On an unrelated topic

by Adam J. Morris on Sep 25, 2008 2:53 PM CDT

I still don't have power.

UPDATE -- Yay! Power is back. Approximately 305 hours without power.

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Still

a half million left in your shoes.

"Oh well, McCain is pretty communist anyway,... we can be 70% communist with McCain,"-Sharky

by DJCahill on Sep 25, 2008 2:59 PM CDT reply actions

Someone told me today...

…that they heard that the section of Meyerland where I live won’t have power until November.

I told that person people were also hearing that there were thousands of dead bodies floating in Galveston Bay and that there were fires burning out of control all over the island.

People are full of crap.

I’m just hoping we have power again by Sunday, so my wife and kids can come on back home. They’ve been at my dad’s place in Fort Worth since Tuesday of last week.

by Adam J. Morris on Sep 25, 2008 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions

Meyerland

Has a surprising amount of info on Wikipedia.

by brettgardner on Sep 25, 2008 3:27 PM CDT up reply actions

Have you been growing a beard?

by oc on Sep 26, 2008 11:31 AM CDT up reply actions

No

My electric razor is chargeable. So I opted take it to work with me and plug it in.

by Adam J. Morris on Sep 26, 2008 3:42 PM CDT up reply actions

Man that sux

the in-laws that were staying with me from League City had there power returned by Monday after the storm.

Looks like the power company’s are focusing on the worse areas and working there way out?

by laxtonto on Sep 25, 2008 3:10 PM CDT reply actions

Power companies

They are focusing on fixing the things that will bring the power on to the most people.

A lot of the outlying areas, you fix something, and you bring 1000 people back at once.

Whereas in my neighborhood, and some of the well-to-do inner-Houston areas, like Bellaire, West U, River Oaks, Memorial, they are set up so that you fix something, it brings 10 houses back on.

So we are back of the line.

by Adam J. Morris on Sep 25, 2008 3:23 PM CDT up reply actions

That's the situation

my buddy is in with his house in Klein…the houses across the street have power (and have had since last Thurs), but he still is without power.

What's the rumpus?

by Hypo-Luxa on Sep 25, 2008 3:31 PM CDT up reply actions

my in-laws live in Klein

they got power Monday night…next door neighboor doesn’t have power still.

Crazy.

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by willamos2 on Sep 25, 2008 5:11 PM CDT up reply actions

Been there.

A few years ago, when I lived on Grapevine Lake, I went 11 days without power…and that was just a thunder/wind/hail storm.

"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2

by Rodney on Sep 25, 2008 3:44 PM CDT up reply actions

But can you hit for average?

by John Fountain on Sep 25, 2008 3:14 PM CDT reply actions 9 recs

ZING!!!!!!!

"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2

by Rodney on Sep 25, 2008 3:18 PM CDT up reply actions

Oh wow...

…maybe I shouldn’t be but I’m still laughing at that. Corny? Maybe.

Physician: Primum non nocere

Batter: First, make no out

by Chad Crudup on Sep 25, 2008 3:18 PM CDT up reply actions

nice

the preceding post was a great success.

by DShep on Sep 25, 2008 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions

From everything I've heard from the region...

…and yes, this is second- and third-hand information…

…but from everything I’ve heard, they’re making good progress and should have the vast majority of people back with power in the next week or so.

Are you blogging from the office? Or how are you doing this?

"One man, five scoops." -- shroomer

by ghtd36 on Sep 25, 2008 3:29 PM CDT reply actions

My office has power

by Adam J. Morris on Sep 25, 2008 3:31 PM CDT up reply actions

Only about

75% of the folks who lost power in the Houston area have their power back.

"Oh well, McCain is pretty communist anyway,... we can be 70% communist with McCain,"-Sharky

by DJCahill on Sep 25, 2008 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions

You should just move to Dallas.

Let’s be honest, if it didn’t suck before, Houston really sucks now.

by FuturePants on Sep 25, 2008 3:43 PM CDT reply actions

But no power still stinks.

Sorry to hear that, AJM.

by FuturePants on Sep 25, 2008 3:44 PM CDT up reply actions

Given what I do for a living...

…it would be really hard to pick up and start over in another city.

by Adam J. Morris on Sep 25, 2008 3:44 PM CDT up reply actions

I hear you;

I’m an attorney, too.

by FuturePants on Sep 25, 2008 3:48 PM CDT up reply actions

I just got power

back on Monday, in the far north Spring area. I feel your pain. Do you need a generator?

Tom Grieve is my hero.

by tasan on Sep 25, 2008 3:44 PM CDT reply actions

If I tried to hook up a generator...

…I’d probably burn my house down…

This winter, we’ll probably get one and have it installed, though.

by Adam J. Morris on Sep 25, 2008 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions

If

Bethany and the kids need any errands run in Fort Worth, and it’s inconvenient for family, send me an email. Can do.

"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912)

by Ed Coffin on Sep 25, 2008 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions

Make sure it's one that runs on natural gas if it's going to be a whole-house generator

Having to refill the gasoline tank on one of those things would suck, especially for situations like this where it has to run a few days.

by Inkara1 on Sep 25, 2008 6:16 PM CDT up reply actions

we were without power for 65 hours, but we fortunately had it restored. We probably needed it more than you did though as we just had our 2nd baby born 9/16. I don’t think the hospital would have let us bring her home without power…they asked us like ten different times.

Hopefully it comes back on quickly for you.

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by willamos2 on Sep 25, 2008 5:09 PM CDT reply actions

Congrats on the baby

by JBImaknee on Sep 26, 2008 11:32 AM CDT up reply actions

I have power

Of course, I wasn’t in a hurricane. Nor am I within 1000 miles of the possibility of a hurricane. But I’m turning up the AC and turning on all of my lights as a gesture of solidarity.

Nothing pithy here. Please move long.

by WyoRanger on Sep 25, 2008 6:21 PM CDT reply actions

sorry to hear that

Just got mine up in Spring turned back on yesterday around 5:30pm. There was a caravan of elec. co. trucks from Michigan around the area who worked tirelessly to get our subdivision back on.

hurricanes suck

by hotshot215 on Sep 25, 2008 6:36 PM CDT reply actions

Welcome

Adam, you are welcome here in Colombia for a while, so you can check some SHAKIRA type of chicks

Nobody here understands my passion for the Rangers....not even my wife.

by COLOMBIANRANGER on Sep 25, 2008 8:41 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs

Great news for you & the fam

AJM!

"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2

by Rodney on Sep 25, 2008 8:46 PM CDT reply actions

Great News

In reference to how good the Steelers have been in their history: "No one is even close to them."- Steal Home

by MayurP on Sep 25, 2008 8:48 PM CDT reply actions

Nice Adam

Today is the youngest you will ever be. Act like it.

by miles on Sep 25, 2008 8:59 PM CDT reply actions

That's good to hear.

"Mr. Hicks, you watch, I'm going to be a leader on this team." Kinsler

by sprite on Sep 25, 2008 9:01 PM CDT reply actions

they atleast stood by their word

most if not all houston with power back by thursday.

"Popularity is fleeting. Principles are forever."
"Maybe congress should take more vacations, whenever these people leave town, things just seem to get better..." - Jay Leno

by Longhorn on Sep 25, 2008 9:12 PM CDT reply actions

Not really

433,000 customers still without power this morning.

by Darrell McKown on Sep 26, 2008 3:28 PM CDT up reply actions

OT: College football

WOW, anyone watching the USC/OSU game?

"Popularity is fleeting. Principles are forever."
"Maybe congress should take more vacations, whenever these people leave town, things just seem to get better..." - Jay Leno

by Longhorn on Sep 25, 2008 9:26 PM CDT reply actions

yeah, came into tihs thread to comment

tuned in after someone told me USC was losing just in time to see the almost intercepted pass turned TD. nice.

the preceding post was a great success.

by DShep on Sep 25, 2008 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions

My roomate

bet 80 dollars that USC would be leading after the 1st quarter and another 80 dollars that there would be a total of 10 points scored after the first.

He lost 160 dollars.

Today is the youngest you will ever be. Act like it.

by miles on Sep 25, 2008 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions

I think

you’re roommate is developing a problem.

he’s still hitting better than Saltalasuckia—while playing vastly superior defense...Athos

by Escher on Sep 26, 2008 8:16 AM CDT up reply actions

Tell your friend to take a course in statistics before making the second bet again

by Telegraph on Sep 26, 2008 9:42 AM CDT up reply actions

This is a no win game for the Pac 10

If USC wins it’s “Well the Pac 10 sucks anyway”

If USC loses it’s “Well we knew they were overrated”

For full disclosure, I’m a bitter ASU fan.

I'm undefeated in fights. Have I been in any? No. Thats because people know my f'ing status. Don't mess with the elite. - Miles

by Dirk Diggler on Sep 25, 2008 10:14 PM CDT up reply actions

On the bright side

Think how cheap your electric bill will be!

by GoFrogs on Sep 25, 2008 9:43 PM CDT reply actions

No, it won't be

Our bills are going to be based on average or estimated monthly consumption, since all of the meter-readers are out directing the out-of-town repair guys around town, and thus aren’t reading meters.

Plus, we get to pay for all the repair work.

by Darrell McKown on Sep 26, 2008 3:26 PM CDT up reply actions