After a disaster has come and gone - its important not to linger on it. For the past 2 1/2 years my family has been dealing with the aftermath of hurricane Ike. My mom & dad - got 9 feet of flood water in their house. In February of 2010 my parents sold their house to FEMA, and it was...

In 2008 as Hurricane Ike was approaching the gulf coast, a buddy of mine (and a member of this forum) heard the news of the storm surge, heeded the warnings and decided to evacuate. He called me and asked if he could stay with my family, I told him "of course." When he loaded up his truck, he...

Lets talk about urban survival / disaster preparedness plans. Insurance - For my mom and dad in September of 2008, it was flood insurance. Their house was only about 6 feet above sea level. When Hurricane Ike pushed the storm surge into Bridge City, Texas their house got 9 feet of water in...

My family and I moved to Bridge City in 1978. I graduated Bridge City High School class of 1986. This video is dedicated to all of the people that live in Bridge City. And its dedicated to those that lost everything in the flood of 2008.

As some of you may know, my brothers house was flooded with 4 - 5 feet of water during hurricane Ike. Well, he has to have the mud and marsh reeds out by monday so the insurance guy can see the floor. If anyone has the spare time on friday or saturday, send me a PM and I will give you...

Current Location: Latitude 21.1° N Longitude 77.9° W Movement W at 14 mph Expected to make landfall around the Houston / Galveston, Texas area.