My buddy lives at TC Jester and the 610, and is still without power. He has natural gas and water. He said a lot of trees down, but he had no damage. He has cases of canned soup and bottled water. His 3 freezers are plugged in to a large generator, so his extended family that sheltered with him are going to be there a while.

His old factory on 36th street near TC Jester has 1/2 power, but he is not opening. Had some tree damage to one of the buildings.

As far as I can tell, most of Galveston was destroyed.

IKE went through my area of NY early this AM, combining with a cold front. No rain, but tropical storm speed winds. A lot of power loss, and tree damage. Schools closed or delayed.