Edgy about Edouard

If you’re reading this on Tuesday, that’s a good sign.

It means that Tropical Storm Edouard didn’t turn into Hurricane Edouard, veer north and blow you halfway to Jasper. It means you have electricity in your home or business — and a home or business still standing.

I was hoping and praying Monday night that you evaded Edouard — and that my family did too.

The experts say Edouard will probably hit west of us and that we will only get a little wind and rain. Let’s hope the experts have earned their Expert Certificates.

It’s not that I want someone else to be hammered by Eddie. The ideal place for him/it to make landfall would be an isolated stretch of coast somewhere between Galveston and Brazosport.

Let’s hope Mr. Ed keeps heading straight west so something like that happened. Unfortunately, Galveston Island was right in the bull’s eye.

All I know is that Southeast Texas got ravaged by Rita, and one monster hurricane per lifetime is enough.

Heck, it might even be too much.

Be a gentleman, Edouard.