Saturday, September 13, 2008

Sunday Salon: Hurricane Adventure



I've spent the last three days worrying about, anticipating, and, finally, going head on with Hurricane Ike.

We tried to decide whether to leave or stay, leave or stay. We decided to leave yesterday, but we only traveled as far as Houston. Safer than being thirty miles from the gulf, but still a hurricane adventure. Winds gusting a hundred miles an hour...falling tree limbs...rain beating on the roof and windows....

We've spent today cleaning up around my bil's house and trying to make it without power (though we were fortunate enough to have a generator).

We've had reports that our house has a hole in the roof, so we are crossing our fingers that we'll have a home when we return tomorrow.

Side note: I was happy to find that I can download books onto my Kindle even during a hurricane.
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9 comments:

  1. AndiSeptember 13, 2008 at 6:23 PM

    Very glad to hear that you're well, and I hope the damage to your house is easily fixable. Hang in there!

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  2. TerriSeptember 13, 2008 at 7:00 PM

    Hoping for the best for your home. I'm glad you're safe and sound.

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  3. Ruth KingSeptember 13, 2008 at 8:03 PM

    I'm glad you're safe. Hope you don't return home to too much damage. I've been watching the news coverage -- very scary stuff. By the time storms like Ike or Gustav reach us, they tend to be tropical storms or lower...and that's still pretty intense.

    Awesome about being able to use Kindle during the storm. You should let Amazon know about that!

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  4. JillSeptember 13, 2008 at 9:33 PM

    I hope your home is okay...

    From a fellow Gulf neighbor -
    Jill
    http://mrstreme.livejournal.com

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  5. AnonymousSeptember 13, 2008 at 10:02 PM

    Hope all is well. Reading is important, no matter what!

    Waking upto SS after a day of serial blasts in Delhi

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  6. AnonymousSeptember 14, 2008 at 5:05 AM

    I am so sorry. I was caught up in flooding here in the UK last week, but at least we didn't have the wind damage to contend with. My thoughts are with you and I do so hope that there will be less damage than you fear when you make it home. Do let us know what your situation is. We don't just care here in the Salon on a Sunday.

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  7. Clare DudmanSeptember 14, 2008 at 6:25 AM

    "...happy to find that I can download books onto my Kindle even during a hurricane."

    Now that sounds like true dedication!

    Hope it all turns out safe and well for you, Debnance.

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  8. DeweySeptember 15, 2008 at 11:17 AM

    Fingers crossed for you and your family!

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  9. UnknownSeptember 19, 2008 at 10:38 PM

    I hope your home is fine, and I'm glad to hear that you are.

    These things certainly give us perspective, don't they?

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