Evacuate or Else

I just heard an announcement that the State of Texas will implement a new law effective September 1. It provides authority to arrest any citizen who refuses a mandatory evactuation notice, such as the ones issued last fall when Hurricane Ike was about to hit our area.

There are always some people who ignore the warnings, at their own peril. There are still some bodies missing from the storm surge Ike brought. The proponents of the law point to the dangers to rescue people in the midst of the storms when the stragglers change their minds. No doubt there is a danger. And perhaps arrest might save lives of those so foolish as to stay in the face of danger.

Still I wonder about such a law. What do you thinK?

More Devastation From Hurricane Ike!

The devastation done by Hurricane Ike was just compounded by the decisions made by windstorm insurance providers. Those on Boliver Peninsula received word that the insurance industry decided that the damage done to their homes, almost all of them were demolished, was only 11.2% due to wind. So the homeowners will receive only 11.2% of the value of their homes and nothing for the contents!




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No Leisure After Ike!

Following the devastation inflicted by Hurricane Ike, everyone in the area is working hard to clear the debris and trying to get their lives back in order. The damage is pretty extensive here, schools will not be able to resume till the 29th, because there is so much damage to some buildings that students are having to be reassigned to various campuses! It is a headache. I long to see the day when things are back to normal and mothers are leisurely pushing strollers through the park.




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