Post-Ike Notes
2008 September 16
Several people have emailed regarding the state of myself, family, and library after Ike. I’m hoping that by posting here I might alleviate people’s worries.
- My husband and I are fine. We were on vacation when Ike hit.
- Our house has minimal damage – 6-8 shingles missing, fence down on one side, and lots of tree debris to clean up
- Power is sporadic so I’m typing fast.
- My library – the main library is ok, but the Art and Architecture building suffered MAJOR damage. Consequently that branch library is serious messed up. The proper people at my work are handling it as best they can
I can’t really say too much about the state of affairs throughout the region. We are just trying to get by at our place. Our grocery store has canned goods but procuring gas seems to be an issue (once again the Prius is worth its weight in gold) Power is out many, many, many places but Centerpoint is working their tails off to restore it. Haven’t been to any of the harder hit places, people are supposed to mind their own business and I’m doing so.
I’ve learned several lessons for next time and may post them here at a later date. For now I’m hitting post before the power craps out again.
Best wishes from DC, and I hope things get back to normal as swiftly and smoothly as possible.
Best of luck to all of Houston getting through this. My Google Reader’s not the same without your great posts.
Glad you came through it OK — great time for a vacation, eh?