howdy, preparing for Ike

[rherrell]

Glad you made it through Verne. I was worried there for awhile. It seemed like every TV channel had a reporter in Houston describing how bad it was.

 

[rjwolfe3]

I didn't think that living here in Ohio that Ike would affect us that much but the remains blew thru here on Saturday. We had winds over 60mph. Had no power for the last 2 days. Just came back on this morning. I never would have thought that a hurricane could affect us all the way up here. The radio said over 200,000 in Ohio lost power. They had to recall all of the crews they sent to LA and TX. Lots of trees down and me with no chain saw. But I'm glad all you guys in TX are ok. I had a good friend living in Pasadena(sp) that I was worried about.

 

[Monty]

Glad you made it through Verne. I was worried there for awhile. It seemed like every TV channel had a reporter in Houston describing how bad it was.

Houston and close by areas had some bad areas and alot are still without water and power. But I was really shocked last night when I saw the devastation on Bolivar peninsula, Gilcrest, Crystal Beach and other small beachside communities on highway 87 between Galveston and High Island. Those areas were literally blown off the map......complete destruction with maybe one or two structures still standing.

Galveston looks as bad as New Orleans after Katrina - http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/hurricane/6003880.html

They rescued 50 survivors from the area yesterday. So far no deaths, which, after seeing the video, is nothing less than a miracle.

My mother-in=law talked to a friend of her's in the Beaumont/Port Arthur area yesterday. They said the destruction and flooding there was worse than Rita in '85.

You can read more about the aftermath of Ike here - http://www.chron.com/

 

[Gagler]

Mannie is right, this one was bad and scared the *$&% out of me riding it out a few miles west of him. The worst part was listening to the tornadoes and not being able to do anything. I thought my damage was bad until I emerged and observed what happened to my neighbors - they have it a whole lot worse than I did. 3+ days without power was also an experience.

Here is a pretty extensive collection of the images taken from Bolivar for those interested:

http://jakeabby.com/cb/