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September 24, 2005
Still Have Electricity
Good morning. While we still have electricity, I decided to get up and brew a pot of coffee. We slept in our own bed last night rather than the hall as planned. I have heard some big gusts of wind in the treetops outside and there is a steady drip of rain from the eaves, but nothing really bad so far. The first thing I checked was to see if the cable that is anchoring our big oak out back is still holding. Thank you, God, it is.
Rita has made landfall in Cameron, Louisiana, somewhat off to the east. But this is not a time to get complacent. We have several hours to go, and there is always a chance of tornados. Plus, with landfall, we may now begin to get stronger gusts. Galveston is doing okay, but there have been fires in the historic Strand area with three buildings being burned. In downtown Houston, about 8 miles southeast of us, wind has blown out some windows of downtown structures.
Mike talked to Jerry last night, and he said that Patty and Missy were at church serving meals to folks stranded in Trinity. Yea for your church!
The wind is picking up so I'd better send this while I can. 550,000 Reliant Energy customers are without electricity. We may well join them. Take care. We're fine.
Posted by susan at September 24, 2005 02:31 AM