Hurricane Ike: The Woodlands, Texas, Power Returning–Updated
September 17, 2008 / 1:02 pm • By Dr. Melissa ClouthierJust wanted to let readers know that power is returning to parts of The Woodlands and should be up most places there by Friday. Landlines for phone and DSL are still out and cellular service is still spotty. No reports of injuries or deaths, though. Please share your information here.
Other posts about Ike here:
Hurricane Ike, Woodlands, Texas Frustration Edition
Hurricane Ike: Woodlands Evacuee Edition
Live Blogging Hurricane Ike from The Woodlands, Texas
Also note, I’m blogging about other stuff too.
Updated:
People around the Houston area suffer worse. More here:
Residents again waited in line for hours Tuesday at the nearly two dozen supply distribution centers set up in Houston to hand out food, water and ice. Mayor Bill White complained the Federal Emergency Management Agency wasn’t bringing in the supplies fast enough, and Harris County Judge Ed Emmett had personally taken over coordination of efforts to hand out relief supplies.
A note about FEMA and relief supplies to the area. The government is not known for responsiveness, are they? Think DMV. So, relying on them for help seems misguided. That doesn’t excuse FEMA, though. The problem is the “assessment” stage. That takes a couple days. Well by Day 3 post storm, ice is a necessity to save the food a person does have.
I’m not going to say “I told you so”, but man. The problem isn’t often the storm. It’s the lack of power, water and communication after the storm. I could not understand why more people weren’t evacuated–especially those fragile and needing physical help. With families spread out, people are often alone and without support. Also, I know the elderly don’t like to leave home, but if family is offering help, it is wise to take up the offer and go.
UPDATED AGAIN:
I’ve been out of sorts being out of town and out of my schedule. Just noticed that Glenn Reynolds linked again. Thanks! He asks:
Why do hurricanes that hit Texas get so much less attention than hurricanes that hit New Orleans?
UPDATE: Another reader emails: ‘If you want to discuss lack of coverage, wasn’t the hurricane that hit New Orleans the same hurricane that nearly wiped the Mississippi gulf coast off the map?” Yes. Why did New Orleans get so much more attention? Is it because the media wanted to paint the Bush Administration as racially insensitive, or is New Orleans just the only place they could find on a map?
Well, there’s definitely that. New Orleans is an old liberal city. The left loves it because it’s the “most European” city in America. It has history and culture. It has jazz and gumbo. It also has crime and poverty and corruption. It has haves and have-nots. In short, it’s the perfect Leftist city.
In contrast, while Houston has millions more people. It has the oil business and nasty refineries. (It also has more shows than Broadway, but don’t tell liberals.) Basically, Houston just isn’t sexy. But it has jobs and a thriving economy. I guess that’s boring–a basically functional, working city.
3 Responses to “Hurricane Ike: The Woodlands, Texas, Power Returning–Updated”
By starhawk on Sep 19, 2008 | Reply
We got power back in the Tomball area as early as Tues. My place which is about 6 miles north got power Wed. and would have had it sooner except for a tree on the line going to me house.
We got hit with a microburst that pulling 100 year old oaks out by the roots, I lost 8 of those myself. The power people are doing a great job. The phone service was on then off then on again.
I still have a hole in the roof and the tree that put it there is still there but we are hoping to get those items addressed today.
By Woodlands Traveler on Sep 24, 2008 | Reply
Fortunately, there was very little if any, major damage in The Woodlands. Aside from wind blown trees and high water in Lake Woodlands, all is well and we will recover. I found some interesting pictures of the wake left by Ike.
http://woodlandsevents.com/ike/