[AGL] Hit the road Ike

[Kathy]

thanks for checking in. glad you're safe.
k
On Sep 18, 2008, at 7:52 AM, Connie Clark wrote:


> 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

>


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