We have been working from dawn to dusk rebuilding our home.We have a 7 pm curfew or we would work later. There were five of us working on it, but now we are down to three.Three of us are hippy carpenters and two labors. Lots of damage to my place, but I am one of the lucky ones.My house is livable, but I lost my detached garage to a cotton wood tree We now have electricity, water, phone service and internet, spotty ,but it works.The town of Rockport that we live in looks like a war zone. Forty percent of the full time families are homeless. I do not think there is a house that does not have some type of damage. People have brought in bags of clothes and put them in parking lots and town people are going there just to find something to wear.People are living in tents and there cars.They have free bbq everywhere to eat ( I have eaten some of the best bbq ever)with water and supplies. One company has come to town and they sharpen chain saw blades for free.I had to use them a few times.I need to find a new site so I can post pictures if y'all have one please let me know. The good news we came to Fort Worth yesterday waiting for our first grandson that will be here any day now. Life is good!

Rusty

Happy New Year Howard

hope all is well down your way after getting back from Ga mountains..

when you get a chance.. would you know what type of snake this is.. I thought 'water snake' ----actually I have no idea.. about 20 feet from the bank of the local golf course lake

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for all my GG Friends in Florida please be safe with this impending Hurricane.. get out if you have to.. we're watching it closely also.. if it stays inland it'll break down somewhat & we'll probably stay.. if it heads out back into the Atlantic we'll head on out & west to the mountains.. already have a 3 day comp booked at Harrahs Cherokee NC.. good luck and stay safe.. don't take chances.. just not worth it

Made the mistake of taking the trailer back over to the marina today. Trailers are parked out in the grass. Good grief!

Fortunately not too bad here on the island but I'm not going to mow the grass for awhile

Had a stray cat on the deck this morning. Climbed the stairs and hopped the gate. Haven't found any newborn kittens yet :eek: All we need is another half dozen kitties.

The fishing is also going to be crappy for awhile - until the sediment settles:



Have a great Labor Day all. Send fishing reports!

The misery continues, just farther east. Was glad for the sun and nice breezes here today. But the reports from Port Arthur indicate heavy flooding. Fortunately not the wind.

The evacuation of a nursing home there shows one private boat after another being pushed to the front door and a dozen guys lifting patients on wet mattresses into each boat and heading to an evacuation point. Same story, different place.

Bless those police, firemen and civilian volunteers, regular military, Coast Guard and National Guard all over.

How's your dad making out? I see the Coast Guard chopper and police boats are working the bayou.

Looks like Texas could get the kind of rain that only PK loves! :p

https://www.wunderground.com/hurricane/a...orm-harvey