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Post by iowafan on Sept 12, 2008 14:40:31 GMT -5
Just wondering what you folks are going through right now. I hope everyone is safe high and dry. Just noticed that the game is called off and it hit home.
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Post by Coach on Sept 12, 2008 16:46:21 GMT -5
It's gonna suck balls in a few hours......
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Post by iowafan on Sept 12, 2008 21:33:40 GMT -5
I hope everything goes alright. I actually know some people from around there. Besides you guys that is.
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Post by Ken on Sept 13, 2008 7:18:08 GMT -5
Ditto Iowa - Reports are now that up to 3 million people have lost power. My prayers with all you good Houstonians... you guys stay safe. I know you folks probably have bigger fish to fry but PLEASE check in here as soon as you can to tell us you are safe and sound.
Here in Leander we've got a healthy breeze, not much else...yet.
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Post by Coach on Sept 13, 2008 15:40:32 GMT -5
I'm safe but I don't recall anyone ever saying I am sound.
No power, low water pressure, siding flew off the back of my house, wooden fence totally demolished and roof leak that wet the upstairs carpet.
Next door neighbor had a tree crash in to his house so it could be worse.
I'm on a laptop with my wireless card.
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Post by Ken on Sept 13, 2008 17:24:51 GMT -5
Coach - I dunno how long the power will be out, but if you guys are suffocating from the heat, you and the family are more than welcome to come stay with us in Leander. It a 2.5 hour drive but at least you'll have air condition. I'll send you my email address and cell phone number in the message center. This is not a bull-sh*t offer. I mean it, it's a drive, but at least you can be comfortable for a couple of nights.
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Post by iowafan on Sept 13, 2008 22:00:11 GMT -5
Sounds nasty, I hope everyone else is alright. I wish all of Houston safety. God be with you.
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Post by Coach on Sept 15, 2008 1:48:58 GMT -5
Ken, thanks for the offer, I really appreciate it. Thankfully my mom and sister in law got power today so I have some places I can go.
It's a zoo here, not many gas stations are open. People are really frustrated. Those with generators can't get gas. The stations that do open have lines a mile long.
I drove around Houston last night and it was as dark as Flava Flav. MOst of the neighborhoods who have power are on the same grid as a hospital, nursing home, refinery, police station, airport etc.
I have a propane grill so we can cook at my house. There's a McDonalds near my home that opened this morning that opened and had lines that were approx 2 hours long.
You call Fema to see if they can lend assistance and you get a recording that hangs up on you.
All in all it's pretty much a clusterf**k. Curfews and confusion abound.
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Post by Coach on Sept 15, 2008 1:53:24 GMT -5
BTW.. Texiban is ok. He called my house and spoke to my wife. He had some damage to his house and has no power either.
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Post by tbone421998 on Sept 15, 2008 7:14:47 GMT -5
It's good that you and texiban are okay coach. I'm really worried about the Beach's down on Jamaica Beach. I'm sure they left the area, but I don't know if they will have anything to come back to. My Aunt in Bellaire is okay, just some limbs down. My cousins in Sugar Land are okay but without power last I heard. My son who lives in League City and works at NASA in Clear Lake came up Wednesday evening and has been staying with his mom. He has no idea how his apartment complex is. It was bad, but it could have been much worse. Let us know if any of yall need anything.
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Post by Ken on Sept 15, 2008 12:43:18 GMT -5
Good to know you and texiban are ok, Coach.
Coach is violating the curfew so he can case the marital aid shops...he looking for his chance to loot a box of the biggest, thickest, blackest dildos he can find when he gets the chance.
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Post by iowafan on Sept 15, 2008 21:06:44 GMT -5
It is good to hear that everyone is alright. I hope the beach's are alright. I was thinking of them too.
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Post by Coach on Sept 16, 2008 0:17:09 GMT -5
Good to know you and texiban are ok, Coach. Coach is violating the curfew so he can case the marital aid shops...he looking for his chance to loot a box of the biggest, thickest, blackest dildos he can find when he gets the chance. I violated a curfew and Ken was violated by a few Kurds.
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Post by iowafan on Sept 17, 2008 14:48:14 GMT -5
Dirty Kurds coming out of the woodwork I feel sorry for Ken! Probably came over here with the hurricanes fleeing those darn Shiites. It is bad enough when you have Mexicans coming over the border being violated by those Venezualans and Bolivians who are so tempted by Americans that they kick them out of the country. It must be hard to settle for Mexicans whom everyone violates. I say let us all quit violating or if we have to violate something, violate curfews.
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Post by texiban001 on Sept 18, 2008 11:05:25 GMT -5
Hey guys! I saw that everyone was asking about "IKE". I did talk to Coach's wife and I was glad to hear that they were OK. Like 2.2 million other people I have no power, nor is any expected for up to 6 weeks.(Although I do have a line on a generator! I lost my carport. It is now at the back of my property upside down. When this is over I am going to turn it over inplace and "Voila" I have a barn for my horses. Other than that, about 500' of fences got knocked down and trees galore are down in Liberty County. I saw 100+ year old oak trees uprooted, one trailer loooked like God had taken a sledge hammer to it and roofs are gone. I hope everyone else came through OK and no one got hurt.
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