Sunday, September 14, 2008

Report From Hurricane Central


To add insult to injury Mother Nature sent us a thunderstorm that would have been noteworthy under normal circumstances.

Interstate 10 is once again masquerading as the Grand Canal and our street (we live 10 blocks from 1-10) flooded. That’s only happened once before – during Allison. No water in the houses. We are on pier & beam and 5 feet above grade so should we have water in the house we'd expect to see Noah and his ark sailing down the street.
Picture compliments of KHOU TV

I am blowing kisses at My Beloved for getting us the honking big generator. Being married to someone who is a commercial construction manager is frequently a blessing.  Especially in the aftermath of a hurricane.

4 comments:

Msabcmom said...

Glad you are ok...

VWB said...

Glad you are ok. Hope you get power soon!

Anonymous said...

I'm so glad that you are safe and dry Guusje. I've been thinking of you non-stop. I can't believe the online photos of Houston.

LKP said...

Glad you are okay! My beloved is now SET on getting a BIG HONKING GENERAOR too! Maybe you can give me some tips :). We had gas and water, but no power until tonight! Heat is NOT a good thing when you are in the "hot flash" stage, combine that with an 11 yr. old seperated from ALL electronics and I feel blessed that we are all still alive --- going to prison for killing one of the two fighting males in my house isn't my idea of a good time!
Stay safe and take care --- see you in the aftermath!