Went out this morning briefly to pick up one or two things and check out our neighborhood here in Katy. Parking lots at the groceries were somewhat full. Open gas stations had lines of 2-4 cars at the pumps.
Most businesses were closed, although the Midas garage looked busy. The Shipley's donut shop had a long line in the drive-thru, as always. Better, the nearby Fruhstucks kolache shop was open and inviting, so stopped for some of their tender pastries. Mmm.
Things are quiet and calm for now. But on television we can see the waves getting large at Galveston and a freighter with 22 souls on board is adrift directly in the path of the storm. More to come.