Hurricane Ike and the Barthelmy House
  

Hurricane Ike made US landfall at Galveston, Texas on September 13 at 2:10am CDT, as a Category 2 hurricane with winds of 110 mph.
At 2:17am we lost power way up north in Spring and would not get power back until the afternoon of September 23rd.  And we weren't the
only ones... nearly 2.5 million Houstonians were without power!  That meant no grocery stores, no doctors, no gas stations, and no gas!
Dave's brother, Slim, offered to drive from Tennessee with a generator, gasoline, ice, water, and perishable foods and we gladly accepted. 
He brought his son-in-law, Donnie, and they arrived on Wednesday... we were so grateful.  What a help they were!
             
                            
Before the storm   Save the windows   Our "safe" room   Morning After
             
     
Lots of damage   Porch is missing!   View from the porch   Another perspective
             
     
View from the front door   Ouch!  Some of the holes   More on that side too!   From afar
             
     
Another view   Other side   From the street   Poor trees
             
     
One of the broken trees   Now that's a hole!   Covering with tarp   Cleaning up the yard
             
     
Damaged porch   We are safe from rain   Much needed help arrives
 from Tennessee!		   Brother Slim and Donnie
repairing the porch
             
     
Dave, Donnie, and Slim   Starting to get hot again   Taking a break   Watching Donnie work!
             
     
Voila! A new porch.   Goin' out to dinner   Last night in Houston   One last game of Spades
             
       
Getting ready for the drive.   Saying thanks and goodbye.   The Tennessee bomber!