Texas Gardening: Hurricane Ike Landfall, 1 by bobyrd

bobyrd wrote:
We are counting our blessings as we only lost two large trees and part of a picket fence. We had some flooding and ruined carpet because of clogged drains from debris. This happened after the Hurricane when the cool front blew in and brought us a furious rain storm. We have most of it cleaned up and sitting on the curb. We never lost our water but did loose electricity for 5 days. That wasn't too much of a problem as we had a generator. Cell phone service was very spotty. Walking around the neighborhood I saw many downed trees but miraculously most of them fell away from the homes (as did the ones in my yard). Our beautiful golf course is littered with trees. Most of our damage was confined to the front and side yard so my flowerbeds which are mostly in the back were spared except for some wind damage. The cool front was a God send as otherwise it would have been unbearable with no air conditioning. People here have been wonderful. Neighbors helping one another, and people I encountered in lines at the grocery stores and gas lines were courteous, concerned and trying to smile and make the best of a bad sitution.