After IKe, What’s Next

When you watch the Weather Channel, there is always some bad weather somewhere. But, when a storms strikes close to home, it causes incredible stress. But, it is also an opportunity to bond with neighbors. When the Ice Storm of ‘98 stuck Maine, people lost power from 4 – 14 days during some of the year’s coldest weather. But, neighbors took generators and went door to door to raise the temperature in a house above freezing. Wood was carted around and batteries became a commodity that people shared with one another.

Hurricane Ike was a major event. For, those who watched it on television, we saw the reporters being blown in different directions. After it ended,  clear skies and billions of dollars in damage.  Just heard from a friend who lives in Houston. His comment….Our power just came on (6:21PM) Monday, after 10 days. We’re OK….NOW! 

Ten days without power is more than an adventure. It is my hope , like we did in Maine 10 years ago, that the ability of neighbors helping neighbors is one of the positives from Ike.  If you were impacted by Ike, I’d love to hear about how you survived and what has happened in your neighborhood (community) as a result.

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