Hurricane Ike Live Thread IV

NOAA/NHC ^ | 14 September 2008 | NOAA/NHC

[mylife]

Thanks, I saw that earlier.

How did you anf the Missus fare?

[NautiNurse]

Add to that the noise of a generator which draws a lot of attention when all else is dead quiet.

It was after one storm in So. FL when folks were whining about their neighbor's generator being too loud. They were trying to sleep with their windows open in the stifling heat and humidity. The generator noise made them hot and angry (or jealous).

[mathluv]

I did lose power, but it is back now! Going to WalMart for ice and a freezer box will do it every time!

[buffyt]

Bolivar is east of Galveston, not all the way down to Freeport or Surfside. But you can take the Bluewater Highway
http://www.trails.com/tcatalog_trail.aspx?trailid=XFA128-023
that runs parallel to Surfside Beach from Surfside to San Luis Pass and take the long toll bridge over to Galveston. We also go up 2004 from Lake Jackson to Santa Fe TX to Galveston.

Freeport did pretty well, just mostly trees and branches down. The sign in front of Freeport HS fell over but it fell just to the ground, not onto anything.

Just got recorded phone call message from Lake Jackson mayor. Water is ok. Pecan Lakes has sporadic electricity, rest of town has none. Sewer down due to no electricity. No stores or restaurants or gas stations open.

Reports of grocery stores broken into already in Clute. I guess Looter Guy is there already.

[patton]

We set up a network in our neighborhood - Use it two hours, pass it on.

Gotta admit, it was my neighbors idea, but it avaoided many problems.

[onemiddleamerican]

Your link to Surfside Beach's damage photos shows how bad the damage is. I didn't get much past the photo of the pelican in the power lines. Funny how something so seemingly inconsequential as that would make me stop (again) and with tears again rolling down my face, pray for the souls lost in this storm.

Salvation Army secure donation link.

[mylife]

OK see yer post

[buffyt]

We have not tried to drive into LJ. The mayor called everyone on his list and told everyone not to come back yet. Electricity off, water limited, sewer OUT.

[texasredtop]

I’m sorry, I guess I misread your post. I would never have time to catch up on the previous posts althought I wish I could.

[DvdMom]

Thanks again for your update !

[Enosh]

Good to see you made it, texasredtop, even if your ghost didn’t. LOL!

[NautiNurse]

That’s the kind of thing that makes a real neighborhood. Nice to hear it.

[CindyDawg]

We put ours on the edge of the garage with the door open. I had the house and entry door closed and a monitor in the kitchen. Still made me uncomfortable. This winter we are running pipe and putting it in a shed away from the house (after the storm of course)

[Amelia]

Good point - a CO₂ monitor with battery backup is essential when running a generator!

[patton]

Oh, thanks - that reminds me, I gotta get a CO2 monitor to put next to the woodstove.

[NautiNurse]

No sewer is reason enough to hold off returning home. There needs to be some basic infrastructure available before folks can return. Otherwise folks will scream that they were allowed back without water and sewage service.

{{{Hugs}}} Hang in there!

[STARWISE]

Yesterday was Chicago’s rainiest. Ever.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-flood-mainsep14,0,4712025.story

Massive flooding in the suburbs, basements are flooding in the city, some motorists were stranded for hours on the Edens Expressway. It’s still raining and forecasted to continue, with Ike still coming through.

http://image.vmixcore.com/61/3576/25/23747331/172/61/237/d0cc4b4fd87765c95c63594b0cd130d9.jpg

It’s a huge problem ... but still nowhere near the tragedies endured by Ike’s main targets. God bless them and grant them mercy and strength.

If anyone hears of any national charities collecting
clothing for the victims, please ping me. They’re going
to need everything, I know.

[texasredtop]

LOL - over our late breakfast of waffles and sausage, my husband was telling me that in reality a cord run that far would likely blow out any appliances we were running on it due to the reasons you stated. Something about ratio of amps/volts gets lost in the distance. I HATE science stuff, I’m a math gal myself.

Now get in there and take out the garbage!!! :-)

[patton]

Now that I disagree with - a 5-gallon bucket with some sawdust makes a perfectly servicable toilet.

[texasredtop]

Just keep Harrah’s running and that will help me a bunch!! I understand there are new owners and was wondering if you knew if anything there has changed? We always had real good luck there during the week days before the crowds come in. It usually pays for our hotel stay anyway.