Reply #46: I kept thinking about the animals left behind, [View All]

[tango-tee]

cows, horses, dogs, cats.

I only experienced one hurricane while I lived in Beaumont all those years ago, and it scared the living daylights out of me. The sound of the howling wind, the darkness, the clouds and the rain. Yes, many people decide to ride it out, and looking at some of the really modest houses - my father-in-law lived in an old shotgun house - it's surprising how many of them have withstood several of these awful storms.

Oh, I love the area at the Texas/Louisiana border. There is *something* about it. Many people scoff at it, thinking it's nothing but a bunch of illiterate, rednecked knuckledraggers. There is a fair share of them, but I met so many wonderful people there as well. I have many, many fond memories.

Most likely, I'll be back around Christmas time this year...