Steve Bates at Yellow Doggerel Democrat called a friend and had them post a comment saying that he, Stella, Samantha, and Tabitha are fine. They came through the storm with no damage or flooding, but it could be a week or more before they have power again.
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“Whew”
I was watching a stream from Houston TV this morning and things are really bad, so it was very good news.
That’s good news. I was worried about them after seeing the news reports or should that be “mews” reports?
The storm made a direct hit on Galveston, which was Northeast of the original “target”. If it had come in at the original point things would have been much worse.
I’ve waited them out and it really wears you down. Then you get stuck with the cold food out of a can for a week. They tell you to “boil the water” and you do this how? If you are in an apartment it is highly unlikely you will have a stove, and they are not apt to appreciate a camp fire. If you have a gas stove and it works, do you really want to boil water on it in an un-air conditioned house?
Ah, the joys of survival living. A fuel efficient, air conditioned vehicle is a necessity. when you have the engine running to recharge your batteries, you can take a nap in air conditioned comfort.
I am very glad to hear they are OK also. 🙂
Yeah Bryan… this is where our survival training comes in handy (and junior Scout training also). I still remember people I knew saying things like “What’s the use of that today?” etc (I’m sure you’ve heard it all also).
For me, the training and knowledge has come in handy more often than I’d like to think about! It would be accurate to say I wouldn’t be here today without it.
Best wishes to Steve and family, and everyone else in affected areas!
I’ve dealt with live power lines, trees across the road, a make-shift still for water, cooking with a parabolic mirror, temporary shelters, rigging solar powered fans, drip chilling with clay pots, all kinds of wonderful things thank the military survival training.
I know enough to scan the area, including looking up, for things that got blown around, as well as checking for rattlesnakes and cottonmouths trying to warm up. I don’t go out until I have full daylight so I see clearly and I wear heavy gloves, boots, and a hard hat the first time out to be sure it’s safe.
I’ve visited people who got careless in the hospital, and a couple of times in funeral homes, so I pay attention.
I see pictures of the idiots wandering around in shorts, t-shirts, and sandals – culling the herd.
Steve made a reasoned decision and took the official advise based on exactly where he lived.
Yes. He did the smart and right thing I think. And he obviously cares a great deal about his family. That’s really nice to know these days.
Please keep us posted. Again, best of luck to all! 🙂
I think, based on the videos of the large office buildings in downtown Houston, he was a whole lot safer in a two story apartment building, that the office building where Stella works. A whole lot of Venturi effect damage on those high rises with windows getting sucked out followed by the content of offices.