[Trombone-l] Hurricane Ike

[Beau Trahan]

Wayne and Sandy,

Hey guys this is Beau from Orange.  We're in Lafayette right now with family trying to get some news.  All I can find on the internet about Orange is that it has been declared a lake by FEMA.  Has anyone heard anything else that may not be getting posted in the news or internet?  Anything would be helpful.  We have no family in Lake Charles or in the Orange area.  Anything you guys can find out would be much appreciated. 

Thank you,

Beau 



--- On Sat, 9/13/08, texastbone at gt.rr.com <texastbone at gt.rr.com> wrote:

> From: texastbone at gt.rr.com <texastbone at gt.rr.com>
> Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Hurricane Ike
> To: "Sandra Lewis" <s76lewis at bellsouth.net>
> Cc: trombone-l at server5.samford.edu
> Date: Saturday, September 13, 2008, 2:04 PM
> Hey Sandy,
> 
> I'm glad you and your home are safe.  I'm afraid a
> lot of people were lulled into staying this time because
> Gustav was such a dud for us.  Ike, however, was a major ,
> major storm.  We, too, considered staying.  We were
> monitoring the storm minute by minute and were making
> arrangements to stay.  We bought food to last for 5 days,
> and had battened down windows and all those things that were
> recommended.
> 
> We were also watching the web pics from Txdot (department
> of transportation) showing bumper to bumper traffic, sitting
> at home saying we'd just rather weather the storm than
> to sit in that traffic with small children and animals in
> tow.  However, once we saw the sheer size of this hurricane,
> and that it was headed for Galveston (putting our area on
> the worst side of the storm), we started packing and decided
> to leave.
> 
> Unlike Rita 3 years ago, this time I didn't have my
> class notes from school, so I can't work on my class
> lectures this time.  I did bring my trombone, but no books. 
> Thankfully, I do have several of the etudes from the Voxman
> Selected Studies book committed to memory, along with some
> Rochut/Bordogni, and a good sampling of solo's.  That is
> good enough reason to do memory work.  And I have a lot of
> the Jamie Aebersold recordings in mp3 form now on my
> computer.  I'm good to go!
> 
> My son stayed in the area.  He called a bit ago to let us
> know our home is intact, but that we had some minor
> flooding... mostly in my office and the living room.  There
> is a window blown out in the back bedroom, but the damage
> appeared to be minimal.  Our neighbor, however, lost their
> roof.  I don't know the extent of that damage as our
> phone connection went kaput at that point.
> 
> Tornado's are still a possibility in your area, so keep
> your eyes and ears open -- and stay safe!
> 
> Best wishes,
> --Wayne Dyess
> Beaumont/Pt. Arthur area of Southeast Texas
> 
> 
> ---- Sandra Lewis <s76lewis at bellsouth.net> wrote: 
> >  I live in Sulphur, LA.  It is close to the TX-LA
> border and 45 minutes drive from the Gulf of Mexico.  
> > Lately we evacuated to Dallas TX, so this time we
> stayed home.  
> > We are getting an indirect blast from the storm.   We
> have had winds in excess of 40 mph for 24 hours now.  Power
> outages are hit-and-miss in Sulphur.  We are getting a
> hurricane rain band now.  It should last for at least an
> hour.  
> > The main drainage laterals are overflowing into the
> streets (and a few homes).  
> > We are sheltering-in-place.   
> > No mandatory evacuation order was ever given.   
> > P.S.  our house is fine.  
> > Sandy Lewis
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