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one_strange_texan · 10-15-2005, 06:54 AM

This is old news, since I have been off line for 3 weeks due to the evacuation and my computer being knocked off line.

Our Montana came in handy during the storm. We evacuated from Beaumont Thursday mid-day (the storm came in early Saturday morning) and it took us 36 hours to reach Dallas. That included an overnight stay at a truck lot in Lufkin (to get some rest after 17 hours of bumper-to-bumper traffic and to try to find more gas for the car we had along with us). We got the trailer last summer. I had only stayed in it at 5 spots up until Rita. I stayed in 5 spots during the days of the evacuation, including the aforementioned truck lot, a pasture in Buna on my way back, and my own driveway until we got power back. We brought back a Honda generator from my brother-in-law in Dallas, so we had most of the comforts of home. We came back the Monday after the storm - before Beaumont was officially reopened - since my wife is an RN and was needed back at the hospital.

The Montana survived really well. Don't leave home without one, especially for a hurricane evacuation!

The family is safe and the home sustained minimal damage.

10-15-2005, 06:54 AM	#1
one_strange_texan Established Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Beaumont Posts: 24 M.O.C. #3989	The Montana survived Rita! This is old news, since I have been off line for 3 weeks due to the evacuation and my computer being knocked off line. Our Montana came in handy during the storm. We evacuated from Beaumont Thursday mid-day (the storm came in early Saturday morning) and it took us 36 hours to reach Dallas. That included an overnight stay at a truck lot in Lufkin (to get some rest after 17 hours of bumper-to-bumper traffic and to try to find more gas for the car we had along with us). We got the trailer last summer. I had only stayed in it at 5 spots up until Rita. I stayed in 5 spots during the days of the evacuation, including the aforementioned truck lot, a pasture in Buna on my way back, and my own driveway until we got power back. We brought back a Honda generator from my brother-in-law in Dallas, so we had most of the comforts of home. We came back the Monday after the storm - before Beaumont was officially reopened - since my wife is an RN and was needed back at the hospital. The Montana survived really well. Don't leave home without one, especially for a hurricane evacuation! The family is safe and the home sustained minimal damage.