That would be Ike, not Gustav...

This is why I'm not normally trusted with this level of responsibility...As you all know, 'twas Hurricane Ike who just made his way through Houston, not, as I posted earlier today, Hurricane Gustav.

I spoke with Jill on the phone this morning - they made it through yesterday with no damage sustained to their house. The only sustained damage that she was able to identify as of twenty minutes ago was that Gary hadn't had a cup of warm coffee due to the lack of electricity, and thus, had a rather severe headache. They are currently driving northwest to College Station (and perhaps, beyond) in search of power so that they might recharge electronic devices (and themselves with air conditioning).

Jill asked that I note that she has been informed that they will be without power for 2-4 weeks, which she claims qualifies officially as "camping." It's not entirely clear, at this point, how she's planning to keep her diet coke cold.

More details to follow...