All Well With Daughter And Family

Coker, Alabama

Weather: low 76 degrees, high 81 degrees, mostly clear, breezy

We talked to our daughter Lori this morning. She lives with her family in Bay City, Texas, which is about 80 miles southwest of Houston. They had made all the preparations for Hurricane Ike, and were fortunate to have very little impact on the area from the storm. Power stayed on, as well as phone service, and she said they received just a small amount of rain. According to the TV reports, Galveston and Houston were hit hard. A mandatory evacuation was ordered for Galveston, but many people did not leave. Later on, many of them requested help, but it was too dangerous for rescuers to go out. When will people learn?

Did anyone notice how some of the TV reporters stood out in the rain and wind, bracing themselves heroically against the elements? What a bunch of dummies. I guess it'll take one of them having his head cut off by a piece of metal flying through the air to stop this showboating. I would rather they keep us more up to date on what the evacuees are doing or how the authorities are handling the emergency.

As I have mentioned several times, an Open House will be held for the house tomorrow. We finished getting the house ready today, and will go back tomorrow to make sure it still looks good before people start showing up. After getting home this afternoon, I mowed our yard at the RV. We were going to eat out tonight, but neither one of us felt like it after the busy day. We'll find another time for that.

More later, be safe.

Today's Town - Galveston, Texas: City Of Oleanders

Not all who wander are lost.