My parents in Apex, NC are OK

I heard the news on NPR Friday morning and e-mailed my brother (the ‘rents and I haven’t been speaking since July 2003). He said they’re okay, oddly my mother was the last person hanging out in the neighborhood. Over 23 years ago, Mom, Brian and I went north to Madisonville, TX when Hurricane Alisha hit Houston. Being Midwesterners, we didn’t need much convincing to flee the area. Anyway, Brian had to tell her to get going despite the bullshit message from the authorities saying the chemical cloud shouldn’t be “too toxic.” I only hope they won’t have long-term health problems later and their house will not need to be hosed down.