I’m back in Houston now… I left this afternoon around 12:00p and arrived here at 6:00p. I took another circuitous route in the process, and for the most part, I avoided traffic. There were some slow sections, and I’m definitely glad I’m back.
In response to some previous comments: am I glad I left Houston? Yes. Who knew what the storm was going to do… When I left, Rita was a Category 5 storm poised to come on-shore just west of Galveston. Sorry apartment building + 150 mph winds = bad. Was the traffic that bad? Yes, it stunk. Are you bitter that you left? No…I’m glad I did, and I’m really not frustrated about the traffic, gas, or anything else.
On a better note, I got 48.5/gallon on the first half of my trip to Houston today. That’s a record for me; 160+ miles and 3 gallons of gas. Not bad!