Maw99: Sept.12 Hurricane Ike

September 12 Ike started it's wrath on Bolivar peninsula it completely destroyed it along with Baytown, Galveston's west end, Texas City and many other cities!! I walked outside in the brunt of the storm and it was awful. The sound of the wind is something I will never forget!! You can't explain the sound you just knew that it was out to destroy and God help anything that got in it's path! Around 2 a.m. the lights went out for us and they stayed that way until Tuesday around 5:30. You couldn't find gas, food, or ice anywhere !! Fema opened pods where it was needed most! We had to make our trip to the pod and I cried seeing how many people were without and how everyone was struggling but yet 2 bags of ice and some food could brighten your day. It was remarkable the way people came together! I know during those 5 days I got to know my neighbors and there children quite well!! I am thankful that we had minimally damage and didn't have to leave or home. There was some rough patches during those 5 days! I was concerned with my parents health gave me a good scare!! We cried together, we panicked together, and we survived together!!