Ieuan Dolby

The American Investigation - Day Six



Posted: Monday, October 06, 2008

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This afternoon I flew from Tampa to Houston! It was an uneventful trip apart from the mammoth sitting in the seat next to me, and half in mine - a quick drive across town and I checked into the Quality Inn, Houston!

Nice little hotel/motel in the middle of nowhere!

The restaurant was a classic affair! Nice food! And there was a swimming pool with skimpily clad woman drinking beer!

And so, on day six I keep my mouth sealed and make no comment on Americans and their habits!

I do though have to make one comment: Galveston, Houston, etc suffer every time a hurricane or strong wing comes along! If the residents of these near coastal towns want to stop their houses flooding, for the roofs to stop blowing off and for them to stall falling over like a pack of cards then don't buy rubbish! A house built on a flood plane out of plywood and tarmac will not withstand a babies fart never mind high winds!

Anyway; I think they must know that as this is not the first time destruction has hit although I don't think it will be the last time!

Anyway, tomorrow Freeport!
Ieuan Dolby is the Author and Webmaster of The Scribbling Mariners. As a Chief Engineer in the Merchant Navy he has sailed the world for twenty years on a variety of rust buckets and state of the art vessels. Now living in Edinburgh, Scotland with his wife and son he writes about cultures across the globe and life as he sees it; a seafarers escapades with a few tall tales thrown in for good measure! Further articles and photographs of his travels can be found at his blog The Seadolby Articles and Tall Tales.

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