I DON'T like Ike

Post by **KimberlyS** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 3:40 pm

Good to hear from you Kandis and that you got minimal damage. Has anyone heard from Sharon?

GalicianGirl(SO) · Post by **GalicianGirl(SO)** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 6:42 pm

Hi Everyone... Wow what an experience...Definately one I don't think I'd like to go through again...

We finally got our power on and have held up pretty well... When Ike hit in the middle of the night I was holding onto the bed for dear life. Those 90 MPH winds scared me to death. I don't think I got a minutes sleep...

Thank goodness we all surived with minimal damage. Some of our roof tiles got messed up, our fences are down, tree branches everywhere, bushes uprooted, a foot of water in our back yard, no power for 6 days, and on top of that no work due to flooding, roof damage and lack of power... Phew!!!

One of the best investments I ever made was a generator I bought earlier this year. It kept our fridge running...

Oh yeah a few more things... I'm dealing with all the blisters on my hands and the loss of my latest manicure from all the cleaning up we had to do so far... Hopefully in another week or two we will have everything cleaned up and back to normal.

Post by **DonnaT** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 11:21 pm

Good to hear from you Sharon, and it's good to hear the damage was minimal.

Georgia(SO) · Post by **Georgia(SO)** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 4:23 pm

Glad to hear from you Sharon - kinda worried about you there.

-georgia (so)

SilverLady(SO) · Post by **SilverLady(SO)** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 4:45 pm

Hi, Sharon -

We're so happy to know that you weathered Ike with minimal damage . . . it could have been a lot worse than some roof damage, a flooded backyard and landscape damages, all of which can be repaired or replaced.

Now for the important stuff: we hope your blisters heal quickly so you can get a new manicure!

((Hugs))

- SL and Virginia

Kandis · Post by **Kandis** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 11:43 am

Well, we are STILL without power at my home. Rumor has it that we are supposed to get it back on sometime today, but I'll believe it when I see it. I haven't had a good nights sleep since the Thursday night before the storm hit us. Been living out of coolers and cooking over grills since then. I'm about to go nuts soon..

Anita · Post by **Anita** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 9:05 pm

Sharon, it is good to hear from you again! Kandis, I'm sorry to hear about the power.

Post by **KimberlyS** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 8:46 am

Good to hear from you Sharon. And that both you and Kandis weathered the storm.

Andi L · Post by **Andi L** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 9:48 am

Sharon, glad to hear you "escaped" with minimal damage. I still hear reports that Houston still has major power outages and massive cleanup to start. Hope you, Kandis and everyone there get your lives back in short order. I'm thinking of you.

P.S. Don't you just hate it when your hands and nails get messed up?

Kandis · Post by **Kandis** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 10:59 am

well sisters, here I am on day 12 and I still do not have power. This is rather depressing because without power, there is no AC, and with no AC, it is too bloody hot to dress up, and I am jonesing to get dressed up all pretty like.

DeeDee · Post by **DeeDee** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 11:49 am

Sharon and Kandis
Glad you did "ok" with Ike. I know what the lack of power is like...after Wilma hit us, I was without for a week and it was miserable. My neighbors across the street were without power fo 3 weeks, but I made sure to leave my lights on to let them know I was ok. So, yeah, the aftermath can be worse than the storm itself. Good luck with your recovery....it takes time.
Hugs
DeeDee

Kandis · Post by **Kandis** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 1:07 pm

well, I'm coming up on the end of week 2 on Friday and I don't like it one little bit. Those idiots stated on their website that we would have it back on this past Monday (9/22), and now they FINALLY changed it today to say that we might have it back by Sunday (9/28 ). I am so livid right now it is not even funny.