Ike

Ike is my Dad. He is a sweet man. His namesake though is not.....I am talking about the storm Ike. Man it looks nasty. It is a monster. And we - so far away from the coast might even get some of the after effects of it.

So in a few hours, we will be getting the first of the rain, but I can't even imagine what the people down there are going through. If you haven't ever been to Galveston - It is just a city built on sand. It is a cute town with all those old mansions, and some great shops and lots to do. But the beach is just nasty. And after this, there probably won't even be that. We will see if the seawall that they built after that monster storm in 1900 (and killing between 6,000 - 10,000) will hold. But either way, they are screwed. I just hope too many people didn't stay. Cause for the most part, the houses there are small siding houses 1-2 stories.

We'll just have to wait and see.