As I sit in the waiting area of the Houston Amtrak station just after 9pm, a wide variety of life is dribbling through the front door. Young, old; couples, singles; white, black, brown. A few families with kids are in the mix. The TV blerts out programming, and overwhelms the meek voice that comes from … Read more
I finally have Internet back at the house. Took me over an hour and a half with tech support – solved in 10 minutes of course once I got to talk to Cal in Second Level Support. I explained what I thought the problem was to him, he said “you’re right”, and told me the … Read more
My estimate of 10 more days seems to have worked. The power was back on the same day, after only 14 days without. AT&T in typical form messed up my DSL while fixing my voice line. Unfortunately, Virginia’s Internet went out the same day. (My computer is at her house.)
from WSJ.com via MyDD
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.
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