Hurricane Ike Live Thread IV

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

[NautiNurse]

Sounds like you are in for a toasty winter.

[humblegunner]

Thanks!

Me, I'm fine.. came through a lot better than some other folks.

House OK, vehicles OK.. barn.. not so much.

Current estimates have my power back on by October 6th.

The whole area has major infrastructure damage.

[NautiNurse]

Glad to have you back again. Hopefully, this power restoration will be a bit more permanent.

[DrewsMum]

As long as his tree branches aren’t frozen...

I’m still cracked up over that “exploding” branch...

[john316]

After watching the news, and seeing Pearland on my way back to Clear Lake. I called my wife and told her that she and my daughter better start looking into a a school in Austin for her to finish her Sr. year. But as it turned out thing were not quite that bad. Damage yes devastation no, at least not in 77059.

[NautiNurse]

Sorry to hear about your barn. Very glad to know you are safe and your home is intact. I surely hope you have your electricity restored before Oct. 6. If there’s anything we can do, just holler.

[patton]

Ah, Alaska was a long time ago.

In Northern VA, things will be just fine.

[DrewsMum]

Oh I hope she can finish her Sr Year there. It’s a horrible feeling to have to leave halfway between.....or most of the way in if she’s been to her own school for a while. Everyone wants to graduate with friends.... :0)

[patton]

So, um, who has Tom’s chain saw?

[john316]

She will be able to. They will re-open just have to get the busses out of the barn which probably took some damage since it is down in League City.

[john316]

She will be able to. They will re-open just have to get the busses out of the barn which probably took some damage since it is down in League City.

[DrewsMum]

Not I. If I did, I wouldn’t have a half of a tree on my shed. ;0)

[alfa6]

One other idea occurred to me thanks to 1C-M...

Got any C-4, a ribbon charge would make quick work of the branch...

and the tree

and the shed, well never mind:-)

Good luck with the new arrival next year

Regards

alfa6 ;>}

[humblegunner]

So, um, who has Tom’s chain saw?

Not me!

I'm gonna buy a nice new one when I gets my FEMA card!

[DrewsMum]

Yea, I prefer not to have homeland security coming to my house to check out any mysterious explosions in my backyard...

[DrewsMum]

Hey, FEMA cards are NOT for chainsaws! Such a waste. It’s for cool stuff like video games and beer right? (and according to some freepers lap dances, but I won’t go there).

[STARWISE]

Back into civilization ...OK.
Vent ... vent .... vent ... and
I do not mean that verbally .. ;)

All OK at your house?

[DeaconBenjamin]

Praises: Gorgeous weather -- made the lack of a/c (or even fans) more bearable.

We've gotten closer to our neighbors(we share a well, and they helped us get the generator working, and wire up a plug to run the well). We've been taking turns offering each other various things.

We've been able to cope pretty well, all things considered. Many of our emergency preparations worked very well.

No damage to house or cars (or outbuildings). Not even any sign of a (new) tree down on the property (but have not investigated extensively).

Limited loss of food, etc.

No flooding.

[NautiNurse]

I thought FEMA cards were for jewelry and plasma tv. What is going on here?

[DrewsMum]

“What is going on here?”

All I know is that some freeper uppost tried to suggest that it was appropriate to spend our hard earned tax dollars (AKA FEMA cards) on a CHAINSAW of all things....I was just settin em straight...