Monday, September 15, 2008

News from Smith Point - Hurricane Ike


I don't know whether to consider our news from Smith Point good news or bad news.  In this terrible storm we fared poorly, but much better than some.  It could have been so much worse.  We appreciate all the support we have gotten in the form of good wishes, prayers, and for our friends at the Point for their help in preparation for the storm and especially in providing news of the aftermath.  We don't know yet the full extent of the damage to our home.  We're anticipating that the upstairs might be OK, but the downstairs will now be open air.  The Anderson's moved our truck and trailer to higher ground, but the surge was higher than expected and the truck filled with water to the dash.  We're planning on Troy returning soon to work on clean up and salvage, but don't know yet when he should travel as the electricity may not be restored to the Point for up to 4 weeks.  
- Vanessa   
Thanks to Bill Pirsch for the photos.  We appreciate all the information we can get from so far away.

1 comment:

chrisser said...

Sorry about that. Didn't realize the party would get that out of hand. Didn't even make it to Gator Fest. I'll be happy to help Troy with repairs.
C