IKE and Houston

[johnnyironboard]

5:00 AM cdt Thursday.
My brother and sister and families left Houston last night and are now west of San Antonio. The forecast track has moved north over 200 miles in the last couple of days from Corpus to 30 miles south of Houston. My brother is tuned into the weather- he checks the hurricane sites hourly so I consider him prepared- I'm afraid most in Houston are not and today might be a panic.

[wide lats]

Is there another hurricane due in USA?

[johnnyironboard]

Is there another hurricane due in USA?

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at4+shtml/091747.shtml?3day?large#contents

[wide lats]

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at4+shtml/091747.shtml?3day?large#contents

I hope everyone gets out of there before 1 on Sunday. Steal cars if they have to.

[johnnyironboard]

I hope everyone gets out of there before 1 on Sunday. Steal cars if they have to.


Most people in Houston are smart enough not to leave their keys in their cars.

[wide lats]

Most people in Houston are smart enough not to leave their keys in their cars.

Hotwiring is no problem if theres death on the horizon ... i said steal cars, not borrow them.

[johnnyironboard]

Hotwiring is no problem if theres death on the horizon ... i said steal cars, not borrow them.

Houston is high ground dumba$$. The vast majority of hurricane deaths come from storm surge.

[Guff]

I live in Houston. We'll be leaving later today to head to my dad's fortress.

[johnnyironboard]

I live in Houston. We'll be leaving later today to head to my dad's fortress.

Good luck- Gasoline should be a top priority before you get on the road. When the mass evac's set in with Gustav gasoline went quick- guys were filling all sorts of gas tanks for generators and such. Which direction are you heading?

[Jimislash]

Good luck- Gasoline should be a top priority before you get on the road. When the mass evac's set in with Gustav gasoline went quick- guys were filling all sorts of gas tanks for generators and such. Which direction are you heading?

Holy heck you are right!!! The lines were full at gas stations last night and a couple of them were already out of gas. People were starting fights and yelling.

[johnnyironboard]

http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/sst/ani-weekly.html

http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/phod/dataphod1/work/HHP/NEW/2008253at.jpg


Hopefully the water temp anomaly and heat potential will keep development down. The heat potential shows the final approach shouldn't have any hot spots and the water temp anomaly looks to be normal.

[farsscf]

Houston is high ground dumba$$. The vast majority of hurricane deaths come from storm surge.

I seem to remember Houston flooding pretty bad after a tropical storm a few years ago. Below is a link to a beach cam by me in NW florida, we are not even close to the storm

http://www.destinpasslive.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=63&Itemid=87

[johnnyironboard]

I seem to remember Houston flooding pretty bad after a tropical storm a few years ago. Below is a link to a beach cam by me in NW florida, we are not even close to the storm

http://www.destinpasslive.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=63&Itemid=87

that was from tropical storm Allison- the only tropical storm ever retired. Some parts of Houston got over three feet of rain.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_Storm_Allison

On a side note they induced labor in my sister in law a week before the storm- her due date was the worse day for Houston.

[farsscf]

And you don't think it could happen again with this storm? I live in NW FL and we have roads washed out today from Ike.

BTW, I was there for Allison, it was pretty bad

[johnnyironboard]

And you don't think it could happen again with this storm? I live in NW FL and we have roads washed out today from Ike.

BTW, I was there for Allison, it was pretty bad

no Allison was slow moving came ashore- went north- turned around came back and stalled out for a while. This thing is going to move a lot faster.

wind and lack of power is going to the be the big issue. Lot's of water oaks will come down- shallow roots and heavy trees- they get uprooted.

[Guff]

Houston floods like crazy. It doesn't take much of a storm for many of the areas to be under water. We have a huge drainage problem.

[dartol]

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=http:%2F%2Fmw1.google.com%2Fmw-weather%2Ftropical%2Fkml%2Fall_hurricanes.kmz&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=29.075375,-95.053711&spn=7.063862,9.711914&t=h&z=7

I live halfway between Houston and Galveston in League City... I am out boarding up now. My area shouldn't flood from storm surge unless it is a 5, though some parts of League City are lower. I think there is too much panic after Katrina, people lose their heads. I have lived here 13 years and only evacuated once, for Rita... and that was because my daughter was just an infant. Turns out staying would have been fine.

Allison flooded the downtown area because it sat and rained on the city for a couple of days. Rain floods are not usually that much of a big deal but they happen often here because the streets are actually part of the floodwater system. Storm surge is another thing entirely... and a cat 5 hit in the wrong place could flood everything up to Beltway 8, the large 'ring' around the city.

Anyway, I plan on riding it out here, as soon as I finish boarding up, we'll be all set. It's quite a workout since I have a 2-story!

Darren

[magnumfreak]

Everyone in Houston be careful. Ike may try to treat you like Tina. ;)

[johnnyironboard]

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=http:%2F%2Fmw1.google.com%2Fmw-weather%2Ftropical%2Fkml%2Fall_hurricanes.kmz&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=29.075375,-95.053711&spn=7.063862,9.711914&t=h&z=7

I live halfway between Houston and Galveston in League City... I am out boarding up now. My area shouldn't flood from storm surge unless it is a 5, though some parts of League City are lower. I think there is too much panic after Katrina, people lose their heads. I have lived here 13 years and only evacuated once, for Rita... and that was because my daughter was just an infant. Turns out staying would have been fine.

Allison flooded the downtown area because it sat and rained on the city for a couple of days. Rain floods are not usually that much of a big deal but they happen often here because the streets are actually part of the floodwater system. Storm surge is another thing entirely... and a cat 5 hit in the wrong place could flood everything up to Beltway 8, the large 'ring' around the city.

Anyway, I plan on riding it out here, as soon as I finish boarding up, we'll be all set. It's quite a workout since I have a 2-story!

Darren


Be careful Houston hasn't gone through a real hurricane in 25 years.

[farsscf]

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=http:%2F%2Fmw1.google.com%2Fmw-weather%2Ftropical%2Fkml%2Fall_hurricanes.kmz&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=29.075375,-95.053711&spn=7.063862,9.711914&t=h&z=7

I live halfway between Houston and Galveston in League City... I am out boarding up now. My area shouldn't flood from storm surge unless it is a 5, though some parts of League City are lower. I think there is too much panic after Katrina, people lose their heads. I have lived here 13 years and only evacuated once, for Rita... and that was because my daughter was just an infant. Turns out staying would have been fine.

Allison flooded the downtown area because it sat and rained on the city for a couple of days. Rain floods are not usually that much of a big deal but they happen often here because the streets are actually part of the floodwater system. Storm surge is another thing entirely... and a cat 5 hit in the wrong place could flood everything up to Beltway 8, the large 'ring' around the city.

Anyway, I plan on riding it out here, as soon as I finish boarding up, we'll be all set. It's quite a workout since I have a 2-story!

Darren


Good luck, BTW I used to live in Clear Lake Forest.

[glwanabe]

This is beginning to look a lot like Rita. Houston is now centermass. The next 36-48 hours will be very interesting. With the trend in East movement on the track due to land based surface front movement, it looks like we will be on the West side.

We are in North Houston in Humble, out by IAH. My job is putting us up in rooms out in the woodlands area, and then we will run our operations from a secure hardened facility.

We are set for a few weeks of food and water. Got gas in both vehicles, and we have places to go if the area is uninhabitable.

[farsscf]

FYI, I took this a little while ago at Navarre Beach in NW Florida. The surge here today is some of the highest I have seen. Wherever this hits will be hit hard.

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z258/farsscf/9-11-08113.jpg

[dbx]

Hotwiring is no problem if theres death on the horizon ... i said steal cars, not borrow them.


Houston is high ground dumba$$. The vast majority of hurricane deaths come from storm surge.

Johnny, Wide Lats has a good point. If people on the high ground start stealing cars...well...I just think death may indeed, become imminent :).

[dbx]

FYI, I took this a little while ago at Navarre Beach in NW Florida. The surge here today is some of the highest I have seen. Wherever this hits will be hit hard.

Awesome pic! I just heard they're experiencing 26ft high swells of NO. Not a good thing. This storm is so large that even if it veers westward, NO may well get a piece of that NE corner that does so much damage.

[farsscf]

Another
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z258/farsscf/9-11-08129.jpg

[dbx]

That's cool too, but the 1st one has the pier for better reference of scale. I wouldn't think that pier could take that kind of beating for more than a day or two.

[farsscf]

It hasn't been usuable since Ivan in 04, maybe it will fall completely soon. These guys are enjoying the wind though.

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z258/farsscf/9-11-08050.jpg
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z258/farsscf/9-11-08035.jpg

[johnnyironboard]

http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/sst/ani-weekly.html

http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/phod/dataphod1/work/HHP/NEW/2008253at.jpg


Hopefully the water temp anomaly and heat potential will keep development down. The heat potential shows the final approach shouldn't have any hot spots and the water temp anomaly looks to be normal.


As of the 4:00 am advisory still a 2 hopefully it stays that way. The final approach still seems in not prime area for strengthening- although the physics of making landfall at a 90 degrees might be bad.

[dartol]

Yeah it is getting in the shallower water already at least. I was hoping for more of an eastward turn in the update this morning, but no dice. The current track puts it almost right on top of my house. :(

Darren

[uncleroman]

Yeah it is getting in the shallower water already at least. I was hoping for more of an eastward turn in the update this morning, but no dice. The current track puts it almost right on top of my house. :(

Darrenomg people are freaking!

[dartol]

omg people are freaking!

So where are you holed up? Surely not still in Kemah...

Darren

[uncleroman]

haha yeah im staying in kemah. im headed to l.c. to drink some beer but im coming home later. what part of l.c? im headed to the park on clear creek. same elevation as here 16 ft.

[dartol]

haha yeah im staying in kemah. im headed to l.c. to drink some beer but im coming home later. what part of l.c? im headed to the park on clear creek. same elevation as here 16 ft.

I am on the west side in Brittany Lakes. Is that the park on Bay Area Blvd? That is not too far from my house. If you take Bay Area out to League City Parkway (used to be Brittany Bay Blvd.) I am just a few blocks down.

Be safe man!

Darren

[Marius_Ursus]

Most people in Houston are smart enough not to leave their keys in their cars.

Yet not smart enough not to live in Houston. ;)

J/K

[Marius_Ursus]

Houston floods like crazy. It doesn't take much of a storm for many of the areas to be under water. We have a huge drainage problem.

I figured being closer to the coast, there'd be more invested in gutters and sewers. The Hill Country has the same issue. When I was growing up, every time there was a bad storm, we'd have a flood. Lockhart was bad enough, but New Braunfels was the worst. A couple of floods lasted for days.

Good luck to you and JohnnyIB.

[uncleroman]

I am on the west side in Brittany Lakes. Is that the park on Bay Area Blvd? That is not too far from my house. If you take Bay Area out to League City Parkway (used to be Brittany Bay Blvd.) I am just a few blocks down.

Be safe man!

Darren the park on clear creek is across from the landing on the creek{neighbor hood with a boat ramp.} . i did go to magnolia creek to visit with some other friends. but now im home alone. looking for some beer drinkers. there are a few over in south shore i will go see theme in a bit.

[dbx]

Geez....I just got an e-mail from my folks...who live between Panama City Beach and San Destin. For those who don't know, this is the Panhandle and is approx 1hr+ drive from Pensacola eastward. Their weather is fine, but their local nes is reporting 30' waves at the 2nd sandbar out from St. Andrews Park, which is Club La Villa, Spinnaker's, etc., territory just over the Hathaway Bridge on the east side of Panama City Beach. They also said their stairs to the beach at their home has surf already above it. That's about 60'-70' in from normal high tide. They also said that Highway 98 (THE main hwy) is closed between Destin and Fort Walton Beach because surf is already washing over the highway.

God help Texas!

[farsscf]

Geez....I just got an e-mail from my folks...who live between Panama City Beach and San Destin. For those who don't know, this is the Panhandle and is approx 1hr+ drive from Pensacola eastward. Their weather is fine, but their local nes is reporting 30' waves at the 2nd sandbar out from St. Andrews Park, which is Club La Villa, Spinnaker's, etc., territory just over the Hathaway Bridge on the east side of Panama City Beach. They also said their stairs to the beach at their home has surf already above it. That's about 60'-70' in from normal high tide. They also said that Highway 98 (THE main hwy) is closed between Destin and Fort Walton Beach because surf is already washing over the highway.

God help Texas!

My inlaws live in Santa Rosa Beach, is that where you are talking about? Hwy 98 was washed over but they reopened it this morning.

[dbx]

My inlaws live in Santa Rosa Beach, is that where you are talking about? Hwy 98 was washed over but they reopened it this morning.

Wow, small world. LOL, they actually live down the street...Rosemary Beach (off 30-A). But my folks said 98 was closed from Destin westward, so I assume they also hear this on local news, as it doesn't effect them. And they don't have to ever really worry about rising water, as they're on the highest point on the entire Gulf of Mexico. They lose their stairs to the beach, but that's about it. Santa Rosa is on that same area/high point too.

[farsscf]

Rosemary Beach is a nice area. Internet does make for a small world

[dbx]

Rosemary Beach is a nice area. Internet does make for a small world

Carl Rove has a home there. My folks are democrats and hate him. When I come to visit (several times per yr) I always say that I hope I'll see Carl on the beach :D.

[heavywt]

Best of luck, those of you who live in Houston and Galveston - we've got high winds here in NOLA, but the rain seems to have stopped, at least for now. My TV (along with the rest of my living room) was destroyed when my roof was partially ripped off during Gustav, so i can't watch the news to see how texas is faring in real time... dang it....

[dartol]

Geez....I just got an e-mail from my folks...who live between Panama City Beach and San Destin. For those who don't know, this is the Panhandle and is approx 1hr+ drive from Pensacola eastward. Their weather is fine, but their local nes is reporting 30' waves at the 2nd sandbar out from St. Andrews Park, which is Club La Villa, Spinnaker's, etc., territory just over the Hathaway Bridge on the east side of Panama City Beach. They also said their stairs to the beach at their home has surf already above it. That's about 60'-70' in from normal high tide. They also said that Highway 98 (THE main hwy) is closed between Destin and Fort Walton Beach because surf is already washing over the highway.

God help Texas!

Wow, I grew up going to the beach at St Andrews, my parents live in SE Alabama, north from PC.

The waves are going over the Galveston seawall already... but I think we are going to make out OK here except for the surge on the immediate coast.

Darren

[omnisjdi]

From Austin TX.
Quite a few folks over reacting.
We've been insanely busy at work. Ran out of bottled water at one point today just before another shipment arrived. Probably run out of water tomorrow.
It was exceptionally humid today. Clouds came and went already.
Only a few drops, and a good wiff of rain.
Doubt were going to get any rain out of this.
We're probably going to break a record we set with Rita due to the number of evacuees shopping at my store.

[dartol]

I was out on the front sidewalk with the neighbors until just a little whole ago. We've only had a few sprinkles, even though we have some of the outer bands pass over already. I did see some roof shingles lifting while I was out there... the wind was starting to pick up enough that you had to take a step back every now and then to keep balance.

It's gonna be a long night.

Darren

[dartol]

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j271/dartol/ike2.jpg

[agsuper]

We left Cypress, Tx this morning at 8 Am with the kids and animals for Bastrop Texas where my parents live. We were going to ride it out but we have two small children.

[uncleroman]

its windy and raining here WTF? who woulda thunk it

[johnnyironboard]

A friend of mine who stayed in Houton lost power at about 8:00 PM.

[uncleroman]

i was gonna wait to go to bed after the power went out, i may have to go night night before that happens

[johnnyironboard]

i was gonna wait to go to bed after the power went out, i may have to go night night before that happens

I'd crank the AC as low as it can go and try and get some sleep.

[dartol]

I still have power here,though things are rocking pretty well outside now. I am hoping for some sleep after the eye gets here. After I step outside in it of course, I always wanted to see what the eye was really like. My dad said it was really calm in there, he drove a tractor-trailor though one in Florida once. LOL

Darren

[omnisjdi]

We're supposed to get 1-2" of rain tomorrow. I'll believe it when I see it.

[rpaul11]

Hope everybody down there is hanging in there.....and those that should have left were smart enough to do so

[omnisjdi]

No rain here. Everything is moving off to the East. Thor you WUSS!!!!!!!!!

[johnnyironboard]

Galleria still has power along with piney point and tanglewood.

[Todd_A]

it is weakening some but still sustained winds of 60 mph and gusts a lot higher. It is currently entering my area.

From the looks of things on tv, the damage down south is pretty bad.

[Jimislash]

C'hecking in from Cypress: We had some serious damage in our neighborhood due to trees falling over. My dad's truck got smashed by a tree. One neighbor had his chimney and roof smashed by a tree. Another one had their home split in to by a huge oak tree. For the most part, the area was safe from flooding, with wind being the big problem. My brother has a huge generator, so we have had power throughout, although it is out for the area.

My folks are on their way to the bay to see if their house is still there off of San Leon.

[truthandlife]

Crazy hurricane. Our biggest tree in the backyard snapped right in half. Thank goodness it didn't land on the house. Lots of trees uprooted. Got power back in Cypress at 10:00. Thank God! It is going to be a slow recovery and the devastation in Galveston is horrific.

Take care everyone and continue to pray for fellow SE Texas neighbors.

[Jimislash]

My parents' bayhouse is gone. They said San Leon looks like a warzone. Houses in the street, boats everywhere, etc.

[Stenn]

My parents' bayhouse is gone. They said San Leon looks like a warzone. Houses in the street, boats everywhere, etc.

Hey, I didn't know you were local (or if I did know, I forgot.) Cool! Sorry to hear about your parent's bayhouse. That sucks. The folks near the coast got smacked pretty hard this time.

Here in the middle of Houston, we lost power early in the storm. Then, wonder of wonders, the power came back in the early morning and has been solid ever since. We consider ourselves to be VERY lucky and have allowed neighbors to run extension cords to our outdoor outlets to power their refrigerators out of sheer gratitude for having been spared the agony of no electricity.

We've spent the past couple of days cleaning up. We lost two fences and I cut down my giant timber bamboo before the storm to keep it from beating the crap out of my house and those of my nearby neighbors. We've hauled a ton of debris to the curb. We're almost ready to start re-building but getting supplies will be a challenge.

The gas station in our neighborhood is open, which is remarkable. The line for gas extends out of the parking lot, down the block, and up our street. I talked to one woman who drove all the way from Pearland just for gas. She said ours was the only gas station within 25 miles that was open.

We walked around the neighborhood and saw lots of down trees, damaged roofs, flattened business signs, leaning fences, etc. None of the traffic lights work. We had diner at a Chinese restaurant that, amazingly, had power. They had a hand-drawn menu of four different meals for take-away only. If you liked, you could eat in their dining room, but they had no wait staff. Outside, a homeless guy asked me for a few dollars so he could get a meal. I invited him in and ordered him a meal which he ate at his own table.

My local gym was closed but not damaged and their website claims that I should be able to get in a workout tomorrow. Here's hoping. It could be he first time I get to work out in the dark with no AC. That'll be fun. :)

Oh, and get this, we made it all the way through the hurricane with no broken windows but my 6-year old daughter managed to break one on her own today. It was one of those classic parent moments where as soon as I knew that she was OK, I wanted to kill her. :rolleyes: We've got plywood over the hole now, and we should be able to get glass for the window some time before Halloween, I suppose. :(

[uncleroman]

kemah is ruined but im styill alive, just got power. been camping and drunk for 4 days.http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d80/882001/09-13-08_1015-1.jpg

[Stenn]

kemah is ruined but im styill alive, just got power. been camping and drunk for 4 days.

Glad to hear it! I was worried about you. I would have spent more time drunk myself but my wife forgot to buy beer before the hurricane and now my favorite margarita dives are either closed or so busy that you can't get in the front door. Life is hard... :)

[uncleroman]

i actualy got tired of drinking but nothing else to do. hanging with friends in driveways cooking, drinking, sweating getting bit by mosquitos. well next time you will know to get BEER! went to gym tonight and lost 10 lbs since last wednesday.

[uncleroman]

i got out in the truck before the storm even finished

[dartol]

We finally got power back on in League City tonight! I lost a good chunk of roof shingles and got a leak... which made the ceiling in one of my upstairs bathrooms fall in. Also one other room has part of the ceiling coming down. I got a tarp over the bad area though, so we should be good until we get the roof fixed. I'd say 80% of the houses in my neighborhood had shingle damage.

We had one tree shoved down, but managed to upright it and brace it up. Most of my neighbors trees were the same.

Darren

[farsscf]

Get ready to enjoy the sight of blue tarps for a few years. Glad to hear you guys are doing ok.

[Guff]

Day 4 without electricity. Everying in the fridge has been cooked up or thrown out at this point.

I gladly came into work just for some hot coffee!

Needless to say my diet has gone out the window over the last few days.

The family and I are all well though, minor damage to the house. The fence is gone.

We were lucky.

[agsuper]

We were very fortunate to have no damage to our house and property. Our neighbors lost trees, fences roofs etc. Our power came back on last night. My sister lives in Conroe and she said it looks like armagedon there.

[Sluggeaux]

The tiles, and tar paper on one side of my roof is almost completely gone.
Every ceiling in the upstairs either has significant water damage, or so much water came in that the ceiling and insulation collapsed to the floor.
all of the carpets upstairs were drenched through and through.
all of the ceilings on the first floor have water spots, and their's water in the walls.
2 sides of my fence is gone.
There is a big willow tree in my pool.

BUT.. I'm insured.. and my partner, me, and our 2 pups are fine, and will re-build.

[johnnyironboard]

Get ready to enjoy the sight of blue tarps for a few years. Glad to hear you guys are doing ok.

I doubt Texans will let it go a few years.

[farsscf]

I doubt Texans will let it go a few years.

As a Texan only living in Florida I will not take offense to that http://forum.bodybuilding.com/images/icons/icon6.gif. But I think you will be surprised how long some people do.

[dartol]

I will be the oddball, I only had a green tarp... LOL

Though some of my neighbors are using white painters tarps, clear chair covering plastic, whatever then can find.

Darren

[farsscf]

FEMA gave out the blue tarps here. Maybe they will pick a different color this time, lol.

[dartol]

My insurance company said FEMA would bring one by... but I wasn't waiting. Who knows how much more water will come in before they get here. LOL

Darren

[Guff]

Day 6 without power. Yes it's sucking a bit. I go into work early for the internet and coffee, and I'm bed by 7:30 because it's dark and there's nothing to do. My diet has totally gone out the window as well.

[omnisjdi]

Had a friend ask me if I had any damage from Ike. What the heck is the media reporting to the rest of the country?.
They should make it very clear that Ike only did damage to a small part of Texas.
Very unfortunate for those who got hit on the forum, but no impact for the majority.

[Stenn]

Had a friend ask me if I had any damage from Ike. What the heck is the media reporting to the rest of the country?.
They're most likely telling everyone, "A hurricane hit Houston!" and then showing pictures of Galveston.

[omnisjdi]

They're most likely telling everyone, "A hurricane hit Houston!" and then showing pictures of Galveston.

Then forgetting to mention the size of the state. Go figure:(

[IronCamp]

I just got power back an hour ago. My fam is OK. I am so thankful to have power and get back to some form of normalcy. Haven't been eating enough and no gym...but have been enjoying the cool front we got after the storm and jogging several miles every day.

Still no power at work for me until at least Monday night. I guess I can consider this a nice vacation.

[bigt405]

I just got power back an hour ago. My fam is OK. I am so thankful to have power and get back to some form of normalcy. Haven't been eating enough and no gym...but have been enjoying the cool front we got after the storm and jogging several miles every day.

Still no power at work for me until at least Monday night. I guess I can consider this a nice vacation.

We have missed you girl. I am glad to hear you are ok. I have been through my share of hurricanes and they suck. They are usually followed by no power and an invasion of stinking love bugs.

[Jackmann]

Love this thread. I'm in Houston and just got back to the gym tonight after a week. I can't rememeber how many years it's been since such a lapse in working out.reading this from beginning to end was like living through the hurricane again and I had to laugh as I spent a great deal of the time dsrinking as well, walking around throiugh the storm because I could not grasp what was really happening. good luck to all of you who had it harder than me. I could not have taken one more night without power.

[IronCamp]

We have missed you girl. I am glad to hear you are ok. I have been through my share of hurricanes and they suck. They are usually followed by no power and an invasion of stinking love bugs.

Thanks...wasn't sure if you guys even noticed that I was gone. :(

It's funny to hear about the drinking, b/c I indulged in some myself w/my sister in law. It then led to a huge fight between us...oh well, such is life. We haven't talked since.

[DanVanVliet]

Thanks...wasn't sure if you guys even noticed that I was gone. :(

It's funny to hear about the drinking, b/c I indulged in some myself w/my sister in law. It then led to a huge fight between us...oh well, such is life. We haven't talked since.

Hey IC welcome back.

[glwanabe]

I'm in the Atascocita area, and we are now at one week with no power. We might get power by early next week. Wife and kids went to Louisiana for the weekend.

It has been a bit of a hassle but for the most part it has been a good thing.
I've always liked to cook, so I have no problem cooking outdoors with various sources of fuel. I have three different outdoor cooktops to work with. A coleman camp stove, a Weber grill, and a decent propane grill with a side burner. I've got a few good pieces of cast iron to cook in, as well as some magnalite stuff. The best piece of equipment is a coffee pot. We are not starving.

We are just thinking of it as camping with a really nice comfortable tent. The yard is pretty much cleaned up, and now it is just keeping the house clean as we move from outside to inside so much during the day. The living room carpet is going to get tossed, it was time for it to go anyway. So it looks like I'm back to another tile project.

The overall situation is getting better. Gas lines are shorter, and the stores are all stocked. Ice was hard to come by for a few days, but that is getting better. I prefer a simpler style of living anyway, so this is not that hard for myself.

[uncleroman]

doin yardio yesterday with a chainsaw on a ladder and yata yata my leg hurts today
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d80/882001/09-20-08_1324.jpg

[bigt405]

doin yardio yesterday with a chainsaw on a ladder and yata yata my leg hurts today
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d80/882001/09-20-08_1324.jpg

Ouch!!!!!!!

[dartol]

doin yardio yesterday with a chainsaw on a ladder and yata yata my leg hurts today

Dang man! At least you didn't chop it off! Is that from the chain saw, a tree branch, or falling off the ladder? I hope it is just cuts and bruises and it heals quickly.

Darren

[uncleroman]

Dang man! At least you didn't chop it off! Is that from the chain saw, a tree branch, or falling off the ladder? I hope it is just cuts and bruises and it heals quickly.

Darren
thats from a tree branch that i could barely deadlift pinning my leg between it and the ladder. i really thought it was broken but im anti e.r. so i held out. looks like im gonna live

[dartol]

thats from a tree branch that i could barely deadlift pinning my leg between it and the ladder. i really thought it was broken but im anti e.r. so i held out. looks like im gonna live

Ouch! Careful out there man. At least our one tree that fell over was small enough we could push it upright... some 2x4 stakes and ratchet straps and it is straighter than before now. Hopefully it will stay that way.

Darren

[jkeithc82]

I've been without power since the storm hit. My parents and in-laws have electricity though so we are staying with them.

[morgansd12]

I've been without power since the storm hit. My parents and in-laws have electricity though so we are staying with them.

Man, I can't believe how many ppl still have no power. We got ours Thursday, it was weird to be with no news for that period when you knew it was pretty much all Ike all the time 24/7 on TV and I knew nothing of it even though I got hit by the godamm eye of the storm 2x!!

Just lent my hyooge generator to some folks who are still without power, prolly till thursday.

[uncleroman]

Man, I can't believe how many ppl still have no power. We got ours Thursday, it was weird to be with no news for that period when you knew it was pretty much all Ike all the time 24/7 on TV and I knew nothing of it even though I got hit by the godamm eye of the storm 2x!!

Just lent my hyooge generator to some folks who are still without power, prolly till thursday.
yeah the eye wall was intense!

[morgansd12]

yeah the eye wall was intense!

I was looking outside with my flashlight, took a nap, looked outside again and thought...hmmm...how the eff can a 100 mph wind switch directions 180 degrees?

Obviously I lost power several hours before landfall and didn't know the storm was pretty much going to hit me directly.

[jkeithc82]

Man, I can't believe how many ppl still have no power. We got ours Thursday, it was weird to be with no news for that period when you knew it was pretty much all Ike all the time 24/7 on TV and I knew nothing of it even though I got hit by the godamm eye of the storm 2x!!

Just lent my hyooge generator to some folks who are still without power, prolly till thursday.

Centerpoint is saying that our area will be without power until possibly next Thursday.

Honestly, I've been very thankful through this ordeal. I don't have power, or water pressure, am staying about 30 minutes further away from my school and job, have sat in traffic for about 10 hours in 2 days, but I honestly have no business complaining. My apartment and possessions are all in tact (minus the power), my family is safe and nothing major has been lost. People have it MUCH worse then I do, so I have no right to bitch or moan. When I see pictures of Galveston and areas that are completely destroyed, I realize that I was one of the lucky ones.

[Jimislash]

Centerpoint is saying that our area will be without power until possibly next Thursday.

Honestly, I've been very thankful through this ordeal. I don't have power, or water pressure, am staying about 30 minutes further away from my school and job, have sat in traffic for about 10 hours in 2 days, but I honestly have no business complaining. My apartment and possessions are all in tact (minus the power), my family is safe and nothing major has been lost. People have it MUCH worse then I do, so I have no right to bitch or moan. When I see pictures of Galveston and areas that are completely destroyed, I realize that I was one of the lucky ones.

You are exactly right. My parents lost their house in San Leon, but a couple of their neighbors who sat out the storm are missing. Even in my neighborhood up in NW area, trees have completely demolished several houses. In fact, one tree that was leaning on a neighbor's house from the storm fell on my brother's house today, then squished his Boston Whaler and smushed the engines.

But, we are all still alive and unscathed physically. When I go into Galveston on Wednesday it will be to move my cousin out of her place and not to go look for her body or id' it somewhere.

[dartol]

yeah the eye wall was intense!

Yeah it sounded like someone was banging on my roof with a hammer. I had the neighbor across the street look out, he said my shingles were standing up on end like a porcupine.

Fortunately my boat didn't fly away, and my daughter's playset stayed put in the back yard. Good thing I got it anchored! I was afraid the anchors wouldn't hold though. I expected to find it against the house or in my neighbors pool.

Darren

[morgansd12]

Yeah it sounded like someone was banging on my roof with a hammer. I had the neighbor across the street look out, he said my shingles were standing up on end like a porcupine.

Fortunately my boat didn't fly away, and my daughter's playset stayed put in the back yard. Good thing I got it anchored! I was afraid the anchors wouldn't hold though. I expected to find it against the house or in my neighbors pool.

Darren

Lots of you guys have boats...anyone do any spearfishing?

[uncleroman]

water here is too merky
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d80/882001/boat204.jpg

[johnnyironboard]

5:00 AM cdt Thursday.
My brother and sister and families left Houston last night and are now west of San Antonio. The forecast track has moved north over 200 miles in the last couple of days from Corpus to 30 miles south of Houston. My brother is tuned into the weather- he checks the hurricane sites hourly so I consider him prepared- I'm afraid most in Houston are not and today might be a panic.

All my peeps are back home. My sister has power my bro doesn't.

[johnnyironboard]

http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/sst/ani-weekly.html

http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/phod/dataphod1/work/HHP/NEW/2008253at.jpg


Hopefully the water temp anomaly and heat potential will keep development down. The heat potential shows the final approach shouldn't have any hot spots and the water temp anomaly looks to be normal.


the water temp anomaly and heat potential is a powerful tool- in my Gustav thread I referenced it when they were forecasting Gustav to go to a four and it never did and they were also forecasting Ike to go to a four and it didn't. Rita and Katrina were the opposite on these indicators. Something to keep an eye on in the future imo.

[Guff]

Woot! We finally got power...8 days later. OMG did this suck.

[uncleroman]

some really good photos
http://rklowe.zenfolio.com/p219036363

and
http://rklowe.zenfolio.com/p194264673