Making the ultimate sacrifice for Rita evacuees
Category: Hurricane Katrina...
Posted Thursday, September 22, 2005 at 10:39 AM [GMT-6]

Note: Not that you care, but the category title has been updated to "Hurricanes Katrina & Rita" but the new title won't show up until I rebuild the database.

MLB's employer, headquartered in Houston, has posted a notice on the company intranet asking employees in other locations to indicate whether they'd be willing to open their homes to co-workers displaced by Rita. According to that notice, there are now virtually no vacant hotel rooms in the state of Texas.

MLB didn't figure anyone would be willing to travel all the way to Midland, but she has offered an alternative...and quite a generous one at that. She and a friend were planning a shopping trip to Fredericksburg this weekend, and they've booked a very nice two bedroom B&B in that Hill Country town. After consulting with her friend, they've decided to offer that reservation to any Houston co-worker who needs it.

If you understand how much those two like to shop, then you'll understand how great a sacrifice this is. OTOH, you may also understand why, from my perspective, the saying that every cloud has a silver lining seems to be especially relevant right now.

Keep your fingers crossed. (I'm not saying for what; I know who reads this blog!)