Hurricane season '08 - Page 6

carnation · #76 09-13-2008, 10:20 PM

Sh##. Crystal Beach, where we built our family beach house after Hurricane Carla destroyed another one, is reported as being gone. They say that Bolivar is just not there from the ferry to Gilchrist.

No word from the Houstonians yet. Somebody please fix the cell phone towers.

ArmyWife'79 sent me this link that helps you track neighborhoods:

http://www.khou.com/forums/index.php...0a1fd4552d2b84

EE-BO and UGaAlum94, thanks for the good wishes-- and I hope y'all in Houston are able to function normally soon.

SWTXBelle · #77 09-13-2008, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by carnation

Sh##. Crystal Beach, where we built our family beach house after Hurricane Carla destroyed another one, is reported as being gone. They say that Bolivar is just not there from the ferry to Gilchrist.

No word from the Houstonians yet. Somebody please fix the cell phone towers.

ArmyWife'79 sent me this link that helps you track neighborhoods:

http://www.khou.com/forums/index.php...0a1fd4552d2b84

EE-BO and UGaAlum94, thanks for the good wishes-- and I hope y'all in Houston are able to function normally soon.

Carnation, have you tried texting? For some reason, I could text even when I couldn't get calls through. If I can help you contact anyone, just let me know.

And yes, it doesn't look good for Crystal Beach.

VandalSquirrel · #78 09-13-2008, 10:57 PM

I'm concerned about Kevlar281, he's a Houston boy and hasn't posted.

Sorry about other Houstonians I may have omitted, he's the only one I can think of who hasn't posted.

SWTXBelle · #79 09-13-2008, 11:11 PM

Maybe he evacuated - let's hope he's okay.

eta - And he could be here, but in a house without electricity. They are predicting some areas will take days, maybe a week or more, to have their power restored.

carnation · #80 09-14-2008, 11:03 AM

Most of my relatives are fine with only tree and fence damage but...my sister managed to get across Houston to my uncle's house and he was having a heart attack. She got him to a hospital, which was under lockdown, and the doctor has told her not to bother with lifesaving measures...that they would only be cruel. I don't understand that. Anyway, he has only hours to live. I am thankful that she got to him and he didn't have to suffer alone.

Army Wife'79 · #81 09-14-2008, 11:09 AM

OMG Carnation. I am so sorry. At least she is with him.

UGAalum94 · #82 09-14-2008, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by carnation

Most of my relatives are fine with only tree and fence damage but...my sister managed to get across Houston to my uncle's house and he was having a heart attack. She got him to a hospital, which was under lockdown, and the doctor has told her not to bother with lifesaving measures...that they would only be cruel. I don't understand that. Anyway, he has only hours to live. I am thankful that she got to him and he didn't have to suffer alone.

Wow. That's really weird. Was he in good health otherwise?

I'm glad she's there for him too.

carnation · #83 09-14-2008, 12:12 PM

I guess he was in as good a shape as someone in their eighties could be. His mind was still sharp and he was still speaking at Dale Carnegie meetings.

So now I'm debating whether to go to my daughter's bridal shower in Alabama--she's getting married this Saturday--and just turn off my cell phone so nobody can call with bad news while I'm plastering a smile on my face. What a year this has been.

SWTXBelle · #84 09-14-2008, 12:42 PM

Oh, carnation, I am so sorry to hear about your uncle. I think you have the right idea - go and be there for your daughter. I hope your uncle has an easy passing, and that your family will be comforted in your grief.

EE-BO · #85 09-14-2008, 09:05 PM

I agree with SWTXBelle- find the joyous moments when they come and they will bring light in very dark times.

I am sorry as well to hear of your uncle's condition. The hospital situation in Houston is very bad right now- even backup power was problematic in a few instances which has put incredible pressure on existing resources at other hospitals just to deal with patients already requiring ongoing care for critical conditions. I doubt that is much comfort, but if any kind of explanation helps- then that is what I can report.

You are very strong carnation, and I wish and pray for your continued strength and for better days ahead for you and yours.

carnation · #86 09-14-2008, 09:28 PM

Thank you all for your kind thoughts. We lost my uncle Dan at about 2.

My sister had left the hospital to go get something to eat--they had barely enough food for patients--and then the hospital told her that since she'd left, she couldn't come back in--those were the rules of a lockdown. Somehow she and her husband got in there again and they were with him when he passed away; she swears that he waited for her to return before he died. I am having a hard time typing this...

They can't take him to the morgue because something there was damaged (no power down there) and they don't know right now what they're going to do with their deceased patients. The funeral homes have no power so they can't take them. My sister was still holding his hand 2 hours later when she called from his room.

AGDee · #87 09-14-2008, 09:33 PM

I'm sorry carnation. Your family is in my thoughts and prayers.

SWTXBelle · #88 09-16-2008, 07:55 PM

Thank you, FEMA. I would have thought that ice for those who have been without power for 4 days would be a necessity. But no, FEMA has informed me that it is a comfort item. I am sure that is very "comforting" to all those who didn't get ice. Oh. And FEMA is responsible for commodities, but ice is not included. No, the area WITHOUT ELECTRICITY is responsible for supplying the ice. Your tax money at work. . . .

UGAalum94 · #89 09-16-2008, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

Thank you, FEMA. I would have thought that ice for those who have been without power for 4 days would be a necessity. But no, FEMA has informed me that it is a comfort item. I am sure that is very "comforting" to all those who didn't get ice. Oh. And FEMA is responsible for commodities, but ice is not included. No, the area WITHOUT ELECTRICITY is responsible for supplying the ice. Your tax money at work. . . .

I understand that you are frustrated and I wish you every comfort in the world, but it's strange as hell to see ice as a federal responsibility.
ETA: not so much you personally, but that our expectations have come to this.

CrackerBarrel · #90 09-16-2008, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by UGAalum94

I understand that you are frustrated and I wish you every comfort in the world, but it's strange as hell to see ice as a federal responsibility.

Or really a necessity. I agree that I would like to have ice too if I had no power, but in the grand scheme of things I would rather FEMA concentrate on things you can't do without.