During Saturday’s bitter blast, Mason McClaren is walking to an H-E-B in shorts.
“I live in Texas. It doesn’t happen very often,” said Mason McClaren.
He’s hoping that at the Burnet Stage Road location he can buy the food he needs. Photos taken yesterday show empty shelves throughout San Antonio.
“Yes, I’ve been seeing bread aisles and stuff completely wiped,” said Mason McClaren, a shopper.
While customers filled up their gas tanks nearby, store owner Chuma Ozowalu had smoothies ready for sale at one of his Tropical Smoothie Café location. However, no one was coming in, so he closed for the day.
“Looks like we are at war or something. Everybody is at home hiding away. It’s not good for people feeling good, moving around. It’s not good for business,” said Chuma Ozowalu, owner of a Tropical Smoothie Café.
Ozowalu says after living in the Northeast, he’s seen weather like this before, but he’s concerned Texas won’t have the tools to deal with these temperatures.
“So it’s better you just stay away from the highway,” said Chuma Ozowalu.
TxDOT officials agree. For days now, their crews have been treating highways. . Trucks have been, spraying brine from From Kerrville to Uvaldeto prevent ice buildup.
“I’m going slow and stuff like that. I’m trying to, you know, especially because I’ve got a kid too,” said Boerne resident Eli McCla.
“It’s pretty dangerous, but I’m hoping that this year it’s just cold for a few days and then we all get back to normal life,” said McClaren.