I wonder if people getting prepare for the floods in Houston and Louisiana pack correctly.

If I’m getting water coming thru my front door, at some point I have to say, kids, we may need to evacuate, pack your bags.

Now, there is a difference between pack your bags we are leaving on the station wagon and pack your bags we are going to need a rescue boat.

If you are leaving on the good old trusty Chevy caprice Station wagon, you pack suitcases at head out straight to aunt Betty’s house, but if you are thinking that you are going to need a rescue boat, it is all about what you can put in your backpack.

First, are you still thinking you will be going to aunt Betty’s house instead of a shelter? Then don’t forget your Pj’s, your toothbrush, clean underwear and a present, however, if you are going to a shelter, bring a blindfold, ear plugs, a deck of cards and a pair of clean socks; and call aunt Betty and tell her you couldn’t get the guys in the skiff to drop you in her house but you promise you will bring the kids before Christmas.

PS: Whatever decision you made, wether to visit aunt Betty or the charity shelter, don’t forget your important documents before you pack spare underwear, it’s easier to buy clothes than to remember who is your car insurance to file a claim.