[AGL] Hit the road Ike

[Michael Eisenstadt]

connie,

thanks for keeping us up to date. sounds like you
handled it the best way.

mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Connie Clark" <connie_3c at yahoo.com>
To: "Ghetto List Latest" <ghetto2 at two.pairlist.net>; "Ghetto List" 
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Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 7:52 AM
Subject: [AGL] Hit the road Ike


Aftermath of storm sent Randy and I packing to the family farm near Shiner, 
where we spent several days in more or less bucolic splendor. Dogs sleeping 
at our feet, cool breezes, watching hummingbird antics. We had spent 
Saturday morning right after the storm blew out, cleaning up the broken tree 
limbs, and concluded that, with no power, we had to leave the unbearable 
heat and humidity. Strangely, no traffic getting out of town Our mood 
changed considerably as we drove west.

We kept in touch with employers and neighbors giving us updates on power 
status. Cell phone signal was sketchy, and there was no cable TV out there, 
so we didn't really know what was going on in town.

Called in by work, we returned yesterday morning in time for me to 
thoroughly clean out the fridge. Getting ready with candles for a dark 
evening at home, I was surprised with 'lights' at about 5:30 pm. Lucky, 
lucky us. Last night, with cable TV, I saw for the first time, video of the 
Galveston and Bolivar Peninsula damage.

I will be on duty all day today in a van with a technician helping restore 
traffic signal operations (in the burbs) where we find them with the power 
on.

Later,
Connie