"Omelet" > wrote in message
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> In article >,
> "Elly" > wrote:
>
>> The area affected by Ike is still without power.
>> I am sure that's the reason Jeremy hasn't checked in.
>
> Yes, and that will probably be true for awhile with all the downed poles
> and lines. I'm more concerned about another friend that did not
> evacuate from Galveston. :-(
>
>>
>> My daughter and her family live in Kingwood, TX.
>> She can only use her cellphone (sparingly). But all is
>> well, and they did have ample time to prepare.
>>
>> Elly
>
> Glad she is ok.
> We did not even get any rain from it here. I'm near Austin.
> --
> Peace! Om
>
> "If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed; if you do read the
> newspaper you are misinformed." --Mark Twain

A lot of people were rescued from the Galveston area.
I hope you hear from your friend soon!

Ike rode all the way to upstate NY and gave us 50+ mph wind
Sunday night. There were about 100,000 people without power.

Elly