I realized that I do have family in Texas yesterday possibly affected by Rita. I gave my cousin Annie who lives in Woodlands Texas a call to see if she was alright. Here is a partial part of the email she sent me this morning:
Andrew,
Thanks for the call. I am fine. I stayed put for the hurricane. The
Woodlands did not sustain damage, mainly fallen branches and millions of
pine needles. Most of our power lines are burried, we did not lose power.
I visited Annie with Mom on our drive through Texas a little over a year ago. She lives outside of Houstin in an area that has a great many pine trees.
