Wow. This is unreal. What devastation.
http://www.boston.com:80/bigpicture/2008/09/the_short_but_eventful_life_of.html
http://www.boston.com:80/bigpicture/2008/09/the_short_but_eventful_life_of.html
Some Ike pictures.
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Wow. This is unreal. What devastation.
http://www.boston.com:80/bigpicture/2008/09/the_short_but_eventful_life_of.html
http://www.boston.com:80/bigpicture/2008/09/the_short_but_eventful_life_of.html
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I have a brother and a sister in Houston. I hadn't heard from them until yesterday. It souds like they only had minimal damage at their two houses. Sounds like they dodged a bullet.
I helped with Katrina rebuilding efforts a couple years ago. Nothing prepared me, or the team I took with me, for the damage that we witnessed. Truly unbelieveable the awesome power one of those storms can pack.
I helped with Katrina rebuilding efforts a couple years ago. Nothing prepared me, or the team I took with me, for the damage that we witnessed. Truly unbelieveable the awesome power one of those storms can pack.
I may be really hard, but since it is the Federal Govt that is the flood insurer, that ought to be National Seashore now, no more homes on the beaches anywhere. Yeah, I know I wouldn't think that way if it was my house, I know this, I wouldn't be back.
Things were just getting back to normal as far as the flood waters were concerned.It has been a wet cool summer here. The grass usually burns up at least once and you can quit mowing it for awhile but it stayed green all summer. And they are talking about lots of snow this winter.
It's been tough for a lot of people here too but I feel for the people on the coast. Nobody is exempt from tragedy I guess.
I was thinking the same thing..
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I totally agree with you Leo. But, how do, or should you compensate someone for the property?
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I pray that all of our fellow team members ok.:yes:
We actually had the remnants of Ike hit us pretty hard in my area. On Sunday we had category 1 hurricane winds come through and made a mess. Wind gusts of 75-81 mph that knocked power out to 75% of the Louisville metro area with trees and power lines down everywhere. We are one of the lucky ones that got our electricity restored in only about 17 hrs. A lot of people are still in the dark and we are told it could be out for 10-14 days. All schools have been canceled, restaurants are closed, gas stations that have their electric back are running out of gas. It's crazy! I have never seen anything like this before. Several people were killed in my area. One of them was a 36 yr. old woman that I knew. She was the ex-wife of my husbands step-brother and the mother of his two teenage daughters. And another was a 62 yr. old man from the next town over that my dad knew. There was also a 10 yr. old boy killed in Louisville. All died from blunt force trauma when trees fell on them. A tree fell on a car at the end of my street and they had to pull a mother and baby from the wreckage. I have not heard any word on their condition. We had a bunch of limbs down in our yard but nothing major. I feel very lucky. Here's a few pictures of my yard and my dads property to give you an idea of the damage. I know it's nothing compared to what they are going through in Texas but it is also affecting a lot of people around here too.:sad:
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We actually had the remnants of Ike hit us pretty hard in my area. On Sunday we had category 1 hurricane winds come through and made a mess. Wind gusts of 75-81 mph that knocked power out to 75% of the Louisville metro area with trees and power lines down everywhere. We are one of the lucky ones that got our electricity restored in only about 17 hrs. A lot of people are still in the dark and we are told it could be out for 10-14 days. All schools have been canceled, restaurants are closed, gas stations that have their electric back are running out of gas. It's crazy! I have never seen anything like this before. Several people were killed in my area. One of them was a 36 yr. old woman that I knew. She was the ex-wife of my husbands step-brother and the mother of his two teenage daughters. And another was a 62 yr. old man from the next town over that my dad knew. There was also a 10 yr. old boy killed in Louisville. All died from blunt force trauma when trees fell on them. A tree fell on a car at the end of my street and they had to pull a mother and baby from the wreckage. I have not heard any word on their condition. We had a bunch of limbs down in our yard but nothing major. I feel very lucky. Here's a few pictures of my yard and my dads property to give you an idea of the damage. I know it's nothing compared to what they are going through in Texas but it is also affecting a lot of people around here too.:sad:
what a mess! :sad:
Hugo memories just came rushing back while looking at the pictures. I myself lost 42 trees (60ft tall pines) during that storm here in Columbia. One place on the land near the house it looked like a big hand pushed down the pine trees into a leaning pile against others pines were a tornado had passed right by the house pushed down the trees and lifted up right after taking out 23 trees in one pass. I had no damage to the house or sheds never lost power but riped 42 trees total out by the roots.
Prayers for all those who meet IKE
Hugo memories just came rushing back while looking at the pictures. I myself lost 42 trees (60ft tall pines) during that storm here in Columbia. One place on the land near the house it looked like a big hand pushed down the pine trees into a leaning pile against others pines were a tornado had passed right by the house pushed down the trees and lifted up right after taking out 23 trees in one pass. I had no damage to the house or sheds never lost power but riped 42 trees total out by the roots.
Prayers for all those who meet IKE
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