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She has a portable battery powered Tv which she is watching the storm on.

Prayers go out to all of you for her safety.

After tons of searching, I did confirm something I suspected that when HDTV comes out next year, battery operated portable TVs will become useless. And that includes emergency channels. I have one too.

Will need a portable HDTV converter ( not the same one that will go in house ) which doesn't exist yet. Or we will all have to buy a portable TV with HDTV tuner if we want a replacement. It looks like there's only one model currently available that has that and they cost about $200.

Thank you Congress for forcing that on us.

My friend in Lake Charles emailed this in the early morning:

The wind is building, we are minutes away from some real rough weather, they just announced the storm may take a north direction, good for Houston but not good for us.

Geraldo is a drama. :))

Update: 4:48am CST We still have power! Thank you Spirit! :))

Ike is still #2 Storm at 5:00 Advisory. Mega rain band now

Had a few hours sleep, they are asking us to stay awake as to the surge/floods. It is a very strange (spooky) feeling (Katrina) listening to the directions about going into our attics or not going into the attic and what to take with us. Orange County Texas (40 minutes from Lake Charles) people being forced on their roofs and attics, calling for help. Alot of the communications are cut off now. Ike’s eye just east of Houston.

I did take my dog out for a quickie, the streets are a mess, the main streets are flooded on the local news. We are getting heavier rain bands and high winds 70+.

Many without power calling local TV station with reports of flooding and some fires. High tide soon and the surge coming in now. Surge reported up to 20ft. on La. Coast and 10 ft. in Lake Charles, this will be worst than Rita. Water is over the sea walls in the down town area for blocks, waves too. This surge will continue to rise since it came in so early. Ike’s eye just east of Houston bringing up some huge rain bands & tornado warnings coming in now.

I will give ya’ll a report as soon as we have daylight.

Thank you, thank you, thank you for your prayers, we still have power, a blessing!

Will need a portable HDTV converter ( not the same one that will go in house ) which doesn't exist yet. Or we will all have to buy a portable TV with HDTV tuner if we want a replacement. It looks like there's only one model currently available that has that and they cost about $200. Thank you Congress for forcing that on us.

Yep,, I called congress critters and senators about this 6 months ago. They really did not care. Just get a radio and deal with it!/s

And light bulbs they have forced on us. Idiots.