Mattress Man and Dog Boy

During Hurricane Rita we had to leave town and it was essential to get off the main roads and look at the country roads. On a 24-hour journey we never hit I-45, the main N/S route along with I-35 in Texas.

We knew we had to go due north and followed a man with a mattress in the back of his truck, therefore Mattress Man. He quickly navigated unknown country byways north until we got to the prison town, where sheriffs were omnipresent at the two gas stations with M-16’s. Yes, this is the US of A.

Then we got on the byway, where there were people who thought they were more important than others so tried to use the shoulder of the road to pass us. Dog Boy had two dogs in crates, closed and bungeed for safety. He cruised halfway into the shoulder to keep the miscreants at bay. We moved left to help.

Others we need to thank are Scott and Jenn, who took us in at nearly 2:00 am when Jenn was at least 7 months pregnant. We stayed the night then took country roads north to Jim’s parents’ home.

It was a crazy week and we thank Margie and Joe, Nanny and all for putting up with us while we found out if our home was still there and the electricity was on. It turns out all the people who stayed had a Marga-RITA party and were fine.

Still, we don’t take these hurricane threats lightly. We thanked you on the road, Mattress Man and Dog Boy, and don’t know your names but hold you in highest esteem.

I read an article today from a local writer I know, and she told us how important it is to say Thank You. Thank you in this piece for helping us out, and thank you for reading and participating in this blog.