We were about 5 miles or so north of Galveston on IH45, and there were boats that were still sitting on the side of the road and in the median. Unbelievable! We got into town and it was just house after house, business after business of debris. We drove by one house and I began to cry, there was a pile of trash out front with some child's stuffed dog mixed in. It broke my heart.
We went by one of our favorite restraunt's WillieG's. They had a HUGE shrimp boat in their parking lot. Jeff just kept asking me " how did that get there."
As we drove down the sea wall there were a few business and restraunt's open. But twice as many closed. We passed by the FlagShip Hotel which is basically a hotel that is over the water. The hotel is still standing, even though the front has a big hole in it and the bride you drive on to get over to it is gone. There is still is a car in the parking lot? How will those people ever get there car back? There was also another pier with a truck "thrown" in the middle of it. Again I was asked "how did that get there?"
As bad as I thought our problems were here. They are truly and honestly nothing compared to what these people have gone through ,and are still going through. I think alot of us think that the hurricane is over and the lights are back on. So everything is over. Well seeing what I saw yesterday only 6 weeks after IKE. It is far from over. Please keep these people and this town in your prayers. They need it!
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Boat on the side of IH45
Shrimp boat in the parking lot ofWillie G's
Check out the truck that is on this pier."How did it get there"?
Debris in the street outsidepeople's houses!
This breaks my heart.
3 comments:
Wow, that is crazy! How did that truck get there and I can't believe how bad it all still looks. I can't imagine how it looked 6 weeks ago.
wow i didnt know it was still that bad! wonder how the boardwalk is. yall should take another drive!
hey there!!!So, my In laws have...had...a beach house on Crystal Beach....you can get to bolivar if you drive thru Winnie...but there is not much to see...beach...his house was second row and all that was left was 1 stilt his bbq pit was hanging on to...we found some of our dishes a few rows behind. We were on the 2nd row...There is a house on the 3rd row that 1/2 was blown away...the kitchen cabinet doors were blown off...but the dishes are still there...wine glasses and all...TALK ABOUT WIERD!!
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