The Chariot

New Orleans, U.S.A. - September 22, 2005

As Rita barrels towards Texas, we feel compelled to head back to Houston to stage for potential relief that might be needed after the storm.
We had a flat tire before we even left the lot.Also, due to the immense number of evacuations out of Houston our goal is to help the many stranded motorists who have run out of gas by bringing some gas reserves with us. We just purchased a beast of a car...a slammin Olds Cutlass sedan (appropriately tabbed The Chariot by our friend Tomas) stock with bench seats and 2 tires without hubcaps. Thankfully the Suzuki dealer we bought it from was willing to part with it at their cost after they heard what we were doing. Buying gas tanks at the local Lowes was an experience as locals swarmed to the store to buy more gas tanks than they could possible carry (we saw one woman with 3 shopping carts full!). With the gas scare extending far into Louisiana, finding a gas station without an obscene line was next to impossible and any fuel but Super-Unleaded was non-existent. Upon arriving to Houston, we plan on staying at our friend Missy's apartment and hooking up with the GRB gang in the relief efforts for Rita. We'll keep you posted as often as we can.