Hurricane Ike
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- foxd
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RE: Hurricane Ike
Okay, that was bad.
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RE: Hurricane Ike
No word from Outlaw yet?
MarCat
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Re: RE: Hurricane Ike
Nothing. I have tried both home line and cell, but no answer on either. My home line is now out of commission, so we are getting worse. We also lost power 6 times todaymarcat wrote:No word from Outlaw yet?
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RE: Hurricane Ike
I figured his area would get hit hard. Hope he didn't suffer too much damage. Mantis how did your boo's do? Heck looking at your and Ach... pictures I definately feel for you guy's. Only damage I got was slight wind and under watered pots. Trop winds and no rain are not good for boo's.
Hope things get back to normal for everyone quick.
MarCat
Hope things get back to normal for everyone quick.
MarCat
Re: RE: Hurricane Ike
I didn't lose any bamboo out right. I did lose quite a few tips on this years shoots. I spent yesterday afternoon straightening and staking the ones that were leaning (B. lako, B. nana, Mei-nung, and D. minor 'Amoenus'). I had moved all of my potted plants into the garage on Thursday, so those are all happy.marcat wrote:Mantis how did your boo's do?
After spending yesterday cleaning up the yard you'd be hard pressed to guess that a hurricane went through only a few days ago. I was very lucky.
RE: Hurricane Ike
Heard from Outlaw he's ok some damage and no power just got his phone working.
MarCat
MarCat
RE: Hurricane Ike
I got a short e-mail from him last night which basically said the same thing. If he still needs help I plan on heading down this weekend.
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RE: Hurricane Ike
My power went out Sunday night around 9:30 - came back on this morning after a bit more than 36 hours. Missed all of the 2nd half of the Steelers/Browns game (OK, so I didn't miss much). To add insult to injury, we got ZERO rain out of it.
Hope you people down south are happy we sent crews to help you out!
Glad to hear everybody is alright.
Hope you people down south are happy we sent crews to help you out!
Glad to hear everybody is alright.
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RE: Hurricane Ike
Mantis, Sid and Marcat came out today and helped me catch up on work around the farm. It was a great morale booster. I am looking forward to more fall weather when we can get together and enjoy the bamboo and a good cookout. The wife volunteered to be head chef. Except for a tree on the fence out back, I am all cleaned up. Many folks in my area will be without power for weeks yet. I am thankful for being spared any serious damage, just lots of clean-up.
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RE: Hurricane Ike
Got an e-mail from Bob Clune in Houston today it sounds like his house and bamboo came through fine but he did lose some trees.
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RE: Hurricane Ike
I haven't heard from Bob in a while. Glad he is doing well. He does quite a bit of traveling... it would be nice to hear from him.
Re: RE: Hurricane Ike
I am freaking exhausted today...Bamboo Outlaw wrote:Mantis, Sid and Marcat came out today and helped me catch up on work around the farm. It was a great morale booster. I am looking forward to more fall weather when we can get together and enjoy the bamboo and a good cookout. The wife volunteered to be head chef.
Friday I left the house at 6am to go help clean up the bamboo at Mercer Arboretum... what a disaster. They got hit HARD! They won't reopen to the public for at least a month. I wish I took some pictures, but I was so shocked that I totally forgot about the camera. I only had one day to help, so I worked myself almost to death. Got quite a bit done though. I replanted their Parker Giant, Betung Hitam, G. Maxima (all were completely out of the ground). I also stood up another 5 bamboos that were leaning, and cut a good 200 culms down that were broken, and that was just in the Richard Waldron Memorial Garden. I didn't even get to the rest of the park. It would probably take me over a week with heavy equipment just to get all the bamboo back in order. Complete destruction.
Saturday I headed down to help Outlaw at his place (as he already said). I was moving a lot slower than typical, since I was still recovering from Friday. We got quite a bit done despite Sid doing his best to hamper any progress.
Sunday I stayed home and had to clean up my yard... I restaked 6 Mediterranean Cypress (Italian Cypress, whatever you want to call them), 4 Queen palms, and a couple more bamboos that were all leaning over. I had staked them right after the storm, but since the ground was so wet the stakes didn't stay straight, and needed to be redone. I then had to mow and get my yard back in order before the HOA sent me a nasty letter (I hadn't mowed in 3 weeks).
Last major hurricane to hit Houston was 25 years ago. I sure hope the next one doesn't hit for another 25 years.
Outlaw, let us know when you want to have a cookout, and I'll bring the whole family down... that way at least Sid would have a partner in crime as my 2.5 year old is even more of a handful than Sid is.
RE: Hurricane Ike
Outlaw you better lick up all the succulents....
MarCat
MarCat
RE: Hurricane Ike
Oops that should have been "lock up"
MarCat
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- boonut
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RE: Hurricane Ike
If Outlaw's wife is having a cookout, we better all head that way... those burgers are fantastic!!! Maybe we can all help lick up... I mean help lock up his succulents.