We just now got our electricity back here in west Houston; 85 hours without electricity. Luckily further west (in Katy) there were a couple of restaurants open so we were able to get some food. There is only so long you can survive and water and chips! :-)
We did sustain some damage (we acquired a full Oak tree that wasn't in our yard before - missed our house and car, though!), almost all of our fence is done, except the part we rebuilt this summer when half our back yard burned down due to some careless smoker behind our property. We also have sustained some roof damage. A portion of wet drywall just barely missed by head in the bedroom this morning when I was sleeping. Family, pets, and trains all survived. ...and now that we have electricity back, we are doing much better. Weather is beautiful today, though. Whenever I take a break from all the clean-up work, I look forward to catching up with all the e-mails in the list. Thank you for all your concerns for us here in Houston. Peter. At 10:10 am 09/13/2008, you wrote: >Hi Gang, > >Lets keep all of our modeling friends in our hearts and prayers, >especially the Houston S Gaugers.! > >I last heard from Bob Werre around 8:00 PM last evening. >............................................. > >"Bill, we are doing fine so far where Galveston and the communities >near the ship channel are already underwater. We are about 30 miles >from any of that action right now. The storm surge is the only thing >causing this right now--just wait till the real winds get here and >then the rain. >The winds are picking up right now, big gusts are tossing the trees >a bit. We will get hit hard in about 4-6 hours, with tons of rain >after that. Our main concern is flooding in the studio so I've >gotten things off the floor. Second concern is a collapse of the >flat roof in the building from too much water. >Our house will probably be okay if the roof holds tight. We have >vinyl siding that could also start peeling, but it might flex >enough. We've gotten everything that might fly around in the garage. >I wish our neighbors would do the same. > >This storm is a difficult one in that it's super large, but as yet, >not too powerful. It seems to be moving fast which is good. If he >stalls we will have massive flooding. >Take care too, >Bob" > >I know that right at this moment Houston is getting pounded and >there is no electricity! > >I pray that all is well with everyone! >All of this makes me heart sick! >"S"incerely, >Bill Fraley > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > ------------------------------------------------------------ Peter Vanvliet ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) http://www.fourthray.com/ http://www.fourthray.com/Peter/ Houston, Texas ------------------------------------------------------------ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
