Coming Back

Well, we tried to go shopping today, but the grocery store was all out of produce, most meat products, dairy products and many of the essential canned goods. A telling sign that things were amiss at the grocery was at the deli counter where the same trays of cole slaws and pasta salads I saw browning in the display case on Thursday were in an even more advanced state of brown, today. We were, however, able to eat lunch at a local deli restaurant which was serving a limited menu of items. You could choose between a deli meat sandwich or a baked potato. The potato was really good.

Our local CVS was closed as well. In fact, I'd say Houston is only back up to about 50% operational capacity at this point. Not due to the hurricane as much as people fleeing the hurricane. We're both still off from work tomorrow, so that's a pretty good indication that it'll be a while before this town's fully back up and running. I surely cannot complain, though. Just look at New Orleans.