Me and Ike

Since Ike was on path to go straight over the town I live in (30 mi. North of Houston), I left Friday and came to Austin. I've been hanging out here for a couple of days now, and we've had absolutely no real indication of that storm...no rain, only slight wind. Austin is about 2.5 hours away, to the W/NW.

My cohort has been getting pics from a co-worker who stayed in The Woodlands. The office parking lot ports (metal) are flattened, and there are plenty of trees down. No electricity, and the office phone lines are down as of this morning. We haven't heard if there was any damage to the building itself, which is all glass. There were trees outside my windows on the fourth floor, and it was on the south side. Those trees used to sway with a slight breeze, so I hate to think...

I'll go back when the town gets electricity back, waiting to hear!

KR