Day 14: No Change
Still no power in my area. From the utter lack of change in the past week, I estimate at least another 10 days without power. My guess. This morning Center Point claimed in 77007: 3404 people (20%) without power.
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Day 12: Commute Slow
slow going Originally uploaded by seven twenty five Twelve Days and no real advance visible in the neighborhood. The city is 75% restored per Center Point. Quote of the Day (indirectly overhear via groovehouse): “The lady from Reliant Energy told me that people didn’t have electricity 100 yrs ago!” – now THAT’S customer service! The … Read more
Day 11 – No Power
Hasn’t been too hot to effect sleeping. Not having electricity means waking up whenever, but that’s life. CenterPoint has the 77007 zip code estimated as 21% outage still. They had previously estimated that we would be below 20% outtage by Thursday. Yes, restoration has visibly slowed.
Monday on the Roads
It’s 10 days after Ike slammed us. Driving about town is still a hassle. It took over an hour for me to get home. It’s usually a 30-40 minute commute in the evening. Today was the first day I’ve seen police directing traffic at the intersections. They were in dire need of doing that for … Read more
10 Days – No Power
No power for 10 days. Neighbor Kathy just got a generator, so we have a light, a fan, and a phone charging station. On the way to work I passed 7 intersections that were non-working. Hwy 59 at Fountain View thankfully had police directing traffic (for the first time that I’ve seen anywhere).
Saturday
No electricity at the Continental Club, so I had a low key evening at Virginia’s watching The Empire Strikes Back. Headed home about 10:30. It’s definitely getting warmer and more humid, but I got to sleep (listening to the collapse of the underregulated US banking system this week) and didn’t get out of bed until … Read more