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...about 8 a.m. now and the rain is pounding us. The wind is still raging, but the water is falling down, not sideways, and the jet engine sounds are quieter and less frequent. We're nearing the end of hurricane force winds downtown...
...just discovered those pretty plate glass windows in my parents' apartment leaked like sieves. The rugs are sodden, the curtains are damp up to about four feet, and there's about an inch of water in some places. My cousin owns a rollaway storm shutter company in Florida. He warned us yesterday to be prepared for water infiltration. Dad spent the better part of Friday afternoon taping the window seams and hanging tarps. It didn't work. Plus, there's a leak in the living room ceiling. We're wondering if the apartment upstairs lost windows...
Thursday we bought tons of water, peanut butter, canned beans, tuna and fruit. And ice. Mom boiled a couple dozen eggs. This ain't our first rodeo, as we say here in Texas. My family lived through Hurricane Alicia in 1983, when I was just a kid. But Ike seems bigger and a bit scarier. Maybe because I'm older and know better...
...storm surge hasn't started yet, but Galveston is starting to take on water. I worked on the island as a reporter for the Galveston County Daily News in the mid-1990s, and I recognize a lot of the places they're showing on TV. It's hard to believe how fast the water is rising. The waves already have started crashing over the seawall. They closed it a few minutes...
...godmother has been a patient at Methodist Hospital for five days. Her doctor told me yesterday that if she wasn't released by noon today, she's staying until Monday. She's eager to go home, but he wants her to stay. "We know you'll have food and water and someone to take care of you here," he said. After Tropical Storm Allison flooded generators in 2001, the Med Center redesigned its emergency operations, so they're confident they can withstand...