Droo P wrote:
get 20 miles. But that is just me>
S.O., Peaches kitty, and tombned1 have reached Oklahoma City. Only 32
hours after setting out from Houston Astrodome Area. 11 AM Thursday to
5 PM Friday. Tired, nerves frazzled, and hearing more language that
have might have made a sailor blush.
Hope everyone is safe.
Rita evacuees
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Started on 2005-09-24
Rita evacuees
From: tombned1 (tombned1@hotmail.com) |
Date: 2005-09-24 16:10:21 UTC
Re: [LbNA] Rita evacuees
From: JOY (TeamTexUS@houston.rr.com) |
Date: 2005-09-24 11:23:28 UTC-05:00
sounds like you had quite an adventure! Glad to hear everyone is safe.
JOY
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From: tombned1
Date: 09/24/05 11:10:32
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [LbNA] Rita evacuees
Droo P wrote:
get 20 miles. But that is just me>
S.O., Peaches kitty, and tombned1 have reached Oklahoma City. Only 32
hours after setting out from Houston Astrodome Area. 11 AM Thursday to
5 PM Friday. Tired, nerves frazzled, and hearing more language that
have might have made a sailor blush.
Hope everyone is safe.
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JOY
-------Original Message-------
From: tombned1
Date: 09/24/05 11:10:32
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [LbNA] Rita evacuees
Droo P wrote:
get 20 miles. But that is just me>
S.O., Peaches kitty, and tombned1 have reached Oklahoma City. Only 32
hours after setting out from Houston Astrodome Area. 11 AM Thursday to
5 PM Friday. Tired, nerves frazzled, and hearing more language that
have might have made a sailor blush.
Hope everyone is safe.
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Re: Rita evacuees
From: rscarpen (letterboxing@atlasquest.com) |
Date: 2005-09-25 00:31:50 UTC
> I would never get on the highways and sit in traffic for 6 hours to
> get 20 miles. But that is just me
You know, I was kind of wondering about that. Was there ANYONE who
thought, "Gee, perhaps riding a bike might get me out of town a bit
quicker?"
I'd imagine motorcycles must have been popular and quite successful as
well, because I didn't see any of them in any of the pictures I saw.
But I'd imagine most people wouldn't have access to a motorcycle. But
I bet there were a lot of lonely bicycles in Houston that could have
help reduce congestion and the bike riders could have ridden circles
around the cars.
Okay, I'm not dissing car drivers--don't get me wrong. Some people
have families and riding a bike with three children on your back may
not be practical, but I'm sure there were lots of people who could
have made use of more primitive forms of transportation and had much
better experiences to show for their effort!
Yes, I think a bicycle would be an excellent investment for evacuating
from a large city. Nobody runs out of gas on a bicycle. Flat tires,
perhaps, but those can be patched easily enough. =)
-- Ryan
> get 20 miles. But that is just me
You know, I was kind of wondering about that. Was there ANYONE who
thought, "Gee, perhaps riding a bike might get me out of town a bit
quicker?"
I'd imagine motorcycles must have been popular and quite successful as
well, because I didn't see any of them in any of the pictures I saw.
But I'd imagine most people wouldn't have access to a motorcycle. But
I bet there were a lot of lonely bicycles in Houston that could have
help reduce congestion and the bike riders could have ridden circles
around the cars.
Okay, I'm not dissing car drivers--don't get me wrong. Some people
have families and riding a bike with three children on your back may
not be practical, but I'm sure there were lots of people who could
have made use of more primitive forms of transportation and had much
better experiences to show for their effort!
Yes, I think a bicycle would be an excellent investment for evacuating
from a large city. Nobody runs out of gas on a bicycle. Flat tires,
perhaps, but those can be patched easily enough. =)
-- Ryan
Re: [LbNA] Re: Rita evacuees
From: Pamela Smith Lenox (pamela.lenox@verizon.net) |
Date: 2005-09-24 20:57:31 UTC-04:00
On Saturday, September 24, 2005, at 08:31 PM, rscarpen wrote:
>
> Okay, I'm not dissing car drivers--don't get me wrong. Some people
> have families and riding a bike with three children on your back may
> not be practical, but I'm sure there were lots of people who could
> have made use of more primitive forms of transportation and had much
> better experiences to show for their effort!
Makes an interesting picture..... a couple of million folks who drive
everywhere suddenly getting on their bikes for a quick couple of
hundred miles......
Of course, if it was Ryan, he'd be planting boxes along the way and
we'd all be retracing his path next summer, eh? :-)
pezpam
Re: [LbNA] Re: Rita evacuees
From: JOY (TeamTexUS@houston.rr.com) |
Date: 2005-09-24 20:40:04 UTC-05:00
It's been close to 100 degrees here and the humidity is at least 80%; ozone
warnings are the norm. Houston is huge. We are not the largest city
population-wise, but we are the largest city as far as land goes. If it
takes me an hour, under optimal traffic conditions and on freeways at speeds
of 55 or higher, to get from SW Houston to NW Houston, how long would it
take me on a bike? How would I carry enough water and food? Clothing? Meds?
Insurance papers and other important documents? A few precious photos or
mementos? Remember, I'm thinking I may be coming back to nothing but a pile
of rubble or a lake where my subdivision used to be. For the majority of
people here, bike riding is a fun outing, but not practical transportation
due to the distances we have to travel, the heat and humidity, and the
unpredictable weather.
JOY
-------Original Message-------
From: rscarpen
Date: 09/24/05 19:32:04
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [LbNA] Re: Rita evacuees
> I would never get on the highways and sit in traffic for 6 hours to
> get 20 miles. But that is just me
You know, I was kind of wondering about that. Was there ANYONE who
thought, "Gee, perhaps riding a bike might get me out of town a bit
quicker?"
I'd imagine motorcycles must have been popular and quite successful as
well, because I didn't see any of them in any of the pictures I saw.
But I'd imagine most people wouldn't have access to a motorcycle. But
I bet there were a lot of lonely bicycles in Houston that could have
help reduce congestion and the bike riders could have ridden circles
around the cars.
Okay, I'm not dissing car drivers--don't get me wrong. Some people
have families and riding a bike with three children on your back may
not be practical, but I'm sure there were lots of people who could
have made use of more primitive forms of transportation and had much
better experiences to show for their effort!
Yes, I think a bicycle would be an excellent investment for evacuating
from a large city. Nobody runs out of gas on a bicycle. Flat tires,
perhaps, but those can be patched easily enough. =)
-- Ryan
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warnings are the norm. Houston is huge. We are not the largest city
population-wise, but we are the largest city as far as land goes. If it
takes me an hour, under optimal traffic conditions and on freeways at speeds
of 55 or higher, to get from SW Houston to NW Houston, how long would it
take me on a bike? How would I carry enough water and food? Clothing? Meds?
Insurance papers and other important documents? A few precious photos or
mementos? Remember, I'm thinking I may be coming back to nothing but a pile
of rubble or a lake where my subdivision used to be. For the majority of
people here, bike riding is a fun outing, but not practical transportation
due to the distances we have to travel, the heat and humidity, and the
unpredictable weather.
JOY
-------Original Message-------
From: rscarpen
Date: 09/24/05 19:32:04
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [LbNA] Re: Rita evacuees
> I would never get on the highways and sit in traffic for 6 hours to
> get 20 miles. But that is just me
You know, I was kind of wondering about that. Was there ANYONE who
thought, "Gee, perhaps riding a bike might get me out of town a bit
quicker?"
I'd imagine motorcycles must have been popular and quite successful as
well, because I didn't see any of them in any of the pictures I saw.
But I'd imagine most people wouldn't have access to a motorcycle. But
I bet there were a lot of lonely bicycles in Houston that could have
help reduce congestion and the bike riders could have ridden circles
around the cars.
Okay, I'm not dissing car drivers--don't get me wrong. Some people
have families and riding a bike with three children on your back may
not be practical, but I'm sure there were lots of people who could
have made use of more primitive forms of transportation and had much
better experiences to show for their effort!
Yes, I think a bicycle would be an excellent investment for evacuating
from a large city. Nobody runs out of gas on a bicycle. Flat tires,
perhaps, but those can be patched easily enough. =)
-- Ryan
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