Comments on: Ike Track

By: Mister Jones

Mister Jones — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 05:17:16 +0000

Gas prices have taken a 13 cent per litre hike today over on Vancouver Island. That’s Slightly over $5.65 per US gallon from $5.14 in the past six hours. Someone’s getting rich off this.

By: Mike Bryant

Mike Bryant — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 03:17:10 +0000

I think this is more evidence that extreme weather kills many more people in poor nations than it does in the rich nations.
It also shows that free people are not as stupid as big daddy government.
The NHC said “certain death if you stay”, the people said “we have done this before, we know what we are doing”.
Some commentator said, “This event says more about the people of Texas than it does about Ike.
We must continue helping the rest of the world to become rich.

This also shows the importance of adaptation, can you imagine anyone believing we could have stopped Ike?

By: jeez

jeez — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 02:41:21 +0000

I agree with Evan, and am quite relieved. I feared 30 foot waves and losses in the thousands.

By: evanjones

evanjones — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 02:26:36 +0000

Oh, I dunno. With 9-11 and Katrina we had immediate and greatly exaggerated estimates right off the top.

I would risk a guess that there has been almost no loss of life.

By: Yaakoba

Yaakoba — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 02:02:16 +0000

I’m concerned that we have not heard of the loss of life. The old saying, when something sounds too good to be true, it usually is. It sounds too good to be true that they have not recoverd anyone yet. That is a lot of people.

I’m worried.

I have seen some news clippings, they have been brief, with very few people being seen.

Where is everyone that stayed?

By: Perry

Perry — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 01:15:13 +0000

In the UK, I’ve been following the shocking Ike story for 20 hours courtesy of ABC13 live video. Using http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&tab=wl&q=Alvin%20county%20texas I was able to view The Mermaid Restaurant and Hooters on Seawall Blvd as they used to be. Now they are completely destroyed, which isn’t surprising as they were built out beyond the seawall.

As for the boats moored at Galveston, reports are showing many are totally wrecked. There are suggestions of fatalities on Point Bolivar. Not good.

By: yaakoba

yaakoba — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 23:03:36 +0000

Well, you know, things can get out of hand sometimes.

Afterall it is the good ole south.

It comes with the territory.

Just like in the winter blizzards, there is usually a baby boom following a harsh winter.

You understand, it is the wild, wild west type of story.

You know what I mean?

By: Robert Wood

Robert Wood — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 22:44:02 +0000

Yaakoba

I would imagine that the damage is wife spread.

Hmm, a familly argument? ;-)

By: Mike Bryant

Mike Bryant — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 22:43:08 +0000

It appears that out of the approximately 20,000 people that stayed in Galveston for Hurricane Ike, not one person died.

http://www.myfoxhouston.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=7420643&version=4&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1

I hope this holds up.

By: Mike Bryant

Mike Bryant — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 17:05:13 +0000

NHC might want to review the “certain death” warning.

By: Mike Bryant

Mike Bryant — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 17:03:42 +0000

Seen many interviews of people who rode the storm out in Galveston. They certainly did NOT look dead to me.

By: David Segesta

David Segesta — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 16:40:01 +0000

According to the map which shows the projected path of Ike, its not supposed to get to Michigan until Sunday. But we’re already feeling the effects of it… at the gas pump. Prices went up 30-40 cents per gallon over night. Nuts! :-(

By: yaakoba

yaakoba — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 15:31:39 +0000

Thank you Perry, but I am only able to use a hand held computer right now so some things I am not able to get.

I would imagine that the damage is wife spread.

They will be places that have less damage than others.

The thing of it is, this storm is still very strong. It is not finished yet.

There is Baytown and other areas that will suffer much damage yet.

I wonder if the underground tunnel from baytown to the other side is still functional.

There is a lot of bay in the area other than Galvesto

By: Patrick Henry

Patrick Henry — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 14:53:55 +0000

Looks like the damage in Galveston is much less than was predicted.

http://images.chron.com/photos/2008/09/13/13003323/600xPopupGallery.jpg

By: Perry

Perry — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 13:50:19 +0000

Yaakoba,

Try http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/livenow?id=6384042 for a realtime report.