NotTheRock Musings

Below I told you about the signs warning us to keep our tanks full. Well, as most of the country has heard, there is a Category 1 hurricane hitting the very southern tip of Texas. South Padre Island is where everyone's reporting from -- spring break might never be the same. Bo-ring. And what's funny to me is that they're reporting from there because if the storm was just a little more south and was hitting only Mexico, nobody in America would care one bit. But hey, it's going to graze Texas so Al Roker gets to lead the Today Show!

Anyway, the signs changed the day after my post below and were then not just telling us it was hurricane season and to keep the tanks full, but now:

"STORM FORMING IN GULF. FILL YOUR TANKS."

Goodness. It's almost like they're trying to incite panic.

Labels: helpful signs, Houston

Here in Houston, those fancy overhead electronic signs over the highways normally indicate how traffic is flowing. Like, you'll be on a highway and you know it intersects with another major highway a few miles ahead and it'll say, "6 minutes to I-610 at 4:53 PM" -- so you can look at the clock and have a pretty reasonable and accurate idea of when you'll be getting somewhere. That kind of thing. The signs also, of course, alert people to accidents and Amber Alerts when necessary.

However, yesterday and again this morning they had a very simple message for everyone:

"HURRICANE SEASON IS HERE. KEEP YOUR GAS TANK FULL."

Yes, that sounds reasonable. Thanks for the tip.

Labels: helpful signs, Houston