Ride, Work, Evacuate??

They showed up. Not as many as usual, of course, but I guess about 10 of us were there in the morning darkness. Todd wanted to call his wife because she told him he was crazy and nobody would be out there. We did an abbreviated ride - about 25 miles instead of the usual 42 - as everybody was a little preoccupied with the approaching hurricane. I drove "The Mom" to the airport this morning in rather heavy traffic. I took the back way instead of the interstate, and it took about twice as long as usual. When we arrived at the airport terminal, I was surprised to find a line of people with luggage stretching out the door and half-way down the ramp waiting to get to the SouthWest ticket counters. There was even a police car blocking the lane so that the passengers wouldn't get hit. I reluctantly deposited The Mom at the end of the line. It will no doubt be a long day for her. On the way back, I hit the interstate since I was going directly to the office downtown. All the way from the airport into town the interstate was bumper-to-bumper and barely moving at all. We've stashed the old Volvo in the Tulane parking garage for the duration and will be using The Mom's Saturn until this thing blows over. We will have to make a decision tonight after we deal with the dogs and cat and stow all the lawn furniture and plants at The Mom's condo.