Hurricane Ike- Day 2 Aftermath

Ike paid his visit and then left. Being one of the millions who experienced the hurricane, the catastrophic event that it was said it would be fell short; however, that does not mean great misery, inconveniences, and maybe three weeks with without electricity is a lot of fun. Oh yes, and $8,000,000,000.00 in estimated damages. So, here’s a story from one neighborhood- mine.

We didn’t lose power at 12:07 am Saturday morning, being in Northwest Houston.

The night was weird with howling winds, total silence, and more noises. When daybreak came, the winds were still battering the neighborhood and we could get outside for several hours. When we did, the block we live on looked like a war zone. We lost several trees, a green house, and one huge 100foot plus tree was uprooted, thrown into our neighbors back yard and garage. So much for our casa.

Next door, a tree came crashing down, too out our neighbors car and then fell into the second house down, taking out their car. Down the block, trees were across the street making entrance or exit not possible. In the afternoon all the neighbors were out cleaning up and helping others.

Later in the evening we go out, before sunset and surveyed the damage, not making it back until after the sunset. Will I ever see such a scene again- total darkness in every neighborhood. I hope not. Weird, totally never before experienced. Hanging stop sign lights, debris in the streets, etc. Ah, but experiencing a second night without power and trying to sleep in Houston heat and humidity is not something one wants to do very often.

Sunday, day two saw the return of cell phone service and the capability to use use my air card once more, as I am now.

But, the word is out that there will be no power for some people for three weeks. I hope I’m not one of those- nor you. But life goes on and one thing we’re getting to experience that we would not otherwise. other than getting to know the neighbors better, is what it’s like for those around the world who live by daylight and darkness. When the sun goes down, it’s dark. Candles and flashlights hekp, but!

Oh yes, boiling hot water on the propane grill so I can have a Starbucks coffee is the GREATEST!

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