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Ike...reports from the ground
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Cheering472
SoWal Insider
One of many stories that has restored my faith in my fellow Americans.
I was touched to see so many extension cords running across streets and yards, from neighbors with power to neighbors without power. People have been, for the most part, very helpful. Once again I feel embarrassed to mention this after reading of the destruction this storm caused for others. We were lucky and can't complain considering the losses of other people. But it is nice to see the good in people.
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Cheering472
SoWal Insider
That's what I needed!!
Miss Kitty
Meow
Front Page of Last Saturday?s Houston Chronicle
The caption below this incredible photo by Johnny Hanson read:
posted by Wick Allison | September 16th, 2008 7:38pm | filed under Local News | 6 Comments ?
The statue you see in the picture is located at the seawall in Galveston. It is a memorial to all the victims of the 1900 storm.
The caption below this incredible photo by Johnny Hanson read:Waves generated by the outer bands of Hurricane Ike crash into the Galveston Seawall on Friday afternoon, reaching over the memorial to the Great Storm of 1900 that killed as many as 8,000 people on the island. The unnamed hurricane slammed into Galveston on Saturday, Sept. 8, 1900, and remains the deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history.
The powerful ? and poignant ? combination of headline and design reminds us of what only a newspaper can do. (h/t: Obsidian Wings)
posted by Wick Allison | September 16th, 2008 7:38pm | filed under Local News | 6 Comments ?
The statue you see in the picture is located at the seawall in Galveston. It is a memorial to all the victims of the 1900 storm.
Em
Beach Fanatic
7 out of our 21 offices in the Houston and Greater Houston offices are open, with 13 temporarily closed due to power outages. Our Galveston office was completely destroyed during Hurricane Ike, and will have to be rebuilt. I hope for the best for those people in the path of Hurricane Ike.
BeachSiO2
Beach Fanatic
Well, I heard about my friends today. The one who lives on Galveston Island has heard his garage is gone but nothing else. He is safe and feels very fortunate. He expects power to be out for a while and to not be able to go home. He is in Houston.
My other friend is busily working for Galveston County Emergency Management and is tired. The good news is that his house on High Island on the Bolivar Peninsula DID NOT GET FLOODED He also won't be home for a while but will have a home to go back to. Thanks everyone for your prayers for my friends. Good luck to all of you who were affected or know people who were. It is a mess.
My other friend is busily working for Galveston County Emergency Management and is tired. The good news is that his house on High Island on the Bolivar Peninsula DID NOT GET FLOODED
He also won't be home for a while but will have a home to go back to. Thanks everyone for your prayers for my friends. Good luck to all of you who were affected or know people who were. It is a mess.
Jdarg
SoWal Expert
Well, I heard about my friends today. The one who lives on Galveston Island has heard his garage is gone but nothing else. He is safe and feels very fortunate. He expects power to be out for a while and to not be able to go home. He is in Houston.
My other friend is busily working for Galveston County Emergency Management and is tired. The good news is that his house on High Island on the Bolivar Peninsula DID NOT GET FLOODED
Wonderful news- thanks for letting us know!
DD
SoWal Expert
Well, I heard about my friends today. The one who lives on Galveston Island has heard his garage is gone but nothing else. He is safe and feels very fortunate. He expects power to be out for a while and to not be able to go home. He is in Houston.
My other friend is busily working for Galveston County Emergency Management and is tired. The good news is that his house on High Island on the Bolivar Peninsula DID NOT GET FLOODED
This is good news. I know you were really worried. Glad they're ok. And yes, thanks for letting us know.
Miss Kitty
Meow
...oh, happy day! BeachSiO2...tell your friends that their friends on sowal.com are relieved for them!