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Anyone talk to Houston area BBs today?

I just read a post elsewhere about Houston residents having no water, no electricity, fist fights in line for your 5 gals of gas, one grocery open but nothing left one can cook on a grill/without water etc.

Person who posted was talking about their family near The Woodlands. Said that not one person had come by to help. Best guess is no electric for two weeks.....

Don't know if any of this is true....but apparently media is on a short leash and can't get to the places where the storm was the worst......

5LD wrote:Anyone talk to Houston area BBs today?

I just read a post elsewhere about Houston residents having no water, no electricity, fist fights in line for your 5 gals of gas, one grocery open but nothing left one can cook on a grill/without water etc.

Person who posted was talking about their family near The Woodlands. Said that not one person had come by to help. Best guess is no electric for two weeks.....

Don't know if any of this is true....but apparently media is on a short leash and can't get to the places where the storm was the worst......

I have friends who came out for the USC-tOSU game. They live in the Woodlands. They are spending an extra week out here since their house is without gas or electricity for at least a week.

All are accounted for. Either by text or a real call. Some, I thnk AJ for one, is back with electricity.

Some collateral damage, Ear car took a hit and Lb's abode lost power in the storm.

Hope all is well with you Duckie!

I have electricity and am fine.
Bix has electricity and is fine.
AJ has electricity (I think) and is fine.
BBking has no electricity, and probably won't for at least another week.

Much of the bad stuff is away from us, and probably over reported and over blown. Not that it isn't bad, but there are a lot more people being good than being bad.

I talked to BB on Sunday and she was fine. No power and could be a week before they get it, but they were getting by just fine.

The news picks the worst to let us see. Hopefully, most of them are coping quite well. It's no picnic, but you can get through it.

5LD wrote:Anyone talk to Houston area BBs today?

I just read a post elsewhere about Houston residents having no water, no electricity, fist fights in line for your 5 gals of gas, one grocery open but nothing left one can cook on a grill/without water etc.

Person who posted was talking about their family near The Woodlands. Said that not one person had come by to help. Best guess is no electric for two weeks.....

Don't know if any of this is true....but apparently media is on a short leash and can't get to the places where the storm was the worst......

Some of that is flat out false.

Many city of Houston residents now have water. The city water system is up and running. Some buildings such as apartment complexes that pump their own water and do not have electrical service do not have water yet. Some suburbs have their water systems up and running. I believe that The Woodlands is up and running now.

Most of the city of Houston does not have electricity but more and more parts do. Many suburbs, small towns, and rural areas do not have power. Many parts of The Woodlands have their electricity back.

Fist fights in the gas lines? I guess there might have been a few but I don't think it is common. 5 gallon limit? That might be the case at some places but I haven't heard of that.

One grocery store open? There have been multiple stores open since Sunday. Nothing to buy? Not true in the stores that I have seen once the stores get open.

I'm not sure what this means "Said that not one person had come by to help". Do they mean the power company? There were over 2 million customers without power in Texas. It might take them some time to get to every home. If they mean general help, then there are 5.6 million people in the Houston metro area. I'd be surprised if there is ever anyone official going door to door seeing if residents need help.

The media can definitely get to the areas of the worst damage. They have been to parts of Galveston, the Bolivar Peninsula, and communities on the coast where there is nothing left. Those pictures have been all over the media. I can't imagine that the media has not reported on any hard hit areas. The Woodlands is not one of the hardest hit areas.

From what I've heard, my parents and siblings in Louisville, Kentucky are more directly affected by Ike than anyone I know in Texas. My kinfolk are dealing with massive power outages and downed trees in Kentucky. But the Ryder Cup will go on as scheduled.

christie1111 wrote:All are accounted for. Either by text or a real call.

Thank goodness everyone's ok.

TheConfessor wrote:From what I've heard, my parents and siblings in Louisville, Kentucky are more directly affected by Ike than anyone I know in Texas. My kinfolk are dealing with massive power outages and downed trees in Kentucky. But the Ryder Cup will go on as scheduled.

Yep, it's still rough for many here in the Bluegrass State, yours truly among them. We are still without electricity in our neighborhood.

TheConfessor wrote:From what I've heard, my parents and siblings in Louisville, Kentucky are more directly affected by Ike than anyone I know in Texas. My kinfolk are dealing with massive power outages and downed trees in Kentucky. But the Ryder Cup will go on as scheduled.

This makes me very happy.

That it does may mean I am selfish.

Ike's effects even reached upstate New York.

I suffered with a 30-second loss of power.

However, I have paid my dues: in 1991, I was without power for THREE WEEKS in March with The Ice Storm of the Century.

I wonder how the Europeans will react to the powerlessness of the area they will be playing in.

I wonder if they will be sheltered and not even know.

From what I have read, it is those who have been displaced from Galveston who are overwhelming the demands of the food banks and churches, and the people who run the food banks and churches are without services themselves, so they're really in no position to help. The poorer sections of town are in pretty bad shape and could use help, but the others should be doing okay.

I can't see Beebs letting a little thing like no electricity get her down for too long! Unless she's a blow-dryer addict like my sister who suffered mightily after Isabel kept our power our for 6 days...

minimetoo26 wrote:From what I have read, it is those who have been displaced from Galveston who are overwhelming the demands of the food banks and churches, and the people who run the food banks and churches are without services themselves, so they're really in no position to help. The poorer sections of town are in pretty bad shape and could use help, but the others should be doing okay.

What has surprised me is that there have been no reports of widespread looting or theft in the blacked-out areas. Crime rates seem to be about the same as usual.

earendel wrote:

minimetoo26 wrote:From what I have read, it is those who have been displaced from Galveston who are overwhelming the demands of the food banks and churches, and the people who run the food banks and churches are without services themselves, so they're really in no position to help. The poorer sections of town are in pretty bad shape and could use help, but the others should be doing okay.

What has surprised me is that there have been no reports of widespread looting or theft in the blacked-out areas. Crime rates seem to be about the same as usual.

I've read of some people who evacuated to Houston from NO during Katrina, and liked it enough to just stay. Maybe they were the types who had no truck with the looting type, and that attitude is holding in their new digs. And Houston cracked down with a curfew very quickly.

Some people are just crooks, and others just get desperate. The key is to keep them from getting desperate.

earendel wrote:

minimetoo26 wrote:From what I have read, it is those who have been displaced from Galveston who are overwhelming the demands of the food banks and churches, and the people who run the food banks and churches are without services themselves, so they're really in no position to help. The poorer sections of town are in pretty bad shape and could use help, but the others should be doing okay.

What has surprised me is that there have been no reports of widespread looting or theft in the blacked-out areas. Crime rates seem to be about the same as usual.

The DFW CBS affiliate reported last night that there were about 100 citations for violating the curfew, and 94 people arrested for looting.

Rexer25 wrote:

earendel wrote:

minimetoo26 wrote:From what I have read, it is those who have been displaced from Galveston who are overwhelming the demands of the food banks and churches, and the people who run the food banks and churches are without services themselves, so they're really in no position to help. The poorer sections of town are in pretty bad shape and could use help, but the others should be doing okay.

What has surprised me is that there have been no reports of widespread looting or theft in the blacked-out areas. Crime rates seem to be about the same as usual.

The DFW CBS affiliate reported last night that there were about 100 citations for violating the curfew, and 94 people arrested for looting.

Most likely The Usual Suspects, though.

minimetoo26 wrote:

Rexer25 wrote:

earendel wrote: What has surprised me is that there have been no reports of widespread looting or theft in the blacked-out areas. Crime rates seem to be about the same as usual.

The DFW CBS affiliate reported last night that there were about 100 citations for violating the curfew, and 94 people arrested for looting.

Most likely The Usual Suspects, though.

I didn't know you were in Houston...

the day before the storm hit the local power co said they had sent 40 crews to florida or somewher to help restore power.Then the storm hit here and 140,000 customers lost power, and people bitched and moaned about the crews sent south.
The power company lied.They only sent 14 crews south, they inflated the number for PR reasons.
Many around here are still juiceless.

My parents are in the Woodlands and have no power, no phones and very low water pressure. They are coming to stay with me the day after tomorrow. They were told power would not be restored for another 1-3 weeks. They can't wait for some great Chicago style food.