It has been almost a month since Ike hit Texas. Even in Texas we haven't heard much about it lately. The city of Galveston is still trying to recover from it. We just drove into Galveston from San Antonio for RE/MAX's Top 500 Retreat. We were shocked at what we saw but shouldn't have been. It is so different seeing it up close vs. on the news. Here are some of the shots I took today.
This is what you see while driving in on 45 to Galveston, Texas. There are boats littered all over the sides of the roads. We got here in just enough time to grab a bite to eat & head to our hotel room. There are just a handful of restaurants open. Most of the individuals in Galveston it seems walking around do some kind of trade or are volunteers. There are trucks everywhere you look with magnetic signs on them advertising their business. Carpenters, trash haulers, bulldozers, etc.
Small steps are being taken around Galveston to make it as it once was. It is odd to see where Ike didn't hit, parts of Galeveston are trashed & look beyond repair while others seem just as they were.
Kristin Moran
Specializing in San Antonio & surrounding cities
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RE/MAX Access - Realtor®/Owner
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That is sad. I had no idea it was that bad.
I know. Very sad & VERY humbling to see it all.
Oh my word... K, that is really a sad state of affairs... Geez...
How come this is not on the evening news? Where is the help from the government? Has FEMA helped?
Oh Kristin. this is so sad. How can this be? I am still hearing that so many places in Louisanna are still in ruins too. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Wow - The photos of the boats are unbelievable, thanks for the post and it is a shame.
Kristin...
If it takes this long to clean up, it must have been REALLY bad. We still have gasoline shortages in Georgia in the aftermath of Ike! -Richard W.
I will answer Jim's question- A friend of mine lives in Houston. She suffered many problems due to the storm. There is an 800# to call for help. She has been calling it for weeks. They make it very hard to get help and put you through hell getting some one on the phone. I don't think Texas is singled out FEMA just doesn't have the manpower to handle the crisis.
Jim - Mel is right, FEMA just doesn't have the manpower. Some things are getting done, it just takes time.
CTS - I know. Makes us feel kind of guilty we are here for the retreat & not volunteering. It seems that is what everyone else is doing here.
Cristal - THere's just soooo much of it to make better. WE just took a short walk around the hotel grounds & saw so many things that aren't as they used to be. The kids playground around the back of the Moody Gardens Hotel the slide (which looks tremendously heavy) is in half and in two different spots on the sand. There is a boat in the water 1/2 way sunk in, the cement pillars by the dock are knocked over. Wow. Knocked over. that is amazing. They weigh about a ton.
Robert - Without a doubt. Very sad.
Richard - We made sure to fill up before coming here. We were told SOME gas stations are open. We have seen a few. We drove around to get a good idea of what is going on. Very depressing sight.
Mel - Thanks for chiming in! KM
I can't imagine sticking around to go through a hurricane, not to mention coming home to what may or may not be left.
Galveston is bad!! They are still in the processing of cleaing up, and will be for a very long time. It will take years to rebuild. There was a lot of damage along the Gulf Coast. Ike completely destroyed a lot of areas.
I can see something redeeming about these very sad photos....if you will notice the "dancing bear" IT'S THE BEAUTIFUL GULF COAST SUNSET!
Kristin, a Salute from the Texas Real Estate group. Your post is now featured in the Texas Real Estate group.
75% of the homes the homes in Galveston flooded. I will continue to update everyone on my sites now that I have the time. My family has been busy trying to put the city and our lives back together.
75% of the homes the homes in Galveston flooded. I will continue to update everyone on my sites now that I have the time. My family has been busy trying to put the city and our lives back together.
Hi Kristan ... it is amazing how somethings are still so destroyed here! I figured out who you met from my office ... Carol Knotts! She told me she met you.
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Those are some powerful pictures and surprising to me that they're so recent. I have quite a bit of family in the Houston/Galveston area and things have seemed to go back to normal for them. Thanks for sharing the other story that I didn't know.