Remember the Before Pics?
Here's After:
I guess, I should say "After the First Day."
We still have gusty winds, and showers. But nothing like Saturday. I got over 23" of rain through my Accurite Weather Station. I don't know if was really Accu - right, but someone else told me Victoria airport collected 15". So, close enough to be believable.
We are lucky that we haven't had any flooding.
The hives survived, and I've seen the bees flying in and out between showers.
Lots of dead birds in our yard.
Had some small birds enter via the doggy door. Like an evil landlord my dachshunds and I chased them out through the front door and back into the storm.
Still no electricity. We've got a trickle of water. We are not on city water. There's a guy who owns the wells and sells water to all of us in our little subdivision. He's maintained a generator running one pump, thus, the trickle. No one knows if it is drinkable, so everyone out here is drinking bottled water.
Only two gas stations were available yesterday, and they ran out before I could refill my gas cans for the generator. Today, there are more gas stations. The local grocery store is open, but nothing is available that requires refrigeration. They should have that restocked tomorrow. The city of Victoria is on a Boil Water advisory, so no baked goods, fresh meats, or anything else that requires sanitation in preparation.
The low lying areas close to the Guadalupe river are in for deluge, probably starting tomorrow, as the river rises well above flood stage.
3Reds are getting by, trying to bring back what comforts of home we can. I've been wet for three days, and I'm ready to be dry. The TV antenna is gone, and we haven't had cable or satellite for several years. So, information has been hard to come by.
