Subject: Im Ok. Still Travelling North After 18 Hrs. With Friends. Tell The Girls,Pls. Lv She Date: Fri Sep 23 03:17:02 CDT 2005

This was a text message I sent to a friend during my evacuation from Port Arthur, TX before Hurricane Rita. We were routed through the Big Thicket and so did not have cell coverage on Sept 22 when our journey began. Finally at 3:17 am on Sept 23, I was able to send this message.