Archive for September, 2005
Tuesday, September 27th, 2005
More from Chuck
Cowboys, cavalry converge in flooded rural Louisiana / Search and rescue finished, effort shifts to saving stranded cattle
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Tuesday, September 27th, 2005
More from David
My brother asked me to post this for him:
Today I finally heard from Anthony and Ida . They are in the Dallas County Jail (!) but that was because everyone else from Beaumont was as well. Anthony had a tale to tell. I can relate most of it here, but he kept [...]
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Tuesday, September 27th, 2005
David’s trip to Beaumont
Here is my brother’s email account to our high school listserv:
Sunday night I got a call from Dad. As some of you already know, White Tire has the emergency maintenance contract for Entergy’s truck fleet. He was desperately in need of a generator for the shop, could I please bring Joe’s to him? [...]
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Tuesday, September 27th, 2005
Status update
Since St. John’s and Bethany were both closed on Sunday, I biked around to find a church with which to worship. Luckily, the first one I went to, Trinity Episcopal, was open, and I saw Andrea Shank (who sings in their choir) and Eileen O’Brien (who is back in town working for a group [...]
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Saturday, September 24th, 2005
Bible Verse for today
Thanks to my dad for the pointer:
But now thus says the Lord,
he who created you, O Jacob,
he who formed you, O Israel:
Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;
I have called you by name, you are mine.
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you;
when [...]
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Saturday, September 24th, 2005
Parents’ Update
My Mom & Dad stayed in Beaumont, and are fine. No power, lost the decorative shutters on the front of the house, some shingles, and an old pear tree that hadn’t produced in years. The big sign at the store got knocked down, but that was it. Overall, extremely lucky.
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Saturday, September 24th, 2005
No problems
Had power flicker three times over the course of 12 hours. The last time this morning, though, it set off my tenant’s alarm, which brought 5 patrol cars and a fire truck!
Will post some pics later, though, really, not much to report.
For some well-written coverage (as opposed to the vast majority of the pabulum that [...]
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Friday, September 23rd, 2005
Pics from Friday
Pics from my bike ride this afternoon can be found at
http://joewhite.com/images/rita/Friday/Friday.html
Also, here is the map that Dr. Bedient of Rice’s Civil Engineering Department did showing the probably flood areas from a 15 ft and 22 ft storm surge coupled with a hundred-year flood, which, fortunately, it appears we will not be experiencing (click for the [...]
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Friday, September 23rd, 2005
The best and the worst of people
Forgot to take “before” pics of the utility lines over my house, but here are some “after” ones, taken with my Treo:
Went over at 8 this morning to get the trimmings that fell into my neighbor’s backyard, but couldnt’ get anyone to answer the gate, and when I went around to hop the fence [...]
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Thursday, September 22nd, 2005
Status Report
Got tons of food, water, and other beverages. Got a generator, and plenty of gasoline to run it. Got John’s parents (who are in France) house all secured. Got all the loose stuff picked up from in front of my garage. Got tape and wood screws (already had some plywood).
After nap, will trim [...]