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The lively and busy city of Houston was filled with gloom on the 13th day of September. Hurricane Ike lashed through the city causing billions of dollars worth of damage. The island of Galveston which is situated an hour and forty five minutes away from our place (Spring), received the full front of the hurricane. The strong winds knocked out power to 99% of Houston’s residents. Ice and generator suddenly became valuable commodities.It was noon on September 13 and the power was out for almost nine hours. We were stuck in the house with nothing much to eat and nothing much to do! Out of boredom, we decided to brave the bad weather to see the aftermath of Ike in our area. It was awfully messy outside! We saw snapped trees, down fences, flooded roads, submerged vehicles, 
demolished billboards, broken streetlights, trees falling on houses and severely damaged properties. I was staring at the destruction left off by the unforgiving hurricane, and right at that moment I was deeply hoping that the people living in the coastal areas were okay.
Life was hard without electricity, internet, radio, television, hot food and hot shower! You don’t really know how dependent you are to electricity until it’s taken away from you! But despite all these catastrophe though, I am still thankful that Mike and I were safe. You can replace all the material things lost from the hurricane, but you can’t bring back life once it’s gone.
After being bombarded with Ike’s wrath, we learned some important lessons. Here are some tips to keep in mind prior to a disaster:
BE WELL PREPARED!!
-Mabel-
demolished billboards, broken streetlights, trees falling on houses and severely damaged properties. I was staring at the destruction left off by the unforgiving hurricane, and right at that moment I was deeply hoping that the people living in the coastal areas were okay.Life was hard without electricity, internet, radio, television, hot food and hot shower! You don’t really know how dependent you are to electricity until it’s taken away from you! But despite all these catastrophe though, I am still thankful that Mike and I were safe. You can replace all the material things lost from the hurricane, but you can’t bring back life once it’s gone.
After being bombarded with Ike’s wrath, we learned some important lessons. Here are some tips to keep in mind prior to a disaster:
BE WELL PREPARED!!
- Stock plenty of food that doesn’t need cooking and refrigeration. Keep can goods and can openers.
- Candles, batteries and flashlights come in really handy when there's no electricity.
- Store lots of ice in coolers just in case there's a power outage.
- Prepare cases of bottled water. Stock water in containers in case you lose water supply or water gets contaminated.
- Make sure to keep a battery powered radio to stay well-informed about the warnings and the latest update on the calamity.
- Do all the laundry and dishes before the calamity.
- Take out garbage.
- Keep board games, cards, toys and books- it will help you keep entertained when you get bored.
- Fill up your vehicle's gas tank at least one day before the hurricane.
-Mabel-
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Finding a generator was wonderful too, and I suggest that anyone in the path of a storm get one. Having the ability to run this laptop a few hours a day, charge cell phones and keep a 'fridge running have saved us from a miserable week.
Thanks for the tips. I have pictures from the Galveston/Clear Lake/Kemah area on my blog if you are interested.
Doris
http://www.fitfabandforty.com/
doris: we just moved here from California a couple months ago. This was our first encounter with a big hurricane and we underestimated it! next time, we'll be very prepared. I'm glad you were ready! Hopefully, power will come back in Galveston soon...and I hope you and your family are okay!
liz: yeah, that's life here in texas!
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Sara: Thank you! things are getting a lot better now.
Sandra Richardson
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It's bad to see how many ppl are suffering from this, but lets hope it's not gonna happen again *fingers crossed* :)
Have a nice weekend & God Bless!