Houston, then 105 coming from the east meets 45 in the middle of Conroe, so add those thousands to the ones already on the road. Your friend was in that 105 group.
That was a bad thing your friend went through and I'm sorry it happened. They are still alive and won't get themselves in that situation again unless they are prepared.