There’s at least one photo from the flow of heartbreaking images showing Texans displaced by Hurricane Harvey that brought a smile.
There’s at least one photo from the flow of heartbreaking images showing Texans displaced by Hurricane Harvey that brought a smile.
How else to respond to the sight of a grandmother sitting in the back of a jet ski, with an bemused “here we go” smirk, afloat in the entranceway of her home, a waterlogged sofa, half-submerged grandfather clock, and plastic chair bobbing around? The man at the helm is giving a confident thumbs up:
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The woman in the photo, which went viral on Reddit $RDDT, was identified by ABC News as Karen Spencer. Her husband J.C., took the picture, according to the Toronto Star, as they were evacuated from their Houston home after a well-timed call to their local Chick-fil-A. ABC News reports:
The Spencers said they were OK for the first couple of days of Hurricane Harvey, but things took a turn for the worse on Monday when their home began to fill with water.
J.C. Spencer called the local Chick-fil-A, where the couple are regulars, and the manager sent a boat to help evacuate them. But with limited space, the two were forced to leave many of their possessions behind.
“We had to get out of there so I called Chick-fil-A, now that sounds kind of funny,” J.C. Spencer said in an interview on Good Morning America Wednesday. “I ordered two grilled chicken burritos with extra egg and a boat. And can you believe that one of the managers of Chick-fil-A, she sent her husband to pick us up and we are so grateful.”
Their rescuers were identified as Keith Christensen and Winston Savice Jr.
