Head Guru Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 I spoke to Dick DeVance several times during the night last night and into this early morning. He and his family are doing fine. They are without power but Dick has told me there was very little damage to the neighborhood. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-Thomas Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 Good to hear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxturt Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 I didn't realize he and his were down there. That's good news. We'll be thinking of all of you down there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisety Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 I've been glued to the news watching Ike and keeping my fingers crossed that no lives were lost. Where does Dick live? I'm really glad he and his family are okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-Bruce Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 Hey good to hear. Have you talked to Terri? Are they ok? They both live near Houston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head Guru Posted September 13, 2008 Author Share Posted September 13, 2008 Terri left for high ground before the storm hit. Ive spoke to Dick several times today, everyone is fine but neither dick nor terri have any power. They think they can get out of work from this, I think not! Ive been answering Billling tickets for the past couple hours, I am not used to all this work. They need to restore power to them asap!!!!!! Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTD Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 They need to restore power to them asap!!!!!! Bill I also have some friends in the area. And they are saying that it will be at least 2 weeks before everyone has power again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunni Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 I'm glad everyone is ok but I'll feel better when I've talked to Terri myself. This is the first time I've really known and cared about someone in the path of such a storm and I have to say the concern is great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-Dick Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 Hey All, I'm currently at my father in laws as he has managed to procure a generator for us. I will be heading back home(45 miles north of Galveston) in the next hour to try and get that going, although fuel maybe an issue. I was able to check on Terri and she has made it back home. She has no power yet either and did receive a bit more damage to things such as her roof and a here storage building. Things are nasty all around here but we were rather lucky and only sustained minor damage. I'm taking all the necessary steps to get Terri and I back online and comfortable until things return to normal. If needed we will put Terri up with our family if power isn't restored soon. Thanks for all of your support and hope to be back soon. Posted from my BlackBerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisety Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 Dick, Thanks for updating us...it sure makes Ike personal when you know someone going through it. Hang in there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Crabb Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 Dick and Terri, I'm glad that you and yours are safe. As a former Houston resident (1978 - 1981), I know all too well how low and subject to flooding that so much of the area is. Please stay safe, and I hope that your power is restored soon. -- Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-Bruce Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 Dick thanks for posting. Glad to know you all are alright. Hope you can get back up and running soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-Carl Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 Dick, any more troubles with strangers ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-Alex Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 Dick, glad to hear that you are fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunni Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 I'm glad the worst is over for our Texas TCH family now. Take care, Dick and Terri. If what we got yesterday was the "remnants" of a hurricane, I don't ever want to have to deal with one full on. There's a whole lot of cleanup going on around our fair city and thousands are without power. Our tree blew down onto our neighbour's roof. Our yard is strewn with debris of all description. We have power on our side of the street but across the street has been without for almost 24 hours now. In fact, on our side of the street, power is out from our next door neighbour on. My son was visiting from Canada for the first time during the storm. He was impressed although not necessarily in a positive way. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTD Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 We heard from 2 friends today. One lives down by hobby airport and has her power back already. The other lives in Humble Tx just north of Houston. And still has no power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-Dick Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 I'm up for now although there is still no power at my home. I am actually staying with family closer to Galveston as they now have power in a few areas. Dick, any more troubles with strangers ? Thankfully no, the neighbors and I took care of that. It's not something they will do more than once around here;) If what we got yesterday was the "remnants" of a hurricane, I don't ever want to have to deal with one full on. As far as I know from all I seen today, yes it you were getting the rest of Ike and then it died out into Canada. We heard from 2 friends today. One lives down by hobby airport and has her power back already. The other lives in Humble TX just north of Houston. And still has no power. I'm not far from Hobby now and I live close to Humble on Lake Houston. Parts of Humble has power now but we those around the Lake Houston are do not due to all the downed lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mae Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 This is an interesting way to learn a TCH techie person lives nearby. I'm about 30 minutes N of Galveston. It wasn't a fun experience, but we consider ourselves very lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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