We Survived Hurricane Ike...
Hello fellow Lumberjocks, As you know, Hurricane Ike came calling on us down in the Houston area causing a significant amount of destruction. This has been one of the worst storms I can remember and I have lived in the Houston area all my life. We were without power, land phone, Internet and cell phone service for several days. Food and petrol were not available in stores. Since there was no electricity, very few businesses were open or working. We waited in line for four hours for ice and water, up to a day in line for a few litres of petrol. Six hours in line to buy a generator, six more to get a flat fixed. Then the ice and water ran out at the FEMA POD location we used… Al...
