I am finally back on the grid, after what Hurricane Ike did to my city. I am happy to report the family is safe, and happily back at the house enjoying the wonders of electricity. Others are not so lucky, include some of the close families members who have almost gone a week now without power. If you can find some way to help, anything, anyway, do it. Times like these you appreciate the smallest things the most, and hold your family a little tighter. The family was spared any major damage as well, a few fences, which I repaired on Monday, and a roof vent that was blown off that I stuffed with a trash bag and insulation. All in all, it was a trying time, and a learning experience, our family network is something special to witness when in action.
Lessons Learned:
Always have a generator
Always have gas
Always have ice
Always have water
If you can leave town, do it
The destruction could have been worse, or city might have been spared in some ways since the Ike never reached full strength, something to think about for the next time. Hope hurricane will finish up quickly without anymore formations, especially to this area. But most important is that everyone is accounted for, and we all have each over.
I encourage everyone to go and give some blood, there is a shortage right now, and it is the easiest way to help a neighbor.
And for all that was lost on the Galveston, hopefully it will be back and better than ever soon enough, hold strong. We have a reader that was BOI (Born On the Island), something that means a lot to the people that are from there, wish them the best in toughest times, now and in the future.
I will come back later this week or next with something more pleasant to write about, but I wanted to use this entry to let everyone know that we are safe and sound.
Thanks for everyone that helped us, we love you all
Jaxwing
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