Tulips Family on the Gulf Coast

As most of you know I am from the arm pit of Texas. A small town called Nederland, right outside Beaumont/Port Arthur.

My entire family is located on the Gulf Coast of Texas. Rita will hit tomorrow night. MOST of them have successfully evacuted and will be fine.

A few are still in route. They have traveled for 13 hours and only gone 50 miles.

A coastal population of 1 million people have to evacuate throught Houston, a city of 4 million people. You can only imagine the chaos.

The gas stations are out of gas.

All circuits are busy on cell phone lines.

I just ask that you keep my family and all the other residents of Southeast Texas in your thoughts.

They are not betting on returning to their homes. They are ok with this as long as people are safe.

Just like Katrina, there are many families too poor to leave the area. If they can get on the road they still will endure hours of traffic to get to a safe place, if time even allows.

Lives will be lost, homes will be gone and spirits will be devistated. PLEASE, PLEASE pray, chant, whatever you do to send good thoughts and spirits to ALL these people.

Thank you,
Tulip