At least 18 people had to be rescued from flood waters Wednesday in Marble Falls, Texas. The National Weather Service said parts of Central Texas received more than 18 inches of rain overnight. Flooding in Williamson, Lampasass and Burnet counties led to rescues by land, air and boat.

Tonight, Wednesday, another 8-10 inches of rain is expected in Marble Falls, an area already dealing with heavy flooding. More than 125 businesses and homes have been damaged by the flooding, roads are underwater and bridges washed out. The mayor of Marble Falls has asked residents to conserve water, stay off roads, and get to shelters or stay indoors after reports of looting.

Marble Falls Middle School, Faith Baptist Church in Marble Falls, Liberty Hill High School and Union Hall Baptist Church in Liberty Hill will serve as community shelters. Granite Shoals residents should go to shelters in Marble Falls.

The Texas National Guard is on the move to lend a hand to the flood-related emergencies in Central Texas. About 150 soldiers and 50 vehicles are part of the deployment. Not near enough, but most of the Texas National Guard is in Iraq.

Drinking water is desperately needed in Marble Falls, Texas. If you want to help and supply drinking water, deliver it to Marble Falls. Call 830-693-1270 if you want to help in other ways.

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Funny the things we remember from our childhood. My family went to New York City to visit relatives when I was five years old. That was the worst travel experience of my entire life because we drove. Yes, with two children under six and two children under ten, my father drove over 1600 miles in December to spend Christmas in New York.

My father wanted to make good time on the road, so he would not stop for any reason. I was car sick and asked my father to stop. He just shoved a milk bottle in my face and kept driving. I truly did try to throw up in that bottle; but projectile vomiting just did not fit in that little hole. Instead it went all over me and the backseat. Then we had to stop to clean up the car! Anyway, the next few time we visited New York City, my mother and I found a discount flight to New York. I guess she never forgot that first trip as well. LOL

I never subjected my son or myself to a long car trip. When he wanted to go to DisneyWorld, I grabbed a cheap flight to Orlando and rented a car. We stayed in one of those themed Disney resorts, the All-Star Sports Resort. What I really liked was that you could ride the shuttle to the parks and not have to deal with parking. The only thing my son remembers is that there was pizza delivery to the room there. It cost me $1000 for that trip, and we could have rented a room anywhere as long as there was pizza delivery.

The next time my son and I visited Florida, we planned to stay with my friend Trish, who lives in Fort Myers, for a long weekend. I checked out the flights to Florida, and found out we could fly right into Fort Myers from Austin. Trish had a car and we drove all over the western coast of Florida. We visited Sanibel and Captiva Islands, Marco Island, Tampa, and miles and miles of white sand beaches between these destinations.

Share your travel memories with me . . .

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I learned something while I was on the road trip last week. Three-digit roads are Ranch Roads and four-digit roads are Farm Roads. The following journey was made on FM 3261, which was a turn off of Ranch Road 335. The difference? I have no idea.

I have been showing you the humor that you may find along the roadways of Texas. For this story, I have a series of pictures to show you.

This is a for-real street sign.

This is the road.

Only for Horses and 4WDs?

Journey Ends

Bullhead Creek was an absolutely gorgeous creek that bisected the road several places. As I was driving a low-sitting Camry, I did not try to drive across. I did hang out and enjoy the view.

All photographs by Eileen Trainor and all rights reserved.

Tags: Bullhead creek, disappearing roads, Texas humor