The Refugee Lifestyle

Lauri and I have left Houston and are now staying with Family in Fredericksburg TX. Lauri has not been called in to work relief at the Hospital yet, and NASA is not expected to reopen until "no earlier than Thursday," so we will be here in Fredericksburg until that time.

The house in League City fared very well during the storm. We rode out the storm at my Aunt's house in The Heights in Houston (just west of Downtown). The winds were tremendous, the eye of the storm in fact passed right over our League City house, and very near my Aunt's house. The house shook as the winds of the eyewall came through. A scary time, but the house stood strong.

I was able to get into League City right after the storm passed on Saturday evening. The house, surprisingly, had no damage from wind or flooding. The storm surge was not as extensive as expected, so it did not get all the way into our subdivision in League City. Kemah, the town next door, had a lot of storm surge problems, though. We are quite impressed and pleased with the house, it withstood the worst that Ike could throw at it, and survived without any issues. Here is a post-Ike picture, taken on Saturday:



While our house was OK, the city is not. Most of the street light signals are blown away, with power lines dangling in the street. There are many trees snapped and fallen, same with power poles. Some homes have damage, and there is extensive flooding. There will be lots of cleanup to do, but it will get done in time.

To give you an idea of the water level, here are some pictures of Clear Creek, taken at what was the access road from the FM 270 bridge, between NASA Rd 1 and FM 518.