September 16, 2008

Grim -- A Hurricane Ike Update

Monday was a day of waiting for permission to get back into my neighborhood. Permission was given late that day -- too late to get back and check it out.

Yesterday was my first opportunity to see the place.

At first I was quite hopeful -- the back fence was down and the first pane of a couple of double-pane windows were broken.

And then I noticed the debris piled against the fence in the by the side of the house -- and my buddy Rick spotted the water line two feet high on the side of the house.

It appears the storm sewer backed up and sent water up from the street and into the houses on my side of the street (I don't know about the other side).

We took 2-2 1/2 feet in the garage, and 1 1/2 to 2 feet in the rest of the house. It is, dare I say it, a serious mess, and is going to require a serious rehab.

Thank God for flood insurance.

In the mean time, my district has canceled school until next week, and I'll have to see about finding more permanent quarters closer to home. Paula will remain in Austin for the time being, and I'll be in Houston with a friend trying to work on the house.

Prayer and moral support is always welcome -- as is a click on either the PayPal or Amazon boxes in the right column.

Posted by: Greg at 11:06 PM | Comments (28) | Add Comment
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1 Sorry to hear about your mess; didn't know you were on that side of town until you wrote last week. We came away okay, still no electricity and we've just been told that our water is suspected of being contaminated. I'm sure a good teacher like you could get work up here in Spring or Klein ISD, move away from the lower areas.

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2 I know I could -- but we bought this house because it put us very close to the church we belong to. Indeed, we are headed back to Seabrook in the morning, and will be staying in one of the church facilities for the time being. Comin g from your background, I know you understand the importance of that community of faith.

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