Most of the Houston area is still without power and services. Living here in Richmond, TX (approximately 30 miles from downtown Houston, on the southwest side), I was very fortunate to get my electricity back in less than 24 hours. Local news reports say some may not have power restored for up to a month! Galveston took a beating, but was not as devastated as the areas of Boliver, Crystal Beach, Gilcrest, etc. These areas are east of Galveston across the Houston Ship Channel. These areas are totally wiped out. They look like a war zone! Keep all of these folks in your thoughts and prayers...they are in need of everything...most of these areas were completely wiped out. I've been watching the national news and can't understand why the coverage is not even close to that of Katrina. The local news (four stations) has been running only Ike news twenty-four hours a day. Go figure!
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