I don't mean these posts to be depressing and I hope you all don't take it like that. We just want to create a record of this unfolding disaster.
The rains have stopped which is great news.
However, they are still rescuing people.
Another 30 or so claims today at work.
Tens of thousands of homes all across the city have been inundated. Apartments. Gas stations. Shopping centers. Grocery stores. Malls. Schools. Hotels. Hospitals. Nursing homes. Office buildings. Police stations. Fire stations. Our downtown theater district. Restaurants.
Rich, poor, middle class, working class, retired, young, old, all people, this storm has spared no one in its devastation and loss.
Rich, poor, middle class, working class, retired, young, old, all people, this storm has brought these same people together to help each other through this crisis and that warms our hearts.
There is flooding still to come in the areas they have evacuated so there will be thousands more homes that will flood in the coming days as water from the reservoirs is released to prevent failure. It is now flooding miles more of neighborhoods
The death toll, sadly, continues to climb with the latest including a family of six escaping their home and a police officer going in to work to help during the flood, both caught in high water, during the dark of night, in their vehicles. The water receded and they found them. We fear that will repeated often.
A chemical plant has been evacuated in a 2 mile radius because chemicals have been compromised that are literally in imminent danger of exploding.
Thankfully, in a bit of good news personally, the river near the farm has crested, we didn't flood, and the water around it is receding.
Much relief with that news.
And then there's this...
A beautiful sight indeed!
And no rain in the forecast, sunny and clear for a week at least. Hope shines brightly once again!
Sleep beckons yet again...
The rains have stopped which is great news.
However, they are still rescuing people.
Another 30 or so claims today at work.
Tens of thousands of homes all across the city have been inundated. Apartments. Gas stations. Shopping centers. Grocery stores. Malls. Schools. Hotels. Hospitals. Nursing homes. Office buildings. Police stations. Fire stations. Our downtown theater district. Restaurants.
Rich, poor, middle class, working class, retired, young, old, all people, this storm has spared no one in its devastation and loss.
Rich, poor, middle class, working class, retired, young, old, all people, this storm has brought these same people together to help each other through this crisis and that warms our hearts.
There is flooding still to come in the areas they have evacuated so there will be thousands more homes that will flood in the coming days as water from the reservoirs is released to prevent failure. It is now flooding miles more of neighborhoods
The death toll, sadly, continues to climb with the latest including a family of six escaping their home and a police officer going in to work to help during the flood, both caught in high water, during the dark of night, in their vehicles. The water receded and they found them. We fear that will repeated often.
A chemical plant has been evacuated in a 2 mile radius because chemicals have been compromised that are literally in imminent danger of exploding.
Thankfully, in a bit of good news personally, the river near the farm has crested, we didn't flood, and the water around it is receding.
Much relief with that news.
And then there's this...
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| Blue skies after Harvey |
And no rain in the forecast, sunny and clear for a week at least. Hope shines brightly once again!
Sleep beckons yet again...
I am so sorry you and so many have to go through this. It has to be exhausting and so worrisome.
ReplyDeleteThank you, it is very draining (no pun intended) at times.
DeleteThank you for your updates. Much rather follow your posts than some of the news channels! Stay strong my friends!!
ReplyDeleteHello there!!!! Thank you for stopping by and we'll stay strong for sure!
DeleteI appreciate you letting us know what is happening. I can't watch the television any more. I'm getting most of my information from the Internet and my coworkers who are in a city 40 miles away that is in imminent danger. The Brazos River is about to crest. What is mind blowing, beyond the already unbelievable events that are occurring in the Houston-Galveston area, is how widespread the devestation is. I saw a story that the Colorado River is also breaching it's banks. LaGrange had flooding there as well. That's 100 miles to the northwest of Houston! I pray for everyone in Texas right now.
ReplyDeleteHello, we pray that you are safe too and your family and friends and coworkers. This is just unbelievable, truly truly unbelievable. Sending much love to you!
DeleteThank you for posting and I am glad the sun is finally shining for Houston. It is shocking to see the devastation and prayers going your way. Hang in and hold on to your loved ones.
ReplyDeleteI heard there were no explosions at the plant, just chemical reactions this morning!? The family and the policeman cases were sad. Hopefully, the lesson bought dearly will lead cities to see that permeable ground cover is a good thing. Your posts are no more depressing than the news I watch. I just cannot help watching in horror.
ReplyDeleteYour posts lets us know you guys are OK. I just made a donation to the Montrose Center hurricane disaster relief.
ReplyDeleteGood news about the River and your farm. We dodged a bullet. Now if Irma would just veer north and the unnamed one in the Gulf doesn't form.....
ReplyDeletePoor Houston. After living there, I don't think most people know how big an area is flooded. It seems an insurmountable disaster, but I know they will recover. Someday.
ReplyDeleteYour updates are not depressing. It's helpful to receive first-hand accounts from someone I trust. Plus, if I didn't hear from you, I'd be worried about you two.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Janie
The survival of you two (I do wish you would give "Second Man" his real name) and of the little farm offers a moment of hope and happiness amidst the tragedy. It is wonderful to have your account of what has happened. Roderick
ReplyDeleteHooray for blue skies. Thanks for the update and stay strong. We care about you.
ReplyDeleteamazing! it is very smart of you to document this disaster. i am happy to hear about the farm. it is going to take a long long time for houston to recover from this.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the updates.
ReplyDeleteYes, the news is sad, but we care and we want to know.
There has been a photo in the papers here that had an image that will stay with me forever. It was of an Aged Care Facility with the residents sitting in their chairs in waist high water. I can't stop thinking about how uncomfortable and cold that would have been, how long they would have been in that condition as the water got higher and higher and how frightening it would have been. So much pain and suffering with more to come as waters recede.
ReplyDeleteTexas and Houston are going through a public and private hell.It is so terribly sad and makes me feel helpless to do anything but donate to the relief funds. Don't even think of feeling uneasy for the tone of your posts. I am just glad y'all are safe.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you have blue skies. I hope your 2nd family is ok. I hope the water recedes quickly. The cleaning up is what is going to stink..
ReplyDeleteYes, sometimes the news shared is depressing but it is also reality. And when the news you have shifts, and gets brighter like those blue skies, it will be that much sweeter. I don't know how you find the emotional energy to blog at all. Hopefully "chatting" with you blog buddies adds a bit of normalcy to your chaos. Keep blogging. We all really do care about you two.
ReplyDeleteSo glad to hear you came through yourselves with not to much damage. My cousins in Katie were still in their home till Tuesday then were asked to leave and evacuate. A terrible ordeal. People always ask why I don't move from PA. We are relatively lucky here with hardly any weather disasters compared to other parts of the country.
ReplyDeleteI'm also glad Melania Trump was able to come down in her stilettos heels and help drain the water into the earth.
Please we don't need the politics and the snide remarks on here. This is a time for coming together and caring. I am so grateful that you and the farm have survived and am praying for everyone that is impacted. Stay safe and God Bless.
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