Monday, September 26, 2005

Rita Hits East Texas

I'm not sure where this picture was taken, but it resembles my neighborhood in Lufkin, Texas, thanks to Hurricane Rita.

Thanks again for the notes. I'm still concerned for those in the Golden Triangle area of Texas and those in Lake Charles, LA, which is still in flood-type conditions - that area got hit hard.

We finally got power back at home today about noon - a very welcome site as it was approaching 100 degrees in Texas today. I'm still concerned for the elderly here, particularly those in outlying areas without power.

It appears as those we had 5 deaths related to Rita - one due to a falling tree, two to car accidents and two elderly patients that just couldn't handle the move.

It's the little things that bring happiness. I'm looking forward to crunching on a piece of ice this evening for the first time in days.

1 comment:

Happy Gilmores said...

From a fellow Lufkinite- glad to hear your family is ok. We only lost power for about 2 hours in Crown Colony. Just moved here from Montana last month. A lot of good people here, helping each other. Glad we moved here.

Mike