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Hurricane Season

It’s apparently upon us. Not long ago I came across these pictures of serious preparations on campus in advance of a storm. They aren’t dated but based on the images of the aftermath I have to believe this was Hurricane Rita in September of 2005, which sort of wobbled around the Gulf and then just grazed past Houston as it turned to the east. Better safe than sorry, though:

The students, however, did not appear to be overly concerned with the proceedings:

Here’s the “After” picture. Nothing much, really. I’m hoping for something like this again:

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