hwahwa
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posted on September 11, 2008 08:43:41 AM new
I am west of Houston,right next door in Fort Bend county.
Our Shell gas station ran out of regular and plus,only premium left.
Kroger is packed,bottled water almost gone. And it is 10 am !
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otteropp
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posted on September 11, 2008 09:18:17 AM new
Beth, my thoughts are with you for the loss of your brother. How sad.
Now, you stay safe from the storms.
Penny
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NathanCS
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posted on September 11, 2008 09:21:46 AM new
Beth,
I am very sorry for your loss. What a horrible thing to happen. Hang in there, and let us know if there is anything that we can do to make this time easier for you.
Regards,
Nathan
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ewora
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posted on September 11, 2008 09:33:43 AM new
Beth, my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this difficult time.
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neglus
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posted on September 11, 2008 09:50:10 AM new
Oh Beth how horrible! It's so hard to understand why things like that happen.
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family now. If I can help in any way, please let me know.
Mary Ann
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cashinyourcloset
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posted on September 11, 2008 10:39:26 AM new
Beth,
How awful for you and your family! I am so sorry that it happened; I can't even imagine.
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deur1
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posted on September 11, 2008 12:44:09 PM new
Beth, I am so very sorry. My thoughts
are with you and your family.
[ edited by deur1 on Sep 11, 2008 12:45 PM ]
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amber
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posted on September 11, 2008 01:41:43 PM new
Please accept my deepest condolences Beth, I am so sorry for you loss. We are reeling from news we got on Tuesday that good friends of ours who lost their youngest grandchild in a crib death 2 years ago, lost their 2 1/2 month old granddaughter in a car accident a few miles from here. An 83 year old lady went through a stop side and hit them, killing the 21 year old driver, the baby and his 15 year old aunt. The mother Sarah is in serious condition. We know them all, and it's so hard for them all.
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deichen
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posted on September 11, 2008 01:51:48 PM new
Beth,
I am so sorry about your loss.
Amber,
I am sorry for your friend's loss also.
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photosensitive
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posted on September 11, 2008 04:02:16 PM new
Beth, How tragic. My heart goes out to you.
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“The illiterate of the future will be the person ignorant of the use of the camera as well as of the pen.”
Maholy-Nagy, Vision in Motion, 1947
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hwahwa
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posted on September 11, 2008 04:35:57 PM new
Beth,
I am so sorry for your loss.
Please take care of yourself .
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neglus
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posted on September 11, 2008 07:24:36 PM new
OMG...CNN just reported that homeowners living in one and two story residences in Galveston will face CERTAIN DEATH if they stay. If anybody here is from there - LEAVE!
From the National Weather Service http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=hgx&wwa=hurricane%20warning:
SHORELINE OF GALVESTON BAY...15 TO 22 FEET
LIFE THREATENING INUNDATION LIKELY!
ALL NEIGHBORHOODS...AND POSSIBLY ENTIRE COASTAL COMMUNITIES...
WILL BE INUNDATED DURING THE PERIOD OF PEAK STORM TIDE. PERSONS
NOT HEEDING EVACUATION ORDERS IN SINGLE FAMILY ONE OR TWO STORY
HOMES WILL FACE CERTAIN DEATH. MANY RESIDENCES OF AVERAGE
CONSTRUCTION DIRECTLY ON THE COAST WILL BE DESTROYED. WIDESPREAD
AND DEVASTATING PERSONAL PROPERTY DAMAGE IS LIKELY ELSEWHERE.
VEHICLES LEFT BEHIND WILL LIKELY BE SWEPT AWAY. NUMEROUS ROADS
WILL BE SWAMPED...SOME MAY BE WASHED AWAY BY THE WATER. ENTIRE
FLOOD PRONE COASTAL COMMUNITIES WILL BE CUTOFF. WATER LEVELS MAY
EXCEED 9 FEET FOR MORE THAN A MILE INLAND. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN
MULTI-STORY FACILITIES RISK BEING CUTOFF. CONDITIONS WILL BE
WORSENED BY BATTERING WAVES. SUCH WAVES WILL EXACERBATE PROPERTY
DAMAGE...WITH MASSIVE DESTRUCTION OF HOMES...INCLUDING THOSE OF
BLOCK CONSTRUCTION. DAMAGE FROM BEACH EROSION COULD TAKE YEARS TO
REPAIR."
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pixiamom
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posted on September 11, 2008 07:52:02 PM new
Another reason to love T-mobile: look at what they're doing to prepare for Ike.
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/t-mobile-takes-action-prepare-hurricane/story.aspx?guid=%7B1E1306D3-5E15-4605-977B-91C0A43F042E%7D&dist=hppr
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photosensitive
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posted on September 12, 2008 07:04:46 AM new
We have stereo cards of the aftermath of Galveston after the 1900 hurricane. They are so scary!
Hope everyone on the coast gets out in time. My family is in Dallas which is also in the path. I am holding my breath that it is not bad there.
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“The illiterate of the future will be the person ignorant of the use of the camera as well as of the pen.”
Maholy-Nagy, Vision in Motion, 1947
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rhpepsi
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posted on September 12, 2008 07:46:13 PM new
WOW...a lot of prayers are going to be needed!!!!!!!
About half of the nearly 300,000 residents of coastal Brazoria County stayed behind in defiance of evacuation orders, officials told NBC affiliate KPRC of Houston, as did about half of the 110,000 people in Beaumont. Tens of thousands more in other areas also disregarded the National Weather Service’s warning that coastal residents refusing to evacuate “may face certain death.”
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deur1
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posted on September 12, 2008 08:13:20 PM new
I just do not get why they did not leave. I hope there are no children near the coast. It irritates me to think that a parent could be so callus with a child's safety. Even if it turns out well it is unacceptable!
JMO
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pixiamom
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posted on September 12, 2008 08:58:16 PM new
My prayers are with them, it is going to be a very scary night.
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roadsmith
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posted on September 12, 2008 11:23:41 PM new
Tried to post this latest satellite photo but evidently failed. I'll try again.
mailbox:///C|/Users/Adele/AppData/Roaming/Thunderbird/Profiles/6r6on5jx.default/Mail/pop.greencafe.com/Inbox?number=995541538&part=1.2&filename=20080913.0200.goes_11.visir.bckgr.Full_Overview.DAYNGT.jpg
Well, shucks. I'll try tomorrow.
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rhpepsi
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posted on September 13, 2008 03:07:57 AM new
[ edited by rhpepsi on Sep 13, 2008 03:20 AM ]
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pixiamom
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posted on September 13, 2008 10:12:41 AM new
Beth, HwaHwa and anyone else in Ike's path, I hope the storm did not hurt you much. I'm pretty impressed with how smoothly the immediate aftermath seems to be going, compared to Katrina. Check in when you can.
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hwahwa
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posted on September 13, 2008 05:58:44 PM new
Well,we are just west of Houston,right next door.
Last night around 9 pm,we lost power but we stil have phone and gas (I was cooking a boneless chuck on my gas stove).
I went to bed around 11 pm and all night long I heard the pounding wind and I said to myself,if we are getting it rough,think how Houston is taking it on the chin!
This morning I looked around my house,I see no damage.
This afternoon I drove into Houston along Westheimer Blvd ,thats 'the street' in the city and most traffic lights are not working but there is plenty of traffic .
Most stores are closed,all gas stations as far as I can see are empty bu a few stores are open and there is a long line with shoppers waiting with their shopping carts -these are the supermarket and Lowe .
Mcdonald ,CVS pharmacy are open,I think Danny is open as well.
I think most people are looking for ice cubes as 2.1 million Houstonian households are out of power and it may take 2-4 weeks to regain power.
I came home and open the garage door manually ,the I walked into my house and all the lights are on,so Here I am.
I heard things are pretty bad in Galveston and south Houston with lots of flooding,some hotels have generators just enough to light up the public area !and no one can find a gas station with gas!
But it is over,no more rain and no more wind,but the flooding just begin.
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pixiamom
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posted on September 13, 2008 06:55:21 PM new
Thanks for the update. So glad you are OK!
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toasted36
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posted on September 13, 2008 07:58:18 PM new
Whew , glad your OK . Bet that was one long scary night and to have your power back is a blessing !
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vintageads4u
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posted on September 14, 2008 02:06:23 AM new
Thank you everyone for the kind messages. Ike took a turn and we got no rain or wind. Just more hot Texas days down here.
Beth
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tonimar1
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posted on September 14, 2008 03:58:34 AM new
Dear Beth,
You have my sincere condolences on the loss of your brother.
toni
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