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09-17-2008, 05:53 AM | #1 |
I Love My Lil' Punkin's Donating Member | I'm back and Thank God We are all OK! (Hurricane Ike) I just wanted to post a little update for those of you who have been wondering. Hubby and the babies and I are all ok! Our town WAS on the map for quite a while and there was going to be a mandatory evacuation here where we live, however...at the last minute, Ike decided to turn and go the other way. So, we had a "recommended voluntary evacuation". We had a hotel booked, but we decided to cancel. This town was like a ghost town though. 99% of the stores were closed, schools were let out (Thursday and Friday) and no one was at work....ALOT of people had already left town/evacuated. We went and bought tons of bottled water, gallons of water, ice, canned goods, batteries, filled our cars to the brim with gas, etc., etc. and had our entire house boarded up - we were all packed and ready to go and at the last minute, Ike made a turn for Galveston/Houston. I am SO glad/greatful that we didn't get hit with such an AWFUL and DESTRUCTIVE storm (I have been in the middle of a hurricane before and they ARE NOT fun) - but I feel SO incredibly bad for those in Houston, Galveston and the surrounding areas. I was born in Houston and I am there ALOT. I have family there as well as in Conroe and Clear Lake - all were hit. All (family) are without power and some family did leave - other members of my family were too late and stayed and they are ALL without power. Luckily, some have generators. We have a ton of people down here from Houston, Galveston, etc....all the hotels here are packed and all you see everywhere is people letting their dogs out on a leash to go to potty. There are evacuee buses everywhere. The grocery stores here are sold out of SO MUCH stuff because they get alot of their deliveries from Houston and no one can get down here to make those deliveries. And, for over a month now we have had plans to go to Houston on the first weekend in October (the 4th) and now we are unsure if we will be able to go. We do have some damage here though. One side of our fence fell down as we did get some of Ike's winds. My mom also lost a big part of one of her trees in her front yard. The lines here for plywood were just insane. Thankfully, my hubby got some ahead of time, but my aunt and I stood in line, literally, for over 2 hours waiting to pay for her plywood, then another hour in the pickup line outside waiting for the guys to load it in the back of the truck. The stores were selling bottled water left and right - there wasn't one person you passed that DIDN'T have water in their baskets. Shelves were almost totally cleared of all canned goods. People were really terrified of this horrible storm, and with good reason. I ask that you all take a moment and pray for everyone who was hit by this incredible hurricane. It is going to take quite some time for people to recover. Some people lost everything....everything they had to their name - gone. We are truly blessed here that we didn't get hit by this storm...however I feel so terrible for the ones that did. We aren't far AT ALL from Houston....and we were SO close to getting hit....for a few days they said that we were going to get a DIRECT hit....that thing was headed straight for us....and then it turned....how lucky are we....but then again, how UNLUCKY are the ones that took the blow It just breaks my heart..this was so so scary... These are just a few of the pictures that I snapped with my cell phone below. The long lines show the wait that you had for plywood...just insane. The other pics are of stores here that were boarded up and the part of my moms tree that she lost (trust me, it's much bigger than it looks in the picture). Everyone please pray for those that lost everything....and for all of us here in Texas that were affected by Hurricane Ike P.S. - for those that tried to PM me, I am sorry but my Inbox was full. I will read all PM's ASAP and respond ASAP....for those that didn't get through to me, try again either tonight or tomorrow, hopefully I will have my inbox cleared out by then. Thanks
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09-17-2008, 05:55 AM | #3 |
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09-17-2008, 06:00 AM | #4 |
Donating YT 10K Club Member | Glad you hear your family made out okay with minor damage. Yeah, it's hard when your good fortune means someone else didn't fair as lucky.
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09-17-2008, 06:04 AM | #5 |
I Love My Lil' Punkin's Donating Member | Thank you...I know...that's what alot of people are saying here - we almost feel guilty
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09-17-2008, 06:11 AM | #7 |
Donating YT 10K Club Member | After Isabel came through here....afterward it wasn't only the damage that was scarey...the way people acted in stores and at gas stations was too.
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09-17-2008, 06:15 AM | #8 |
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| Thank goodness that you guys are okay. Things are replaceable. I agree, it is terrible for those affected.
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09-17-2008, 06:24 AM | #9 |
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| I'm so glad you are all okay and none of your family have suffered major damaged. I'm glad Ike changed direction at the last minute and you all stayed safe, I'm sorry for the ones that were hit though.
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09-17-2008, 06:43 AM | #10 |
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| I was thinking about you guys. I knew you lived somewhere in the vicinity. I'm glad you are all okay!!
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09-17-2008, 06:55 AM | #11 |
Peeka Boo I See You! Donating Member | I am so glad you are ok! That is so scary.but glad you are back and all are safe
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09-17-2008, 07:02 AM | #12 |
Donating YT 14K Club Member | Brooke...you're so funny taking those pics! Lowes and Discount Tires...the beautiful town of Victoria! Anyway...glad that you guys were okay...sorry to hear about the fence. I was so worried about our oak trees...but we had them cleaned up earlier this year and it was just fine. Next one...I'll organize a hurricane party for the fur butts...oh, and adults can come, too!
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09-17-2008, 07:11 AM | #13 | |
I Love My Lil' Punkin's Donating Member | Quote:
Yeah, the fence is totally messed up but hubby said that he is going to work on it this weekend...get the thing at least standing again Lord knows we have plenty of 2x4's! LOL. And OMG....we were sooo worried about the HUGE oak tree in our front yard too...I was scared to death that the thing might fall because if it did, it would fall RIGHT on our house as it is just to close and is huge! Thankfully, it was ok Hey....if another one is out there and you guys have a party, you better let me know! The babies and I will be there will bells on
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09-17-2008, 07:19 AM | #14 |
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| I"m so glad you're ok. Yet I feel so horrible for those who took a direct blow from the storm. We got a horrible effect from Ike, too.. and we're soo far away. Soo many of our streets got flooded, OUR main street was unpassable. The worst part is, our community has only one entrance/exit, into River Road (along the Des Plaines River)... so they had to open up all the warehouses and we had to take some roads I never knew existed. Finally yesterday one way down the main street was slowly passable, while the other half was waaay too deep for cars and small trucks to pass. I didn't take any pics, but my brother-in-law did, so I will ask him for the pics and post them later on.
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09-17-2008, 08:21 AM | #15 |
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| I'm glad to hear you, dh and furkids are safe. It's heartbreaking to see the devastation Ike brought. My sister lives in Corpus Christi, but her and her dh were here for my daughter's wedding. They planned a 2 week trip so he boarded up their home before leaving. We also were closely monitoring the path. My prayers are with your family and others in the gulf coast region. |
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