Well, we survived Hurricane Ike with minimal damage.
(just some skirting got torn off the trailer, and the roof & screening got blown off the porch - and, of course, there were downed trees and lots of debris). Our entire neighborhood almost got destroyed by fire, though, when the idiots in back of us blew up their meth lab later on in the night after the hurricane blew through.
But I reckon God was on our side, b/c we survived.
If the fire would have occurred during the storm, there would have been no way to stop it b/c of the wind, and the fire department probably wouldn't have been able to get here to put it out: and even if they could have made it, there wasn't any water to put it out with. The fire was actually scarier than Ike!
I was freaking out wondering just how on earth I was gonna be able to gather up all my furbies in time to escape!
There are many who weren't so blessed - including the peeps across the street, who lost their place when a tree smashed down the middle of it.
A lot of Texas looks like a war zone - especially Galveston - and there are still peeps w/o electricity & water. They're saying that will continue to be w/o for possibly another 2-4 weeks. You could hear the helicopters flying over to drop off supplies for over a week. We were lucky, b/c we only had to do w/o power for five days. Thankfully, it wasn't sweltering hot like it was when Rita blew through in '05. We've had really nice weather.
And our neighbors were kind enough to let us hook up to their generator, so we could at least have a light & fan to use. Bless their hearts!
The first thing I did when the power came back on was to take a loooong, hot shower!
I felt like I lost 5 lbs.
Of course, I was prepared ahead of time with plenty of jugs of water & anti-bacterial wipes to wash up with, and I filled the tub with bleach water, but it's not quite the same thing.
The worst part about not having any power was not having any communication with the outside world: you didn't know what was going on. You only had "word of mouth" to go by. We hooked up the radio to the generator for awhile to get an idea, but we didn't want to leave it on too long b/c we didn't want to misuse our neighbors' kindness, or the gas to run the generator. We offered to give them money for gas, or to siphon it from our car, but being the nice peeps that they are, they refused. Since they were so kind & generous and refused to take anything, we got them a thank-you card & gift instead. It's the least that we can do.
I guess I really don't need to go into all the "gory" details of the aftermath, b/c I'm sure y'all have already heard of it on the news. I took quite a few pix of the damage around here (including a really spooky-looking sunset that occurred just before Ike hit), which I'll share with y'all if you're interested. I also took some videos of Ike while it was going on, but those take too long to upload. But I'm sure y'all have seen plenty of footage of it on TV, anyway...
I feel so badly for all those peeps who weren't as blessed as we were.
May we all keep them in our thoughts & prayers.
There are many who weren't so blessed - including the peeps across the street, who lost their place when a tree smashed down the middle of it.
The first thing I did when the power came back on was to take a loooong, hot shower!
I guess I really don't need to go into all the "gory" details of the aftermath, b/c I'm sure y'all have already heard of it on the news. I took quite a few pix of the damage around here (including a really spooky-looking sunset that occurred just before Ike hit), which I'll share with y'all if you're interested. I also took some videos of Ike while it was going on, but those take too long to upload. But I'm sure y'all have seen plenty of footage of it on TV, anyway...
I feel so badly for all those peeps who weren't as blessed as we were.
