Devastation after Ike

It seems as though we were lucky enough to not get very much damage to our home...Our neighbors, Nikki and Travis went to La Marque to check out the damage and gave us the update. We still dont have power, but honestly I have Absolutely NOTHING to complain about. There is so much destruction and devastation in all the surrounding areas of where we live, it makes me so sad. I am so lucky and blessed that my family is all safe. My grandparents live in Galveston. They live on 69th street in a little subdivision across from Wal-Mart, there house took on about 4 feet of water, but luckily they evacuated so they are safe. It sucks about their home, but at least they are alive. My Aunts live out in Jamaica Beach and were actually very lucky, their house is actually somewhat okay...they live right on the canal, and there house is on stilts. Apparently the houses are built to where the garage can basically slip away, but the house will stay in place...that is what happened. Their garage, along with one of their cars, and all the landscaping washed away. Seriously though....their entire house which is all upstairs, is completely intact, so again its hard to complain. Again, it sucks to have to replace all that was lost, but in the grand scheme of things, they are also very lucky. We know several people that have lost everything and I couldn't imagine that, so my thoughts and prayers go out to everyone at this time.

DISAPPOINTMENT:
I have read a few blogs on abc or msnbc.....I cant really remember exactly which website, but it is supposed to be a place for people to go to share info about where they live and what damage is there...instead, people from all over have taken the opportunity to say how stupid Galvestonians are. I read one that said, "Great, now for the next week I get to listen to nothing but how people are still being rescued from their roofs, because they were too stupid to leave. I think its their fault for even moving to Galveston, which is the second dumbest place to live, right after New Orleans."
All I can say to that is that I am very disappointed...natural disasters occur all over the World...we have blizzards, avalanches, tornadoes, earthquakes, volcano eruptions, hurricanes, tsunamis, the list goes on....but basically no matter where you live, you may endure a natural disaster, and if it happens to you....I hope that no one sits there and talks about how stupid you are for choosing that place to live...I also hope that no one tells you about how inconvenienced they are to have to listen to it on the news. I wish that AMERICA could rally together, just as the victims of the hurricane seem to be doing, and try to help out. I am not asking anyone to be sympathetic, but at least be empathetic. I watch the news and think...God, he is 82 years old, WHY did he not evacuate...but I am still empathetic...and I am definitely sympathetic to everyone in the Houston area...hell, it extends further than that. My little sister lives in Huntsville and the storm was so strong, that even she is without power, and they say probably will be until the 29th. I just hope that everyone will realize that this is a horrible time in so many peoples lives, and that they will try to support us instead of critisizing.

Good luck and God Bless to everyone that Ike has touched!