Hurricane Ike was the first hurricane I have been through. It was a scary storm to be in. The sound of the wind blowing that night the hurricane made landfall was something awful. I remember being scared and wondering what the different sounds were and what things looked like outside, but now I can hardly remember what it sounded like.
Our house sustained no damage. I can hardly believe it. I’m shocked and thankful. Our house was wrecked by Tropical Storm Allison back in 2001 and has endured a couple of floods since then. Somehow we always sustained damage when no one else did, but in this awful hurricane our house was fine save a small amount of water in the back room and in the garage and a tree from next door that fell on our fence (which has already been repaired). None of our belongings were damaged either. It’s a miracle. Thank God.
We have no electricity but we do have water, gas and a generator. My laptop is running on generator power and I have internet due to my lovely Verizon Wireless Internet. (I love Verizon!) Thankfully, we have also had a beautiful cold front come in to make the days and nights without A/C bearable.
Unfortunately, Jason’s family’s home was destroyed by the hurricane. I’m very shocked by this as well, and saddened of course. I can’t believe their house sustained so much damage and I hope they will be able to get all aid that is available.
Thank God we all made it alive and well through this storm. We made it and I am happy, but I hope I never have to go through one of these again.
