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sarasmile2009
  1. Perfectly Mara's 2nd AWARDS CONTEST!
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On Graphic Haitus
16 years, 2 months & 10 days ago
16th Sep 2008 10:01

For those of you who don't know, I live in Houston, Texas. If you aren't aware of any current events, my city was recently hit by hurricane Ike, which left the US's 4th largest city in shambles. There is so much devestation, and so many people have lost everything because of this storm. No, it wasn't the "second Katrina", and it wasn't nearly as powerful, but this city has some major rebuilding to do.

My own house was severely damaged. Yes, I still have a house. No, I can not live in it anymore. During the storm a lot of the shingles from my roof blew away, leaving my attic exposed to the elements. A ton of rain got trapped in my attic, and started coming through my celing and walls. Eventually, the weight of the water became too much and my celing began to cave in. The celing caved in 3 different rooms, including my own bedroom. Our roof was recently patched up, but it the insulation from our attic fell through and made a mess of the affected rooms. This insulation is made of fiberglass, so it's not safe to touch or breathe in large quantities. This would not be a major problem, except that my home currently has no electricity, making the cleanup almost impossible. To effectively cleanup the mess, we'll need a power supply to be able to run a shopvac.

So, unfortunately, my family doesn't have a place to stay right now. Without any power at my home, I wont have any means of getting online, even if we are eventually able to stay there. Currently, we're staying at various friend's houses, most of which have electricity luckily.

I will likely not be able to make any graphics for a month or two :[

redheadedmudbug
So sorry Sarah,

I too have been thru that with Katrina. Lost my home and evrything that was in it. I lived in PassChristiam MS and 34ft waters demolished where we lived on the bay. There is a light in front of this tunnel dear so you hang tight and pray and God will help you get thru the coming days. He did me and my family. Things like this are so so sad and it takes a long time to rebuild it seems for most but thank God your alive you and your family. God Bless You!! Darlene
114 years, 2 months & 16 days ago 11th Sep 2010 22:49
 
That must be horrible!i couldnt even imagine that happening to me.One year a tornado hit my house and our power went out.So we went next door and theyre our best friends
115 years, 9 months & 19 days ago 7th Feb 2009 09:45
 
Oh my gosh. I am so sorry for you.
I live on the east coast of Canada, we get a lot of hurricanes too. I have only lived here a few months but the first 2 weeks here, we got 2 small hurricanes. I am with you on the wreckage and all. But my house was fortunatley untouched except for my moms flower pots... (lol)
So I do hope you get better (I should say your house) and you can live happily. Keep up your graphics cause without them I would be totally lost!
Lots of Love in a friendly way!
S.
115 years, 10 months & 2 days ago 24th Jan 2009 12:22
 
Im so sorry 2 hear about ur house!!
I hope every fing gets fixed soon!!!
Thank fully I live in a part of the world that isnt affected by hurricanes!!!
Im soz 2 hear bot ur bedroom, as it is so damaged!!
But i wish u and ur family better luck in the future!!
ROSIEROX
115 years, 11 months & 17 days ago 10th Dec 2008 11:56
 
O WOW!!
i WISHI COULD HELP!
116 years & 7 days ago 19th Nov 2008 19:41
 
WISH I COULD HELP! THATS SOOOO SAD! I WOULD B SO SAD IF MY HOUSE GOT DAMADGED! U SHOULD GET SUM WORKERS 2 CLEAN UP DE MESS! FRIENDS? ANYTHING? WEAR GAS MASKS AND CLEN IT UP! AND GLOVES 2! I WANNA SHOP APRICIATION, SO ILL SEND U SUMTHING KOOL SO DAT WHEN U DO GET UR COMP BACK, U WOULD FEEL BETTER KNOWING DAT SUMPPLS CARE!
116 years & 11 days ago 15th Nov 2008 17:28
 
Aw... it's very sad to hear =[
Good luck finding a new home and stay safe =]
116 years & 18 days ago 8th Nov 2008 05:17
 
OH!i wish i could help!
116 years & 21 days ago 5th Nov 2008 14:46
 
Oh, so sorry to hear that, Sara.
Well, I hope you are ok and your family finds a good home!
116 years, 1 month & 28 days ago 29th Sep 2008 07:20
 
116 years, 1 month & 29 days ago 28th Sep 2008 16:25
 
  1. Perfectly Mara's 2nd AWARDS CONTEST!
    8th Jan 2009 17:50
    15 years, 10 months & 18 days ago
  2. Since Maramail is down...
    8th Jan 2009 14:30
    15 years, 10 months & 18 days ago
  3. yuckko
    26th Oct 2008 10:35
    16 years, 1 month & 1 day ago
  4. On Graphic Haitus
    16th Sep 2008 10:01
    16 years, 2 months & 10 days ago
  5. Perfectly Mara XD
    30th Jul 2008 21:17
    16 years, 3 months & 27 days ago
  6. new obsession!
    28th Jul 2008 15:56
    16 years, 4 months & 1 day ago
  7. birthdays =D
    8th Jul 2008 14:54
    16 years, 4 months & 21 days ago