CNN and MSNC are starting to report more from Galveston now

Electric comes and goes. Light rain and light winds west of DFW airport. Cellphones working fine.

Computer network is up and running, but we are being careful with it.

I heard the weather channels that don't you mentioned remember what happened hurricanes Alicia. It was 25 years ago but, the hurricanes Alicia were hit in Houston, TX. It was lot of damaged at entire building. I am already knows what happened the hurricanes Alicia in Houston, TX. I knows it was lot of flooded on the streets.

Hopefully if you can find out more new information about Hurricanes Ike lately. I won't worry about the weather in Houston, TX. I am already knows all flights has been cancelled due to hurricanes Ike. How much longer when the water will be gone away for next couple days later. I will not feels confident for me at all. Its absolutely is not good timer for me at all. Its has too much hurricanes in Florida. I didn't like it at all. its terrible for us in South Florida.

I remember the Hurricanes Andrew were hit in South Florida. It was lot of house has been damaged due to Hurricanes Andrew. We don't have electricity around the neighorhood. Its was shutdown is almost 12 hours. I won't go back to South Florida for rest of the life. I will keep touch some of those my friends & relatives, too.

Ike could be a funny one I think.
From headlines that went round the world from FEMA saying anyone who stays puts faces " certain death " to very few casualties and lots of flooding.
This could prove disastrous for when the next really serious one comes along although I donlt blame anyone - predicting damage from hurricanes must be an extraordinarily difficult job.

The storm did prove to be less than predicted which is a GOOD thing. As far as the casualties, let's hope it stays low.

Saw photos. OMG.

"Apollo 13, we have a problem."

We had steady rain all day with moderate winds. Ike is now heading north and likely will cause misery along the way. Areas that don't need more rain.

Well, I never made it to ATL. Instead I am stranded in Chicago. I thought I was being clever by switching my flights to connect in ORD instead of DFW. But my flight from ORD to ATL got cancelled due to bad weather in Chicago, and they can't get me to ATL until tomorrow morning. :mad:

So I'm kickin back at the ORD Hilton tonight.

The good news is that I was able to watch the BYU and Oregon games at a local sports bar--I was originally scheduled to be in the air during the games. Silver lining. ^

Ike arrives in STL tomorrow/Sunday...with more rain.

Yeah, my friend who lives just outside of STL said 3 to 6" of rain were predicted...

Then again, I'll trade someone for a few inches of rain. It's supposed to be mid-80's tomorrow here in the PDX area. But we need a good, soaking rain.

I've been waiting to see how those idiots "patrons" from the Poop Deck (quite the name) made it through the storm, but haven't seen anything as of yet. I remember seeing them before the storm and just shaking my head.

The thing that scares me about that is the dire warning given. Yet there they were, chugging away and having a grand time. If they survived, it's because the surge didn't hit as big and right there. So in the future other folks will think it's safe to stay, too.

It doesn't take a Cat 4 storm like Andrew to cause major disruptions - in Broward County, 2005's Cat 2 Wilma caused consioderable more disrpution (though less property damage) then Andrew. Our house in DT Ft. Lauderdale had no damage (except for one big tree branch down) but our power was out for eleven days.

Ike's rains are here in DTW. We needed rain, but not the amount we've received so far! Some minor flooding is occuring and for some reason (there was no wind...) there were alot of power outages near me last night.

Friends in Houston who were not in an evac zone departed Houston this morning and are in a hotel off I-35. They report that they had cell phone adapters to use and charge their cell phones in their cars.

The house they left was starting to mildew and mold. They do not have insurance for that. Clean up will be very expensive.

Numerous streets were blocked off in a neighborhood near mine in St. Louis because of flooding...nothing like what they're dealing w/ in Texas, but thought-provoking that it's rain from the same storm, there, in the Carribean, here, DTW, and on and on.