Hurricane Dolly

My dad and sister rode out Hurricane Dolly in South Padre Island, Texas yesterday and sent me videos while it was taking place. These were taken with his Blackberry and he hooked his laptop up to a charger in his truck and connected to the internet via a Verizon aircard.

Hurricane Dolly reached CAT 2 status and the eye of the hurricane hit right around South Padre. Don't worry, they were perfectly safe. That's my dad and sister on the video and they were staying in a house that's rated for hurricanes. Also, my dad has now been through 9 hurricanes (5 of them at sea!) and he's also an environmental consultant for the coastal region. He was actually excited that they were going to get to see the eye of the hurricane.

Today he and my sis are out helping clean up and measuring the damage and effects to that region. If you follow the videos back to the YouTube page they're on, look at the comments, especially on the second one. I love the internet. It cracks me up the things people feel free saying on it.