All Back to Normal (whatever that is)

To recap, power went out for good about 9 PM last night and was out until late afternoon today. Wind blew pretty hard all night long, but there was very little rain. Slept through most of it as I think I really needed the rest. Left the front door open and latched the screen, and the temp was not too bad. Tried to catch up some on the radio this morning, but the reportacunt was still screaming about how well this evacuation was planned and how everybody in elected public office should really pat themselves on the back for a job well done. Galveston took a pretty good shot and seemed to come out in pretty good shape. Except for the power outage, there were no apparent problems locally - water service continued, highly visible police protection, and no traffic or other apparent things out of order. Did not leave the house except to shoot a few photos until this afternoon, and the roads were clear. Bay was sucked dry and water was very off color. Radio interviews with various local officials (other than Houston and Harris County) indicates very little damage throughout the area. Seabrook invited all citizens to return contrary to the dictates of Houston's MayorBossHoggwhite, sho later advised citizens not to pay any attention to the small time elected officials in the various surrounding municipalities. There is still no gas or other retail activity, but it would appear that stores could reopen if they can get supplied and staffed. In fact, there is a lot of pressure to get business activity going again, but it's hard to do if the citizenry is forbidden from returning home. Shelia Jackson Warthog managed to show up and blather on for a while about something, but hopefully no one was paying any attention. I did appreciate one bit one the radio when the reportacunt was quizzing a Kemah official about conditions at the Boardwalk where a huge flood was apparently expected by the media even though the water was going out - not coming in. The Kemah official, when asked about the activity at the Boardwalk, told the reportacunt that the only activity down there was the media looking for the flooding - thought that was pretty good. Out of space on this report, so will close now. Should have a few more stories as people return and tell of their adventures on the highway. More later.