Waterfront View

Aftermath from hurricane Ike. Sign from my house found floating on a piece of plywood in my neighbor's pool. The sign reads "A waterfront view is not a matter of life or death. It is much more important than that."

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leorolim says:

Hurricane Ike?
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

OneEighteen says:

Yeah, I put it in the tags, but I'll add it to the description too.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

OldOnliner says:

Words fall woefully short of adequate.

Good luck to you... hope things get back to normal soon.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

that owl says:

Oh no! Is this what used to be your house? So glad you are okay!
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

kb8guq says:

Thank God , you and family are ' ok ' , house can be replaced .
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

whoopaggies03 says:

I feel you, our beach house in Surfside took quite a hammering. Let's hope for a speedy recovery for the Texas Gulf Coast.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

OneEighteen says:

Good thing you weren't in it. I think we got a tornado. Our neighbor's house had the front sucked off it and the next two houses were simply not there.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

mothernature says:

My condolences...I wondered what you had witnessed. My sister and family live in Houston, they left for Austin and still can't return.
Don't think they had too much damage, news is sketchy.

Ike visted my East Texas home as a TS, but it was pretty tame by then. Just some downed limbs on some big Post Oak Trees.

Yeah, that looks like a tornado. Wishing you a speedy recovery.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Casey Morris says:

Sorry to see. I spent my single days living on Repsdorph Road. Got married at Villa Capri. I'm sick to see the destruction. Hope you're back on your feet soon. We are without power in Humble, but had little damage to our home. Our neighbors did not fair as well.

Good luck!
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

mattphrench says:

Sorry to see your loss. I was around the gulf coast of miss and NO a few months after Katrina and the loss was devastating. good luck with everything.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Scotia and Hamish says:

Oh my god, sorry to read your post. Hope you and your family are all ok. I am speechless so sorry, take care.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

pedale.forchetta says:

That's a photo I feared to see and now I'm sorry to see.
As mothernature said I'm wishing you a speedy recovery.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Fr Antunes says:

beautiful composition
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

samuphoto says:

My God! hope things soon recovery! The important side is that nobody got hurted....
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

cmakin says:

Sorry to hear of your loss, Lou. Only minor damages over here at the Casa de Carey. Power on by Monday morning, too.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

rais58 says:

i'm so sad to see that view,the most important that you are all safe
good luck my friend
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

swfan1963 says:

Sorry about your house and possessions. I lived in Houston for more than ten years in the 80's and 90's. My wife and I were (and still are) mesmerized watching the live video coming over the Internet from KHOU TV on Friday, Saturday, Sunday.... It's devastating to see places you worked at (I worked in the Chase Tower a.k.a. Texas Commerce Tower all those years) and visited damaged so badly. The damage to Galveston is hard to believe. Best wishes!
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Belltown says:

Be well Louis, and stay in view of the sea.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

KHarland says:

Ah, ike sucked. :l
Sorry about your house, I didn't have much damage, just a few trees blown over.

Great shot
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

digitaljournal.com says:

Thanks for using a CC license with this photo. It was used by a Citizen Journalist on DigitalJournal.com, found here:
www.digitaljournal.com/article/259987
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

kittycashmere says:

Last time I read your feed I saw that you were evacuating. I'm thinking of you and your family.
Good luck
Kat
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Just2Peachy says:

Not sure how I missed this posting.
Sorry for you loss and extremely glad you and your family are OK.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

of-etoile1 says:

I just open my cmputer to day and i vant to send you a lot of courage to continu, a french friend
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

mithraphoto says:

My thoughts are with you and your family.
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