[Coastal] FW: In hurricane Ike's wake, Tessa checking in

[Kingdom Webminister]

Forwarded by Request from Mistress Tessa

HE Chiara Francesca
Kingdom WebMinister, Ansteorra


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Zane Lee [darkhwk at yahoo.com]
> Greetings,
> 
> Tessa here; checking in on a borrowed computer account just North of
> Jasper after evacuating once Hurricane Ike passed through.  If you can
> read this, I presume you have more electricity and access to news
> sources than we do currently.  If you have any informed updates on any
> of the following, please let us know.  Some phones are working even
> where there is no internet access so please try to contact others in
> the parchment pages and Black Star listings.
> 
> The Atenveldt contact for disaster relief contacted me before the
> storm.  This person is Countess Sir Trudie Lacklandia's squire and very
> much interested in offering their organized aid as it may be needed by
> Ansteorra or others.  If you are in touch with other Ansteorrans who
> may need aid, please inform us because the Ansteorran web minister
> asked us to help serve as contact point.  If you know have further
> updates or know of anyone needing aid, contact us.  Everyone wants to
> get through this as quickly and painlessly as possible; the more
> information shared, the better we can all assist one another.
> 
> We are concerned for SCA family in the Golden Triangle area as well as
> to our west in the Houston area; we are holding our best thoughts for
> you. If you have an update regarding highway travel, please share with
> everyone as you may be able.
> 
> In Bordermarch:
> 
> Santiago and Elisabeth are on a generator now. A magnolia tree damaged
> part of their new construction; other trees are down.
> 
> Theresa and Ken's home withstood the storm, in fact Nancy from south
> county evacuated to Theresa's home.
> 
> Friends East/Ramey empty house across from Wuthering Heights looks far
> better than Wuthering Heights Park where lots of trees cracked and
> split across the park. The house was OK from what we saw however the
> back porch out of the laundry room was exposed.  The main house did not
> appear exposed/open. Back yard limbs are down; nothing seems to have
> hit the roof from what we saw.
> 
> Cataline told us she dug in away from home, which was a good decision
> considering the resulting damage to Bridge City.
> 
> Adolf and family are physically alright and on a generator, needing
> gasoline, last we heard.
> 
> Armand and Caitrin  weathered the storm in a friend's home near Target
> center. At their old house, roof leaks and windows are out.
> 
> Jeffery Barbarian is OK.
> 
> Ericus sent messages that his family and SCA family household are fine;
> he has no news of Arumin's well being or presence, but presumed that
> she was well taken care of by her sons and daughter.
> 
> Wesly is on call, I believe.
> 
> Wembletons evac'd to College Station.
> 
> Phocas was able to post, considering his recennt relocation "to"
> Baytown.
> 
> Our house was not damaged but a few fence boards in two places were
> broken by falling limbs.  Damage is _minimal_ in comparrison to Rita.
> Fallen limbs in the yard can be cleaned up in one or two days.  The
> Beaumont city sewer system was quickly overloaded by Ike and our
> generator had electrical problems but the motor worked fine. While we
> had supplies ready but no power, the news that it may be days or weeks
> before electricity is restored meant we elected to exit the city.  On
> our way out late Saturday afternoon, we heard on the radio that
> Beaumont residents who stayed through Ike were given a potable water
> warning.  The exit road we took north showed minor branch debris in the
> road but nothing to prevent traffic. On the sides of the road you could
> see evidence of hurricane or tornado damage to homes and businesses but
> not nearly as much as with Rita.  Our cell phone service is on-off-on-
> off; we occasionally receive notice of voicemails but cannot
>  connect to check them.
> 
> IF you are in need of a generator, currently there are no generators to
> be found at various businesses within 300 to 400 miles Gulf Coast.  IF
> you know a supply for quality generators, please share.  Beaumont radio
> issued warnings about the quality of generators that were available
> during Rita and for Buyers to beware; some people bought what were
> faulty generators during Rita.  We were told by Lowe's and Tractor
> Supply in several towns that generators are en route from Nebraska.
> Best case scenario, generators could be available in southeast Texas
> within a few days. Once again, if you have better information than
> this, please share.
> 
> We have been advised to not return to Beaumont yet. In a national news
> sound bite, Galveston, Orange and Beaumont were among cities listed
> where access was granted to only emergency personnel.  The news showed
> a half-mile long carvan of work crews was directed to work in Orange.
> Entergy claims that 90%+  of their customer base in the Gulf Coast
> region are without power.  They are working to restore power in damaged
> areas as fast as humanly possible.  I am anticipating it being *at
> least* a few more days before evacuees can get back to Beaumont,
> probably more. Last we heard on the radio, only emergency persons with
> proper identification were allowed back wihin city limits.
> Communications may be delayed, but so far as I know, even if properties
> are hurt, PEOPLE are doing well in the aftermath.
> 
> The news currently available is not local Beaumont news but rather the
> national news which has been focusing more on Galveston, Orange and
> Houston.  Beaumont news stations may still be down.  According to our
> limited personal observation and through limited news updates, the City
> of Beaumont was not nearly as badly damaged by Ike as it was by
> Hurricane Rita.
> 
> Further possible use of this borrowed computer account is not certain,
> but I wanted to check in.
> Best wishes,
> Peace and Grace to each and all,
> Tessa
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