Comments on: Hurricane Ike Strikes Close to Home – in Texas and Ohio

By: Oliver

Oliver — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:06:34 +0000

Thank you so very much for all your prayers and thoughts. I live very close to downtown, and the winds the night of IKE scared me so much. I have a new found respect for hurricanes! My parents live in Webster (Zone B for evacuations) and they lost part of their roof. We finally got power, but no cable or internet. Luckly I have internet at work. Thanks again for everyone’s prayers and thoughts. We SO need them. Many people are still without power, and many people lost everything. The season is not even over. UGH!

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:39:50 +0000

I live in northern Cincinnati, i was really fortunate to have my power during the wind storm on Sunday. But there was not a grocery store open for about 20-30 miles from me. I have never seen a situation like this in my lifetime.

Today is the first day my day seems normal. but there are still hundreds of thousands of homes without power. These situations really make you think how well you have it during a normal week.

I can not think of bad it is in Houston where they had over 100mph sustained winds where we only had 60ish.

They all are in my prayers

By: Financial Turmoil and Hurricane Ike in My Last Week at Work

Financial Turmoil and Hurricane Ike in My Last Week at Work — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:26:20 +0000

[...] the financial markets weren’t enough to contend with this week, Hurricane Ike made landfall causing damage, forcing evacuations, and creating a gas price [...]

By: Kristen

Kristen — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:31:12 +0000

I’m glad all of your friends and loved one are okay. We had quite a wind storm in western Pa. Sunday night. I still don’t have power at my house today. I’m thankful we haven’t had the destruction of the actual hurricane, but being without electricity sure isn’t convenient!

We are going to have to throw away everything in our refridgerator and a lot of our freezer contents. We did take some stuff over to a family member who had room in her freezer. We’ve been given a time estimate of Friday to get our power back. I hope your power comes back soon!

By: Jarhead

Jarhead — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:56:02 +0000

Glad to hear that everyone is OK. I was unable to keep track of what was going on and what not because work had me out in the field. I am still in the field but now have cell coverage and was able to call my fam down there. they lost their fence aannd some shingles and had some water damage inside but nothing major and everyone is OK.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:17:26 +0000

MM,

The evacuation for Rita was a bad experience for just about everyone involved. The situation for Ike was much better. My parents were able to return home yesterday, and though they are without power, and probably will be for the next 2 or 3 weeks, they have a roof over their head and the means to get around. So hopefully things won’t be too bad for them. I wish your family the best as well. Thanks for sharing.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:32:54 +0000

Ahh, but the futures market may have nothing to do with immediate availability. I know in our area, there are still quite a few gas stations without power. A lot of people are also stocking up on gas for generators, chain saws, lawn mowers, and other powered tools for cleanup efforts. So supply and demand places fuel at a premium in our location.

By: Dividend Growth Investor

Dividend Growth Investor — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:29:58 +0000

I am also glad your family and friends are ok.

As for the ike, the midwest got a lot of rain this weekend. It’s pretty weird imho..

And the gas stations are still charging what I think to be higher than should be gas prices given the fact that oil and gasoline futures are trading significanlty below their pre-ike levels..

By: MM

MM — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:46:20 +0000

I’m glad to hear of your parents’ safety and sorry about your friends loss – my extended family (in laws) is in Kema/Deer Park area and are without power, but no other hurricane damage than debris… For Hurricane Rita, my husband’s family drove 22+ hours to our home in Austin (normally a 3 hour (max) drive) – and most of them thought: well, we evacuated for Rita and it was an awful experience getting out of Houston and the storm was nothing, so we’ll stay put for Ike. Now, SIL has been living off a generator for which she can’t buy gasoline. It’ll be 2 to 3 weeks before power is restored, so she’s hitting the road today to come here anyway. And she’s lucky she has the means to do so – lots of folks are not so fortunate to have the option of getting away…

By: David

David — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 05:11:08 +0000

Hope things get better for you guys soon, but as long as friends/family are OK, that is really all that counts. Good luck Patrick!