markinhouston
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After several days of intermittent telephone service and no power, we are on the road to recovery from Hurricane Ike---and we count ourselves very fortunate compared with most. We live in The Woodlands, which is 80 miles north of Galveston, so naturally we had no storm surge and our top winds were only about 97 mph. That is enough to do serious damage, however. We had no power until late Wednesday, and our next-door neighbors are still without power. I strung a power cord from our house so they can used a few electric items at a time (it reminds me of an old Green Acres episode!) We only lost a few limbs although the neighbors' trees crushed the fence in a few places.
I managed to save some of our freezer contents because a good friend's power came back quickly. I had to toss most of the refrigerator items, so all of the mysterious sauces from Junior League sales, one-time recipe requirements (adios, pomegranate molasses!) and other accumulated icebox clutter went out the door. This will clear up space for another round of product acqusition and with luck, I can keep better track of the contents this time.
We were lucky, and many others are still suffering and will continue to do so. Please keep them in your thoughts, because even prior preparation and leaving before the storm hits doesn't mean you can escape.
I managed to save some of our freezer contents because a good friend's power came back quickly. I had to toss most of the refrigerator items, so all of the mysterious sauces from Junior League sales, one-time recipe requirements (adios, pomegranate molasses!) and other accumulated icebox clutter went out the door. This will clear up space for another round of product acqusition and with luck, I can keep better track of the contents this time.
We were lucky, and many others are still suffering and will continue to do so. Please keep them in your thoughts, because even prior preparation and leaving before the storm hits doesn't mean you can escape.