digismile
Sep-23-2005, 10:00 PM
It's still early, but I've been watching CNN for 2 hours. It's crazy that while almost everyone evacuated the gulf coast, a slew of CNN reporters are stationed at various land points reporting outside in the wind and rain ... They must really love their job.
My wife and I, watched to see what was happening in Galveston, as we vacationed there a mere 5 weeks ago and she fell in love with the old Strand district in the historic downtown area. We saw a simple headline report that a building and 2 historic homes had already been destroyed by a raging fire. A short time later, the CNN reporter gave unconfirmed reports that a building had collapsed near 19th Street and the warf. This was very near to a very quaint restaurant that she especially liked. We sat on the patio and ate, while we watched a couple play chess and a painter spraypainting for a crowd.
The CNN reporter just confirmed that Yaga's has collapsed.
http://digismile.smugmug.com/photos/35516684-L.jpg
The chess players:
http://digismile.smugmug.com/photos/35512411-L.jpg
The painter:
http://digismile.smugmug.com/photos/35516615-L.jpg
No reports of casualties here. It's mostly brick, so hopefully they can rebuild.
Our thoughts and prayers are with all the people on the gulf coast right now.
Brad & Suzanne
My wife and I, watched to see what was happening in Galveston, as we vacationed there a mere 5 weeks ago and she fell in love with the old Strand district in the historic downtown area. We saw a simple headline report that a building and 2 historic homes had already been destroyed by a raging fire. A short time later, the CNN reporter gave unconfirmed reports that a building had collapsed near 19th Street and the warf. This was very near to a very quaint restaurant that she especially liked. We sat on the patio and ate, while we watched a couple play chess and a painter spraypainting for a crowd.
The CNN reporter just confirmed that Yaga's has collapsed.
http://digismile.smugmug.com/photos/35516684-L.jpg
The chess players:
http://digismile.smugmug.com/photos/35512411-L.jpg
The painter:
http://digismile.smugmug.com/photos/35516615-L.jpg
No reports of casualties here. It's mostly brick, so hopefully they can rebuild.
Our thoughts and prayers are with all the people on the gulf coast right now.
Brad & Suzanne