tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20441833.post2812491362470960441..comments2023-10-16T06:15:44.440-06:00Comments on The Smiling Infidel: What? You're Still Talking About That Flippin Hurricane? Are You Ever Going To Get Over It?elasticwaistbandladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12643871078268503643noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20441833.post-67644898133758137232008-10-08T13:53:00.000-05:002008-10-08T13:53:00.000-05:00I took a short cut through River Oaks last week, y...I took a short cut through River Oaks last week, you should have seen the fire wood piles there! Many, many, many 100-year-old trees cut into little burnable pieces.Rhonda Sloanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11802421818497050873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20441833.post-86736469913430416302008-10-08T00:27:00.000-05:002008-10-08T00:27:00.000-05:00We were the last in our neighborhood to get power-...We were the last in our neighborhood to get power--14 days. I was surrounded by power braggers. Every day I would hear at least 10 people say, "don't worry, it will come on soon." It was everyone's favorite phrase--like a tape recording over and over and over. I wanted to punch them. One day, over at good ol' HEB, buying my daily 5 bags of ice for my coolers, the checker said, "good luck" as I was leaving. The bagger asked, "what did you say that for?" The checker said, "she's buying ice, she doesn't have power yet." The bagger said, "really? not yet?" Duh! Couldn't you tell from the hair done with no blow-dryer? the make-up put on with only a flashlight to see by? Hello? I think with his quick thinking, he's going to be a bagger for a long time.calmrapidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14447978640605894983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20441833.post-66134229635068709202008-10-07T21:29:00.000-05:002008-10-07T21:29:00.000-05:00I don't know what is wrong with me. I thought I co...I don't know what is wrong with me. I thought I commented here. Maybe it was a dream. Maybe this is all a dream or a nightmare.<BR/><BR/>I'm sorry. :(<BR/><BR/>Did you get my really exciting, super creative, brown envelope yet?Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00103993586753057004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20441833.post-51269999255916135822008-10-07T13:36:00.000-05:002008-10-07T13:36:00.000-05:00Woah. That blows.;)Woah. That blows.<BR/><BR/>;)Super Happy Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15669901597597136922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20441833.post-50143852128537410812008-10-06T12:12:00.000-05:002008-10-06T12:12:00.000-05:00That's craziness I tell you!That's craziness I tell you!Physcokityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873315358911156089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20441833.post-41420265877702416072008-10-06T02:09:00.000-05:002008-10-06T02:09:00.000-05:00I'm sorry about all the damage and loss...that rea...I'm sorry about all the damage and loss...that really stinks! The picture of the gigantic roots with half the yard up in the air is just crazy!Nancy Facehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10468581601513912950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20441833.post-23806802354192364542008-10-06T02:06:00.000-05:002008-10-06T02:06:00.000-05:00I was really liking Madelaine's t-shirt until I sa...I was really liking Madelaine's t-shirt until I saw Protect Your Nuts guy.Nancy Facehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10468581601513912950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20441833.post-90679430875530901572008-10-05T21:50:00.000-05:002008-10-05T21:50:00.000-05:00Wow! I hadn't seen the boston.com pictures. Thos...Wow! I hadn't seen the boston.com pictures. Those were amazing. <BR/><BR/>I really do need to get around to posting all of my pics that I took. We took a good bit of video driving around Spring the next day as well. <BR/><BR/>I hope your life gets back to normal soon!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20441833.post-24637360498285195202008-10-04T21:13:00.000-05:002008-10-04T21:13:00.000-05:00Dude, we NWers would be eating up that free firewo...Dude, we NWers would be eating up that free firewood. Nothing uproots our trees around here. Except for the rare tornado. How ironic that in a place where fireplaces are superfluous, the firewood abounds.<BR/><BR/>"You sweat and you hate everybody" sounds eerily familiar.Milliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09673273777386297395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20441833.post-69461211615080225512008-10-04T21:01:00.000-05:002008-10-04T21:01:00.000-05:00Hang in there!My Dad & Brother went through Ka...Hang in there!<BR/><BR/>My Dad & Brother went through Katrina. (They are in Biloxi area). That's where my Hubby and I met. It was hard to go back and just see all the damage. I can't imagine actually living through the destruction. I love to see your humor through it all, that's wonderful!J-Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05981179692516318393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20441833.post-39241429166786788932008-10-04T18:29:00.000-05:002008-10-04T18:29:00.000-05:00I"m so glad your nuts are intact. I was really wor...I"m so glad your nuts are intact. I was really worried! That would be a complete horror to have banana bread female version:)<BR/><BR/>I am so sorry for what you are going through there and what you have lost. You always manage to find the good/funny in the crappy stuff though. <BR/><BR/>I've never been one who is fond of big trees by my house. SCARES ME!Hey It's Dihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00946511234414730828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20441833.post-35630684024435727342008-10-04T13:48:00.000-05:002008-10-04T13:48:00.000-05:00WOW! That's a mess.What are they doing about Pappi...WOW! That's a mess.<BR/><BR/>What are they doing about Pappi's building? Is he able to work?<BR/><BR/>I'm so glad a huge tree didn't fall over and smush my favorite infidels.Jamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11049138813340800745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20441833.post-48349844115353755552008-10-03T23:34:00.000-05:002008-10-03T23:34:00.000-05:00holy crap, that one tree uprooted is amazing. and...holy crap, that one tree uprooted is amazing. and terrible. that is some serious wreckage in your beloved H-town.aubreyanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06429805175846228093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20441833.post-90812177361235463452008-10-03T19:45:00.000-05:002008-10-03T19:45:00.000-05:00do you have a fire place, cuz that looks like a de...do you have a fire place, cuz that looks like a deal.Jean Kneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16044899838339645790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20441833.post-40272597597772945912008-10-03T15:43:00.000-05:002008-10-03T15:43:00.000-05:00Poor Infidels. I sure hope things pick up shortly....Poor Infidels. I sure hope things pick up shortly. I can't imagine.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20441833.post-58472795300082450162008-10-03T15:23:00.000-05:002008-10-03T15:23:00.000-05:00I wouldn't expect you to be over a hurricane in a ...I wouldn't expect you to be over a hurricane in a few weeks. We had a microburst and it took about 2 months. Hurricane's are much meaner and Katrina isn't cleaned up yet. <BR/><BR/>My cousin is in Infidel territory to demolition on buildings that must come down the rest of the way.<BR/><BR/>Banana bread sounds good.Klinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16814431399124793880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20441833.post-8370846289232390592008-10-03T14:53:00.000-05:002008-10-03T14:53:00.000-05:00Speaking of firewood and fires, I found it very od...Speaking of firewood and fires, I found it very odd that we had a hard time finding a house in Michigan with a fireplace, but we move to Texas and every single house we looked at had a fire place. What's up with that?<BR/><BR/>That tree with the upturned roots is amazing. Crazy.nikkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00513640054479376205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20441833.post-16858246746710786342008-10-03T13:51:00.000-05:002008-10-03T13:51:00.000-05:00There is nothing like a nice big fire in Houston i...There is nothing like a nice big fire in Houston in the (still) summer.Science Teacher Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16579558647324072199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20441833.post-54229392516601436402008-10-03T11:46:00.000-05:002008-10-03T11:46:00.000-05:00That picture of the uprooted tree is amazing, espe...That picture of the uprooted tree is amazing, especially that the house is still standing after a wind with that much force.<BR/>I'm just wondering, is there a great need for firewood in your area, I mean isn't it already kind of warm?Jillybeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12150574987267072428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20441833.post-91081240249760257282008-10-03T11:42:00.000-05:002008-10-03T11:42:00.000-05:00Yikes! My mil in Houston has had her power back f...Yikes! My mil in Houston has had her power back for about a week now. I can't believe there are still people without it. <BR/>Love the pictures! Especially the huge roots!Randihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11851220760568533019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20441833.post-84562387871217065292008-10-03T11:28:00.000-05:002008-10-03T11:28:00.000-05:00We had a bad storm here last winter that left the ...We had a bad storm here last winter that left the area without power for several days, as well as no phone service, cell service and etc. <BR/>Tons of trees were downed and there is still evidence of that storm all over the place. I'm grateful we had that and not Hurrican Ike to contend with.Heffalumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166154112206680302noreply@blogger.com