Hurricane? What Hurricane?

OK, so maybe that is being a bit flippant, but a large part of the Houston/Harris County area dodged the bullet. Maybe it was a game of chicken and Rita flinched. We never saw sustained winds over tropical storm strength I do not believe, and we've gotten more rain out of a nasty thunderstorm. Unfortunately, Beaumont/Port Arthur took a real beating instead. That just happens to be refinery alley. I am curious to see just how high gas goes.