Ike Storm Damage

Here are some shots of video from SevereStudios.com and some of the storm chasers that supply live video streams. None of these are my photos. These images belong to the people indicated.

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(Video from Stuart Robinson's dashboard camera.)

This is a view at the NE end of Galveston Island after Hurricane Ike spent the night here.

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In the same area, David Drummond (another storm chaser) was told to "move along" as he was assessing damage.


He later found these boats on the highway on Galveston Island.

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Lake Charles, La. also has its share of water.

(From Brett Adair's "Chase Cam".)

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7:30 pm CDT...

I just saw the aerial video of all the homes in Galveston that were surrounded by water. Search and Rescue is under way for the 20,000 idiots that decided to stay there. I'm not a cold, heartless person, but IMO they don't need rescued. I'm sorry, but they chose to be there, in spite of the mandatory evacuation orders. They were warned that death was a real possibility. They ignored it. Now the poor idiots need food, water, and medical care. Use the resources for people that want and need it. Those morons don't deserve it. They created their own situation, knowing full well what they were in for. The water will go down after a while. Use the money and manpower for those who tried to protect themselves, and the clean-up.

Governor Good Hair even told people they would be on their own if they did not evacuate, and nobody would come. He lied, and I guess they'll ignore him again next time. Let them sit in the "middle of the gulf" just one time, and maybe they'll re-think their stupidity next time. Then again, rescue operations are under way. They will be rescued again and again. *shaking head*


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