Hurricane Ike - Page 2

Don M · 09-19-2008, 08:38 PM

Hugh lives east of Houston, which got the bad side of Ike. I live on the west side and will be out of power until Monday at least. It will take some time for his to be restored.

jamese · 09-21-2008, 08:16 AM

Having been thru 3 storms Francis, Jeanne and Wilma, I know how the utility company works, their priorities are to get the biggest bang for the buck. In other words they restore the areas that require the least amount of work or have the least amount of damage first to put more customers back on line for the effort involved.

If you have a pole or a transformer that needs to be replaced and it only serves a few houses it will be weeks before they get a crew to fix it. I think Hugh lives in a rural area, so it may be a while.

Jim

Hugh · 09-21-2008, 08:58 AM

A COUNTRY BOY SHALL SURVIVE

We are far enough away from the coast that we didn't have to worry about the flood waters, just 90mph wind! I live in the country at the end of a 1 1/2 mi private road, off hiway 90; we had 80 trees down across the road between here and the hiway. Brought in a big backhoe and grabber thing on tracks to clear the road of BIG & smaller oak, pine, gum & tallow trees. There was a BIG oak & two smaller gum trees with tangled vines laying across the bridge over the creek. It took some work, but we got it off with no damage to the bridge. That is one tough bridge, it isn't very big, but has steel I beams base and handles logging trucks with no problem.

We were only about 20 miles from the center, and the storm was 200 miles wide with a 85 mile center! We were extremely lucky compared to 100's of others down here. No damage to the house other than losing the carport, a tree down across the fence and many limbs in the yard. When the carport went it knocked the rear window out of Mintas new car and put 2" of water in the floorboards. We replaced the roof on our house after Rita with a "20 yr" roof, and it was well worth it, as we didn't loose any shingles this time.

We are still without electricity, and my 10 yr old generator gave up the ghost. Friday I bought a new 6500 Honda generator and we are running the water well pump, fridge, freezer, washer & dryer, some lights & fans off of it. We have a propane tank for the stove & oven, & hot water heater & plenty of food; so not doing too bad. Could have had a nice Krieghoff for what that baby cost!

They say we may have electric power by the first week of Oct! No TV yet as the wind moved the satallite so we are not receiving a signal. I just got time to plug in my computer to see if that satallite is messed up also, and lo & behold, I am on line!

Thanks to God that our prayers were answered and he protected us from major damage this go round!

Hugh

Ron Wood · 09-21-2008, 10:59 AM

Hallelujah!!!

Awfully glad you came through as well as you did. Welcome back.

stefanosg · 09-21-2008, 11:08 AM

Good hearing from. I am so pleased you and others weathered the storm okay.

davidkachel · 09-21-2008, 02:41 PM

Glad you and yours are safe. Sounds like you have enough downed trees to build another house.

Roadkill · 09-21-2008, 07:58 PM

Hugh is the type that would be out helping neighbors instead of sitting safely at home. He's definitely made of the "sterner stuff" that is so necessary in time like those which they are experiencing. He'll come through.

Frank · 09-21-2008, 08:01 PM

Hey Hugh, GLAD you made it okay!! Say hi to Minta foe me!!!

AGE · 09-21-2008, 10:55 PM

Hugh,

Glad you're OK and don't have too much damage. Look carefully--mold will show up quickly if you picked up any water in the ceilings.

My son who lives just north of Pittsburgh lost power for 5 days (he had a generator) and my grandaughter who lives in Concinatti still has no power. Ike's effects were amazing.

Al

jamese · 09-22-2008, 07:13 AM

Hugh,

Good to hear from ya, Glad you got thru OK! with only minor damage.
Plan to use that generator longer than what they are telling you.

Jim

John Sabato · 09-22-2008, 07:57 AM

Great to hear from you Hugh... glad you were so well prepared. I have friends in Houston that got their power restored yesterday morning, and now only their parents house is without power a few blocks away... Hopefully your power will be restored promptly...

What kind of satellite service for tv do you have... there are diagnostics built in to your receiver that can help you re-aim your dish even before helps arrives... you should also be able to call or contact Dishnetwork or DirectTV and their tech support should be able to advise you on the direction asimuth and elevation to get you in the right area of the sky to get some tv service...

Hugh · 09-23-2008, 12:45 AM

John,
I climbed up on the roof today, the angle had been blown off about 1/2", put it back to the original position and we watched TV tonight! An Entergy man came by today and said that we should have power tomorrow!

09-19-2008, 08:38 PM	#21
Don M Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,429 Thanks: 67 Thanked 292 Times in 191 Posts	Hugh lives east of Houston, which got the bad side of Ike. I live on the west side and will be out of power until Monday at least. It will take some time for his to be restored. __________________ Regards, Don donmaus1@aol.com Author of History Writ in Steel: German Police Markings 1900-1936 http://www.historywritinsteel.com

09-21-2008, 08:16 AM	#22
jamese User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: South Florida Posts: 789 Thanks: 0 Thanked 84 Times in 34 Posts	Having been thru 3 storms Francis, Jeanne and Wilma, I know how the utility company works, their priorities are to get the biggest bang for the buck. In other words they restore the areas that require the least amount of work or have the least amount of damage first to put more customers back on line for the effort involved. If you have a pole or a transformer that needs to be replaced and it only serves a few houses it will be weeks before they get a crew to fix it. I think Hugh lives in a rural area, so it may be a while. Jim __________________ The "truth" is a matter of Perception

09-21-2008, 08:58 AM	#23
Hugh RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Southeast Texas Swamp Posts: 2,460 Thanks: 2 Thanked 165 Times in 64 Posts	A COUNTRY BOY SHALL SURVIVE We are far enough away from the coast that we didn't have to worry about the flood waters, just 90mph wind! I live in the country at the end of a 1 1/2 mi private road, off hiway 90; we had 80 trees down across the road between here and the hiway. Brought in a big backhoe and grabber thing on tracks to clear the road of BIG & smaller oak, pine, gum & tallow trees. There was a BIG oak & two smaller gum trees with tangled vines laying across the bridge over the creek. It took some work, but we got it off with no damage to the bridge. That is one tough bridge, it isn't very big, but has steel I beams base and handles logging trucks with no problem. We were only about 20 miles from the center, and the storm was 200 miles wide with a 85 mile center! We were extremely lucky compared to 100's of others down here. No damage to the house other than losing the carport, a tree down across the fence and many limbs in the yard. When the carport went it knocked the rear window out of Mintas new car and put 2" of water in the floorboards. We replaced the roof on our house after Rita with a "20 yr" roof, and it was well worth it, as we didn't loose any shingles this time. We are still without electricity, and my 10 yr old generator gave up the ghost. Friday I bought a new 6500 Honda generator and we are running the water well pump, fridge, freezer, washer & dryer, some lights & fans off of it. We have a propane tank for the stove & oven, & hot water heater & plenty of food; so not doing too bad. Could have had a nice Krieghoff for what that baby cost! They say we may have electric power by the first week of Oct! No TV yet as the wind moved the satallite so we are not receiving a signal. I just got time to plug in my computer to see if that satallite is messed up also, and lo & behold, I am on line! Thanks to God that our prayers were answered and he protected us from major damage this go round! Hugh __________________ *TRUMP FOR PREZ IN '20!*

09-21-2008, 10:59 AM	#24
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 6,988 Thanks: 1,067 Thanked 5,099 Times in 1,676 Posts	Hallelujah!!! Awfully glad you came through as well as you did. Welcome back. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

09-21-2008, 11:08 AM	#25
stefanosg User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: East Central Florida Posts: 367 Thanks: 1 Thanked 7 Times in 2 Posts	Good hearing from. I am so pleased you and others weathered the storm okay. __________________ "When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty."

09-21-2008, 02:41 PM	#26
davidkachel User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 784 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Glad you and yours are safe. Sounds like you have enough downed trees to build another house. __________________ A heroin habit would be cheaper.

09-21-2008, 07:58 PM	#27
Roadkill User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,632 Thanks: 1 Thanked 28 Times in 17 Posts	Hugh is the type that would be out helping neighbors instead of sitting safely at home. He's definitely made of the "sterner stuff" that is so necessary in time like those which they are experiencing. He'll come through.

09-21-2008, 08:01 PM	#28
Frank RIP Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hot & Dry PHX, AZ Posts: 2,078 Thanks: 24 Thanked 163 Times in 87 Posts	Hey Hugh, GLAD you made it okay!! Say hi to Minta foe me!!!

09-21-2008, 10:55 PM	#29
AGE User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 597 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Great Hugh, Glad you're OK and don't have too much damage. Look carefully--mold will show up quickly if you picked up any water in the ceilings. My son who lives just north of Pittsburgh lost power for 5 days (he had a generator) and my grandaughter who lives in Concinatti still has no power. Ike's effects were amazing. Al __________________ Al Eggers (AGE) NRA Life Member

09-22-2008, 07:13 AM	#30
jamese User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: South Florida Posts: 789 Thanks: 0 Thanked 84 Times in 34 Posts	Hugh, Good to hear from ya, Glad you got thru OK! with only minor damage. Plan to use that generator longer than what they are telling you. Jim __________________ The "truth" is a matter of Perception

09-22-2008, 07:57 AM	#31
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,152 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,304 Times in 1,096 Posts	Great to hear from you Hugh... glad you were so well prepared. I have friends in Houston that got their power restored yesterday morning, and now only their parents house is without power a few blocks away... Hopefully your power will be restored promptly... What kind of satellite service for tv do you have... there are diagnostics built in to your receiver that can help you re-aim your dish even before helps arrives... you should also be able to call or contact Dishnetwork or DirectTV and their tech support should be able to advise you on the direction asimuth and elevation to get you in the right area of the sky to get some tv service... __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

09-23-2008, 12:45 AM	#32
Hugh RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Southeast Texas Swamp Posts: 2,460 Thanks: 2 Thanked 165 Times in 64 Posts	John, I climbed up on the roof today, the angle had been blown off about 1/2", put it back to the original position and we watched TV tonight! An Entergy man came by today and said that we should have power tomorrow! __________________ *TRUMP FOR PREZ IN '20!*