Originally Posted by: R. ShackleferdI made it to Austin. What normally is about a 4 hour drive, took us 12. Until the final 70 miles, the average speed was about 5 mph. Quite a boring, monotonous road trip. I've never seen so many people. Lines at gas stations, broken down cars, lots of fender benders. So I'll be watching the storm roll in on tv and web like the rest of ya'll.

been there! i made a 12 hour drive starting at 4pm to dallas from new orleans....the traffic is painful but you can beat it by screaming out some songs with the window rolled down. nothing like screaming some CoB or fishbone or clutch in the car to help pass time.