Ike

Walt2

Walt2

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If it does not change from the predicted landfall, Ike has me in it's sights. Will be leaving sometime tonight or tomorrow morning to get out of the way. We will be on the dirty side of it.
 
Good luck with things, Walt. I hope it tones down and does little damage.
 
Your area has taken the brunt of many storms; I hope this one proves to be of little consequence.

Take care, Fred
 
Well looks it looks as if IKE is gonna pass right over our little town. They are predicting 100mph winds here tomorrow nite. Got most everything stowed away, got gas, got butane, got ice & water, got Crown Royal. Let Her blow.
Stan
 
Passed a long line of texas highway patrolmen headed southeast this afternoon.Ten cars or more.All looked to be about 22 y/o.I guess the young guys get the crap jobs.
 
I'm certain all my relatives in its path are staying with other relatives in New Braunfels or there abouts.
Be safe down there.
 
My son is a deputy with Brazos County which is about 90 miles north of Houston. He just called and he will be out on duty all night tonight. The latest forcast is that hurricain force winds will go up past the Brazos County area and on up to almost the border of Oklahoma. It will be a long night and long day tomorrow.
 
Walt & Stan

Hope that you gusy are doing OK and that you didn't suffer any major damage. Our water was out for a few hours but is back now. The authorities say that it may take up to several weeks to get the power back on here in Houston. I would tend to believe it since there are many power poles snapped in half and lots of transformers have blown up. The worst that happened to us was part of our banana tree and our (rust-weakened) mail box blew over. One of our neighbors was really lucky. The 40 foot oak tree in his front yard fell down, away from his house. It only put a minor dent in the fender of the truck parked in his driveway. There is a new "pool" in the neighborhood park.

The crazy thing is they took the old lady down the street with the heart condition to the hospital and have now brought her back. There is no electrical power in her house so she is scared. No one can find her son to help out.

Thanks to Wade's son and the others who were staged and ready to go to start the recovery process as soon as the wind died down. Things are much more orderly and thought out than when Rita blew through.

Take care.

Phil
 

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howiesatwork said:
I'm certain all my relatives in its path are staying with other relatives in New Braunfels or there abouts.
Be safe down there.
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This is where we went to stay with one of our sons. We dodged a bullet on this one, it turned and went about a hundred miles up the coast from us. Lots of damage in the Houston/Galveston area and inland from there.
 
We faired really well out here. Lost 1 big cedar tree in the side yard,luckily it fell away from the house,lots of small limbs down, we were out of power for 17 hours or so.
Lot better than the folks in Houston. My daughter lives near Porter and most all the power poles are down around them so they are gonna be without power for a while.
Still doing clean up
Stan
 
Just got power back this evening. 165 hours without power, not that we were counting. One of the most common vehicles around here now are the bucket trucks from all over. Many are being marshalled out of the parking lot of the horse race track a couple of miles north of my house. Often, I would see multiple convoys of them on my way to and from work. The ones that fixed our neighborhood were from Kansas City Power, I think. Many of the neighbors were hanging out in front when they left. We all waved and shouted "Thank you". I have heard of drivers being extra courteous to the utility crews, letting them into heavy traffic, etc.

Living without running water for 6 to 8 hours was actuall the hardest. This experience brought out the best in most with people helping each other out. It also brought out the worst in a few. Fittingly, those who had gas and generators did not share with those few.

We still have not heard from quite a few friends. Some of them live in places with a lot of trees (they can fall on your house). The one in Porter lost part of her roof.

Like a lot of my co-workers and neighbors, I am doing research now to decide what kind of generator to buy. Some are really noisy. People are still buying them now so there are no good deals. I suspect the best deals will come next month, after people get their Visa bills.
 
pso said:
Like a lot of my co-workers and neighbors, I am doing research now to decide what kind of generator to buy. Some are really noisy. People are still buying them now so there are no good deals. I suspect the best deals will come next month, after people get their Visa bills.
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I have a Yamaha ef 6500 that is great. It has electric start so the wife can get it running and is very quiet. You can also get kits to convert them to natural gas with very little loss in performance. Best wishes to those down that away!
 
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