The Gustav Evacuation, Part 4: Our Return
All bad things must come to an end.
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The Gustav Evactuation, Part 3: The Wait
We know what we smell like, okay? Hours and hours under the sun or smothered by night heat have us sweating coffee, sweating Red Bull. The clench of old cigarette smoke. Fast food and soda breath. We are covered in …
The Gustav Evacuation, Part 2: The Drive
Cue the music. We’re going for a ride. It’s hot as Labor Day weekend should be, summer’s last holiday, last chance to boil. We have our windows down and the music is passing between cars and mixing in the space …
The Gustav Evacuation, Part 1: Preparations
We all remember what happened last time. This has all, somehow, made us experts. When the season begins, the government and the media remind us to make our plans. Buy some maps. Update your phone numbers. Gather all the right …