Well Hurricane Ike has come and gone. What a mess he left behind. Tonya and I surely felt the affects of this storm. The major portion of the storm started around 12a.m. The winds initially coming out of the Northeast, then changed directions around 2am. coming from the southeast. This is when things got a bit ugly.
Tonya and I lost a good portion of our shingles, exposing our roof, leaving us to take on alot of water. Thankfully we were here to play what I call the “bucket game”, utilizing every bucket available to catch as much water as possible. We emptied every Christmas storage container, pet food container, and utilized as much large tupperware as we had. After playing the bucket game for about 5 hours, we retired as we knew we had been beaten. We had run out of buckets and were no longer able to play the game.
About 1/2 of our home will have to be replaced, but we were luckier than many. The poor residents of Galveston were decimated. Please let’s send our prayers, thoughts, and charity to them to give them a hand to rebuild and try to begin normalcy.
This certainly proves once again that life is fragile. We never know what life has in store for us and there are no guarantees. Proving that flexibility is a must to be able to “weather the storms”.
May God bless all those that have been affected by this storm.
Posted by Coty Evans 