HURRICANE IKE - POST 2

WE ARE STILL OK. WE ARE FAR ENOUGH FROM GALVESTON THAT WE WILL NOT BE FLOODED. BUT IF YOU GET A CHANCE WATCH THE WEATHER CHANNEL. THE STORM IS STILL 8 HOURS AWAY AND GALVESTON HAS BEEN FLOODED FOR HOURS. IF YOU ARE NOT FAMILAR WITH GALVESTON, AFTER THE STORM IN 1900, THEY BUILT A SEA WALL 18 FEET TALL. WHEN WE WOKE UP THIS MORNING THE GULF WAS PUSHING OVER THE SEA WALL AND THE STORM WAS STILL 15 HOURS AWAY. TONIGHT WHEN THE STORM HITS THEY EXPECTING A 20 FOOT STORM SURGE ON TOP OF THE 18 FEET IT HAS ALREADY RISEN. OUR GOVENOR AND MAYOR HAVE BOTH ASKED EVERYONE IN OUR COUNTY TO STAY PUT AND "HUNKER DOWN". WE ARE EXPECTING 100 MPH WINDS, BUT WE ARE NOT ALONE. OUR NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS ARE "HUNKERING DOWN" WITH US. A GOOD OLE FASHION HURRICANE PARTY. I AM TAKEN SHORT VIDEOS EVERY COUPLE OF HOURS BUT NOTHING BIG HAS HAPPENED YET. I WILL KEEP EVERYONE UPDATED.