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Beebs52 · #1 Post by **Beebs52** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 9:17 am

What everybody said. While The Woodlands was, indeed, hit pretty hard tree-wise, all over, and there are a lot of trees, it could have been SOOO much worse. I can't imagine a Cat 3 or 4. That's why fielding the calls from the very small but vocal percentage of local idiots complaining that no one had come around to remove THEIR tree is causing some consternation with some of us at work. You remove YOUR tree. There are 85,000 people with downed trees.

We got power at 5 last night-some areas have power, some don't, it's intermittent in duration for some neighborhoods. Ten hours then off. Our land lines don't work today at home and cells are very intermittent, though getting better. We never lost water pressure here and there was not concern about contamination.

It's very quiet without AC running at night (other than the frickin' generators humming) and one goes to bed early.

That mixmaster, ocean-wave amassing sound of the hurricane winds (I believe we had 90 mph and some 110 mph gusts) is something I don't care to listen to again.

There's some funny stuff I need to post, but must work now.

Tocqueville3 · #2 Post by **Tocqueville3** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 9:20 am

Beebs52 wrote:What everybody said. While The Woodlands was, indeed, hit pretty hard tree-wise, all over, and there are a lot of trees, it could have been SOOO much worse. I can't imagine a Cat 3 or 4. That's why fielding the calls from the very small but vocal percentage of local idiots complaining that no one had come around to remove THEIR tree is causing some consternation with some of us at work. You remove YOUR tree. There are 85,000 people with downed trees.

We got power at 5 last night-some areas have power, some don't, it's intermittent in duration for some neighborhoods. Ten hours then off. Our land lines don't work today at home and cells are very intermittent, though getting better. We never lost water pressure here and there was not concern about contamination.

It's very quiet without AC running at night (other than the frickin' generators humming) and one goes to bed early.

That mixmaster, ocean-wave amassing sound of the hurricane winds (I believe we had 90 mph and some 110 mph gusts) is something I don't care to listen to again.

There's some funny stuff I need to post, but must work now.

Beebs, I am so glad you're doing well!

YAY!!

kayrharris · #3 Post by **kayrharris** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 9:22 am

Good to see you this morning. Welcome back!

a1mamacat · #4 Post by **a1mamacat** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 9:23 am

Phew, glad you're back!

Beebs52 · #5 Post by **Beebs52** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 9:27 am

Friday night Jeff slept for awhile and I tried, but every nerve ending was hanging outside my body so it was pointless. He woke up about 1 am when the shit was starting to hit the fan up here. We'd been watching the devastation begin along the coast.

I was yelling at him for standing on the porch, smoking a cigar, sipping a libation, watching the trees whip around. #@&#**$, you !*@!*#*, get IN HERE!
Which, he finally did, went into the walk in pantry (his berth with Beebs) and I watched the first clump of sweetgum tree plop down close to where he'd been standing. I went to the bathroom across the hall and slept next to the toilet with Merv occasionally wandering in. Toilets provide some soothing white noise. Until the pass through fireplace starts rumbling with the hurricane winds.

ulysses5019 · #6 Post by **ulysses5019** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 9:30 am

There's some funny stuff I need to post, but must work now.

I guess you ignored the political posts.

peacock2121 · #7 Post by **peacock2121** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 9:30 am

So glad you are back and okay.

sighing a big sigh

Beebs52 · #8 Post by **Beebs52** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 9:31 am

I'm so glad everyone else is okay.

I like your avatar.

themanintheseersuckersuit · #9 Post by **themanintheseersuckersuit** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 9:46 am

That mixmaster, ocean-wave amassing sound of the hurricane winds (I believe we had 90 mph and some 110 mph gusts) is something I don't care to listen to again.

Been there done that and I really do have the tshirt.

Its the sideways rain that sticks in my mind all these years later.

geoffil · #10 Post by **geoffil** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 10:11 am

What section of The Woodlands are you in? Does Creekside Park have power? How are the lines for gas and the HEB?

SportsFan68 · #11 Post by **SportsFan68** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 10:32 am

Glad you're back!!!!

And front!

All smiles.

Beebs52 · #12 Post by **Beebs52** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 11:07 am

geoffil wrote:What section of The Woodlands are you in? Does Creekside Park have power? How are the lines for gas and the HEB?

Geoffil--I live in Panther Creek (WCA). Creekside Park (TWA and on the southwest and Harris County side of TW) has Centerpoint energy-- they are the ones who cover most of the metro Houston area. I don't believe Creekside has power yet.

Various stores are open, not all have ice. There is a FEMA POD at Fellowship of The Woodlands Church off of Gosling and 242 where food, ice and water is being distributed. Randall's was open the other day (got prescriptions filled) and HEB is open, but I don't know how much or when ice is there. Gas is hard to find since without power the stations aren't open. It varies day to day. We have two vehicles topped off just before the storm hit and haven't driven around much so we're okay for gas right now. I wish I could give you more concrete info.

geoffil · #13 Post by **geoffil** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 3:35 pm

Beebs,

Thanks for your reply. My parents are coming here to Chicago tomorrow. I thought as soon as I made reservations for them the power would be turned on. (not that it would be a bad thing)
I got a letter from them that they mailed on Monday that said "To whom it may concern" Geoffil has my permission to enter my house should anything happen to us and the will is located in the safe.

Their neighbors have been calling me and telling me they are OK, but my Dad wants to come here. So we will visit Portillos, Lou Malnatis, Wildfire and the malls.

kayrharris · #14 Post by **kayrharris** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 3:52 pm

Beebs52 wrote:Friday night Jeff slept for awhile and I tried, but every nerve ending was hanging outside my body so it was pointless. He woke up about 1 am when the shit was starting to hit the fan up here. We'd been watching the devastation begin along the coast.

I was yelling at him for standing on the porch, smoking a cigar, sipping a libation, watching the trees whip around. #@&#**$, you !*@!*#*, get IN HERE!
Which, he finally did, went into the walk in pantry (his berth with Beebs) and I watched the first clump of sweetgum tree plop down close to where he'd been standing. I went to the bathroom across the hall and slept next to the toilet with Merv occasionally wandering in. Toilets provide some soothing white noise. Until the pass through fireplace starts rumbling with the hurricane winds.

For some reason, men think it's really neat to be standing outside in near 90mph winds. Glad you got him back in the house before the trees started falling.

dimmzy · #15 Post by **dimmzy** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 4:06 pm

For some reason, men think it's really neat to be standing outside in near 90mph winds.

It's what manly men do.

T_Bone0806 · #16 Post by **T_Bone0806** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 5:54 pm

Glad to see you survived those "breezes".

Good luck getting everything back to normal.

Or what passes for normal with folks like us.

Seriously, I'm glad you guys are ok.

PlacentiaSoccerMom · #17 Post by **PlacentiaSoccerMom** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 9:26 pm

I am glad that life is starting to get back to normal for you and your family!

scarlet235 · #18 Post by **scarlet235** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 10:48 pm

So very glad to hear y'all are OK - been thinking about you -

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