Well, we’ve had power now for a little over a week and last Thursday we got word that we didn’t have to boil our water anymore to be sure it
Author: The Colliers
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We have POWER
Hallelujah! Thank you, Lord! What else is there to say? (well, thanks to the Centerpoint workers for all their hard work to get electricity restored!) >Naomi
25 September 2008, 2:00pm
The waiting game continues. We’re on a reduced schedule for school. Kyrie’s band class is the only activity left that has not restarted. The past several days Alex has spent
22 September 2008, 4:00pm
Happy 9th birthday to Aidan! We just got our internet connection back last night, so I’ve posted all the entries I made in MS Word over the last several days.
20 September 2008, 7:30pm
It’s Saturday; no power. It had been reported that our area should have power by Monday evening, but I have since heard and Tartan also heard from someone else that
18 September 2008, 6:00pm
Electricity has yet to be restored and the water pressure is so low, it’s pathetic. Today we discovered that the toilets upstairs can’t flush effectively so they’ve been closed off
16 September 2008, 8:30pm
Still no power- except just now Tartan discovered an electrician; I haven’t asked him the details yet. He tied our large generator into the house so now we have fans
15 September 2008, 8:30pm
Still no power. Saturday night before the front it was uncomfortably warm and it was hard to get to sleep. Fortunately, the cold front did come through early Sunday with
6:30pm, 13 September 2008
No power yet. My sister and brother-in-law in Pearland got theirs back earlier this afternoon which makes us hopeful. At least we know that some people are getting back on
1:00pm Sat, 13 September 2008
We lost power sometime between midnight and 3am. We hear on the radio that it could be 2 weeks before power is restored. I’m just recording some thoughts and observations