Your doing a great job on the thread, your very dedicated..
I have a friend down in the Houston area. He's an older gentleman, his health is only so so. I got an email from him last Thursday saying he wasn't going to evacuate this time because the last time they did so (three years ago) they got stuck in gridlock traffic for 25 hours. He said he didn't want to get trapped in that type of fiasco again but would let me know how he makes out.
I sent him an email Saturday morning but I haven't heard anything from him again. I'm very concerned now after seeing some of the devastation. All they've been talking about on the news is Galveston but nothing about the other hard hit areas. I'm not familiar with Texas but I believe his location is about 12 mile west of Galveston Bay around the out skirts of Houston. I'm wondering if the power is back on in that area or how much damage the area has sustained. I've been so busy these days that I don't have much time for the Internet anymore but I've been skimming over the thread periodically looking for some clues. If you or anybody out there knows anything or hears anything please let me know.
If you know his zip code, you might
get some information at these links:
http://media.myfoxhouston.com/news/ikezipcodereports/index.html
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http://www.centerpointenergy.com/staticfiles/ike/ike.html
Very good luck on your search.
Chances are very high that he
has no power yet. Prayers for
him.
Electricity outages have been widespread, and phone service spotty in the greater Houston area—with a lot of restoration progress made over recent days. If you have more specific details about your friend’s location (e.g. township), there are resources available to find more information.