Natural Disaster Anyone affected by harvey? checking in.

[Deleted member 37474]

The anxiety I wake up with each morning is unreal. I am having hurricane dreams and I am having dreams where I am alone and in danger. My husband just got off the phone with the company owner and hearing everything they did at the store yesterday to clean up and get it open today is overwhelming to me.

 

[The Albatross]

Understandable Tex cuz the pressure is still on... and sadly, is gonna be on for a while. So please do what you can do to manage the anxiety k?

The good news is that there is almost no chance that the disturbance already in the Gulf (near South America and Mexico) is gonna form. As for Irma (formerly Invest 93L), it's a total wild card so far as tracking at least through the next 8-10 days.

 

[Deleted member 37474]

Canceling another week of school. Two weeks of lost income. Had a break down in therapy yesterday because while I was waiting for my T, I heard the people in the office trying to figure out what to do about people that need counseling but had storm damage. The young male psychologist was concerned about his clients. Then some lady said,"oh but they lie." They will say their house is flooded when it isn't. Then the whole group got loud and I thought I heard my old therapists voice in the mix. They were talking about all of the mess and volunteers. Venting. Saying good and bad, but I was doing everything I could, not to cry. Both my husband and I rely on commissions. He has a base salary, but the bulk of his income is store success and rentals. My situation is if I don't teach the lesson I don't get paid. So I am out $1800 and the husband is out who knows how much $. Our house is fine, we didn't lose power, but we also have $250 cash in our bank account til next Thursday. Hurricanes are hard for everyone!

 

[LuckiLee]

Hope everyone is doing ok.

I read an article today that they are sending abandoned pets up north. I'll be keeping an eye out as J and I have been wanting to get a dog.

The destruction is horrible but to see the human spirit come alive is beautiful.

XO

 

[hodge]

@TexCat, I've been praying for you and everyone in the affected areas all week. I have no idea what it's like to go through something like this except what I see on TV and hear from you all here, and it's horrifying. Just know my prayers and thoughts have been and will be with you and all there for the months and years that it will take for SE Texas to recover.

 

[Fadeaway]

Major :hug: to you @TexCat I can't imagine. I am glad you are safe, but the toll this is taking on you has to be huge.

 

[ladee]

All roads closed in and out of Beaumont and surrounding areas... Bmt is without running water. Still a huge mess in SE Texas.... opening flood gates to the dams and all the rivers and creeks still coming up..... bridges are starting to collapse between small towns.... and here I am , high and dry.... I feel so powerless...

 

[Fadeaway]

Major :hug: to you to @ladee

 

[ladee]

Thanks @Fadeaway, I need some grounding hugs. My best friend for over 35 yrs is trapped down there.... no water in the house, and they still have lights, but are still trapped... no way to get to grocery stores, the shelves are empty anyway.... and they, like millions of others did not expect this... millions of people affected.... many still not rescued.... it is a nightmare.... so thank you for thinking of me.... and will send those hugs forward to my friend.... I can tell speaking with her, she is on the edge.... her family is trapped in different places.... and she is making her self sick worrying about them.. can't get in touch.. no phones.... no electricity in so many places.... even if I tried , I couldn't get in.... thanks again.

 

[Deleted member 12723]

I need some grounding hugs.

Here are some for you ladee and sending prayers for you and all of the good people in Texas that are going through this disaster for safety and help and support.:hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug:

 

[Deleted member 37474]

Thanks @Fadeaway, I need some grounding hugs. My best friend for over 35 yrs is trappe...

The helpless feeling is terrifying. I know that my mom was imagining much worse for us than what was happening to us because she only had the news, but the reality here is that for many people, what you hear and see is really happening. I hope that your friend can at least get to neighbors so that she can feel comforted.

 

[ladee]

She is safe, no water got in the house, and she still has electricity, but no running water..... but she and her husband are safe...

It occurred to me today, going out for breakfast, how dependent smaller towns are for staples and gas from bigger cities... many gas stations this far west of all the chaos, are out of gas.... no deliveries until Thursday... I finally found a station and the price has gone up almost 50cents a gallon... bastards.....my car shows how many more miles I could go before I ran out of gas... I had 10 miles left.... and used half of that trying to find a station with gas !!!!!
There is no bread or water on the shelves , even at walmart, and many other things are in very short supply.... so many people loosing money not being able to work, or not having gas to get somewhere else ..... Most of the farmers and cattle ranchers have their own gas tanks they use for their farm equipment.... at least they can get the cattle to higher ground . My friend who is a locksmith, had a call in LaGrange, they had 50 ft of water in some places.... it was bad in that direction.... which is southeast from me, only about 15 miles....

Not a lot of traffic in town, no more than usual.... but did notice signs showing where evacuee shelters were here in town.... need to post this on FB, so some, if they can get out,and have the gas to get here , can get some help.... Lord, it's going to be a long long time before this is over....