Survivor Houston?

Well, as Texas restores the power -- Life for most goes on. I have been trying to keep up with what is happening in Houston, as I have family that will be going in to help with some of the clean up.
It is kind-of spooky, coffins floating around. Kind of sounds like the beginning of a horror movie. The day after a huge storm, no power and you go outside and find empty floating coffins; not to mention possibly coming across a person floating in the water. The heat, smell, and bugs, it is enough to nauseate even someone with a cast-iron stomach. The streets what is left are full of glass and fallen trees; most of them are still under water though. All of this means that you cannot get supplies unless you can get through to a drop off point.

Well, it is not a horror story for many still in Houston, although I am not sure about the dead body thing. I am sure that there will be a few found on the house-to-house searches.

No phones, except maybe that cell phone of yours and you had better hope the battery does not go dead cause unless you can find a dry car and your spare car charger you’re not going to be able to charge that puppy.

Oh yes you better make sure you stay away from the bay as there are probably dead fish floating under that oil that has spilled when some of the rigs were damaged in the gulf. The water in most places is not running as the power being out has knocked out the power to the pumps that bring up your water.

Lucky for you, you bought a camp can opener; a cold can of veggies not the greatest in the world but not bad when you're hungry. The cases of water you have are safe, right under the pile of debris that used to be your pantry, all you have to do is move a few dozen tree limbs and you will be able to get to them.

Yesterday you were upper middle class now you feel like you’re the latest contestant on "Survivor Houston". Too bad you can’t win cash and prizes for living through this. The irony behind it is not lost on you.

Grimly you set out to get the water glad that the rest of your family does not live anywhere close to Houston. You made your important calls letting the loudest relative know that you’re “fine” even if you don’t feel that way so everyone in the family will know. Now all you have to do is survive until life is back to “normal”.

Thinking about it makes you regret not doing more for the victims of Katrina. Life just didn’t seem to have time then to do anything but your normal routine. Well at least you know that the water you sent to the Red Cross was worth your time.

Thank God, for the batteries and MP3 player! How did people live without electric!