Hurricane
Hurricane by TW, aka Ratfink Harry, a recently retired contractor that had done pretty well during San Antonio’s housing boom, was fleeing his home on Mustang Island, a narrow barrier island on Texas’s gulf coast. His truck was one of the last vehicles to squeeze on to the very last ferry making the run to the mainland at Aransas Pass. What a ride that was! He didn’t know the Laguna Madre could get that rough. He shoved the emergency brake pedal as far down as it would go and kept a foot on the brake as well he was so afraid he might get tossed off the back of the ferry. His respect for the power and furry of mother nature grew by leaps and bounds every second! Initially he had planned to ride the …